Cash Money Signs 1st Pop Group

Cash Money Records has broadened their musical parameters with the addition of the label's first pop act. Savvy, a six member teen group hat has been featured on the TV show "The Wannabes," will officially be welcomed to Cash Money next week.

“The Wannabes,” will premiere in North America on September 5th, and next week, Birdman and Slim Williams, the founders of Cash Money Records, will host an event in Beverly Hills to announce the signing.

The group already has an international following, and will be introduced to North America via their upcoming debut album for Cash Money Records.

Game On His Future

Game may still be under contract to Aftermath/Interscope, but the Compton-based rapper is talking louder and louder about what he's going to do once he's fulfilled his current contract. Game owes his label two more records (including the soon-to-be-released R.E.D. Album--but he's definitely looking to the future.

He said as much during a recent trip to "106 & Park."

"You know Interscope/Aftermath, that's my label and I'ma hold it down for them forever," Game said. "I've been there for four albums, and I've got one more album before I'm a free agent. We're gonna try and turn that one around real quick, then I'll make the executive decision on what I'll do with the rest of my career. I might get into acting, I might go over to Cash Money. You never know."

Kelly Rowland Loves Lil Wayne

Singer Kelly Rowland is the latest celeb to sing the praises of rap star Lil Wayne. Following kudos from Jennifer Lopez and Gwyneth Paltrow, Ms. Kelly is also a huge fan of the Cash Money/Young Money superstar.

"He's just an artist that loves music," said Rowland. "You can tell that just by how genius he is on his records. When I loved this record ["Motivation"], I was hoping he would love the record. And you can tell that it vibed with him or it connected with him in some sort of way for him to do what he did on this record because when I got it back -- I literally was at a loss for words."

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Mannie Fresh On Mystikal's Album

Superproducer and former Cash Money Records hitmaker Mannie Fresh is hard at work prepping the comeback album for fellow New Orleans native, rapper Mystikal. Mystikal was released from prison in January after serving 6 years for sexual battery and extortion, he also received an additional year for tax evasion which he served concurrently. This would be the former chart-topper's first album since 2001's Tarantula.

But according to Fresh, the album they're working on will not disappoint.

"The amount of hits on that is nuts, because we were just sitting in the car vibing," Fresh said in an interview. "I was just going through beats, and he was rapping on it, and I'm trying to convince him [that] I think that would be his mixtape...I think we should go through the songs that everybody liked, put that out as free music then do the album. I am pushing for that."

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."

Rick Ross Was Inspired By Diddy

Rick Ross revealed that his inspiration for launching his own Maybach Music Group was seeing hip hop moguls like Diddy and Cash Money's Brian "Baby" Williams. Following their template, Ross has begun building his own stable of artists, ranging from rapper Wale to soul singer Teedra Moses.

"Building Maybach Music Group, building this empire, of course I was inspired by some of the earlier movements and earlier dudes that came along such as Cash Money [and] Bad Boy Records. To me, when I really think about the greatest era of hip-hop, that was the greatest eras of hip-hop; when I turned on the TV and saw Big, Mase, Junior Mafia, and the Lox. That was the most exciting era of hip-hop. I looked at the No Limit era and saw that camaraderie that they had, that unity, that brotherhood that they shared. I think it spilled over from [their] music," Rick Ross says.

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...

Lil Wayne Filming Documentary

Lil Wayne revealed to MTV's Sway that he and the rest of his Young Money cohorts will be filming a documentary about his current "I Am Music II" Tour. Wayne was apparently inspired by 2004s Roc-A-Fella-inspired Fade To Black, which detailed the drama backstage of a major concert.

Wayne believes Young Money would make the perfect subject for a backstage documentary.

“I just felt like a movie like this [one] hasn’t come out in so long," he explained. "At that time when they put those movies out, we as the fans were interested in what they were doing on the road. Nobody hasn’t came around since then that was that interesting other than Young Money. It’s going to be real major; it’s going to be real big."

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."

Turk Planning His Own Label

Former Cash Money Records star Turk may be incarcerated, but that hasn't stopped the rapper from making plans for his future once he's released. Serving a ten-year sentence for shooting a Memphis S.W.A.T. officer in 2004, the former Hot Boy has shot down rumors that he would be reuniting with his former bandmate Lil Wayne on Young Money. Instead, Turk plans to forge his own path.

"Turk will be released very soon and he has his own label, YNT," a rep for Turk told AllHipHop. "He does look forward to a Hot Boy Reunion but there is no truth in rumors of him signing at this time. For updates on Turk's projects, fans may visit his official twitter page."

Bow Wow On Cash Money Roster

Bow Wow is still singing the praises of the Cash Money label. The rapper acknowledged the variety of artists that are under the Cash Money/Young Money umbrella. Bow Wow shared his take on the label's strength and his role within the camp.

"I'm Cash Money, but you know we're all under the same umbrella," he told Wrap-Up. "It's all the same thing we screaming out, 'YMCMB.' We're all under one umbrella and that's what it is, we all fit together well because we're all so different. Nicki [Minaj] is the first female rapper on the label, Drake is the new artist and you've got [Lil] Wayne, he's a rock star. Then myself, I'm like the triple threat. I do the movies; I do the music, so we all contribute off of each other."

"I can open up doors in Hollywood for my team mates and just try to make things easier for them," Bow Wow continued. "Nicki wants to do movies; she was supposed to be in 'Lottery Ticket', a lot of people didn't know that. She actually auditioned; I set it up and everything. So that's just the power that I have, that's what I can do, so it's really all about just helping each other."