Birdman Claims Cash Money Gave $2 Billion To Drake, Lil Wayne & Nicki Minaj’s Careers

“Cash Money Gave $2 Billion To Drake, Lil Wayne & Nicki Minaj’s Careers” – Birdman

Birdman was recently a guest on Cannon’s Class with Nick Cannon podcast, where he reflected on the massive success of his label Cash Money and its offshoot, Young Money.

Lil Wayne controls Young Money and introduced Drake and Nicki Minaj to the world. The two artist are now unarguably amongst the top 10 greatest rappers of all time.

At around the 55-minute mark of the latest episode, the New Orleans legend alleged that he gave them a staggering total amount. But it’s quite unclear if he meant their budget or the profits they made.

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“Two billion dollars between Drake, Nicki, and Wayne,” Baby said to Nick Cannon. “Two plus billion dollars. Hundreds of millions of dollars, guaranteed.”

Drake was signed to Cash Money from 2009 to 2018, releasing his debut album, 2010’s Thank Me Later, under the label. He would go on to drop four more albums with Cash Money: 2011’s Take Care, 2013’s Nothing Was the Same, 2016’s Views, and 2018’s Scorpion.

Nicki Minaj also signed to the label in 2009. She released four albums through Cash Money, including her debut, 2010’s Pink Friday. The rapper also dropped 2012’s Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, 2014’s The Pinkprint, and 2018’s Queen. Her contract however expired in 2017.

Wayne was signed the longest of the three, joining Cash Money in 1997 and releasing 11 albums under the label—including his debut, 1999’s The Block is Hot—three compilation albums, one EP, and six mixtapes before parting ways with Cash Money in 2018.

Four years ago, Birdman made similar comments while on the Big Facts podcast. He recalled how much he gave these artists when they signed to Cash Money under his Universal Records deal.

“When Universal gave me a bag, brother, I could honestly say I gave Wayne about $400 to $500 million, Drake got about $500 million, and Nicki got about $300, $400 million out of my pocket. No cap. If you don’t believe [me], ask them,” he said of Young Money back in 2021.