“I know for a truth nare one of ’em outsold me, finished extra than me, did extra than me.”
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Birdman is considered one of the most extra a success rap moguls of his generation, having built Cash Cash Information into one of the most superb story labels within the game. But for the duration of an look on Huge Monetary institution and DJ Bawl’s Huge Info podcast, the New Orleans native spoke on his belief that he’s reached elevated heights within the song industry than his chums in hip-hop, including Jay-Z, Diddy, and Russell Simmons.
“As a person, I finished extra than all of them. And I don’t allege that in a disrespectful contrivance. I’m now not making an attempt to be disrespectful,” acknowledged Birdman. “But the truth of it is, none of these dudes finished extra than me within the song industry. Now not one of them, I don’t care what identify you allege, finished extra than me. That’s info. No if, and, or buts about it.”
When requested if he feels his resume stacks up to the likes of Puff and Hov, the worn rich person and rap star stood his ground while giving his counterparts their factual due. “Man, he’s one of the most nias that turned me up,” Birdman acknowledged of Diddy. “And I’ll by no contrivance allege something negative about Puff. I’m now not gonna deprive that he [put a lot of people on]. But I don’t assume they did extra than me. And you would interrogate him your self, he’ll vouch for it. You need to presumably well have the opportunity to interrogate JAY-Z himself, he’ll vouch for it. They ain’t finished extra than me on this song industry and that’s info. Equipped, artists, yeah, I did that. Huge bank, huge boy. I did that, brother, no cap.”
Despite Cash Cash accounting for over one billion records sold and gathered many of of millions of bucks, Birdman mute feels as even though he doesn’t gather an analogous quantity of reward as his chums, who have a tendency to be lauded for their contributions to hip-hop custom and their industry acumen.
“I interrogate myself those questions,” he says when requested why he’s now not as revered as other CEOs within the game. “Even as you’re talking of song, I ought to be the forefront of it. To now not claim these other dudes ain’t waste nothing ’cause we received huge males [who] did it old to us, the Russell Simmons, all of ’em, the Jay-Zs. These nias did this shit old to me, nonetheless they ain’t did extra than me. I could presumably well presumably by no contrivance talk down on no nia, that ain’t my thing, I ain’t approach up indulge in that, nonetheless I factual stare upon it indulge in presumably my mission ain’t performed. Let me own my mission attributable to they honor these dudes extra than me and I know for a truth nare one of ’em outsold me, finished extra than me, did extra than me and I allege that humbly with admire ’cause I admire all those dudes who did it old to me. But they by no contrivance finished extra than me, nonetheless I don’t gather the gratitude for my accomplishments.”
Per Birdman, the truth that he’s a southern rich person, as in opposition to being in step with the west or east coasts, has played a section in him now not receiving an analogous quantity of flowers as others. “I’m a gangsta and I’m a south nia,” he explains. “Those coasts relief their have and so that they rush for their coasts and I admire that. That’s how I instruct, nonetheless at the same time, it encourage me extra than something. It makes me wanna poke more difficult.
“I don’t assume none of these nias can outhustle me. Now not a nia on planet earth in song. And I dwelling the [standard]. And I’m now not factual feeling indulge in that, this [is] info. Pull it up, I waste this shit for valid. And I will be able to allege this right here, I’ve blessed extra lives than any individual of them nias. I’ve blessed extra lives than any individual of these dudes that waste what I waste.”
To boot to tooting his have horn, Birdman also puts admire on the identify of fellow CEOs indulge in Master P and Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, who he also feels hasn’t been as infamous as their respective resumes advantage.
Look the tubby video of Birdman’s look on Huge Info podcast beneath.
