What Is Mannie Fresh's Net Worth?
Mannie Fresh is an American hip-hop producer and rapper who has a net worth of $15 million. Mannie Fresh rose to fame for his productions on Cash Money Records tracks and for being part of the hip-hop duo The Big Tymers.
Early Life
Mannie Fresh was born Byron O. Thomas on March 20, 1969, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was raised in the 7th Ward of New Orleans by his father DJ Sabu, who was a big influence on Mannie's career. At the age of 15, Fresh became a DJ for the NOLA-based hip-hop group New York Incorporated.
Career
Mannie got his start as a house and club DJ around New Orleans throughout the late 1980s. He released an album with fellow DJ MC Gregory after they began a partnership titled "Throwdown" in 1987. The duo would go on to release a total of three albums before Mannie was discovered by Birdman and offered the position of in-house producer for Cash Money Records. Though they parted ways in 2005 amid accusations of Cash Money withholding millions of dollars worth of royalties, Mannie and Birdman have reportedly been in talks to collaborate again sometime soon.
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Fresh rose to fame when he met Bryan "Baby" Williams in 1993 and quickly landed a gig as the house DJ for New Orleans-based Cash Money Records, which was launched by Bryan "Birdman" William and Ronald "Slim" Williams. As a member of Cash Money Records, Mannie produced beats that would go on to help sell tens of millions of albums and singles over the years. He also runs his own record label called Chubby Boy Records. While working at Cash Money, Fresh produced chart-topping albums and tracks for artists like Juvenile, Turk, and Lil Wayne. He also produced two solo studio albums, 2004's "The Mind of Mannie Fresh" and 2009's "Return of the Ballin."
Many of Mannie's songs have climbed to the top levels of various music charts. The 2004 single "Go DJ" by Lil Wayne reached #14 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, and 2009's "Big Shit Poppin" by T.I. reached #9. Fresh's highest charting song to date is 2000's "Get Your Roll On" by the Big Tymers, which reached #6.
The Big Tymers was a duo consisting of Mannie and Cash Money CEO Birdman. Between 1998 and 2003, they released five studio albums, two of which went platinum and one gold. Fresh remained with Cash Money from 1993 to 2005, but he left to join Def Jam South, citing financial reasons. His album "Return of the Ballin'" was self-produced and featured Lil Jon and Rick Ross.
