January 31, 2011
Juvenile - Like Uhh Haan (Prod. by Sinista On Da Traxxx)
Check it out the new joint from Juvenile “Like Uh Haan” produced by Sinista On Da Traxxx.
January 30, 2011
Big Tymin': A Look At The Dynamic Duo (Big Tymers)
With the Big Tymers new album, "Hood Rich" in the spring of 2002 they came through with major force. They had such hits as, "Still Fly" and "Oh Yeah!" (feat. Tateeze and Boo & Gotti). That album alone is a major hit. Add in the featured personnel and flawless production from Mannie Fresh and Jazze Pha......you have a modern classic!
January 27, 2011
Breaking News: JUVENILE is NOT back with CMR!
He says that Juve's new album will be dropping real soon. Most likely I believe in the 2nd Quarter of 2011. Due to the false information being sent around the internet it can be easy to except the fact that Juvenile may, or may not, have signed back fully with his former label.
Juvenile's next release is tentatively titled, "400 Degreez II". There is also rumors it could be called "800 Degreez". With all this speculation surrounding his label position, UTP Records is still moving strong and C. Smith confirms it. Regardless, Juvenile is on UTP/Universal and is an affiliate of Cash Money Records. If one day he truly signs completely back like B.G., then we hope to hear real news on the subject.
January 26, 2011
JUST BRITTANY Signs to CASH MONEY RECORDS!
This song will appear on Just Brittany’s upcoming Not Just A Pretty Face mixtape, which drops on February 11th, and HDPublications directed the visual.
Info courtesy of Young Money HQ.
CASH MONEY/YOUNG MONEY Release Schedule 2011
- JAY SEAN "Freeze Time"................................................February 22nd, 2011
- BOW WOW "Underrated"...............................................February 2011
- LIL' WAYNE "Tha Carter IV"............................................February 2011
- BIRDMAN "Bigger Than Life"..........................................February 2011
- TYGA "Careless World"..................................................March 2011
- LIL' TWIST "Don't Get It Twisted"...................................March 2011
- DRAKE "Take Care".......................................................April 2011
- G. MALONE & MACK 10 "Money Music".............................April 2011
- BRISCO "Street Medicine"..............................................May 2011
- GLASSES MALONE "Beach Cruiser"..................................May 2011
- BIRDMAN & LIL' WAYNE "Like Father, Like Son 2"..............June 2011
- DJ KHALED "We The Best Forever"..................................June 2011
- B.G. "It's All On U [Vol. 3]"...........................................Summer/Fall 2011
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UPCOMING PROJECTS
- MACK MAINE "Maine 4 President"
- T-WAYNE "He Raps, He Sings"
- LIL' WAYNE & JUELZ SANTANA "I Can't Feel My Face"
- BIRDMAN & RICK ROSS "The H"
- T. LOPEZ "I'm T. Lopez"
- CASH MONEY HEROES "TBA"
- HOT BOYS "TBA"
- JAE MILLZ "TBA"
- GUDDA GUDDA "TBA"
- T-STREETS "TBA"
- LIL' CHUCKEE "TBA"
- SHORT DAWG "TBA"
- CORY GUNZ "TBA"
- SHANELL "TBA"
- ASHLEY RING "TBA"
- BIZZY BONE "TBA"
- JUST BRITTANY "TBA"
**All Releases, Subject To Change**
2 PISTOLS Released by CASH MONEY RECORDS
He just wasn't producing well enough to B & Slim, in their eyes. He has left the label on good terms.
2 Pistols had announced in Spring of 2009 that he had signed with Cash Money. He spent close to 2yrs on the label releasing 4 mixtapes under the label:
- "10-20-Life" (2009)
- "Hollow Tip Music" (2009)
- "Back 4 The 1st Time" (2009)
- "Live From The Kitchen" (2010)
His sophomore release, "Arrogant", will drop independently.
Best of luck to 2 Pistols.
Mighty Muzik Announcenment
They are looking 4 NOLA artists 2 be featured in his Magazine! Interviewing x Filming NOW.
Email -> themag@mightymuzik.com
January 25, 2011
Lil Wayne ' I AM MUSIC II TOUR' (March)
On Monday (January 24), the New Orleans MC announced the outing, on which Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Travis Barker and Mixmaster Mike will join him as opening acts. The 24-city tour opens March 18 in Buffalo, New York, and will feature stops in Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Houston and Atlanta, among other locations.
Tickets go on sale February 4 through Live Nation.
After keeping a low profile since his release from prison late last year, Weezy has returned his career to full throttle so far in 2011.
Earlier this month, he contributed to Nicki's "Roman's Revenge 2.0," and he filmed videos for his "6 Foot 7 Foot" and DJ Khaled's "Welcome to My Hood."
