Mannie Fresh Dropping Knowledge

      

         When I say Mannie you say Fresh! Mannie Fresh! Mannie Fresh! When I say Mannie you say Fresh; Mannie Fresh! Mannie Fresh! Mannie Fresh is and always will be considered a Super Producer by those who truly know, and appreciate his work. Born Byron O. Thomas and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana; Fresh was introduced to music by his father at a very young age. During his adolescent days Fresh began accompanying his father who was a neighborhood DJay, at local clubs, and house parties. Fresh was amazed by the response his father received when he played, and was inspired to do the same. In a interview with Slava Kuperstein Fresh stated

  

"My Christmas gifts used to be instruments," explained Fresh. "I was like,

 'Okay, my friend got a bike. Why did I get a turntable?' Or somebody got an.

Atari game. I got a trumpet. I was just like, 'Okay, this stuff is just starting

to stack up.' [Laughs] My dad must've seen something in me. I would say

somewhere around twelve is when I took an interest in it. Like, you know

 what? I'm just gonna go through my pile of what I thought was junk at the

 time: my keyboard, my drum machine, horns and all that, and start fiddling

around with it”.

            Fresh is most commonly known for his stint with Cash Money Records, in fact Fresh help catapult Cash Money into a major conglomerate. From 1993 – 20005 Fresh produced a plethora of music for CMR, but abruptly left the conglomerate when he and the label heads began to dispute over royalties. Fresh’s departure from Cash Money was immediately felt by Hip Hop world, in fact its been rumored that his departure hurt the sell of Lil Wayne’s “Tha Carter II” album. After leaving Cash Money Mannie Fresh signed with Def Jam South and started his own label Chubby Boy Records.

Mannie Fresh is, and will always be one of my favorite producers. I grew up on his work, I know his tracks when I hear them, and I would love to work with him in the near future. Mannie Fresh is a great inspiration for anyone looking to be successful in the music industry. What does the name Mannie Fresh mean to me? It means Cash Money, it means amazing drum patterns, it means greatness!

 Full interview can be viewed at:  http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.17754/title.mannie-fresh-talks-getting-started-in-music-early-days-of-cash-money  

Sources:

Kuperstein, S. (2011). Mannie Fresh Talks Getting Started In Music, Early Days Of Cash Money. Retrieved November 27, 2011 from:  http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.17754/title.mannie-fresh-talks-getting-started-in-music-early-days-of-cash-money