Mannie Fresh shares epic history of Cash Money and Lil Wayne as a child

[chedotcus]

When I was 13 years old, I got Lil Wayne's debut album "Tha Block Is Hot" as a birthday gift. Shortly after, The Hot Boys and Cash Money records were my obsession as a young teen. So you can imagine, when I interviewed Mannie Fresh, the main producer behind all the smash hits, it was a dream come true.

Mannie Fresh gave me the breakdown and history of Cash Money records, how he met Juvenile at a bus stop, how he knew Lil Wayne was a genius when he was only 12 years old and soooo much more. He also talks about the conflict that he had with Baby and how he is working to bring Lil Wayne and Baby back together.

There is so much history and reflection in this podcast I hope you take it in. Let me know what you think.

https://www.thecomeupshow.com/2017/05/03/mannie-fresh-producer-beat-maker-two-different-things/
https://soundcloud.com/thecomeupshow/mannie-fresh

1. Mannie met Juvenile at a bus stop outside Cash Money Office. Juvie was on the way to work and Mannie asked him to freestyle on the spot
2. Cash Money had a bunch of "bounce" artists signed way before Hot Boys came along.
3. The Cash Money x Universal deal was based on the sales of Big Tymers sound scan numbers. This is way before @umusic knew about Hot Boys.
4. Mannie Fresh didn't think Hip Hop would become all flash because of Cash Money. They just felt they were being true to themselves.
5. Mannie Fresh came up with "Bling Bling" half asleep at 3am. He knew he had to wake up and make the song or he would forget it forever.

[lilwayne-carter]

i am about to listen

[back on my bullish*t]

When I was 13 years old, I got Lil Wayne's debut album "Tha Block Is Hot" as a birthday gift. Shortly after, The Hot Boys and Cash Money records were my obsession as a young teen. So you can imagine, when I interviewed Mannie Fresh, the main producer behind all the smash hits, it was a dream come true.

Mannie Fresh gave me the breakdown and history of Cash Money records, how he met Juvenile at a bus stop, how he knew Lil Wayne was a genius when he was only 12 years old and soooo much more. He also talks about the conflict that he had with Baby and how he is working to bring Lil Wayne and Baby back together.

There is so much history and reflection in this podcast I hope you take it in. Let me know what you think.

https://www.thecomeupshow.com/2017/05/03/mannie-fresh-producer-beat-maker-two-different-things/
https://soundcloud.com/thecomeupshow/mannie-fresh

1. Mannie met Juvenile at a bus stop outside Cash Money Office. Juvie was on the way to work and Mannie asked him to freestyle on the spot
2. Cash Money had a bunch of "bounce" artists signed way before Hot Boys came along.
3. The Cash Money x Universal deal was based on the sales of Big Tymers sound scan numbers. This is way before @umusic knew about Hot Boys.
4. Mannie Fresh didn't think Hip Hop would become all flash because of Cash Money. They just felt they were being true to themselves.
5. Mannie Fresh came up with "Bling Bling" half asleep at 3am. He knew he had to wake up and make the song or he would forget it forever.

did you do this interview??

[Lucifer]

1. Mannie met Juvenile at a bus stop outside Cash Money Office. Juvie was on the way to work and Mannie asked him to freestyle on the spot
2. Cash Money had a bunch of "bounce" artists signed way before Hot Boys came along.
3. The Cash Money x Universal deal was based on the sales of Big Tymers sound scan numbers. This is way before @umusic knew about Hot Boys.
4. Mannie Fresh didn't think Hip Hop would become all flash because of Cash Money. They just felt they were being true to themselves.
5. Mannie Fresh came up with "Bling Bling" half asleep at 3am. He knew he had to wake up and make the song or he would forget it forever.

anything about wayne?

[Waynasite]

Where's the video?

[Shake]

anything about wayne?

He still, to me, is that kid genius. His work ethic, and how he attacked it… This was a kid who was three grades above where he was supposed to be. When I met him he told me he just sees things differently, and that it’s not really hard for him. But rap was the balance to his life. Wayne said he didn’t fit in with his peers because everyone thought he was smarter than them. But it just came easy to him and it put him in an uncomfortable place [to be ahead of his time]. He was looking for a balance and trying to figure out how to fit in with society. For him, it was hip hop, and he wanted to show off his wordplay because it came easy to him and it was a filter for him to go nuts. He was always the first one at the studio and the last one to leave, and if you didn’t have your lyrics together, Wayne always had something. Or if you left the studio and he felt like your rap was better than his, then he would want to do it over. And he’ll wait around quietly for them to leave, and he’ll come up to me and say, “Fresh, can I go do my rhyme over… they killed me on that.” He was very competitive, and it was constant every day. What was super genius of him, for a long time, was that Wayne did not curse. How can you fit in with the streets and the hood, which was what we represented, when you can’t say one raunchy curse word? But the genius of his verses, he didn’t need to curse. This was a cool lesson in hip-hop, that you can come across as super cool without cursing.

Where's the video?

It's an audio interview

[WeEeEeEzZzZyYy]

anything about wayne?

most of the interview was about weezy f baby

[chedotcus]

What do you guys think of the interview? Hope you enjoyed it. There's a lot of about lil wayne.

[Lil wayne prezident]

What do you guys think of the interview? Hope you enjoyed it. There's a lot of about lil wayne.

good interview homey but you should of tried to get some c5 news out of him.

[YMCMB357]

Did anyone see Turk say on Twitter he always had the best verses on Hot Boys songs ?

[Black00]

great one fam! Hopefully I can find some time to listen to the whole thing , Mannie knows , and so happy for those Wayne "stories"...

[BrewCityYM]

Did anyone see Turk say on Twitter he always had the best verses on Hot Boys songs ?

damn near true . . . . . . On Shine He Hands Down Had The Best Verse, He Owned Baller Blockin, I Need A Hot Girl Him & Wayne Owned The Show, Bling Bling He Had The Best Verse (Waynes Epic Hook (My Top 10 All Time Song)