The I Am Music II Tour dates, according to Cash Money Records:
» 3/18 - Buffalo, NY @ HSBC Arena
» 3/19 - Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena
» 3/20 - Baltimore, MD @ First Mariner Arena
» 3/23 - Hampton, VA @ Hampton Coliseum
» 3/24 - Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
» 3/26 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
» 3/27 - Long Island, NY @ Nassau Coliseum
» 3/30 - University Park, PA @ Bryce Jordan Center
» 4/1 - Chicago, IL @ United Center
» 4/2 - Auburn Hills, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills
» 4/3 - Washington, D.C. @ Verizon Center
» 4/6 - Miami, FL @ Bank Atlantic Center
» 4/8 - Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum
» 4/9 - Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena
» 4/10 - St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
» 4/14 - New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena
» 4/15 - Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Arena
» 4/16 - Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
» 4/19 - Phoenix, AZ @ US Airways Arena
» 4/23 - Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center
» 4/24 - Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena
» 4/26 - Sacramento, CA @ ARCO Arena
» 4/28 - Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
» 4/29 - Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Aren
January 23, 2011
January 20, 2011
Da U Boys & The Show - Eastside Uptown
The year just started and things are getting SERIOUS already! Da U Boys & The Show have united the city of New Orleans, from New Orleans East to the gritty streets of Uptown New Orleans.After recognizing and acknowledging each other’s talent in the streets of N.O. a collaboration was long over due.The two camps exchanging a few tweets on twitter & in no time they were the studio.
(With the help of @StraitJigg and @TrilliamWilliam)
“Eastside Uptown” is the result. ENJOY!
Download here: http://usershare.net/lhv2948954yb
January 19, 2011
Lil Wayne is angry at LeBron and Wade
Andy Greene of Rolling Stone magazine reports:In the new issue of Rolling Stone — on stands and online in the digital archives on January 21st (subscription required) — Lil Wayne opens up for the first time about his time in prison. During his eight month stint in Building C-76, cell 23 at Rikers Island, Weezy worked as an SPA (suicide prevention aide), listened to a lot of music on the radio (oldies and Hot 97) and played countless games of Uno with his cellmates in the Protective Custody division.
When Wayne sat court-side at a recent Miami Heat/New Orleans Hornets game he was upset that Lebron James and Dwyane Wade never came over to talk to him. “Them niggas never speak to a nigga,” he says. “They don’t chuck me the deuce or nothing. Nigga spent all that money on them fucking tickets … Come holla at me. We sit right by them little bitch-ass niggas. At least come ask me why I’m not rooting for you.”
January 18, 2011
Birdman Clears Air About Shyne's "Deal"
Back in October Shyne was quoted as saying that he and Baby were tight and he was really interested in a Cash Money deal. Shyne said “Me and Baby have had a longstanding relationship for over 10 years, since I’ve been out in the streets,” Shyne added. “I’ve known him from way back then. We just kept that relationship. When I was in the pen, he got at me. When I got out the pen, he got at me. He’s always been one of those O.G.’s that always stood tall and do what people from the block do. That’s just what he does, he’s just a good dude. So it’s inevitable that we keep that connection.”
When asked about the Cash Money Deal Shyne told MTV “I might do that. I’m not sure, We’re still finishing the fine points and negotiating that. Maybe I’ll come with something six months later, [maybe] every six months. I’ve got so much to say, you dig? I don’t think I can answer all the questions on one album. So I definitely think we can put out two different albums on the same day at the end of the year, then come back with a third one or another double set six months later. Get all this sh*it off my chest.”
Now, Baby has released a statement to XXL saying “I don’t really know his situation with Def Jam, but we didn’t really have a chance to come around to the business part. But I got respect for what he’s doin’ and what he is tryna do. We haven’t got around to do no business yet, but you never know.” So regardless of what Shyne wants you to believe he is not out of that Def Jam boat yet. We may have to wait a little longer to see that Weezy/Shyne collabo.
CASH MONEY/YOUNG MONEY Roster Update
- Birdman
- Lil' Wayne
- Juvenile
- B.G.
- Bow Wow
- Kevin Rudolf
- Jay Sean
- DJ Khaled
- Brisco
- Glasses Malone
- 2 Pistols
- Bizzy Bone
- Ashley Ring
- T. Lopez
- Cool & Dre (production only)
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YOUNG MONEY ENTERTAINMENT:
- Lil' Wayne
- Mack Maine
- Drake
- Nicki Minaj
- T-Pain
- Tyga
- Jae Millz
- Gudda Gudda
- Shanell
- Lil' Twist
- T-Streetz
- Short Dawg
- Lil' Chuckee
- Corey Gunz
Updates:
- Shyne is not on CMR. Currently held down by his Def Jam deal.
