Why Birdman Abandoned His Mansion For Nearly 20 Years

Bryan “Birdman” Williams has achieved great success during his time in the music industry. The Cash Money mogul’s wealth has led him to make some lavish purchases, one of them being a Mansion in his hometown of New Orleans. Despite it being one of his most important investments, he would end up leaving it abandoned for nearly two decades.
This is the story of why Birdman left his New Orleans Mansion abandoned for so long.
Produced & Edited By: Jason Boothe
Narrated By: Rell
Music Prod by: Syreno

[@ReelGoGetters]

Who/What should we do a Documentary on Next? [Correction] - Katrina surfaced on August 23rd but actually struck New Orleans on the 29th.

[@robinsusan4166]

Thank you for this video. I was just telling someone about Birdman’s MTV Cribs video and how now the mansion was abandoned. I’ve seen one urban explorer do a decent video on the mansion but the rest of them are a joke.

[@stevenbill3945]

stay on topic u dont even make sense

[@REALRICHHAITI_]

ILOVE AN WORSHIP BIRDMAN❤❤

[@wandabryant1275]

I just said that too. Katrina August 29, 2005.

[@leeguidry9850]

Also that lil storm that flipped our city upside down was August 29, 2005 not the 23rd and that isn’t the Mississippi River that’s the eastover lake

[@ReelGoGetters]

Appreciate it, yeah the storm surfaced on 23rd I got the dates mixed up.

[@colormoneyclothing3691]

Dates of the UNITED STATES most deadliest & most costly natural disaster. $145.5Billion August 23, 2005 - August 31st, 2005 ~Hurricane 🌀 Katrina.

[@ChrisWalker-wy7fy]

And the government did nothing for black's

[@deborahjohnson1492]

So he misspoke he hadn't moved in yet !

[@lilpon920]

Facts, it happened on my birthday and I think about it and the ppl every year and I'm from Alabama

[@jomo67coupe]

The worth way more than 600K in todays market

[@chrisleaf]

Looks like it's worth $6, the pools are not clean.

[@saltymcpepper5777]

I was going to say property prices are cheap down there.

[@dananblayde7715]

That same mansion in California 7,000,000!

[@tomking7080]

Cash Money is by far the most successful and richest Hip Hop label of all time. Master P started the independent hip hop label ownership scene but Cash Money took it to another level. P wasn’t the first guy to have a successful independent label in hip hop but he was the first one to have a 85/15 deal with a major label. P set the blueprint for it and Cash Money followed it and then some. Drake and Nikki alone brought in over a billion dollars and we are not even counting Wayne. I have nothing but respect for Baby and Slim. They have been killing the game for 25 years straight. Nothing but net!!! RESPECT!!!

[@0x0x03]

So you just goin act like diddy/bad boy ain’t been playing in booty since the 90’s??

[@tomking7080]

They did exist and what happened to them? Death row had a 6-7 year run at most. Cash Money is still here and they have sold over a BILLION records. More than Death Row and Bad Boy combined. Just straight hip hop record companies Cash Money are the Kings of it.

[@frankiepalmisano4272]

Yall all gonna act like ruthless records didn’t exist?

[@IsraeliteWarrior504]

Death row or bad boy ain't sold as much records as Cash Money Birdman got that on 🔒🔐

[@tomking7080]

@@IsraeliteWarrior504 FACTS. Baby and Slim are the Kings of hip hop moguls. Over a BILLION records sold

[@TheKenzoidElkhorn]

Just when I was thinking about moving into public housing this motivated me to aim higher.

[@tomking7080]

That’s what I’m talking about bro. If you don’t believe in your dreams then nobody will. Life is short playboy go out and take what’s yours. Nobody is going to just hand it to you. Best of luck bro.

