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New Video: Rich Gang (Birdman, Lil’ Wayne, Future, Mack Maine & Nicki Minaj) “Tapout”

Birdman pulls off a multi-million dollar heist in the luxurious video, “Tapout.” Paris Hilton and Christina Milian co-star in the Hannah Lux Davis-directed visual, where they pull off a robbery of cash, jewelry, and more during a private mansion party. Lil’ Wayne, Future, Mack Maine, and Nicki Minaj take turns on camera throughout the lavish clip filmed in Beverly Hills and Miami.

Kimora Lee, DJ Khaled, Bow Wow, and Detail make cameos as the single is set to appear on YMCMB’s Rich Gang: Flashy Lifestyle compilation album, due June 25. Head to iTunesfor purchase.

Watch Rich Gang’s “Tapout” below…..

Birdman Gives DJ Khaled His Due

Cash Money head Bryan "Birdman" Williams sang the praises of Miami producer DJ Khaled after Khaled dropped the single and artwork for his new track “I Wish You Would.” The song features Rick Ross and Kanye West, and Birdman gave Khaled props for the Hit Boy-produced track.

Cash Money distributes Khaled's We the Best imprint.

“This is another example of DJ Khaled’s exceptional talent,” commented Williams. “I have always believed in him as an executive and as an artist. We look forward to hearing this song everywhere this summer.”

Birdman Defends Drake

Cash Money labelhead Bryan "Birdman" Williams came to the defense of label star Drake in the wake of the brawl that erupted involving the rapper in New York City last week. Birdman says that too many people have the wrong impression of the Toronto-born rapper.

“Well, to me, I think n***as got Drake twisted,” Birdman told MTV. “A lot of n***as be playin', pitty-pattin' with Drake. I don't like that sh*t, period.”

“Drake is one of us, so if you fuckin’ with Drake, you fuckin’ with us, period,” he added.

Nonetheless, Birdman said that he doesn't believe that Drake did anything harmful. “To me, Drizzy ain't did nothin' wrong, he ain't done nothin' wrong to nobody. He just doin' great music," he said. “He's not a reckless guy out there just wildin' out; he's a humble kid makin' great music.”

No Malice Takes Shot At Wayne?

No Malice previously indicated that he was not interested at all in delving into the burgeoning war of words between Young Money and G.O.O.D. Music. The beef was ignited when No Malice's brother, G.O.O.D. Music artist Pusha T, dropped the single "Exodus 23:1" which many interpreted as a diss aimed at Young Money star Drake.

No Malice said last week that he was focusing on his faith and not rap beefs, but over Memorial Day Weekend, the religious rapper decided to take a thinly-veiled shot at Young Money superstar Lil Wayne and the infamous 2007 photo of Wayne sharing a kiss with his label boss, Bryan "Birdman" Williams.

"Well I LOVE Pusha! That's my blood and I ain't never kiss em," No Malice tweeted.

Birdman Denies Lil Kim's Claims

Lil Kim claimed last week that the beef between she and Nicki Minaj began to take root after Cash Money labelhead Birdman flaked out on collaborating with Kim. But in a recent interview, Birdman himself said that there was no truth to the Queen Bee's claims.

"Nah, ain't no truth to that," Birdman responded. "We based on creativity. If you know about YMCMB and you ever followed us and been a part of our music, biting and stealing that sh*t just ain't for us. All [those] rap wars, we just grinding for the money, sun up, sun down. It's Nicki Minaj all day everyday."

Kim said that she was slated to appear on some of Birdman's music, but she was unceremoniously replaced with Nicki. The two femcees have been taking shots at each other for the better part of two years.

Birdman Says Lil Wayne Isn't Falling Off

Birdman took a moment to scoff at any notion that his label superstar, Lil Wayne, is losing a bit of his appeal. When asked about Weezy 'falling off,' Birdman was sure to remind the naysayers about Cash Money Records and their current track record.

"We do music for people who appreciate it," Birdman said. "That's all we can do. Keep working hard, keep grinding. Everybody is entitled to their opinion but we do what we do. We sell millions of records. Ain't nobody ever put up the numbers we put up. That's one to a million. That don't really matter."

So there you go...

Birdman Not Worried About Mystikal

Mystikal may be heading back to jail for a few months following a probation violation, but Cash Money Records head Bryan "Birdman" Williams isn't sweating it. Birdman said in an interview that the label still supports the New Orleans rhymer.

