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Infobox musical artist|name = Mannie Fresh|image =|caption =|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Byron O. Thomas|birth_date = birth date and age|1969|3|20|origin = New Orleans , Louisiana , United States |instrument = keyboard instrument|Keyboard Synthesizer Roland TR-808 MPC2000 Bass guitar |genre = Hip hop music|Hip hop , Bounce music|bounce |occupation = Rapping|Rapper , Musician , record producer , disc jockey |years_active = 1987–present|label = Cash Money Records|Cash Money Universal Records Def Jam South Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam Chubby Boy Records Dick In My Face Records||associated_acts = Cash Money Millionaires , T.I. , Lil Wayne , Birdman (entertainer)|Birdman , B.G. (rapper)|B. G. , Plies (rapper)|Plies , Bun B , Webbie , Rick Ross , Gucci Mane , Slim Thug |website = http://www.djmanniefresh.com|Twitter= @MannieFresh|past_members = Byron O. Thomas ,cite web|url= http://www.vibe.com/news/news_headlines/2007/11/manniefresh_sister_murder/|title=Sister of Producer Mannie Fresh Slain Inside Her Home|last=Guevara|first=Natalie|date=2007-11-30|work=Vibe|accessdate=2009-06-26 (born March 20, 1969) cite web|url= http://people.famouswhy.com/mannie_fresh/|title=Mannie Fresh - Biography better known by his stage name Mannie Fresh , is currently an artist and hip-hop producer who records for Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam South and his own division Chubby Boy Records. He is probably most famous for his time producing tracks for Cash Money Records from 1993 to 2005, and one half of the Hip hop music|hip-hop duo Big Tymers with Birdman (rapper)|Birdman .
Biography
Thomas began loving music at the age of nine as a local New Orleans DJ, playing songs at parties and clubs. In the late 1980s he began a partnership with New Orleans rapper MC Gregory D . They released their first album together Throwdown in 1987, with Mannie Fresh producing and MC Gregory D rapping. They would release two more records together in the late 1980s and early 1990s. After their last album together, in 1993 Thomas met Birdman (rapper)|Bryan "Baby" Williams who gave him an opportunity to become the in-house producer of his record label Cash Money Records . With Williams's help, Thomas made chart-topping albums for the Hot Boys , which was composed of Lil Wayne , B.G. ,Disambiguation needed|date=February 2012 Juvenile (rapper)|Juvenile , and Turk (rapper)|Turk , producing all of the group’s singles. He also produced all tracks on the members’ solo works as well.cite news|url= http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/06/arts/music/06wayne.html? pagewanted=all|title=Set to Put New Orleans Rap Back on Top |last=Sanneh|first=Kelefa|date=2005-12-06|work=The New York Times|accessdate=2009-06-26 Later, Thomas formed the Big Tymers along with Williams, as Mannie Fresh and Birdman respectively, and released five albums.cite news|url= http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/03/arts/music/03choi.html|title=Loving, Rapping, Snuggling and...|last=Sanneh|first=Kelefa|date=2005-01-03|work=The New York Times|accessdate=2009-06-26 In 2004, he released his own debut solo album The Mind of Mannie Fresh , which consisted of 30 tracks and featured the single “Real Big,” which peaked at #72 on the Billboard Hot 100 .cite news|url= http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2004/12/31/cd_report/|title=CD report - The Mind of Mannie Fresh|last=Capobianco|first=Ken|date=2004-12-31|work=The Boston Globe|accessdate=2009-06-26 In 2005, he split from Cash Money for financial reasons, and later joined Def Jam South , to which he is currently signed.cite news|url= http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/23/arts/music/23sann.html? pagewanted=all|title=New Orleans Hip-Hop Is the Home of Gangsta Gumbo |last=Sanneh|first=Kelefa|date=2006-04-23|work=The New York Times|accessdate=2009-06-26 On October 27, 2009, Mannie Fresh released his second solo album, '' Return of the Ballin' . The album was entirely produced by Fresh himself and featured prominent guests Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross and Lil Jon .
Discography
Main|Mannie Fresh discography|Mannie Fresh production discography ;Studio albums
Reflist Mannie FreshBig TymersCash Money RecordsDef Jam South Persondata | NAME =Fresh, Mannie | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = March 20, 1969 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Fresh, Mannie Category:1969 births Category:Living people Category:Cash Money Records artists Category:African American rappers Category:American rappers Category:American people of Native American descent Category:African American rappers Category:Rappers from New Orleans, Louisiana Category:Musicians from New Orleans, Louisiana Category:Def Jam Recordings artists Category:American hip hop record producers