Tay Loc & Gar - From New Orleans to Pittsburg
# 02. Make It Or Not ft. Gar, G-Loc, DY$E, Ms. Nikki
# 03. My Side, Yo Side ft. Hawk Junya
# 04. Perped Out ft. G-Loc
# 05. We Ridin'(Down Bad) ft. B.G., Gar
# 06. Flash ft. Stro
# 07. Flood the Blocc ft. G-Loc
# 08. 4 the Low ft. Gar, Ms. Nikki
# 09. Get Right ft. Gar, Gripp
# 10. Homeboyz ft. G-Loc
# 11. Run This Shit fr. Hawk Junya, Gar
# 12. Battlefield ft. Gar, G-Loc, Greedy
# 13. Choppers ft. Gar
# 14. BIG ft. Gar
# 15. Round Here ft. Gar
# 16. I Apologize ft. Ms. Nikki
# 17. Thug Celebration ft G-Loc, Kraze, Gar
# 18. U A Liar ft. G-Loc, Gar
# 19. Where Do We Go ft. Gar, Mz. Nikki
January 17, 2011
CASH MONEY/YOUNG MONEY Release Schedule 2011
- JAY SEAN "Freeze Time"..................................................February 22nd, 2011
- BOW WOW "Underrated"..........................................................February 2011
- LIL' WAYNE "Tha Carter IV".....................................................February 2011
- BIRDMAN "Bigger Than Life"....................................................February 2011
- TYGA "Careless World"....................................................................March 2011
- LIL' TWIST "Don't Get It Twisted".................................................March 2011
- DRAKE "Take Care"...........................................................................April 2011
- G. MALONE & MACK 10 "Money Music"......................................April 2011
- BRISCO "Street Medicine".................................................................May 2011
- GLASSES MALONE "Beach Cruiser"..............................................May 2011
- BIRDMAN/LIL' WAYNE "Like Father, Like Son 2".....................June 2011
- DJ KHALED "We The Best Forever"...............................................June 2011
- JUVENILE "400 Degreez II"..............................................Summer/Fall 2011
- B.G. "It's All On U [Vol. 3]".................................................Summer/Fall 2011
UPCOMING PROJECTS
- MACK MAINE "Maine 4 President"
- 2 PISTOLS "Arrogant"
- T. LOPEZ "I'm T. Lopez"
- BIRDMAN & RICK ROSS "The H"
- LIL' WAYNE & JUELZ SANTANA "I Can't Feel My Face"
- T-WAYNE "He Raps, He Sings"
- CASH MONEY HEROES "TBA"
- HOT BOYS "TBA"
- SHANELL "TBA"
- ASHLEY RING "TBA"
- JAE MILLZ "TBA"
- GUDDA GUDDA "TBA"
- BIZZY BONE "TBA"
**All Release Dates Subject To Change**
January 16, 2011
Sole Fresh - Intro a la XX (Video)
From New Orleans, LA, Sole Fresh Brings A New Fresh Sound To Music!
Signed To Chubby Boy/Universal Records
There Up And Coming Mixtape "Evelyn Roxbury" Releases On 1.21.11
Features From Mannie Fresh, Cypher & Lu Smith!
January 15, 2011
Mannie Fresh Seasoning Mystikal LP With New Orleans Flavor
When Mystikal began working on his comeback album last year, the New Orleans rapper recruited his fellow hometown lyricist Lil Wayne. Along the way, the former No Limit star also joined forces with Cash Money expatriate Mannie Fresh. And according to Fresh, he's hoping to inject some Bayou flavor into Mystikal's project.
"We finishing up his album and the thing of it is, I just want it to be a traditional New Orleans album," the producer told MTV News. "I just want to reach back and get New Orleans artists, the way we used to put it down. There's no disrespect to no other artist, but I don't feel like we have to go outside the circle. We got so much talent in our city. I would like to get some of that Neville [family] stuff on there and [Trombone Shorty]. But that's what it is. I want to bring it back to where it started from."
The project currently has no release date or major-label home, but fans should expect the collection to feature Mystikal's dance-floor flare as well as a more reflective side. Last year at this time, the rapper was being released from prison after serving six years on a sexual battery and extortion charge.
"Finally. Six years, that ain't no walk in the park," Mystikal told us a few months after his release. "I had a lot of time to do a lot of growing, reflecting and thinking and stuff like that."
January 14, 2011
Jason Lyric feat. Pimpin Magnolia - I'm Paid (Video)
Jason Lyric presents his new video called "I'm Paid" off his upcoming mixtape "THE WHOLE TRUTH". The song features Pimpin Magnolia.
