1. Cash Money Records
Who runs the company? : Cash Money Records was founded by 2 brothers, Bryan
"Birdman" Williams and Ronald "Slim" Williams. Both of which are both still CEOs.
When were they started? : 1991.
Who do they sign?: Birdman, Lil Wayne, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Rich Gang, Jaquees,
Karine Hannah, Young Money and Caskey.
What genre of music do they focus on? : Mainly rap but there is some pop singers.
Do they have a motto or statement? : ‘Drink till we throw up!’
Any other information? : Cash Money operates as a subsidiary of Universal Music
Group, and is distributed by Republic Records, formerly Universal Republic. The big
break of Cash Money big break came in 1998 when the Hot Boys, B.G. and Juvenile in
particular, caught the attention of Universal Records executives. In 2008 Lil Wayne
re-signed with the label. The label grew massively after signing Drake and Nicki
Minaj. On August 5th, 2010, production group Cool & Dre signed with Cash Money
Records.
