Birdman Disagrees With Forbes, Says YMCMB Will Reach A Billion Before Diddy

Diddy was, once again, featured by Forbes this week, as one of their picks for the "Future 400" richest in America, estimating his net worth at around $550 million.
The financial mag says Diddy is on track to become hip-hop's first billionaire, beating out heavyweights such as 50 Cent and Jay-Z.
Some of his most profitable business dealings include his stake in Ciroc vodka, which is valued at close to $1 billion, alongside his ownership stake in fashion lines Sean John and Enyce, his marketing company Blue Flame; and, of course, Bad Boy Records.
While many in the hip-hop community are in awe of Diddy's business achievements and others congratulating him, some don't see it that way. They see it as competition ... and even argue that Forbes has it all wrong.
YMCMB's Birdman is contending that he and Lil Wayne should be in the conversation of future billionaires as well.
In fact, he says YMCMB will be the first billionaire brand in hip-hop, period.
"I think Young Money Cash Money would be the first billion-dollar brand in hip-hop," Baby claimed, in an email to Forbes. "We strong and growing every day as a brand and fast. Within the next few years we will be billionaires."
What do you think? Who will reach billionaire status first? Diddy, 50 Cent, Jay-Z, and/or Birdman?

Birdman, Drake, DJ Khaled and YMCMB's Los Angeles Takeover

The YMCMB gang is keeping themselves busy living the lavish life and Derick G has been capturing their movements. In the latest YMCMB blog, Birdman and the crew travel out to Los Angeles to attend the MTV Video Music Awards. From there they take us inside Lil' Wayne's Carter IV album release party--complete with cameos from Drake, Rick Ross, DJ Khaled, Tyga, Kevin Rudolf, andShanell.

Birdman ft Nicki Minaj, Lil... Y.U.Mad (No Shout)

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Exclusive: Cash Money CEO's Comment On Success Of Lil Wayne's 'Carter IV'

Cash Money Records CEO's Bryan “Birdman” Williams and his brother Ronald “Slim” Williams discussed the success a Lil Wayne's new album Tha Carter IV, which is the #1 album in the United States this week.

The brothers, who founded the Cash Money Records imprint in 1990, were excited and thankful that Wayne's album moved almost 1,000,000 copies in its first week in stores.
“This is a tremendous accomplishment for Lil Wayne and everyone here at Cash Money,” Slim said in a statement released today (September 7th). “It’s a tribute to the hard work and commitment he’s shown from the very start.”

Tha Carter IV moved 964,000 copies during its first week in stores, with over 350,000 of those sold through iTunes.

The album surpassed the iTunes sales record set the previous week by Lil Wayne's rival Jay-Z and his partner, Kanye West's album Watch the Throne.

"I consider him my son, part of the Cash Money family from the very start,” Baby told AllHipHop.com in a statement. “One thing I've learned. No record is safe from him."

Lil Wayne is currently headlining the “I Am Still Music Tour,” which will continue through the end of the summer.