TRU RECORDS/POWER & MONEY
January 13, 2011
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Gar feat. Miss Nikki - Certified (Audio)
Song: Certified
Album: N/A
Label: Chopper City/Atlantic/E1 Music
Year: 2010
LISTEN HERE
January 12, 2011
Mannie Fresh Talks Hiatus, New Outlook On Life & Early Days
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It's been a minute since we've heard anything from Mannie Fresh, the producer that help Cash Money Records hit the mainstream during the late 1990s and early 2000s. But after more than a decade, the New Orleans producer left the label in 2005, due to issues over royalties, and while Mannie's said he's still on speaking terms with his former music family, he's doing things on his own.
In late 2007, Mannie Fresh suffered a devastating family tragedy when his sister was found dead in her New Orleans home. Since then, he fell off the radar, to cope he told us, came back in late 2009 with his second solo album Return of the Ballin', but has since been rather recluse.
Our man Kenny Bookins (of The Official Hip Hop Trading Cards) caught up with Mannie at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in December during a benefit concert in New Orleans. During which, the producer filled us in on what he's been up to and why he's strayed away from music over the past year.
But, as he tells us, he couldn't stay away forever, because this is what he was born to do...
BallerStatus.com: What have you been up to?
Mannie Fresh: For those that don't know, I had a tragedy with my sister, it set me back dude. I'm not going to even lie to you. It made me think about some of the things I was saying on records and some of the things I was doing and everything, so it kind of put me in a funny place. For the longest, I didn't even feel like doing music, and during one of my interviews this interviewer asked me, "What would your sister want you to do?" It was just a revelation to me, and I was like "Yeah, what would she want me to do? You know what this is what I was born to do, like what am I doing?" I feel like it's a rebirth of Mannie, with technology and everything and with things like Twitter what people are saying is incredible.
BallerStatus.com: We miss you dude, we know what you been going through.
Mannie Fresh: I've been healing; it's taken me a long time to even want to do interviews. Contents of my song, I was that dude that was glorifying certain things, but when death come knocking at your door, it makes you change your mind. It's time for growth, for me to say something of substance, to man up basically.
BallerStatus.com: What motivates you to get up in the morning?
Mannie Fresh: I got so many motivations -- I have kids, I want to see my kids go to college. I want them to graduate and have their voice be heard in the world. I want my next generation to do something great. I want to sit back and say, "That's me, that's a product of me", and that's what I'll say my father installed in me. My father started out as a street DJ, I went from DJ to producer, so I want something greater for my son. I feel that's my motivation.
BallerStatus.com: Did your father being a street DJ inspire you to be a DJ?
Mannie Fresh: Oh yeah! Definitely and my dad was easy going, he didn't force nothing on me. I was in college and crazy story is, I started taking my money and took an internship in California. I went to school in the south -- southern, but my parents thought I was in school. I was in California doing an intern, but my dad knew about it. He was like "Don't put me into it, when your momma find out I don't want nothing to do with it." He was like, "I know you following what you believe in, but she thinks you in school."
BallerStatus.com: What was your internship for?
Mannie Fresh: RCA, I was really cleaning up. I was cleaning up offices, that's what I started off with. Next thing, it was this kid from New Orleans, I convinced them to sign him and I was doing his music, but they would let me clean up studios or whatever and that was around the same time drum machines came together. I was like, "Dude, I know how to program drum machines." So, I'm trying to show some hillbillies the new technology of what's going on, so next thing you know I'm getting like $25 to program drum machines. I was like, "Dude I can do what your drummer is doing and we can leave him at home." So, it finally had to come to the point where I had to tell my mom this school thing ain't really for me and I know what I want to do. I totally know what I want to do.
BallerStatus.com: When you went to California, you stayed out there?
Mannie Fresh: Yeah, I was living from crack motel to whatever you want to call it. I gotta get it, so I knew if I came home and I didn't make good on what I had done, sh**, it was gonna be hell to pay.
BallerStatus.com: What part of California where you in?
Mannie Fresh: I was in Los Angeles.
BallerStatus.com: How long where you out in California?
Mannie Fresh: For about a year and a half. From California, I moved to Chicago for a little while and I met this dude Steve Hurley, he's like the godfather of house music. I programmed some drums with Steve Hurley and he took me under his wing.
Steve showed some of the business part about it and I lived with him for a little while. From there, I moved back to New Orleans. God has put some good people into my life, even with Steve Hurley ... big ups to that dude because he didn't have to do what he did, but he seen some magic in me. Like "This kid he really wants to do this."
BallerStatus.com: Are you guys still cool? Have you produced anything together?
Mannie Fresh: Yeah, well, we haven't produced anything, but were still cool to this day.
BallerStatus.com: Have you ever done a house track before?
Mannie Fresh: Nah, I haven't done any house music.
BallerStatus.com: Thinking about it???
Mannie Fresh: Yeah.
BallerStatus.com: I got an artist for you...
Mannie Fresh: Hell yeah, but you gotta look at it. Even then, house music to me was the easiest music to program around Steve Hurley's era, because it was no more than just doo doo doo. I was like, "Dude, I could do this all day, this all yawl want me to do?"
