Cash Money Records
Cash Money Records is an American record label founded in 1991 by the brothers Bryan “Baby” Williams aka Birdman and Ronald “Slim” Williams. Starting in the streets of New Orleans, they worked their way up and eventually signed a distribution deal with Universal in 1998.
The brothers have since expanded the “Cash Money” brand, diversifying the outreach by starting Cash Money Content in 2011 for book publications and they are also planning on starting Cash Money Films later this year for movies. The first film that will be launched on Cash Money Films is called “Rich Gang” and stars the YMCMB crew.
As Lil Wayne is a signed artist on Cash Money Records, this means that his own label, Young Money Entertainment, is an imprint of CMR (hence the YMCMB abbreviation) and all the artists are therefore signed to Cash Money.
You can view all the current artists signed to Cash Money Records below along with their brief biographies.
Artists Signed to Cash Money:
Birdman
Real name: Bryan Williams
Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
Notes: Bryan Williams, better known by his stage name Birdman, is the co-founder of Cash Money Records. Baby started his career as a rapper with Mannie Fresh in the hip-hop duo Big Tymers but is now known for being the record executive for all the artists signed to CMR.
Ashley Ring
Real name: Ashley Ring
Place of birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Notes: Ashley Ring is a female pop artist from Cincinnati, Ohio in the United States. Ashley’s debut single, “Moving Target” which features Cash Money Records label-mate Lil Wayne, has already been released and she is now currently working on her studio album.
Bow Wow
Real name: Shad Gregory Moss
Place of birth: Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
Notes: Shad Gregory Moss, better known by his stage name Bow Wow, is a rapper and actor from Ohio. Like Lil Wayne, Bow Weezy started in the rap game at a young age and released his debut album at the age of 13. Bow Wow’s Cash Money debut album, Underrated, is currently set for a summer release.
Brisco
Real name: British Alexander Mitchell
Place of birth: Opa-Locka, Florida, United States of America
Notes: British Alexander Mitchell, better known by his stage name Brisco, is a rapper from Opa-Locka. As well as Cash Money, Brisco is also signed to another record label called Poe Boy Entertainment and has worked on various records with label-mate Flo-Rida.
Busta Rhymes
Real name: Trevor Tahiem Smith Jr.
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
Notes: Trevor Tahiem Smith Jr., better known by his stage name Busta Rhymes, is a rapper and actor from New York City. He signed to the Cash Money team in 2011 and is already working on releasing his debut album on the label. Busta also owns his own record label called Conglomerate Records.
Chris Richardson
Real name: Christopher Michael Richardson
Place of birth: Soignies, Hainaut, Belgium
Notes: Christopher Michael Richardson is a singer and songwriter, who was born in Belgium and currently lives in Virginia. Chris was signed to Cash Money after he impressed Birdman during his time on American Idol and was also featured on Tyga’s hit single “Far Away”.
DJ Khaled
Real name: Khaled Bin Abdul Khaled
Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
Notes: Khaled Bin Abdul Khaled, better known by his stage name DJ Khaled, is a record producer, radio personality, DJ and record label executive from the N.O. He is currently living in Miami and is also the founder of We The Best Music Group, which is an imprint of CMR.
Glasses Malone
Real name: Charles Penniman
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Notes: Charles Penniman, better known by his stage name Glasses Malone, signed to Cash Money Records in 2007. He released his debut album, Beach Cruiser, on the label in 2011. Glasses Malone also owns his own record label called Blu Division, which is an imprint of Cash Money.
Jay Sean
Real name: Kamaljit Singh Jhooti
Place of birth: Brent, London, England
Notes: Kamaljit Singh Jhooti, better known by his stage name Jay Sean, is a singer and songwriter from the UK. He announced that he signed to CMR during the MOBO awards back in 2008. Jay scored success with his debut single “Down” featuring Weezy and is currently working on his second Cash Money album.
Kevin Rudolf
Real name: Kevin Rudolf
Place of birth: Miami, Florida, United States of America
Notes: Kevin Rudolf is a singer, songwriter, and record producer from Miami, Florida. Kevin grew up in New York and originally found success with his debut single featuring Lil Wayne called “Let It Rock”. He has released two albums under Cash Money called In The City and To The Sky.
Lil Wayne
Real name: Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.
Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
Notes: Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is a music artist from New Orleans. Wayne is the founder of Young Money Entertainment and joined Cash Money Records when he was just a young teenager. He has won four GRAMMY awards in his career.
Limp Bizkit
Members: Fred Durst, Sam Rivers & Wes Borland
Origin: Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
Notes: Limp Bizkit is a rock band that formed in 1994 and first started playing in Florida. The band currently consists of Fred Durst (the frontman), Sam Rivers and Wes Borland. Limp Bizkit are currently working on an EP and their Stampede Of The Disco Elephants album.
Mystikal
Real name: Michael Lawrence Tyler
Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
Notes: Michael Lawrence Tyler, better known by his stage name Mystikal, is a rapper from the N.O. born in 1970. Early on in their careers, Mystikal and Lil Wayne had beef but they have since put that behind them and have worked on new songs together such as “Papercuts” and “Original”.
T Lopez
Real name: Christina T Lopez
Place of birth: Ontario, California, United States of America
Notes: Christina T Lopez, simply known as T Lopez, is an actress and singer from California. T Lopez has already worked with label-mate Lil Wayne and her boss Birdman for her upcoming album on the Cash Money label. She became known for her hit single titled “Macarena”.
In House Producers: Bangladesh, Cool & Dre, Detail, Drew Money, I.N.F.O., Lee Major, The Nasty Beatmakers and The Renegades.
Affiliated Artists: Ace Hood, Cubic Z, Cymia, Just Brittany, Mavado, Nino Brown, Red Rum, Savvy, Shad Star and Veronica.