[@Baja2424]

You should take the public housing now then you can build up your dream it’s not going to come that easily

[@missmorena1049]

😂😂😂😂

[@777franklin]

​@@Baja2424 Great Advice! 👏🏿

[@REALRICHHAITI_]

​@@Baja2424❤❤💞

[@Brian_adem2015]

Really like the channel first video I watched had to go ahead and subscribe respect 🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯🤞🏻🤞🏻

[@robertwiggins5907]

I JUST LOVE THE FACT THAT HE SMART AND DO IT THE RIGHT WAY

[@darimusrobinson3880]

Man sold out decades ago

[@jeffreyb9226]

Well done!!👍🏿✊🏿

[@FeanedOut]

PEACE AND BLESSINGS TO ALL!! BIG STUNNA!

[@traptransition]

amazing doc, very insightful 👀👊

[@Kofi419_]

There never been and there'll never be another STUNNER like Birdman

[@ashleyerin7069]

Hot Boyz and Big Tymers was EVERYTHING to me when I was younger❤

[@Goldskin93]

Excellent video

[@Luruns]

great job, smooth editing, good lore, well done

[@ReelGoGetters]

Appreciate the support, the next one on the way stay locked in!

[@Aonezilla]

Nice story to from a day 1 cash money fan.

[@user-dd2mg7pk2b]

I’m shocked squatters haven’t taken it over yet.

[@michaelbraddock5728]

50 Cent & G-unit slew of hits on the radio, Mary j blige, in da club ❤❤❤❤❤

[@A-HotSauce]

2:40 Birdmans bro looking like Uncle Fester lol

[@missmorena1049]

He look sickly

[@meliw4142]

Pleeeaazzeee! No he doesn't

[@kingartison]

@@missmorena1049he kind of is

[@BaileyRobinett-hi1yp]

Lookin like the crip from South Park when they try to become crips 😂😂😂

[@vernwomack4907]

Hey man bump all them haters in the comments very well put together video matter of fact 💯 I subscribing immediately keep doing your thing homie I'm rocking with you

[@ReelGoGetters]

Appreciate you bro!

[@Nasir-gq1tg]

If anyone know about Real Estate. This property is prone to flood again. So it would be a big lost to renovate it then try to sell it. No one might not buy it. Or it may be years before someone does.

[@Bananaphuz]

And probably impossible or really expensive to insure.

[@michaelkeefer3822]

Man, this house is NO WHERE NEAR the Mississippi River and does not overlook it. It's in a currently undesirable area of New Orleans, however still a prestigious neighborhood and gated community. It's been being renovated for a couple of years now and is on the way to being livable.

[@petergriffin2836]

Isn’t it in English turn? I play golf out there and I’m pretty sure it’s on the golf course. I could be wrong though.

[@Nerey1997]

It's crazy though how he left one hurricane prone location (New Orleans) and relocated to another just as notorious for hurricanes(Miami).

[@jmsmurfy9]

The birdman fly in any weather...❤

[@CEILINGDESK_FAN]

baby williams changed my life, even growing up in the safe suburbs of north Atlanta, i respected and mostly understood his struggle. his rapping skills cant.. exactly.. um.. be compared to his protégés, but as an artist, he is a legend.

[@letrice4625]

Good content interesting Birdman ✨

[@johnnycomer]

What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his soul?Or ....Wat will a man give in exchange for his soul.

[@kingartison]

You’ve never seen a soulless human being before

[@thechicks1000]

Nice

[@leongeorge6253]

Bird man is a highly underrated genus

[@thanos7110]

It's slim more than birdman

[@DCMA247]

that was badass

[@emanuelandrewsiii4160]

View of the MS River? From da East? You haven't been to Eastover, huh?

[@thomascrown6553]

Forreal huh😂😂...I was trying to figure that 1 out😅😅

[@Eazyfromuptown504]

yeah he trippin bruh.. that’s a whole canal in the back yard ya heard me. NOT tha mississippi river homie😂😂😂

[@ExtraterrestrialBeing-jc7to]

The Nile

[@goldenspark333]

Lmfao I was like nicca 😏 you just making sht up 🤣

[@frankiepalmisano4272]

His house in Algiers overlooked the river. This dude got 2 different houses mixed up

[@LatrellSprewell15]

Never a fan of them but respect to this man! Class act

[@miamiwax5504]

get to the damn point

[@Kofi419_]

It's a damn documentary goofy

[@deceio]

There is no f*cking point

[@timbocrazy]

That was cool.