BallerStatus.com: What was your major in college?
Mannie Fresh: Mass Communications.
BallerStatus.com: What artist do you draw inspiration from, whether it be current or past?
Mannie Fresh: Probably the past, Marvin Gaye, without a doubt. The whole story, what labels thought was crazy, this man is insane, he fought to put that album out and it changed the generation. He had something to say and I feel we don't have artists like that right now. We don't have any artists that wants to go to the left. I say go head... I would say Kanye every now and then, but we don't have that artist that will put out an album that's important to the people.
BallerStatus.com: What about like a Dwele or Raheem DeVaughn?
Mannie Fresh: Yeah I would say that, but I guess the problem would be this. Let rephrase this, you don't have labels that are willing to push those artist.
BallerStatus.com: Do you need the labels?
Mannie Fresh: Yeah, to a certain degree. I mean, because you have to be heard, its only so much underground can do. You have to look at what hip-hop was based on. We had so many different avenues of music. We had the story tellers, we had gangsta rap, we had pro-black, we don't have that no more.
BallerStatus.com: They kind of wiped that out.
Mannie Fresh: Yeah, they kind of wiped that out. Hip-hop was education to us. You could go to any file you wanted, if you wanted to hear a good story you go to Slick Rick; if you wanted to hear what was going on in the black community, you go to Public Enemy; you wanted to hear gangsta rap, you go to N.W.A. -- you had varieties for which you could go to. You don't have that right now. A label is like, "We just want what's going on right now." It's one dimensional right now. If you have something to say they trying to shut you up.
That's too much information everybody don't need to know that. On top of that, music was freedom of speech, God forbid you say something about a Jew, it's got to come out the song.
BallerStatus.com: I thought Kanye was really in trouble after he said the thing about Bush, but I think he's still in trouble. If Bush said that was his lowest point. (laughter)
Mannie Fresh: If Kanye mess up a lil on his taxes, done!!! Just a lil bit (laughter), I promise you, he betta be on point with everything.
BallerStatus.com: Bush ain't forgot, trust me... He's saying "I'mma get yo ass if it's the last thing I do" (laughter)...
Mannie Fresh: Even New Orleans people felt that. We was like, "We glad you said that, but damn, wow, its gonna be price for that one."
BallerStatus.com: You still live in New Orleans?
Mannie Fresh: Yeah.
BallerStatus.com: Any artists you desire to work with?
Mannie Fresh: Anybody's who's creative to me, regardless of what their style is. I can't say anybody off hand, but anybody who is creative at what they do. It may be somebody like ... take for instance, the subject matter you may not like, but if they have longevity in it. It's something that they mastered because they wouldn't be here, year after year doing it is what they doing. So, to a certain degree, you have to give it to that person, and on top of that, an inventor of something, the first person. I don't want to work with someone who is copying somebody. Like if we got 12 more Lil Wayne's, I'd rather work with Lil Wayne. I don't want to work with somebody who says they want to do what Wayne doing. I get cats all the time in the studio that say, "Make me a song like and I'm like dude that's not..."
It's been a minute since we've heard anything from Mannie Fresh, the producer that help Cash Money Records hit the mainstream during the late 1990s and early 2000s. But after more than a decade, the New Orleans producer left the label in 2005, due to issues over royalties, and while Mannie's said he's still on speaking terms with his former music family, he's doing things on his own.
In late 2007, Mannie Fresh suffered a devastating family tragedy when his sister was found dead in her New Orleans home. Since then, he fell off the radar, to cope he told us, came back in late 2009 with his second solo album Return of the Ballin', but has since been rather recluse.
Our man Kenny Bookins (of The Official Hip Hop Trading Cards) caught up with Mannie at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in December during a benefit concert in New Orleans. During which, the producer filled us in on what he's been up to and why he's strayed away from music over the past year.
But, as he tells us, he couldn't stay away forever, because this is what he was born to do...
BallerStatus.com: What have you been up to?
Mannie Fresh: For those that don't know, I had a tragedy with my sister, it set me back dude. I'm not going to even lie to you. It made me think about some of the things I was saying on records and some of the things I was doing and everything, so it kind of put me in a funny place. For the longest, I didn't even feel like doing music, and during one of my interviews this interviewer asked me, "What would your sister want you to do?" It was just a revelation to me, and I was like "Yeah, what would she want me to do? You know what this is what I was born to do, like what am I doing?" I feel like it's a rebirth of Mannie, with technology and everything and with things like Twitter what people are saying is incredible.
BallerStatus.com: We miss you dude, we know what you been going through.
Mannie Fresh: I've been healing; it's taken me a long time to even want to do interviews. Contents of my song, I was that dude that was glorifying certain things, but when death come knocking at your door, it makes you change your mind. It's time for growth, for me to say something of substance, to man up basically.
