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Previously known as Cash Money, Chicago's punky blues duo Cash Audio consists of former Rosehip Scott Giampino and John Humphrey, formerly of God and Texas and the Late Great Danes. Humphrey originally enlisted Giampino to play drums with the Late Great Danes in 1994, but when the band went on hiatus, they began performing as Cash Money. They debuted with the Oil Can/Helicopter Ride single on the tiny Tug-O-War label, which led to a deal with Touch and Go. Their first full-length Black Hearts and Broken Wills arrived in 1997, followed by the Letter to Stax single and second album Halos of Smoke and Fire the next year, both of which won the group critical acclaim. However, thanks to a lawsuit from the rap label of the same name, Cash Money had to change their name to Cash Audio in 1999. Green Bullet, their first album under that name, arrived the following year; after switching to the Orange imprint, they delivered the aptly named The Orange Sessions in early 2001. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide
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Between 1998 and 2001, Cash Money churned out 18 Top Five Billboard singles and 11 platinum and multi-platinum albums, almost all of which were supervised by in-house producer Mannie Fresh. Controversy arose when two of the Hot Boys left the label claiming financial mismanagement by co-CEO Bryan "Birdman" Williams. The first artist to leave was B.G., who claimed he had never received a royalty check for any album released before 2003, an amount that would exceed 3 million dollars. The second to leave was Juvenile, who claimed he had only received half of the tour money he had accumulated over 4 years, and did not receive proper payment for his quadruple platinum album, 400 Degreez. The artist filed three simultaneous lawsuits, asking for more than $5 million in damages. The lawsuits were dismissed... for lack of evidence.
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DJ Cash Money can be seen at the Paradise Club on Front and Fairmount Streets on Friday nights. Starting June 6, he will host his own hip-hop revue called the "DJ Cash All World Show," from 6-8 p.m. on Philly 103.9 FM.
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The Cash Money story began in 1991, when Ronald Sugar Slim Williams and his brother Bryan Baby Williams founded the label to promote New Orleans artists. B.G. was one of the early signings, alongside such regional success stories as UNLV and Kilo G. The label proceeded to make a name for itself in a burgeoning New Orleans rap scene fueled by "bounce," a peculiarly Southern brand of hip-hop that combines 2-Live-Crew-meets-Afrika-Bambaataa beats with monotonous party chants. But by 1994, in the absence of any national breakthroughs, the Williams brothers found themselves at odds with their artists. In the end, everybody on the Cash Money roster was sacked -- everybody except B.G.
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Fast Money has already spawned two hit singles, "Shyne On" and "Neck of the Woods," with both songs featuring Cash Money star and label-mate Lil Wayne. "Neck of the Woods" is currently riding high on mainstream radio. The single is in rotation in Atlanta (WHTA), Miami (WEDR), New Orleans, and Detroit, among other major markets, with the video clip in solid rotation on MTV Jams and BET, as well as enjoying strong success on regional video shows.
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Veteran spin meister DJ Cash Money (aka Jerome Hewlett) was named as the first inductee into the DJ Hall of Fame sponsored by Technics turntable manufacturers last weekend in New York. Hewlett, a Philadelphia native who has been in the hip-hop spotlight for more than a decade, said that although the award is "long overdue," he is very pleased to see that the world finally recognizes Philadelphia as one of the birthplaces of rap.
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