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Birdman or Baby (born February 15, 1969 in New Orleans , Louisiana ; real name Bryan Williams ) is an American rapper and CEO of Cash Money Records . According to Forbes 2016 has Birdman a fortune of 150 million USD , making it the fourth richest hip-hop artist.
Career
In 1991 Bryan Williams founded Williams Cash Money Records with his brother Ronald "Slim" . The releases of BG , Hot Boyz , Juvenile and many others made the label one of the most important in the southern United States. Birdman's own voice was first heard on the Hot Boyz albums before he founded the group Big Tymers together with cash-money producer Mannie Fresh and with them released several albums from 1997 that are now considered Dirty South classics.
His first solo album Birdman was released in 2002 and reached number 24 on the Billboard charts. As a result, he helped to develop a shoe collection for the Lugz company , was the narrator in the video game Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition and had an appearance in the film Beauty Shop . His second album Fast Money was released three years after his debut and reached 9th place on the Billboard charts. In 2006 he collaborated with Lil Wayne on the album Like Father, Like Son , which peaked at number 3 on the Billboard charts.
In 2007 the album 5 Star Stunna was released , which reached number 18 on the Billboard charts. The single Pop Bottles was awarded a platinum record in the USA in 2007. The following year he released The New Cash Money, a joint album with Brisco and Birdman Jr. (Lil Wayne). In 2009, the album Priceless was released , which reached number 33 on the Billboard charts. The single Always Strapped , released in March 2009, received a gold record and the single Money to Blow , released in November of the same year, went platinum. In 2010, the single was in the UK I Made It (Cash Money Heroes) by Kevin Rudolf published in the next Birdman and Jay Sean participated and Lil Wayne. It reached number 37 in the UK charts. In 2011, Birdman released the album Bigger Than Life .
Discography
Solo albums
- 2002: Birdman
- 2005: Fast Money
- 2007: 5 Star Stunna
- 2009: Priceless
- 2011: Bigger Than Life
Singles
- 2001: Do That (feat. P. Diddy , Mannie Fresh & Tateeze)
- 2002: What Happened to That Boy ( feat.Clips )
- 2002: Baby You Can Do It ( feat.Toni Braxton )
- 2004: Shine On (feat.Lil Wayne)
- 2004: Neck of the Woods (feat.Lil Wayne)
- 2007: Pop Bottles (feat. Lil Wayne and Jadakiss , + US:gold Digital)
- 2007: 100 Million (feat. Rick Ross , Dre ', Young Jeezy and Lil Wayne)
- 2008: I Run This (feat.Lil Wayne, US:gold)
- 2009: Always Strapped (feat. Lil Wayne & Mack Maine)
- 2009: Written on Her (feat. Jay Sean )
- 2009: Money to Blow ( feat.Drake and Lil Wayne)
- 2009: 4 My Town (Play Ball) (feat.Drake and Lil Wayne)
- 2010: Loyalty ( feat.Tyga & Lil Wayne)
- 2010: Fire Flame (feat.Lil Wayne)
- 2011: I Get Money (feat.Mack Maine & Lil Wayne)
- 2011: YUMad (feat. Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne)
Collaboration albums
- Like Father, Like Son (with Lil Wayne)
- Like Father, Like Son 2 (with Lil Wayne)
Collaboration singles
- 2006: Stunnin 'Like My Daddy (with Lil Wayne, + US:platinum Mastertone)
- 2006: Leather So Soft (with Lil Wayne, US:platinum)
- 2007: Know What I'm Doin ' (with Lil Wayne feat. Rick Ross and T-Pain )
- 2007: You Ain't Know (with Lil Wayne)
Guest Posts
- 2018: We Poppin ' (Youngboy Never Broke Again feat.Birdman, 2018, US:gold)
Mix tapes
- 2011: Billionaire Minds (with Mack Maine)
- 2013: Rich Gang: All Stars
- 2014: Rich Gang: Tha Tour Part 1 (with Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan )
swell
- ↑ a b US chart history on billboard.com
- ↑ I Made It (Cash Money Heroes) in the UK charts
- ↑ forbes.com: Hip-Hop's Wealthiest Artists
- ↑ a b c d e List of chart positions on Allmusic.com
- ↑ a b USA Gold and Platinum Awards on riaa.com, query required.
Web links
- Official website at birdmanstunna.com
- Web site ( September 29, 2007 memento on the Internet Archive ) at Billboard.com
- Birdman at Allmusic (English)
- Birdman at laut.de
- Birdman at Discogs (English)
- Music Sales Awards: US
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SURNAME | Birdman |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Infant; Williams, Bryan (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American rapper |
DATE OF BIRTH | 15th February 1969 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New Orleans , Louisiana , USA |