Lil Wayne might have 150 million new reasons to celebrate. It's been speculated that the rap star just signed a $150 million, 4-album deal to re-up with Cash Money Records.
While his label boss Bryan �Birdman� Williams wouldn't confirm the official sum, he did tell MTV Monday that �it's probably the biggest deal ever in urban music.�
"I'm blessed to even do that,� Birdman said of the rumored astronomical figure he paid to keep Wayne, who signed to Cash Money when he was just a kid. �Whatever my son want, he can get. It's all his anyway, so it don't really matter to me."
Without Wayne, the Young Money/Cash Money empire doesn't exist, Birdman added of the rapper's central position.
Wayne himself referenced his long-standing relationship with the label on an episode of MTV�s �Hip Hop POV� a few weeks back.
"Everybody knows I came into the game at 11 years old with Cash Money Records, before we even had a major deal,� he said of his new contractual situation. �We signed a deal in I don't remember when, and I been with Cash Money ever since. So, if you're looking for integrity, I am the definition. If you're looking for a person that's gonna stay down, I am the definition. If you're looking for loyalty, I am just that."
Looks like the new deal comes at just the right time: Birdman recently told XXL magazine that Cash Money is headed to Hollywood.
He�s apparently looking to launch his Cash Money Films project with a movie starring his entire YMCMB squad, including Wayne, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Busta Rhymes and Limp Bizkit. The title of the forthcoming project is appropriately titled, �Rich Gang.�
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