"Sh*t happens, bruh. All I can do and all we can do as a brand is just support him. When a n*gga doing time, it's important that families be there," Birdman said. "That's when you see who means something to you in life, when you down. We gon' be there with him. We been there before. We know how that go. We do as much music as we can before he go, if he have to go, but besides that, when he come home, it's right back at it. The same day that concrete touch, the same day we putting out music."

Drake Embraces His Jewishness

Young Money star Drake's "HYFR" music video has a bar mitzvah theme, and the half-Jewish rapper says that he wants to celebrate his faith. Drizzy admits that he didn't have a proper bar mitzvah as a kid and wanted to throw himself a better one now that he can afford it.

"I'm really celebrating my religion," Drake said. "I'm proud, a proud young Jewish boy. So, when I had a bar mitzvah back in the day, my mom really didn't really have that much money. We kinda just did it in the basement of an Italian restaurant, which I guess is kinda like a faux pas. I told myself that if I ever got rich, I'd throw myself a re-bar mitzvah. That's the concept for the video. Myself, obviously, the CEO, the boss, Weezy and the Birdman."

Cash Money Is Eying Rick Ross

Birdman Williams revealed in a recent interview that Cash Money Records has interest in recruiting Miami rap superstar Rick Ross. While Birdman understands that Ross is currently signed to Def Jam, the Cash Money head says that he is very interested in pursuing Ross when the time is right.

"Ross signed to Def Jam and you know Ross is a close friend of mine. But if the time ever came, we gonna G up and make it happen. Right now he signed to Def Jam, but when the time do come, I'm gonna be right there waiting," Birdman said. "I've been seeing Ross. I like his hustle. You can see how he patterned his whole thing around how we do what we do and he's following the blueprint straight up. I got nothing but love and respect for Rozay. I watched him do it and he did it from nothing. He's still grounded and that's what I love about him. He's got a solid team. They've got some great music over there."

Birdman Wants To Retire With Wayne?

 

The closeness between Lil Wayne and Cash Money CEO Bryan "Birdman" Williams has been well-documented. Birdman added another twist to the legendary 'bro-mance' in a recent interview, when the mogul revealed that he doesn't plan on stopping--at least not until Weezy does.

“One thing about my son is that what he says is what he means," Birdman said. "When he does retire, that’s when I’m going to stop f**king with it altogether because it ain’t gonna be no need. He’s going to take us where we need to go. When he retires, that’s when I stop."

Wow. These guys are really joined at the hip.

Birdman On Jay-Z Diss:

Birdman spoke up recently about Jay-Z's perceived dig at him on the track "It's Good." Back in 2010, Jay tossed off a line about having 'baby money,' that everyone interpreted as a diss aimed squarely at Bryan "Birdman/Baby" Williams--and the Cash Money CEO shared his reaction to hearing the song for the first time.

"I thought that was funny for a n*gga to holler out 'baby money,'" Birdman says. "I was like, "Wow, f*ck, what do you mean 'Baby money'? N*gga, that ain't no little money. We around here getting it. It wasn't nothing, we ain't trip. I was like, 'Yeah, since it's such a big deal, f*ck yeah we got 'Baby Money.' That Bugatti and that Lauder jet comes from 'Baby Money.'"

"I don't think ['It's Good'] is a diss record. It wasn't more than what he said. N***as was G'ing up about what was said," Birdman continued. "We did that, done that, off that brother. We're on our money train."

Birdman On Business Ventures

Cash Money CEO Bryan "Birdman" Williams has some interesting business deals on the horizon for his ever-expanding brand. The mogul spoke about Cash Money's latest single "Take It to the Head" and the label's projects that are in the pipeline while on the set for a Drake video shoot.

“‘Take It To The Head,’ that’s a hit. That b*tch bubbling. It came out today,” Birdman said. “I also want to update ya’ll on all the other sh*t. The books, the movies, the clothes. The f**kin GT Vodka. The TRUKFIT. Everything that we doing as a team. And he [DJ Khaled] also got a production team.”

“Also, we done did us a book deal. I had to do that with my n***a," he added. "We gone turn the book that he doing straight into a movie. We’re working on that script right now."

