Why Birdman Abandoned His Mansion For Nearly 20 Years

when you are pursuing your dream and gaining success in life to remain grounded you should always remember your roots which gave you the strength to be the person you are today this Mantra means the most to Brian Birdman Williams the co-founder of Cash Money Records even though the music mogul has reached prolific Heights he continues to be invested in New Orleans where he was born and raised in housing projects and never never came easy for us coming from Uptown and if you be honored that mean you finished what you've been doing I'm not finishing yeah along with making multiple gestures like paying for no low residents rent during the height of the pandemic back in the mid 2000s he invested in his first Mansion there which he ended up leaving abandoned for nearly two decades the reason why Birman left his prize possession possession untouched for so long is part of a broader story back in the late '90s to early 2000s there was probably no bigger musical act in the world than Louisiana's own Cash Money Records group from Little Wayne to the big thas cash money was everywhere what's up Rock Ice Baby we got this rap game onl bling bling babyy despite their Regional success Cash Money faced a number of setbacks for example kilog G Pimp Daddy and yellow boy all Cash Money artists were murdered in the 90s desperate for Success Birman and his brother slim recruited Turk and juvenile to create the new band which they called Hot Boys which also soon featured Little Wayne and BG this proved to be the golden ticket for cash money in 1998 Cash Money ended up signing with Universal Music Group which offered Birdman and slim a $30 million contract the deal gave the Brothers 3 million UPF front guaranteeing them 1.5 million per album but in the boldest move of all they negotiated a deal which allowed them to own their masters a deal that not even the Beatles ever had our early days just come to the um umg building what Miss Jean Riggins really stuck with us and still to this day taught us how to work the system and how to be great the way we wanted to do it and how we wanted to do it and um and I teach that to them youngsters now how to do it how they want to do it and don't get jammed not knowing the system at the turn of the decade it is fair to say that baby was living large Burman has stated that he was buying 100 new cars every 6 months which he would then give away to family and friends when he no longer had any use for them I just like for my [ __ ] to be fly I got to have a red Disc break got to have some Chrome before I could even get in it I need my windows tinant I just can't ride it if it ain't like it got to be stunted out he has also been known to sleep on a bed of money dude you sleep on a bed of money every house I go to like real money yeah a million dollars in cash that was one of my fantasies and I believe in living out my fantasies I won't sleep on a million dollars it was in 2004 when stunner made a Grand purchase of a mansion in New Orleans for $740,000 it was the first Mansion at Birdman acquir formerly owned by former NFL player Pat swilling the 10,948 FT Property featured marble flooring and glass doors throughout and it boasted a four call garage it had elevators and a master bedroom which had a view of the Mississippi River once baby moved in the money to blow spitter converted the entire top floor of the Mansion into a fully functional recording studio the Mansion was featured in the music video for the 2005 song neck of the woods and it looked like he was settling in well until something unprecedented happened that would change everything this is a Fox News Alert officials in New Orleans are bracing for the worst bracing for a direct hit the category 5 Hurricane Katrina is just hours from slamming the Louisiana a coast on August 23rd 2005 New Orleans was struck by a deadly Category 5 Atlantic hurricane which would cause extensive damage and be responsible for nearly 2,000 casualties and forever change the lives of Millions including Birdman's he stated to Jet magazine that he lost five houses 20 condos and 30 cars and the Cash Money headquarters although it had been heavily damaged his only possession that still stood was his newly purchased Mansion the Monument of his success for the last decade of his work in the rap game Birdman's beloved Hometown had just been devastated by Hurricane Katrina but that still didn't stop the Cash Money CEO from giving out Millions to relocate families and friends who had nowhere to go he and his Cash Money crew also performed several shows to raise money for Relief with his birthplace now in Ruins Burman had no other option but to abandon the mansion and relocate with the crew to Miami a move which would later be the Catalyst for birthing a new generation of Mega stars with the addition of Young Money Mone now away from the floods and misery and surrounded by palm trees and opportunity Birman didn't know it yet but Miami will be a permanent move for cash money this will leave his dream purchas deserted in his City for nearly 20 years the multiplatinum selling producer wouldn't even put plans into place to sell it or renovate it but would leave it for urban explorers to roam freely to to get a sense of the foundations of the Rich Gang Empire there could be multiple reasons why Burman chose to leave the Mansion abandoned for nearly two decades even though the Mansion still looks in a fair condition on the surface it may have become unfit for living due to the damage of the storm this is unlikely though as Birdman has hinted on social media about a possible return to the mansion there is a high chance that he hased offers for it as it's worth around around 600k today but the reason to keep ownership of his residence likely isn't a financial one birman's Mansion is more than just a lavish property it was the ultimate reward reaped from him and slim getting themselves out of the projects situated in the same city where they once struggled it symbolized the resiliency of the New Orleans people and stands as a Beacon of Hope of what can be achieved with hard work the fact that he still has ownership of the Mansion for this long shows how much the city and that purchase means to him and maybe one day he will make the Mansion home once [Music] again [Music]

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Published: Mon Mar 11 2024