[@PublicNuisance2K24]

He don’t wanna get his home raided like Diddy.

[@martymar9311]

And a boogie man is in there 👁️👿

[@albertagosto6803]

🙌🏾📽️

[@JuniorClotaire-vq5hn]

Goat 🐐

[@journeydodge5812]

I thought one of his Mansions got repossessed. That pink and purple one, I think.

[@a.wodehouse2393]

"Wow"!

[@christopherdaniels9480]

That was taken no abandoned threw the courts

[@lonniejenkins5008]

Like the one in Florida

[@Dub-hh6du]

Stunna Island 💯

[@michaelduffey6939]

big ups to Slim!

[@The-Man-Right-Chea]

So in otherwords you dont know why he hasn't sold the mansion and kept us waiting for 8 minutes and we're still waiting on the answers to why??

[@robinsusan4166]

It was a good video. Everyone else liked it. You watched it and then spent another 2 minutes to complain about wasting 8 minutes?

[@rollinstonestunna5Five]

He said he movin back too soon so he may fix it back up, an if I'm not mistaking he said lugz or universal brought that house for him and slim i think lugz tho cause the deal, he been in NewOrleans alot lately too for the last 2 or 3 years na but he always been dippin threw shoutout stunna real livin legend

[@sixsensefoundation]

RESPECK.

[@1honeychild]

It's his trophy.😊

[@toshacombs3508]

All the way from the 👢 Louisiana stand up

[@tedblakely174]

I love the 'boot' ❤✌🏾

[@JamesBond02119]

Waaaaahhhhh ⚜️

[@eddie_cooper]

He need to make this a recording studio for upcoming artist make it a foundation

[@chrisleaf]

How this Birdman dude became a millionire drug lord before his record label life and not ended up in prison like Big Meech is a whole mystery.

[@Subchronix]

He is a businessman he doesn’t surround himself with negative people

[@RobertLewis-dj8xn]

It's not a mystery if you don't know nothing about the city stop wondering , listen to what he said

[@renajforbesceoofmobay9814]

If Bird Man is so flashy and shit can you imagine the type of money Slim is sitting on ? No jewelry no flash for 2 decades

[@MontyMonteka]

But if they wasn’t so flashy they wouldn’t be cash money today an slim wouldn’t have shit no product no Cash

[@hibo20s97]

❤❤❤

[@leeguidry9850]

But I do believe that’s why he keeps it…. One day when he finally retires he will come home and live in that mansion again but we New Orleanians appreciate that he is still tied to our city….504 4life

[@Rashad_704]

My favorite year 2005

[@jaywalker4097]

Hell yeah! FREE ALL THE GUYS! CONGRATS 🎉to G-Dep yo

[@michaelbraddock5728]

Cash money records hits, go dj, #1 stunna, still fly, way of life, back that Azz up, ha, bling bling, and the slew of my cash money hits, Soulja rag, set it off ❤❤❤

[@user-ho4on8rb8d]

Lil stunna

[@paradisepointlandscapedesi4886]

💪🏽Cash money😎☝🏽💯

[@TheSavB]

Learned a lot from doing this

[@ReelGoGetters]

Appreciate the work bro!

[@sierradelta21]

lol “view of the Mississippi River” ? The mansion is located in New Orleans East no where in eye view of MS River fyi

[@Wegiggling]

Houses so high in Denver the 600k getting you a regular 3 bedroom here😂😂😂

[@stanitretch5216]

You better put some respect on my name its a brand

[@troycollins2902]

I'll give him 400.000 K for it ... Hit me up Stunna... I'm in Seattle WA... A home in that same shape is worth a million dollar 💰💰💰 here... Biggest Facts 💯

[@MSPURDEE-jd8gj]

I NEVER UNDERSTOOD WHAT TONI SAW IN HIM LIKE WH BB!!!!

