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Bryan Williams born February 15, 1969, better known by his stage name Birdman or Baby, is an American rapper, businessman, record producer, and philanthropist. He is the co-founder of Cash Money Records and one half of the duo Big Tymers. Along with his releases with Big Tymers and for his solo career, Birdman recorded a collaboration album and numerous tracks with Lil Wayne. According to Forbes, he grossed an estimated $15 million from May 2010 to May 2011 with a net worth estimated at over $100 million in 2011.[Bryan Williams was born and raised in Uptown New Orleans, with his brother Ronald "Slim" Williams, with whom he founded Cash Money Records in 1990. He used his first name B-32 (Baby with the 32 Golds) and released his debut album Birdman in 2002. Bryan Williams is also the adoptive father of rapper Lil Wayne. Bryan Williams attended UMES on the Eastern Shore of Maryland after he graduated from high school. He attended the university for one year before dropping out and starting his career.

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Onika Tanya Maraj born December 8, 1982, better known by her stage name Nicki Minaj, is a Trinidadian-born American recording artist. She was born in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago, but moved to the Queens borough of New York City at age five.

After releasing three mixtapes between 2007 and 2009 and being signed to Young Money Entertainment in August 2009, Nicki Minaj released, in November 2010, her debut album, Pink Friday, which quickly became a commercial success, peaking at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 and being certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) a month after its release. She became the first artist ever to have seven singles on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time. Her second single, "Your Love", reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart, making Minaj the first female artist to top the chart unaccompanied since Missy Elliott accomplished it with Work It in 2002. She also became the first female artist to be included on MTV's Annual Hottest MC List. Due to the success of her debut album, Minaj was named the 2011 Rising Star by Billboard Magazine.

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