Birdman Gets Congressional Salute For Taking New Orleans Rap National

Birdman has taken Cash Money’s New Orleans story into the Congressional Record with a tribute that puts his hometown sound first.

Rep. Troy Carter submitted remarks celebrating the label co-founder in the November 9 edition.

Carter’s written tribute follows the path from neighborhood clubs to a national record business.

It credits Birdman and his brother Slim with helping New Orleans music travel far beyond Louisiana.

The statement also remembers Kilo G’s early place on the roster and the local clubs where the brothers searched for talent.

“I am truly honored by his contributions to Bounce Music,” Carter wrote. “He has made a lasting impact on the music industry, as co-founder of Cash Money Records, a record executive, and artist, along with his brother Ronald ‘Slim’ Williams.”

The recognition sits in the record’s Extensions of Remarks section, where members can place statements honoring people and causes.

Carter makes room for the people who helped build the label, including in-house producer Mannie Fresh and the Hot Boys.

His account names Juvenile, Turk, B.G. and Lil Wayne as the group that helped Cash Money grow.

That history still has a live audience, with Cash Money and No Limit sharing a tour after building separate New Orleans empires. Birdman and Slim previously described the shows as a celebration of their city and the listeners who stayed with them.

Carter’s statement also credits the Hot Boys’ success with helping Cash Money secure its $30 million Universal deal in 1998.

The tribute treats the business expansion and the local talent behind it as parts of the same story.

The congressman’s closing salute returns to Birdman’s role in carrying New Orleans bounce outside the city.

“I am happy to celebrate [Birdman] for his amazing contributions to amplifying New Orleans Bounce Music Nationally, extending sincerest wishes that he continues to flourish in his future endeavors both in Louisiana and abroad,” Carter wrote.

The record also recognizes Birdman’s recording partnership with Mannie Fresh as the Big Tymers, whose album I Got That Work arrived in 2000.