Super Bowl 2012: Birdman Bets $5 Million on Patriots

Cash Money head honcho Birdman has always been recognized for spending frivolously. From NBA championships to Super Bowl games, the entrepreneur drops millions on teams he favors. Monday (Jan. 23), he revealed that he would be betting $5 million on Super Bowl XLVI.

The New York Giants and New England Patriots will face off on Feb. 5 and Birdman expressed his desire to see the latter take home the big win.

"I like New ENGLaNd.my nephew play RB# 42.I'm Bet 5million 2 any [n---a].like tha Giants YMCMB.BabyMoney anybody kan Getit [sic]," he wrote to more than 660,000 of his Twitter followers.

According to his tweet, New England Patriots football player BenJarvus Green-Ellis, a native of New Orleans, is the 'Fire Flame' creator's nephew.

Last year, the tattooed rhymer bet $2 million that the Miami Heat would win the NBA Championships against the Dallas Mavericks. He unfortunately lost the money after the Heat players failed to lead their team to victory. He also put up $1 million during last year's Super Bowl game.