Birdman Talks Being Homeless, Carrying Guns & Money, Lil Wayne, Drake & 50 Cent's I'm The Man

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As a follow up to their exclusive 2015 interview, Cash Money Records CEO Birdman sat down with Angie Martinez for his most personal interview to date. We got to see Stunna as we've never seen him before. He opened up for the first ever about his childhood and family, "I never spoke on my past or my life cause I never really wanted to" he says. From being the son of a "gorilla pimp" who ended up a homeless orphan by the age of 5, to living in a boys home for years and eventually ending up in prison by the time he was 16 we get to hear all about it. "When I was incarcerated I learned about God" he says about the time he spent in prison as a teen. It was my first time reading the bible...I changed as a person, I was really young and wild." He also revealed that he has a very close relationship with Minister Farrakhan who he calls his "mentor," the type of man can possible try to date his daughter, Briana, and the reason why he ALWAYS carries/sleeps with guns at all times. The two also discussed the status of his relationship with Lil Wayne which stunna says is "kosher' at this time, his upcoming BET show, the new Cash Money Records roster, shopping his biopic, his favorite rappers at this time which includes Maino, Uncle Murda + more. This interview gives you an in depth look at Birdman's troubled childhood which was plagued with tragedy and death. This ultimately hardened him into the man we know today Check out a list of the 10 things we learned about Birdman from his new interview with Angie Martinez: 1) How learning about the bible while locked up at 16-years-old gave him a different outlook on life and helped him turn his own life around. "When I was incarcerated I learned about God..It was my first time reading the bible...I changed as a person, I was really young and wild." 2) Minister Farrakhan is one his mentors. The minister even blessed Stunna's Miami home while his kids and brother were present. "That's somebody I have the upmost respect for" he says about Minister Farrakhan. 3) His mother died when he was only 2-years-old and his dad died when he was 5-years old. "I lost my whole family...I was raised with no parents". 4) Birdman lived in a boys home for years after his parents died and until his stepmother picked him up at 10-years-old. 5) Stunna lived in Canada for several years, yet has never told Drake about this. 6) Baby has a hatred toward men's suits due to him wearing them to so many funerals of people that he loved. 7) He's infatuated with walking around with large amounts of money since he became a millionaire. "It was like a dreams come true." 8) The fact that he's never loved a woman enough for her to hurt him. "I love what I do more than I love a woman." 9) That he sleeps with three guns in his bedroom with one being under his pillow. 10) NY artists that he likes? Maino and Uncle Murda + that 50 Cent's 'I'm The Man' is his favorite song right now.