The Big Tymers, comprised of Cash Money Records co-founder Brian "Baby" Williams and in-house production workhorse
Mannie Fresh, were a staple of the label, appearing as featured guests on most of the label's album releases and releasing several albums of their own, including a couple --
I Got That Work (2000) and
Hood Rich (2002) -- that were quite successful. The duo made its recording debut,
How You Luv That?, in 1998; the album was then reworked slightly and released as
How You Luv That?, Vol. 2 later in the year, after Cash Money had signed a distribution deal with Universal Records. Baby and
Mannie Fresh improved their rapping, and more importantly their songwriting, for their next two albums,
I Got That Work (2000) and
Hood Rich (2002), which spawned a number of hits ("Get Your Roll On" and "#1 Stunna" on the former; "Still Fly" and "Oh Yeah!" on the latter).
Big Money Heavyweight (2003) was less successful, and with the subsequent departure of
Mannie Fresh from the Cash Money label following the release of his solo album
The Mind of Mannie Fresh (2004), the Big Tymers closed the book on their recording career. Baby (aka
Birdman) chose to carry on as a solo artist, often appearing alongside
Lil Wayne (whom he called his "son"), while
Mannie Fresh focused on his production work. ~ Jason Birchmeier