BallerStatus.com: What motivates you to get up in the morning?
Mannie Fresh: I got so many motivations -- I have kids, I want to see my kids go to college. I want them to graduate and have their voice be heard in the world. I want my next generation to do something great. I want to sit back and say, "That's me, that's a product of me", and that's what I'll say my father installed in me. My father started out as a street DJ, I went from DJ to producer, so I want something greater for my son. I feel that's my motivation.
BallerStatus.com: Did your father being a street DJ inspire you to be a DJ?
Mannie Fresh: Oh yeah! Definitely and my dad was easy going, he didn't force nothing on me. I was in college and crazy story is, I started taking my money and took an internship in California. I went to school in the south -- southern, but my parents thought I was in school. I was in California doing an intern, but my dad knew about it. He was like "Don't put me into it, when your momma find out I don't want nothing to do with it." He was like, "I know you following what you believe in, but she thinks you in school."
BallerStatus.com: What was your internship for?
Mannie Fresh: RCA, I was really cleaning up. I was cleaning up offices, that's what I started off with. Next thing, it was this kid from New Orleans, I convinced them to sign him and I was doing his music, but they would let me clean up studios or whatever and that was around the same time drum machines came together. I was like, "Dude, I know how to program drum machines." So, I'm trying to show some hillbillies the new technology of what's going on, so next thing you know I'm getting like $25 to program drum machines. I was like, "Dude I can do what your drummer is doing and we can leave him at home." So, it finally had to come to the point where I had to tell my mom this school thing ain't really for me and I know what I want to do. I totally know what I want to do.
BallerStatus.com: When you went to California, you stayed out there?
Mannie Fresh: Yeah, I was living from crack motel to whatever you want to call it. I gotta get it, so I knew if I came home and I didn't make good on what I had done, sh**, it was gonna be hell to pay.
BallerStatus.com: What part of California where you in?
Mannie Fresh: I was in Los Angeles.
BallerStatus.com: How long where you out in California?
Mannie Fresh: For about a year and a half. From California, I moved to Chicago for a little while and I met this dude Steve Hurley, he's like the godfather of house music. I programmed some drums with Steve Hurley and he took me under his wing.
Steve showed some of the business part about it and I lived with him for a little while. From there, I moved back to New Orleans. God has put some good people into my life, even with Steve Hurley ... big ups to that dude because he didn't have to do what he did, but he seen some magic in me. Like "This kid he really wants to do this."
BallerStatus.com: Are you guys still cool? Have you produced anything together?
Mannie Fresh: Yeah, well, we haven't produced anything, but were still cool to this day.
BallerStatus.com: Have you ever done a house track before?
Mannie Fresh: Nah, I haven't done any house music.
BallerStatus.com: Thinking about it???
Mannie Fresh: Yeah.
BallerStatus.com: I got an artist for you...
Mannie Fresh: Hell yeah, but you gotta look at it. Even then, house music to me was the easiest music to program around Steve Hurley's era, because it was no more than just doo doo doo. I was like, "Dude, I could do this all day, this all yawl want me to do?"
BallerStatus.com: What was your major in college?
Mannie Fresh: Mass Communications.
BallerStatus.com: What artist do you draw inspiration from, whether it be current or past?
Mannie Fresh: Probably the past, Marvin Gaye, without a doubt. The whole story, what labels thought was crazy, this man is insane, he fought to put that album out and it changed the generation. He had something to say and I feel we don't have artists like that right now. We don't have any artists that wants to go to the left. I say go head... I would say Kanye every now and then, but we don't have that artist that will put out an album that's important to the people.
BallerStatus.com: What about like a Dwele or Raheem DeVaughn?
Mannie Fresh: Yeah I would say that, but I guess the problem would be this. Let rephrase this, you don't have labels that are willing to push those artist.
BallerStatus.com: Do you need the labels?
Mannie Fresh: Yeah, to a certain degree. I mean, because you have to be heard, its only so much underground can do. You have to look at what hip-hop was based on. We had so many different avenues of music. We had the story tellers, we had gangsta rap, we had pro-black, we don't have that no more.
BallerStatus.com: They kind of wiped that out.
Mannie Fresh: Yeah, they kind of wiped that out. Hip-hop was education to us. You could go to any file you wanted, if you wanted to hear a good story you go to Slick Rick; if you wanted to hear what was going on in the black community, you go to Public Enemy; you wanted to hear gangsta rap, you go to N.W.A. -- you had varieties for which you could go to. You don't have that right now. A label is like, "We just want what's going on right now." It's one dimensional right now. If you have something to say they trying to shut you up.
That's too much information everybody don't need to know that. On top of that, music was freedom of speech, God forbid you say something about a Jew, it's got to come out the song.
