▁This ▁led ▁to ▁C ash ▁M oney ▁becoming ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁record ▁labels ▁in ▁hip - h op ▁history . ▁▁ ▁Art ists ▁signed ▁to ▁C ash ▁M oney ▁Records ▁have ▁achieved ▁a ▁combined ▁ 1 2 ▁number ▁one ▁albums ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 ▁chart ▁and ▁ 7 ▁number ▁one ▁singles ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁chart ▁( J u ven ile ' s ▁" S low ▁Mot ion ", ▁Lil ▁Wayne ' s ▁" L ol lip op ", ▁Jay ▁Se an ' s ▁" Down " ▁and ▁Dra ke ' s ▁" One ▁Dance ", ▁" G od ' s ▁Plan ", ▁" N ice ▁for ▁What ", ▁and ▁" In ▁My ▁Fe el ings "). ▁ ▁History ▁▁ 1 9 9 1 – 9 7 : ▁The ▁Begin ning ▁Bry an ▁Williams ▁told ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁close ▁friends ▁the ▁motiv ation ▁for ▁starting ▁the ▁label : ▁ ▁I ▁was ▁hoping ▁it ▁would ▁get ▁us ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁projects ▁and ▁into ▁a ▁positive ▁way ▁of ▁life . ▁And ▁we ▁wanted ▁to ▁help ▁other ▁people ▁get ▁out ▁of ▁this ▁pover ty ▁▁ ▁Al ong ▁the ▁way ▁he ▁met ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁influ ential ▁people ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁with ▁the ▁Hot ▁Boys . ▁Wend y ▁Day ▁negoti ated ▁the ▁deal ▁between ▁C ash ▁M oney ▁and ▁Universal ▁Music ▁Group ' s ▁Universal ▁Records ▁( now ▁Republic ▁Records ), ▁which ▁became ▁an ▁ 8 0 % - 2 0 % ▁distribution ▁deal . ▁Later , ▁U