M G ▁acquired ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁C ash ▁M oney ▁Records , ▁making ▁it ▁a ▁U M G ▁subs idi ary . ▁▁ ▁Starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁C ash ▁M oney ▁signed ▁a ▁sle w ▁of ▁new ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁Lil ▁Wayne , ▁B . G , ▁Ju ven ile , ▁who ▁already ▁had ▁a ▁bu zz ▁in ▁the ▁streets ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s , ▁was ▁also ▁signed . ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁Turk ▁and ▁another ▁local ▁ra pper ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Bul let proof ▁a ka ▁l il ▁Der rick ▁joined ▁the ▁ro ster . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Bird man ▁organized ▁a ▁rap ▁group ▁that ▁included ▁Ju ven ile , ▁B . G , ▁Turk ▁and ▁Bul let proof . ▁After ▁the ▁passing ▁of ▁his ▁father , ▁Lil ▁Wayne ▁joined ▁the ▁group ▁and ▁they ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Hot ▁Boys . ▁Short ly ▁before ▁the ▁Hot ▁Boys ▁took ▁off , ▁Bul let proof ▁left ▁the ▁group ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁killed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁C ash ▁M oney ' s ▁big ▁break ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁when ▁the ▁Hot ▁Boys , ▁B . G . ▁and ▁Ju ven ile ▁in ▁particular , ▁caught ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁Universal ▁Records ▁execut ives . ▁▁ 1 9 9 8 - 2 0 0 0 ▁Universal ▁Records ▁deal ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁C ash ▁M oney ▁signed ▁a ▁$ 3 0 ▁million ▁pressing ▁and