Birdman calls out Billboard over their top 50 rappers list.
A couple of weeks ago, Birdman shared some thoughts on Hip-Hop’s 50th anniversary and demanded some respect for rap CEOs for keeping the game alive.
“Im confused about 50yrs of Hip Hop where they salute legendary artists which is well respeked also I think CEOs who kept these artists alive to be great showed them how to keep hip hop alive should be saluted in a major way,” wrote Birdman in a now-deleted IG post. “I remember wen they said Hip Hop was dead and we Kept it alive YMCMB 20plus summers respek our hussle CEO s kept hip hop alive frfr @cashmoneyofficial #RICHGANG #STUNNAMAN.”
Now Cash Money mogul called out Billboard over their top 50 best rappers list, and not giving credit to rap CEOs. Birdman escalated his criticism towards Billboard by stating that they failed to acknowledge the contributions of the CEOs who have transformed the culture. The 54-year-old expressed his confusion as to why the discussion regarding the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop revolves primarily around the “iconic artists” who revolutionized the industry. “@billboard I see you’ll did 10 best rappers which is well respeked but what about tha CEO who made thaway for these rappers to be Supa stars fought tha battle behind doors,” he wrote. “So they kan be super stars put some respek on my name and stop playin with me I’m tha best to ever doit nothing but love for all CEO ever in 50yrs of hip hop we held it down cash money rich gang STUNNAMAN tha best ever #THEGOATMAKER I doit do 4MS GLADYS #dont lie @cashmoneyofficial.”
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Last month, Billboard unveiled their top 50 best rappers list in celebration of Hip-Hop’s 50th anniversary. The list was topped by JAY-Z, who’s named the number 1 greatest rapper of all time. The top 10 included the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Tupac, Eminem, Drake and more.
