Bryan Williams (businessman)

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Birdman
Background information
Birth name	Bryan Williams
Born	February 15, 1969
Origin	New Orleans, Louisiana
Genre(s)	Southern Rap
Occupation(s)	Rapper, record producer, entrepreneur
Years active	1992 - present
Label(s)	Cash Money Records
Associated acts	Big Tymers Lil' Wayne Mannie Fresh
Website	cashmoney-records.com

Brian "Baby" Williams (born February 15, 1969 in New Orleans, Louisiana), also known as The Birdman, is a record executive, record producer, and rapper. [1] In 1991, Williams and his brother, Ronald Williams, founded the hip-hop label Cash Money Records. Under the moniker "Baby", Williams recorded a number of albums with producer Mannie Fresh as The Big Tymers and performed as one of his own label's solo acts after the departures of Juvenile, B.G., Mannie Fresh, Young Buck and Turk. [2]

Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 2.1 Albums 3 Singles

Biography

In February 2006, Williams was arrested in Miami Beach. The charges included carrying a concealed firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He was also accused of carrying a fraudulent license. His attorney later made a statement saying the charges were untrue, adding that "there are some conflicting stories as to his possession of a handgun.” [3]

Williams left his house in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina in 2005. He recently announced that he was returning to his once flood-damaged home after over a year of renovations.

Williams' younger sister Tamara Williams, 26, was killed in a head-on collision when her vehicle was struck by a motorist driving in the wrong direction down Causeway Boulevard in Metairie, Louisiana in the early hours of December 11, 2006. [4][5]

Discography

Albums

Album cover	Album information
	Birdman Released: November 26, 2002 Chart positions: #1 US Last RIAA certification: Platinum Singles: "Do That", "What Happened to That Boy"
	Fast Money Released: June 21, 2005 Chart positions: #3 US Last RIAA certification: Gold Singles: "Shine On", "Neck of the Woods",
	Like Father, Like Son (with Lil Wayne) Released: October 31, 2006 Chart positions: #3 US Last RIAA certification: Gold Singles: "Stuntin' Like My Daddy", "Leather So Soft", "You Ain't know", "Know What I'm Doin'", "Army Gunz"
	Fast Money Vol. 2 Released: Fall 2007 Chart positions: TBR Last RIAA certification: TBR Singles: TBR

Singles

• 2000: "#1 Stunna" (with Mannie Fresh, featuring Juvenile & Lil Wayne)
• 2000: "Get Your Roll On" (with Mannie Fresh)
• 2001: "Shine" (Lil Wayne featuring Baby & Mack 10)
• 2002: "Still Fly" (with Mannie Fresh)
• 2002: "Big" (with Mannie Fresh)
• 2002: "Oh Yeah!" (with Mannie Fresh, featuring Tateeze, Boo & Gotti)</small?
• 2002: "Do That" (featuring P. Diddy)
• 2002: "What Happened to that Boy" (featuring Clipse)
• 2002: "Way of Life" (Lil Wayne featuring Baby & TQ)
• 2003: "Gangsta Girl" (with Mannie Fresh, featuring R. Kelly)
• 2003: "Hell Yeah" (Ginuwine featuring Baby)
• 2003: "Let's Get Down" (Bow Wow featuring Baby)
• 2004: "No Love" (with Mannie Fresh)
• 2004: "Bounce Back" (Juvenile featuring Baby)
• 2005: "Get Yo Shine On" (featuring Lil Wayne)
• 2005: "Neck of the Woods" (featuring Lil Wayne)
• 2006: "I Got Dem" (Yo Gotti featuring Baby & Lil Wayne)
• 2006: "Stuntin' Like My Daddy" (with Lil Wayne)
• 2006: "We Fly High [Remix]" (Jim Jones featuring T.I., P. Diddy, Baby, & Young Dro)
• 2006: "Leather So Soft" (with Lil Wayne)
• 2007: "Know What I'm Doin'" (with Lil Wayne, featuring Rick Ross & T-Pain)
• 2007: "Make It Rain (Remix)" (Fat Joe featuring DJ Khaled, R. Kelly, Lil Wayne, Baby, T.I., Ace Mack, & Rick Ross)
• 2007: "We Takin' Over" (DJ Khaled featuring Birdman, Akon, T.I., Fat Joe, Rick Ross & Lil' Wayne)
• 2007: "You Ain't know" (with Lil Wayne)