Williams did not sign the birth certificate, which led to Bryan initially taking his mother's surname. 2.4 2006–2010: Like Father, Like Son & solo albumsīirdman was born Bryan Christopher Brooks on February 15, 1969, at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Johnnie Williams and Gladys Brooks.BirdMan has also made an album with YoungBoy Never Broke Again. Birdman has also founded the project and hip hop supergroup Rich Gang, bringing attention to artists such as Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan.
Birdman has also made his name by contributing to the making of YMCMB (Young Money Cash Money Billionaires), a combination of the former's "Cash Money" and Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment, formerly an imprint under the label. Aside from his solo career, he is also a member of the hip-hop duo Big Tymers, along with producer Mannie Fresh.Īlong with his solo work and numerous releases with the Big Tymers, Birdman has released a collaboration album and numerous tracks with fellow rapper and protégé Lil Wayne, whom he discovered and took under his wing at age twelve. Birdman released his debut album in 2002, and has gone on to release four solo studio albums in total. He is the co-founder and public face of Cash Money Records which he founded with his older brother Ronald "Slim" Williams in 1992. Bryan Christopher Williams ( né Brooks February 15, 1969), better known by his stage name Birdman (also known as Baby), is an American rapper and record executive.