Mannie Fresh

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He's half of the brains behind the Cash Money label, his productions have moved over 23 million units, and it all started because of a DJ father. Surrounded by music while growing up, producer/rapper/hip-hop mogul Mannie Fresh decided early on that if he had to get a job, it had to be doing what he loved to do, and that was play music. The New Orleans native got his start in 1984 as a member of New York Incorporated, arguably New Orleans' first hip-hop crew. The parties Mannie started to DJ around this time were to become legendary and brought him to the attention of rapper Gregory D. The two partnered and worked on album that was to become 1992's The Real Deal released on RCA. Rap fans in the Big Easy fell in love with the album but it failed to gain much attention outside of the South. Although they remained friends, Mannie and Gregory D split professionally, due in part to Mannie's displeasure with the way major labels handled street music. The stage was now set for the producer's meeting with Brian "Baby" Williams. When Williams offered Mannie a chance to join his fledgling Cash Money label, it couldn't have been better timing. Soon artists like Baby, Juvenile, B.G., and Lil Wayne were taking Cash Money to the top, thanks in no small part to Mannie's quirky and bright production. By the late '90s, Cash Money was the preeminent Southern rap label and Mannie and Williams were now working on their own group. The two formed Big Tymers in 1998 and released a series of successful singles and albums. The producer behind everything from Juvenile's 400 Degreez to Teena Marie's La Doña finally busted out on his own in 2004 with the wild solo album The Mind of Mannie Fresh. ~ David Jeffries, Rovi

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Interviews & Exclusives

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  • Mannie Fresh Reflects On His Milestones As A Big Tymer
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    Mannie Fresh Reflects On His Milestones As A Big Tymer
  • Mannie Fresh Addresses The Big Tymers Controversy
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    Mannie Fresh Addresses The Big Tymers Controversy
  • Eminem And Royce Da 5'9" Come Together At Bonnaroo
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    Eminem And Royce Da 5'9" Come Together At Bonnaroo
  • Sting? Hall & Oates? Who's That? [2004]
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    Sting? Hall & Oates? Who's That? [2004]
  • In The Lab with Mannie Fresh: Raw Songs
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    In The Lab with Mannie Fresh: Raw Songs
  • In The Lab with Mannie Fresh: Making Beats
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    In The Lab with Mannie Fresh: Making Beats
  • In The Lab with Mannie Fresh: Always In The Studio
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    In The Lab with Mannie Fresh: Always In The Studio
  • Sucker Freestyle: Mannie Fresh
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    Sucker Freestyle: Mannie Fresh

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    Mannie Fresh And Yasiin Bey Close To Dropping OMFGOD
    MTV RapFix
    May 17, 2013
    Mannie Fresh may not be a part of the upcoming Big Tymers album , but the multiplatinum producer and rapper is plenty busy with a collaborative albu...
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    Mannie Fresh, Yasiin Bey Pull In OMFGOD Help From Friends
    MTV News
    May 16, 2013
    Just Blaze and Curren$y offer music to their hip-hop homeys, Fresh tells 'RapFix Live.'
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    Mannie Fresh, Yasiin Bey Pull In OMFGOD Help From Friends
    MTV News
    May 16, 2013
    Just Blaze and Curren$y offer music to their hip-hop homeys, Fresh tells 'RapFix Live.'
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    Mannie Fresh Confused By Big Tymers Album With Lil Wayne, Drake, Birdman
    MTV RapFix
    May 16, 2013
    Fans aren't really feeling the idea of a Big Tymers album that excludes Mannie Fresh, and the former Cash Money producer definitely appreciates th...
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  • Mannie Fresh
    Lore'l, Oun-P And Tony Touch Freestyle On 'RapFix Live'
    MTV RapFix
    May 16, 2013
    Juicy J and Mannie Fresh joined us on Wednesday's (May 15) episode of "RapFix Live," but it was Lore'l, Oun-P and DJ Tony Touch who stuck around to cl...
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    Lil Wayne, Drake Are Great But 'Not Big Tymers,' Mannie Fresh Says
    MTV News
    May 15, 2013
    Mannie jumps on 'RapFix Live' to talk about his absence from the collaboration.
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    Lil Wayne, Drake Are Great But 'Not Big Tymers,' Mannie Fresh Says
    MTV News
    May 15, 2013
    Mannie jumps on 'RapFix Live' to talk about his absence from the collaboration.
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    Watch 'RapFix Live' With Mannie Fresh & Juicy J
    MTV RapFix
    May 15, 2013
    [mtvn_player vid="908560" id="1707354"] On the last episode of " RapFix Live " Birdman confirmed that a new Big Tymers album is on the way featurin...
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    Juicy J And Mannie Fresh Set For 'RapFix Live' May 15
    MTV RapFix
    May 14, 2013
    Mannie Fresh made headlines last week, and the decorated producer never even opened his mouth. On Wednesday, the multiplatinum producer will check in...
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  • Mannie Fresh
    Mannie Fresh, Juicy J To Bring The Beat To 'RapFix Live'
    MTV News
    May 13, 2013
    Lore'l and Oun-P will also come in Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET on MTV Jams and RapFix.MTV.com.
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    Producer Mannie Fresh Releases First Project | Billboard.com
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    and recording ... beats on our own in high school," Nardo says of the act's early start. Word-of-mouth about their live performances in New Orleans br...
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    Watch Mannie Fresh's Two-Hour RBMA Lecture (Video) | Prefix
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    Tweet If you have listened to Southern hip-hop in the best 20 or so years, you have heard the work of Mannie Fresh. The New Orleans native has produce...
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    Mannie Fresh Joining Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music Team? | Prefix
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    Tweet As we previously reported, seminal Southern rap producer Mannie Fresh, who did a killer RBMA lecture recently, has been working with Kanye West ...
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    Mystikal Says Mannie Fresh/ Birdman Rift Doesn't Affect Him
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    mostly by Cash Money Records and Master P's No limit label, which saw its heyday in the late '90s and early '00s. Mystikal is one of the few MCs who c...
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    V Exclusive! Mannie Fresh Calls Kanye West's Crew 'Talented'; Talks G.O.O.D. Music Compilation
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    With the news that Kanye West's upcoming G.O.O.D. Music compilation album is nearly finished, recently recruited Yeezy collaborator and former Cash Mo...
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    Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) Premieres Two New Mannie Fresh Produced Tracks In Phoenix
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    Yasiin Bey and Mannie Fresh's up-coming LP OMFGOD is complete and ready for a release date. At a recent performance in Phoenix, Arizona Mos gave the c...
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    Mannie Fresh Won't Be Part Of New Big Tymers
    MTV News
    MIAMI -- Lil Wayne piqued the interest of die-hard Cash Money fans last week when he casually mentioned that the YMCMB camp will be working on a new B...
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    Mannie Fresh, Juicy J To Bring The Beat To 'RapFix Live'
    MTV News
    Mannie Fresh made headlines last week, and the decorated producer never even opened his mouth. On Wednesday, the multiplatinum producer will check in ...
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Tour Dates

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  • May 22 Wednesday
    Brooklyn, NY, US Knitting Factory
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  • May 22 Wednesday
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Discography

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  • Return of the Ballin' (2009)
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    Return of the Ballin' (2009)
    Deep Records
  • The Mind of Mannie Fresh (2004)
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    The Mind of Mannie Fresh (2004)
    Cash Money
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