▁show ▁profil ing ▁several ▁black ▁multi - mill ion aires . ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁former ▁Roc - A - F ella ▁Records ▁artist ▁Fre ew ay ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁label . ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Bow ▁W ow ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁signed ▁with ▁C ash ▁M oney ▁Records . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁they ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁a ▁major ▁label ▁b idd ing ▁war ▁for ▁Queens ▁native ▁ra pper ▁Nick i ▁M ina j . ▁Event ually , ▁they ▁won ▁the ▁b idd ing ▁war ▁and ▁Nick i ▁M ina j ▁was ▁signed ▁to ▁them ▁exclus ively ▁for ▁Young ▁M oney . ▁C ash ▁M oney ▁Records ▁popular ity ▁grew ▁after ▁signing ▁M ina j ▁and ▁Canadian ▁ra pper ▁Dra ke . ▁On ▁August ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁production ▁group ▁C ool ▁& ▁Dre ▁signed ▁with ▁C ash ▁M oney ▁Records . ▁The ▁production ▁group ▁announced ▁the ▁news ▁via ▁Twitter . ▁They ▁are ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁house ▁producer ▁C ash ▁M oney ▁has ▁had ▁since ▁Mann ie ▁F resh . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Bird man ▁signed ▁DJ ▁Kh aled ▁to ▁the ▁label ▁also ▁signing ▁his ▁label ▁We ▁the ▁Best ▁Music ▁Group ▁as ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁C ash ▁M oney . ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁C ash ▁M oney ▁Records ▁signed ▁the ▁nu