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Lil Wayne is currently doing a one-year bid in a New York prison, but he's using his time there effectively. Hopping on the phone with his protégé Drake last week, Weezy spit two verses through the phone - similar to what he did with the verse that was recorded and used for the remix of Drizzy's 'Light Up.' The long ha...

Mannie Fresh recently discussed getting ripped off by his former crew, Cash Money. "I did albums for Cash Money, I didn't do singles, I did whole albums for Cash Money, and at the end of the day I'm saying I wasn't paid for albums so its like you're doing 10 songs and somebody pays you for 1...

Cash Money Records has had a pretty excellent month, with Drake's first studio album 'Thank Me Later' becoming the highest selling debut this year. But they don't plan on resting on their laurels. The label's co-founder Bryan 'Baby' Williams spoke to Shade 45's Angela Yee about the company's release schedule, naming 11 projects that they plan to put out in the near future...

Just last month, producer Jim Jonsin filed a lawsuit against Cash Money Records, claiming that he has not received any royalties for composing Lil Wayne's 2008 Grammy-winning single 'Lollipop.' Now, Atlanta producer Shondrae "Bangladesh" Crawford -- who is embroiled in his own royalty suit with Cash Money -- says that this should come as no surprise, since the label has earned itself a r

Over the weekend rap heartthrob Drake made a stop at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival as one of the only rappers gracing the bill. Not surprising, as the Toronto native calls New Orleans his "second home." The Big Easy, after all is home to Drake's Cash Money/Young Money imprint, whose co-founder Mack Maine made an appearance during his set, as well as his currently incarcerate

Lil Wayne's disputes with hip-hop producer Jim Jonsin has resulted in yet another lawsuit between the two parties. In April 2009, Lil Wayne sued Jonsin for copyright infringement, when he learned that the Florida-based producer had not secured permission to sample folk singer Karma-Ann Swanepoel's song 'Once' for his mixtape track 'I Feel Like Dying...

Back in January, the BoomBox reported that Cash Money CEOs Bryan "Baby" and Ronald "Slim" Williams had announced their foray into the oil industry with a new company, Bronald Oil & Gas. The duo offered a mission statement on BronaldOil.com, mapping intentions to set up shop in Florida, Texas, Oklahoma and even Central America. Bu...

Producer and part-time rapper Brian "Birdman" Williams is known for making hits for Lil Wayne and other members of his Cash Money arsenal but the New Orleans native sites working with singer R. Kelly as his biggest musical mistake. In an interview with Ozone Magazine, Birdman didn't mince words when it came to a failed collaborative effort with the R&B crooner "Probably the wors

Cash Money CEOs Bryan "Baby" and Ronald "Slim" Williams have announced new plans to expand their enterprises far beyond the hip-hop world. The New Orleans brothers will try their hands in the oil business with their new, independent company, Bronald Oil & Gas. Th...

London-bred singer and songwriter Jay Sean is the latest addition to Lil Wayne's Cash Money family, but by no means is the R&B sensation a newbie to the music scene. After releasing two chart-topping albums and achieving pop star fame in Europe, Asia and India, the hip-hop-fanatic-turned-soulful-crooner has finally set his sights on the States. Hi...