But, with theallegations that he has been stealing from his artiststhrough his label, was it gained honestly?
With the reports of artists suing him for millions in unpaid revenue, these question need a second look.
How old is Birdman?
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Bryan Christopher Williams was bornBryan Christopher Brookson 15th February 1969 in Louisianas city of New Orleans.
This makes Birdman age 51 years.
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Nearly all of this has been amassed through the music business.
Bryan Baby Williams along with his brother Ronald Slim Williams are founders of Cash Money Records.
It wasfounded in 1992and has gone on to become home to some incredibly successful artists.
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How many records did Cash Money sell?
As stated above, his wealth was gained almost entirely through music.
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Interesting facts about his wealth and more
Part of this includeshis own discography.
Birdman cars
As expected for someone of his status, he has a large car collection.
The most impressive vehicles he has include the following:
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Maybach 62 Landaulet
This collaboration vehicle from Mercedes-Benz and Maybach was displayed prominently in the music video for Y.U.
Mad featuring Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj.
Only8 of them were made, and they were each valued at about $1.3 million.
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Bugatti Veyron
It was shown off in the music video for Fire Flame.
These vehicles can cost up to$2 million.
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Who owns the Maybach Exelero?
Neither does Jay-Z, despite having driven it himself once.
Only one was ever made and the owner is a private collector in Germany.
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In 2011, Williams said via Twitter that he had ordered it and was planning to paint it red.
However, it was later revealed that hefailed to paythe high price demanded.
However,a representative of Lamborghini confirmed that he was not.
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Birdman house
His money troubles also extend to his house.
He put it up for sale at $20 million.
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The price was later reduced to $16.9 million andthen to $15.5 million.
Other financial controversies
There is ahistory of artists leaving Cash Money Recordsbecasue they were not paid.
The most notable ones are Mannie Fresh, all four of the Hot Boyz, and Tyga.
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The latter sued the label for $10 million.
In 2015, Lil Wayne sued Cash Money Records for $51 million.
He claims that over the years, he has paid Wayne over $400 million.
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Is Lil Wayne Birdmans son?
They have had a close relationship for years but they are not related.Lil Waynes fathers namewas Dwayne Rabbit Carter.
Birdmansbiological childrenare named Bryan Jr. and Bria.
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Even thoughthey are engaged, Toni Braxton and Birdman do not have any children together.
Other businesses
There arereports that he was briefly involved in an oil extraction businesswith his brother.
He mentions it himself brieflyin aForbesinterview.
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