BallerStatus.com: I thought Kanye was really in trouble after he said the thing about Bush, but I think he's still in trouble. If Bush said that was his lowest point. (laughter)
Mannie Fresh: If Kanye mess up a lil on his taxes, done!!! Just a lil bit (laughter), I promise you, he betta be on point with everything.
BallerStatus.com: Bush ain't forgot, trust me... He's saying "I'mma get yo ass if it's the last thing I do" (laughter)...
Mannie Fresh: Even New Orleans people felt that. We was like, "We glad you said that, but damn, wow, its gonna be price for that one."
BallerStatus.com: You still live in New Orleans?
Mannie Fresh: Yeah.
BallerStatus.com: Any artists you desire to work with?
Mannie Fresh: Anybody's who's creative to me, regardless of what their style is. I can't say anybody off hand, but anybody who is creative at what they do. It may be somebody like ... take for instance, the subject matter you may not like, but if they have longevity in it. It's something that they mastered because they wouldn't be here, year after year doing it is what they doing. So, to a certain degree, you have to give it to that person, and on top of that, an inventor of something, the first person. I don't want to work with someone who is copying somebody. Like if we got 12 more Lil Wayne's, I'd rather work with Lil Wayne. I don't want to work with somebody who says they want to do what Wayne doing. I get cats all the time in the studio that say, "Make me a song like and I'm like dude that's not..."
January 10, 2011
Young Money's CORY GUNZ' Debut Album Info
Be on the lookout!
CASH MONEY/YOUNG MONEY ENT Roster Updates
- Birdman
- Lil' Wayne
- Kevin Rudolf
- Jay Sean
- Bow Wow
- Brisco
- Glasses Malone
- 2 Pistols
- Sean Garrett
- Ashley Ring
- T. Lopez
- Sabrina Washington
- Bizzy Bone
- DJ Khaled
- Shyne
- Juvenile (Pending)
- B.G. (Pending)
- Turk (Pending)
- Cool & Dre (Production only)
SIDE PROJECTS:
- Hot Boys (Juvenile, B.G., Lil' Wayne & Turk)
- Lil' Wayne & Juelz Santana
- Birdman & Rick Ross
- Birdman & Lil' Wayne
- Cash Money Heroes (Birdman, Lil' Wayne, Kevin Rudolf & Jay Sean)
YOUNG MONEY ENTERTAINMENT:
- Lil' Wayne
- Mack Maine
- Drake
- Nicki Minaj
- Tyga
- Jae Millz
- Gudda Gudda
- Shanell
- Lil' Twist
- T-Pain
- Corey Gunz
- T-Streetz*
- Short Dawg*
- Lil' Chuckee*
* - means the artist has a group, not solo, deal with the label.
SIDE PROJECTS:
- Lil' Wayne & Juelz Santana
- T-Wayne (Lil' Wayne & T-Pain)
- Young Hot Boyz (Lil' Twist & Lil' Chuckee)
- Nu SQAD (Gudda Gudda & T-Streetz)
- Bad Azz Grasshopper (Lil' Wayne, Mack Maine, Kevin Rudolf, Shanell & Tyga)
These are the current OFFICIAL Rosters for the labels.
January 9, 2011
January 8, 2011
Baby - Pimpin Ain't E-Z Part. 1 (Unreleased)
Artist: Baby aka Birdman
Song: Pimpin' Ain't E-Z Part. 1 (Tribute to Pimp Daddy)
Album: Cash Money Millionaires Presents Birdman (Promo)
Uploaded by: Kruze
DOWNLOAD HERE (MP3)
January 7, 2011
January 6, 2011
Throwback: Tec-9 (from UNLV) - Mama Don't Cry (Video)
This is the joint from Tec-9 of UNLV. It comes from his new solo album entitled, "Pain on Paper." It is available at his Myspace Page, .
Listen up and order your copy today!
January 4, 2011
MoneyMack Blogs COMIN' SOON!
I am MoneyMack, Head Administrator/CEO of the Cash Money Millionaires Message Boards.
I just started on here thanks to my boy & PNC, Kruze! I will be updating ya'll with new info on everything CMR/YME related & when I can, hit ya with info on UTP, CCR, CBP & YNT Music.
Visit the CashMoneyMillionaires.net Home Page!!!
Skip Presents Ghetto Slave - Word On Da Streets (Hosted by Dj Raj Smoove)
# 02. Kick It - feat. Insane,Tim Smooth
# 03. I Dont Know Much
# 04. Back Home - feat. Mista Meana of PNC
# 05. Girls Gone Wild
# 06. Pounds,Nicks - feat. Reggie Hammin (Ghetto Slave)
# 07. Skit(Skip)
# 08. Give it Up - feat. Wacko
# 09. Hollygrove feat.Ghetto Slave
# 10. Skippa Solo
# 11. No Lights feat. Young Buck
# 12. Aint No Stoppin - feat. Ghetto Slave
# 13. Pull Over feat. Wacko
# 14. Outro
DOWNLOAD FREE HERE
January 3, 2011
Mannie Fresh Announcement
Mannie Fresh Is Accepting Tracks 4 His New Mixtape
Please Send to fresh.figgie@gmail.com
No Vocals n Please Include All Of Ur Contact Info
Interview with Sinista On Da Traxxx
INTERVIEW with SINISTA TRAXX (DECEMBER OF 2010)
- Who is Sinista and where is he from?
