The Cash Money Way: Drake, Jay Sean And Birdman Explain

Birdman & friends at Cash Money's Grammy party.

Bryan “Birdman” Williams might not be the top name on this year’s Forbes Five list of the wealthiest rappers, but he’s tops among his nine-figure peers in one important respect: he’s got the oldest record label of the bunch.

Along with his brother Ronald “Slim” Williams, Birdman founded Cash Money Records in 1991 and seven years later scored a lucrative distribution deal with Universal Music Group. In conjunction with its Young Money imprint, the...