Ex Cash Money producer Mannie Fresh gave an in-depth interview with the Red Bull Music Academy and gave a little insight to his breakup with Lil Wayne and the Cash Money crew.
“My Christmas gifts used to be instruments,” explained Fresh. “I was like, ‘Okay, my friend got a bike. Why did I get a turntable?’ Or somebody got an…Atari game. I got a trumpet. I was just like, ‘Okay, this stuff is just starting to stack up.’ [Laughs] My dad must’ve seen something in me. I would say somewhere around twelve is when I took an interest in it. Like, you know what? I’m just gonna go through my pile of what i thought was junk at the time: my keyboard, my drum machine, horns and all that, and start fiddling around with it.”
“When Cash Money approached me, they was just like, ‘Well, what could you to change…our format of how we doing music?’ And I was like, ‘It’s this hot thing called “bounce” right now. It’s just blowing up all over the place.’” This led to Cash Money signing UNLV, a bounce act.
He also spoke about the shadiness of Cash Money. Mannie says he left Cash Money with nothing but his drum machine and his shoes, but made a million dollars within a year, even after Cash Money caused him to lose his record deal with Jay Z.
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Greed.
from a production standpoint, cash money fell off the face of the earth once mannie left…….
I dont understand why CMR executives feel like they cant be responsible . I would not encourage no production or artists to sign with them because you not going to get a jay-z deal with them. And I still dont understand why an artist like Busta Rhymes felt compell to sign with them.
Seriously record labels are not really need if u can hustle hard … sure the $ may be nice (small ass advance) but if people take the time to invest in a legit entertainment lawyer they wont get trapped into an ironclad deal. Dont get caught up in the hype because it is your money.
There is no successful business that got there by being a good guy. U have to step on people to climb out the bucket
There is business And there is pleasure. If Mannie fresh would have been about business and separated the friendship as with other artist by educating themselves first a lot of the shadyness would end.
Creating the first ever Entertainment Conglomerate to come out of the Nations Capitol.
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YMCMB has artist now on their label and will NEVER drop a LP. Just on there for recognition.
This Is A Very Cut Throat Business & Does Have That Crab In The Barrel Affect When Trying To Climb To The Top In The Entertainment Business, Especially The Music Business.
They all a bunch of Lil wanna-bes who lie and rep sh*t that they can’t back up its a industry built upon lies and treachery. Just like all other major industries people don’t believe in hard work anymore and have no problem stepping on their own brother to get to the top. (excuse my rant.) lol.
Greed and selfishness.
besides Lil Wayne, I don't know one artist who has good things to say about Cash Money. I'm convinced they're using payola to get to the top anyway.
besides Lil Wayne, I don’t know one artist who has good things to say about Cash Money. I’m convinced they’re using payola to get to the top anyway.
Baby is one shiesty ass person. He want it all and wanna bird feed those under him.
Baby Fuckin all of em. But they all lame AF an ain’t gon do or say shit