I’m from the Lower 9th Ward born and raised in the Florida Housing Projects.
- How did you get started in the music business?
My uncle was a concert promoter built a studio back in 91 I used to sneak and teach myself to use the equipment.
- What are the artists that you're working right now?
I'm working on a group project Mannie Fresh and Raw D.I. aka Dizzy Putting together called Fresh 2 Death and a new artist out of Lafayette La named Wochee.
- Are you still working with Juvenile & UTP Records?
I’m no longer signed to UTP Records but me and Juvie still cool and do business.
- What is your favourite productions?
My favorite track that I produced was the "Whats Happenin" track I did on Juvenile's gold selling “Reality Check” album.
- What are your plans for the future?
My plans are as they have always been to make my name a house hold name and put out some quality music.
- Are you putting your album out independently or looking for a major distributor?
I’m working on a album that I will drop if the timing is right.
- Are you keeping your style the same or adjusting to the times
I’m mixing the two to create something different but still remain true to my sound
- Who are/were your main influences in your respected career?
Mannie Fesh has been a huge influence in my career. He did every last track for Cash Money back in the day and a lot of producers cant do that.
- What effect did the storm have on New Orleans music? Can it rebuild?
It has a huge impact on the music scene. It can rebuild but it will take some time
- When you are not touring or in the studio how do you spend your free time?
At my house chilling or at the studio playing PS3.
- Were you close to Soulja Slim?
Me and Soulja Slim where real cool. I’m sorry I only got to do one track for him, the song I did is a New Orleans Classic called "Heata On Me " feat. B.G. & Lil Real One.
- Anything else you want to say?
Be on the look out for big things from me
Thank you Sinista for your time.
Calliope Var - Guetto Hero
Download 98 MBhttp://www.calliopevar.com/Ghetto_Hero.zip
01. Calliope Var – Ease Da Pain (Intro) (3:14)
02. Calliope Var Feat. B Streetz – Ghetto Hero (3:34)
03. Calliope Var Feat. Mr. Marcelo & Cutta – Father Forgive Me (4:12)
04. Calliope Var Feat. Soulja Slim – Da Streets Made Me (2:54)
05. Calliope Var – Mo Money, No Problems (3:31)
06. Calliope Var – I’m A Gangster (4:11)
07. Calliope Var Feat. Roca B – My Balls And My Word (3:22)
08. Calliope Var Feat. Mr. Marcelo – I Don’t Give A F*ck (3:37)
09. Calliope Var Feat. Cutta & Mr. Marcelo – Hoodstar (4:18)
10. Calliope Var Feat. Mr. Harvey – I’m Strapped (1:42)
11. Calliope Var Feat. Ceto – Welcome To New Orleans (3:26)
12. Calliope Var – I Gotta Make It (3:40)
13. Calliope Var Feat. Ki’s – Maintaing (4:21)
14. Calliope Var Feat. Maceo & Ray Vicks – Front Door Swangin’ (3:50)
15. Calliope Var Feat. Mr. Marcelo & Ceto – Superish (4:17)
16. Calliope Var Feat. Mr. Marcelo & Lil Cali – I’m On It (4:19)
17. Calliope Var Feat. B.G. – My Hood (Remix) (3:44)
18. Calliope Var – Rite Now (3:21)
19. Calliope Var – Cutta Solo (3:48)
NOPD Releases Photos of Person of Interest in Magnolia Shorty Murder
New Orleans police detectives investigating the shooting death of bounce rap artist Renetta "Magnolia Shorty" Lowe are asking for help identifying a man apparently captured on a store security camera.
The man is not a suspect in the case, but police would like to talk to him, according to a news release by the NOPD. Lowe was killed with Jerome Hampton, 25, on Monday in eastern New Orleans. The pair were in a vehicle in the 6300 block of Bridgehampton Drive and were killed by multiple gunshot wounds to their bodies. They were pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical technicians.
Meanwhile, funeral services for Lowe have been tentatively set for Dec. 30 at New Hope Baptist Church, 1807 LaSalle St., followed by a second line on Washington Avenue. Additional details were not available Wednesday.
Details were also unavailable on a planned memorial fundraiser Sunday at Club Red Velvet, 3714 West Bank Expressway in Harvey.
He can be reached at 504.658.6300.
