Birdman Sued Over Failed Show

Cash Money CEO Bryan “Birdman” Williams is facing a $75,000 lawsuit over a failed show in Las Vegas. Lana Fuchs and her company Billionaire Mafia LLC filed the suit in United States District Court for the District of Nevada–Las Vegas. Fuchs claims that Birdman failed to appear for an August 17th, 2010 show at Club Eve.

The lawsuit claims that Birdman was wired $50,000 through a Florida attorney named Philip Brutus, who claimed he represented the rapper and Nicki Minaj. Birdman says that Brutus does not represent him and that his signature was forged on documents.

“Birdman had stated that he never signed the agreement in question, but it appears that his signature on the agreement appeared to be not Birdman's, but a forged signatures,” the lawsuit alleges.

Lana Fuchs discovered that Birdman's performance fee is only $35,000, not the $50,000 that was wired. She is still seeking at least $75,000 in actual damages, lost profits or other consequential damages. Birdman and Brutus are both named in the suit.

Birdman On "Watch the Throne:"

Birdman shared his thoughts on Jay-Z and Kanye West's Watch the Throne album. The Cash Money founder says that the album reflects an older perspective in hip hop, and he still believes that hip hop is a younger man's game.

He also alluded to Lil Wayne and Drake doing something similar.

"It's older versus younger," Baby said in an interview. "I listened to a few songs [off Watch The Throne] and it feels like an older feel to me. I think with Drake and Wayne, they young. They young cats. You got 23 and 28. Then you got Jay-Z and them, who are older and really on their way out the game. Then you got Wayne and Drake and them, who are still youthful [...] So, it's two different types of music all the way across the board. But what they're doing is great -- I think it's great for the game, great for the business, great for retail as a whole. I just think when Wayne and Drake get together is going to be something real special also because we more youthful."

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Dirk Nowitzki, Mark Cuban, LiL Wayne, And The World Champion Dallas Mavericks Take Their Trophy To The Clubs Of South Beach "LIV On Sun"

If you’re the Dallas Mavericks, how do you rub salt in the Miami Heat’s wounds after winning the NBA Finals in Miami?

By taking your newly won Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy to the hottest nightclub in Miami on Sunday nights – Club LIV – and buying a bottle of Ace of Spades just as big. And then letting Twitter capture your celebration for posterity.

Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy

Mark Cuban and Weezy 

Dirk Partying  

Ace Of Spade

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Lil Wayne Faces THIRD Lawsuit In A Week

In what has become a seemingly daily affair, rapper Lil Wayne is in the middle of yetanother lawsuit. Wayne and Brian "Birdman" Williams are being sued for their 2006 song "Army Gunz" on their collaborative album Like Father, Like Son.

The song samples Funkadelic's 1971 track "You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks" and Bridgeport Music says the sample was never properly cleared. The song was produced by DJ Nasty, though he is not named in the suit, and it is not currently clear how much the suit is seeking.

BirdMan, Joe Budden, Dj Whoo Kid, & Q Tip React To Mavericks Win

The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat to win the 2011 NBA Finals 4-2. Several rappers tweeted their reactions to the outcome of the series, which saw the 'superteam' of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh lose to the less-glamorous Mavs, led by Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki.

"S/O to both teams 4 an amazing final. Now ..... handle all this lockout talk," Joe Budden tweeted. "Heat fans ... y'all have a great team & had a great season. Nothing to be mad at. & on 2nd thought, i won't be bashing y'all. But i called Dallas in 6 & i'm up about 8 stacks ... i'll take free $ all day long."

"ok BIRDMAN loses 2million -- I win $250 x 16 idiots = $4000 --- nice and CLEVELAND, Ohio wins the NBA finals!!!!!!!!" DJ Whoo Kid tweeted.

"And next year its gonna be even worse for miami," Q-Tip tweeted. "This was their year. #choke."

Birdman Outlasted His Competitors

Brian "Birdman" Williams took a moment to marvel at Cash Money's staying power in a recent interview with XXL magazine. The Cash Money founder has noticed that many of the rappers and labels that were there when he began has journey have come and gone in the many years since.

