• Bow Wow Quits Cash Money, Heads to Snoop Dogg and Jermaine Dupri

    Yet another rapper is leaving Cash Money Records, as Bow Wow declared this week that he'll be heading back to work with Snoop Dogg and Jermaine Dupri instead of Bryan "Birdman" Williams. The performer, formerly known as Lil Bow Wow, says that everything is cool between himself and the label's boss...but is it?

  • Jay Z, Diddy & Dr. Dre Top Forbes Hip-Hop Cash Kings List: Who Rounds Out Top 5?

    Forbes has unveiled its cash kings list for the richest men in hip-hop and the numbers continue to grow at a remarkable rate. Dr. Dre clocked in as the wealthiest man in the genre last year when word began to spread about the sale of Beats to Apple for a whopping $3.2 billion. That number was later revised down to $3 billion and he went on to declare he was hip-hop's first billionaire. However, with his 25% stake in the company and after taxes, he "only" accrued a $500 million windfall. That left the door open for a rise in revenue from 2014's second place artist, Diddy, who has risen to the number one spot in the 2015 hip-hop cash kings list. Jay Z, 50 Cent and Cash Money's Birdman round out the rest of the list.

  • Turk Files Motion of Default Against Cash Money Records in Royalty Lawsuit

    Former Hot Boys member and Cash Money label resident Turk was one of many to file a lawsuit against the New Orleans hip-hop imprint, but Bryan "Birdman" Williams and associates apparently didn't respond to the charges. Now Turk has filed a motion of default against the record label as it failed to reply within the legally required 21 days.

  • Jas Prince Reminds World He Was Suing Cash Money and Birdman for Drake Discovery Years Before Lil Wayne, Turk

    Jas Prince is surprised if you're surprised that Birdman and Cash Money Records are under fire from a bevy of lawsuits nowadays. After all, Prince first brought lawsuit alleging shady business practices from the hip-hop label during 2012. Jas helped sign Drake to his contract with Young Money (under the Cash Money label) and claimed years ago that Birdman and company refused to make details of how much they earned from Drake public, and that Prince hadn't been paid accordingly.

  • Rich Homie Quan Is Taking a Break From Rich Gang to Complete His Debut Album

    Rich Homie Quan is in the process of putting together his debut album, and it sounds like he will be taking a break from the Rich Gang in order to complete it. The Atlanta rapper stopped by hometown radio station Hot 107.9 to talk about his new music and why he needs to concentrate on his solo effort. Quan dropped a new track with Young Thug recently, "Homie," that might be his last collaboration for a while, 'HotNewHipHop' noted.
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