Cash Money Faces Another Lawsuit

Cash Money Records is being sued by EMI because the label has reportedly failed to pay quarterly royalty payments previously agreed upon as part of a 2009 settlement between the parties. The label reportedly owes $491,000 in royalties for samples from EMI catalog.

“Because Defendant has ignored numerous communications from EMI regarding Defendant’s contractual obligations, EMI once more is being forced to commence a lawsuit against Defendant to recover royalty payments,” the complaint states. “The sales of Defendant’s products have far exceeded the payments that EMI has received.”

“It is clear from Defendant’s conduct that it has no intention of honoring the Agreement,” the complaint continues. “Because Defendant has ignored numerous communications from EMI regarding Defendant’s contractual obligations, EMI once more is being forced to commence a lawsuit against Defendant to recover royalty payments,” states the complaint. “The sales of Defendant’s products have far exceeded the payments that EMI has received.”

“It is clear from Defendant’s conduct that it has no intention of honoring the Agreement,” it alleges.

Birdman Discusses Limp Bizkit Signing

Cash Money head Bryan "Birdman" Williams shared the details of how rap-metal band Limp Bizkit wound up signing with his label last week. While the band is a few years removed from its late 90s heyday, Birdman had nothing but positives for the signing and the band's comeback potential.

“Fred [Durst] reached out, bruh,” Birdman told XXL. “It was weird how it happened. He was like, ‘Stunna, what’s good?’ I was like, ‘What’s poppin, 5?’ [Fred said] ‘I wanna join the team.’ Whoa! For real? He didn’t have to say it twice. I was already a fan of him. When the opportunity came, we really was supposed to announce it at the Grammys. Wayne was going to announce it at the Grammys, but he did it when he felt like it.”

“He’s a visionary, he a great artist,” Birdman said of Durst. “Also, I want him to be a part of our staff and take over the rock department and bring us over more talent because that’s what he does. I think with having Limp he brings a lot."

Cyhi the Prynce On Cash Money Tweet:

G.O.O.D. Music Cyhi The Prynce is trying to beat back a small firestorm that's brewing after he made comments that many perceived to be a diss aimed at YMCMB and Lil Wayne and Birdman. The rapper tweeted last week that "YMCMB is mid and Rocafella/GoodMusic is kush you sell more pounds of mid but which one would you rather smoke."

But now, Cyhi is saying that he wasn't trying to tear down Birdman's label.

"Wow I didn't know that tweet went that far... I didn't realize I was that popular," Cyhi tweeted. "Y'all do know it's more richer hustlers selling mid than kush so I wasn't trying to diss nobody"

Birdman Buys Slim A Maybach

Cash Money Records founder Bryan "Birdman" Williams treated his brother and label co-founder, Ronald "Slim" Williams, to a new Mercedes Maybach. The purchase comes on the heels of Birdman giving new cars to label superstars Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj.

Birdman showed off the luxury car in a new video clip. [WatchVideo Here]

"My brother, money can't buy the love and respect I have for that n*gga," Birdman says in the video. "[He means] everything on Earth to me. I'd give that n*gga my blood, my veins, my vessels. He's the coolest n*gga in the world -- he's the head n*gga in charge. He's the coolest n*gga I ever met in my life. Money can't buy love."

Lil Wayne Arrest Rumors Are False

During the Grammy awards telecast last night (February 12), rumors began that rap superstar Lil Wayne had been arrested on weapons charges. The story was particularly alarming because Wayne had just performed onstage with Deadmau5 and David Guetta and Chris Brown.

But according to one, reliable source, there's no truth to the story.

"[It's] not true, he's good," said Cash Money CEO Bryan "Birdman" Williams. "I never heard about that. He was good all day."

Birdman's Weekly Reminder That He Is Very Rich

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Cash Money Content Preps New Release

Cash Money Content, the publishing arm of Bryan "Birdman" and Ronald "Slim" Williams' Cash Money empire, is preparing the release of the newest installment in the popular "Harlem Girl Lost" series. Penned by author Treasure Blue, "Get It Girls" is expected in stores this week.

Blue sold 100,000 copies of the "Harlem Girl Lost" series independently, before joining Cash Money.

In related news, Cash Money Content is preparing a high-profile release in June. The company will also release the book “Inner Circle,” which is the first novel from a new series penned by "Basketball Wives" star Evelyn Lozado titled “The Wives Association.”