Every 90s baby grew up idolizing the Cash Money Millionaires. The Hot Boyz and Big Tymers brought a brash, Southern flair to a Hip Hop era dominated by the East and West Coasts, flashing their bling and riding their outsized personalities to chart success. Though most of those who worshipped Cash Money wanted to be Lil Wayne or Juvenile, Atlanta rapper Ralo looked up to Cash Money label boss Birdman, ?*birdcall sound*? , as detailed in his new video “Letter to Birdman.”
“Letter to Birdman” reveals that Ralo appreciates Birdman not for how he flaunts his riches, but for his generosity of wealth and spirit, welcoming his label signees into an extended family and treating them to lives of luxury. In the video, Ralo composes his letter in a trap house, surrounded by cash and jewelry, with interspersed clips from classic Cash Money videos. “I never wanted to be like ‘Pac,” says Ralo in the song’s intro, “I wanted to be like Birdman. I wanted to buy my n*ggas some cars. I wanted to buy my n*ggas some jewelry.”