"When I look around, through my years and my time, you know, the game, it was a lot in the field, a lot of people doing it," he says. "And I look around, and it's like, where the f*ck did everybody go? I ain't never understood that, but the game like that sometimes, that muthaf*cka's gon' keep ya or it's gon' leave ya. It's all on you."

Baby also discussed Wayne's growth as a businessman with Young Money.

"Honestly, I gave him the floor," Baby says of Weezy. "He wanted it. I been with him since he was seven years old, eight years old. I been in his life all of his life, and he was like, "Let me handle, it." At the time, me as an artist, losing my sister and everything I was going through personally, I was just like, 'Go ahead, I'ma just support what you gon' do. You can handle it.' And I took a step back. Probably was the [smartest] move I ever made in my life was to let him go 'head."

Lil Wayne Headlining Summer Jam

Hot 97 has announced that Lil Wayne and Dipset are among the headliners for this year's Summer Jam. The annual show is taking place at East Rutherford, New Jersey’s New Meadowlands Stadium on June 5th and will also feature Wiz Khalifa, Lloyd Banks, Birdman, Young Money and Chris Brown.

Returning from last year's concert are Drake, Fabolous, Waka Flocka Flame and Rick Ross.

Last year’s event featured performers including Drake, Nicki Minaj, T-Pain, Fat Joe and DJ Khaled, Tickets are on sale now for the event.

Birdman Calls Out Soulja Boy

Despite claims from Atlanta rapper Soulja Boy that he has been courted by Birdman and Slim of Cash Money Records, Birdman has said that he has never tried to sign Soulja Boy to his label. In a very strangely-worded tweet, Birdman shot down rumors that Soulja Boy was headed to the label.

"YMCMB busine$$ real talk," Birdman tweeted. "I neva tried 2 sign n0b0dy thats already sign 2 s0meb0dy. We d0nt r0ck like [that.] I neva tried 2 sign s0ulja. But I respect tha lil h0mey wrk keep getn it$$$$"

Apparently, Birdman is way too rich to waste time spell-checking his tweets. Or even trying to make them read-able.

Dude....come on...

Soulja Boy On Cash Money?

Soulja Boy's last album, DeAndre Way, may have gone glass, but the Atlanta pop-rapper claims that Cash Money CEO Brian "Birdman" Williams wants him on his label. He also revealed that if he could have any guest star on his mixtape, it would be a certain dreadlocked superstar from New Orleans.

"If I could get anybody, I would have probably put Lil Wayne on my mixtape," Soulja said. "Me and Wayne, man. I talk to him, but I'm cool with Birdman. When I'm in Miami, I be with Birdman. He's trying to get me to come over to Cash Money. I'm cool with Birdman. I feel like if I drop my mixtape and get Wayne on it, I'd really have the juice then [Laughs]. It is a possibility. When I was down in Miami for a couple of weeks recording with Sean Kingston, Birdman reached out to me. He said 'come and have a meeting with me' and he told me 'yo man you'd go perfect with everything we got going on. Whatever you want. I want to bring you over to this family, bring you to Cash Money.'"

Why would Birdman want to sign Soulja Boy in 2011? 2006, maybe. 2011? Nah.

Birdman On Cash Money/Young Money

Contributor : Martin James 

Birdman couldn't be happier. His Cash Money/Young Money imprint is doing well, he's blowing money fast and he took a few minutes to share his enthusiasm with Billboard Magazine.

"It feels like a new excitement around here," Birdman reports. "We had Nicki blast off, Drake blast off, Wayne's back...It just feels like a whole new excitement around here. It's a real family, a team. We look after each other and are there for each other. We dedicate our life to this, and we make sacrifices for success. There's no stopping with us."

Birdman Spent $50,000 In A Strip Club?

Reportedly, Birdman spent $50,000 at a New York strip club earlier this week. According to RapRadar, the man also known as Baby spent 5 stacks at the Queens strip club, Club Perfection.

He was visiting the spot while on the Cash Money "I Am Music 2" Tour.

Birdman also famously made a million dollar wager on the Super Bowl earlier this year.