{"id":19964,"date":"2017-03-20T11:35:49","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T15:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ohsodj.com\/?p=19964"},"modified":"2017-03-20T08:41:13","modified_gmt":"2017-03-20T12:41:13","slug":"birdman-responds-to-rick-ross-idols-become-rivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ohsodj.com\/?p=19964","title":{"rendered":"Birdman Responds to Rick Ross’ “Idols Become Rivals”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"By now, we’ve all heard the lyrics to Rick Ross’ “Idol Become Rivals” from his latest album Rather You Than Me<\/strong> that finds him addressing the questionable practices of Birdman.<\/p>\n

Among several claims, Ross hones in on one grievance that has cropped up repeatedly throughout Cash Money’s history: that the label doesn’t pay artists and producers the full amount of royalties that they’re owed. “Catholic record labels, n—as gettin’ raped, boy \/Birdman’s a priest, moans in his synagogue \/Publishing is his sin, repent, forgive me, Lord,” he raps at one point; “You stole them boys’ pub and bought a foreclosure,” he raps at another, referring to the Hot Boys; “You would give us self-esteem and motivate our drive \/ But was in our pockets by the time we count to five.”<\/p>\n

A few hours after the song leaked, Billboard spoke to Birdman in an unrelated interview and asked him about Rozay’s allegations of missing payments over the years.<\/p>\n

“I don’t get caught up in hoe sh-t, man. I just keep doing what I’m doing and keep pushing,” Birdman told Billboard. “I don’t get caught up in that, I don’t play like that. I’m a man and I stand my ground and I do my thing. Numbers don’t lie, and that’s all I give a f–k about: numbers, and puttin’ them up.”<\/p>\n

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