[@dii-N-sd]

She saw money. Her ex-husband was broke. So, she would always tell her sisters that if she married again, she wld do it for money & not love.

[@robinsusan4166]

The other person is correct. She saw his money. She doesn’t want to go bankrupt again.

[@andremaldonado6079]

I bet this house had many Diddy Parties...i mean...Birdman parties

[@alauanda]

I wonder if all taxes and payments are up to date? probably so right

[@kayceedadon4876]

He should make it a cash money museum kinda like what Elvis Presley house is

[@alexanderluthor9851]

Title says why ?

[@beverlyford7B7]

HAUNTED 👀 HE HEARD BIG FOOTSTEPS 🤧🤧😂😂😂

[@dday734]

Bird man on them tapes 😂😂😂no Diddy

[@d-bosssavagestak3708]

Hurricane Katrina a I was almost caught in if not mistaken 🤔

[@journeydodge5812]

He still was out there kissing his Artist. Waiting for them to come after them.

[@coacoasmalls335]

THE OG CHARLOTTE RAPPER WHO TURNED DOWN 3 MILLION FROM CASH MONEY BACK IN THE EARLY 2000s kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2a8gXV-frmlrpIsi=EfhF0vR3LnAYn5IW

[@masterroad4863]

Bird man is going to open it in turn it into a place we're people can come in relive a view of how cash money lived 🤔🙏🏾🤔$$$$$$$$$$$

[@REALRICHHAITI_]

❤❤❤💞

[@Xyz_Report]

the greatest record Lebel owner

[@drjoe2323]

Shout out Wendy Day on structuring the deal and getting no credit for it

[@ryan62082]

Imagine getting that now for $740k …. My ranch is worth more and it’s less than half the size

[@dexterramey8787]

I cant believe that house was that cheap.

[@fckk.ho.m.o.s]

It's the south

[@ChrisWalker-wy7fy]

Down south

[@forestlawn3187]

Fam everything was cheap in the late 90s early 2000s you’d be surprised

[@marcusgivhan8718]

He had another one on 6000 Eastover Dr

[@nxlvbel7099]

Holy shit in Edmonton alberta you get a 700 sqft shit box house for 600k🤦🏼‍♂️ we’re being robbed so bad in Canada

[@GGGeena860]

The introduction is a contradiction to the title.

[@kasheem1747]

I guess these luxuries can explain the break up

[@JOIHIINI]

Taxes. There i saved u 8 minutes 😂

[@jaysonmacmillan7503]

Ah materialism.

[@Brazil144hopeful]

Birdman a Luciferian. Enjoy your riches my brother

[@DeutschSultan]

Didnt ben mallah buy it years ago?

[@user-rg8fw1vz9p]

Homewrecker charges ok thanks

[@khielahbot]

Did he Ever kiss Diddydone tho LOL 😅

[@ochocinco8five]

The real question is how does $750K buy a tin can now vs 2004???

[@Yolonder-jf1sn]

I thought he lost it

[@TK-ui1vz]

This video didn’t even answer why

[@autumnseptember4635]

Respek

[@DaKing540]

700k for a 10,000 square foot property doesn’t sound right lmao

[@user-ci1jr9fh5h]

Make more records please. The best . I loved them.stealing. no

[@bimmerlife5452]

300k shit I’ll buy it hit me up bird men

[@richieright4393]

shit ill give him 350k

[@retrogametech1626]

No limit was better but we bumped all the cash money records too

[@d-bosssavagestak3708]

I would use it for another type house if him ain want it. GRSANDPA BO AIN FINNA LET NOBODY IN WAY

[@KIM-xl6zs]

Put some respeck

[@UnitedSchemerCA]

He should move back

[@evanoneill619]

Some serious stremph. Wtf...