Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Mannie Fresh
Person · male · United States · New Orleans · born 1969 · recording since 1987
American record producer and rapper (born 1969)
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Also known as B. Thomas · Byron Otto Thomas · Byron Thomas · Manny Fresh · 매니 프레쉬
Timeline
8 events▣ Album 6◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1960s
1980s
· Debut release
Debut release: Freddie’s Back / One Monday Morning
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
2000s
2010s
· Album
Album: George Frêche Money Vol.2 - Mannie Fresh Timeline
Album (Mixtape/Street)
source: musicbrainz
2020s
Biography
English biography369 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1366459047
Biography
Byron Otto Thomas (born March 20, 1969), better known by his stage name Mannie Fresh, is an American rapper and record producer. He is best known for his production work for Cash Money Records releases, as well as being half of the hip hop duo Big Tymers with the label's co-founder, Birdman.
Beginning as the label's sole in-house producer in 1991, he received credits on the near-entirety of the label's output from 1998 until his departure in 2004. This resulted in 17 songs receiving gold, platinum, or multi-platinum certifications by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and 19 Billboard Hot 100 entries—which includes his 2004 debut single as a recording artist, "Real Big
Real BigSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Real Big3:552Real Big3:56".
Life and career
Thomas was born and raised in the 7th Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana. Influenced by his father DJ Sabu, Thomas became a DJ for New Orleans hip hop crew New York Incorporated in 1984 at age 15. In the late 1980s, he began a partnership with New Orleans rapper MC Gregory D. They released their first album together Throwdown
ThrowdownSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracksA1Freddie's Back5:00A2Monster Booogie4:48A3Rock Rap4:08A4Bust Down (Ya'll)5:25B1Throw Down4:36B2One Monday Morning3:12B3Never 4-Get Were I Come From4:40B4Club Style3:45B5Women Ain't Stupid3:30 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 Bryan "Baby" Williams, who gave him an opportunity to become the in-house producer of his record label Cash Money Records. With Williams' help, Thomas made chart-topping albums for the Hot Boys, which was composed of B.G., Lil Wayne, Juvenile, and Turk, producing all of the group's albums. He also produced all tracks on the members' solo works as well.
Later, Thomas formed the Big Tymers along with Williams, as Mannie Fresh and Birdman, bringing him fame, and released five albums. In 2004, he released his own debut solo album The Mind of Mannie Fresh
The Mind of Mannie FreshSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 30 tracks1Intro2:302Conversation3:563Answering Machine (skit)0:314Chubby Boy3:585Phone Message #1 (skit)0:386Beautiful Bitch3:467Wayne's Take Over 12:208Pussy Power3:319Phone Message #2 (skit)0:4510We Fresh3:3311Mississippi (skit)0:0512Go With Me3:4513Lady Lady3:5714Nothing Compares to Love4:0815Wayne's Takeover 22:4816How We Ride4:2017Not Tonight4:0618The DJ1:2819Real Big3:4920Great Moments in the Ghetto #11:0321Tell It Like It Is3:1222Dinner Lude (skit)1:1323Day in the Life (Cadillac Doors)3:3324Great Moments in the Ghetto #20:5725I Know You Ain't Happy3:1026Phone Message #3 (skit)0:3127Fight Song4:1928Mayor Song1:5929Swingers & Singers (skit)0:2930Shake That Ass4:47, which consisted of 30 tracks and featured the single "Real BigReal BigSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Real Big3:552Real Big3:56", which peaked at #79 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2005, he split from Cash Money for financial reasons, and later joined Def Jam South. 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 and Lil Jon.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 17 | 76.4th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 13 | 84th |
| Studio albums | 6 | 86.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 8 | 84.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 38 | 78th |
| Genres | 20 | 99.6th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (13 release groups · 6 studio albums)
Albums · 6
1987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 39:04
A1Freddie's Back5:00A2Monster Booogie4:48A3Rock Rap4:08A4Bust Down (Ya'll)5:25B1Throw Down4:36B2One Monday Morning3:12B3Never 4-Get Were I Come From4:40B4Club Style3:45B5Women Ain't Stupid3:301989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 44:33
A1Clap To This4:07A2This Is How We Do It3:55A3Call Somebody Else3:50A4Cindy3:33A5We Want The Funk3:15A6Buck Jump Time3:50B1"D" Rules The Nation3:33B2Uzi Automatic5:09B3Sneak 'Em4:17B4Hitman4:30B5V.D. Woman4:342004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 30 tracks · 1:19:07
1Intro2:302Conversation3:563Answering Machine (skit)0:314Chubby Boy3:585Phone Message #1 (skit)0:386Beautiful Bitch3:467Wayne's Take Over 12:208Pussy Power3:319Phone Message #2 (skit)0:4510We Fresh3:3311Mississippi (skit)0:0512Go With Me3:4513Lady Lady3:5714Nothing Compares to Love4:0815Wayne's Takeover 22:4816How We Ride4:2017Not Tonight4:0618The DJ1:2819Real Big3:4920Great Moments in the Ghetto #11:0321Tell It Like It Is3:1222Dinner Lude (skit)1:1323Day in the Life (Cadillac Doors)3:3324Great Moments in the Ghetto #20:5725I Know You Ain't Happy3:1026Phone Message #3 (skit)0:3127Fight Song4:1928Mayor Song1:5929Swingers & Singers (skit)0:2930Shake That Ass4:47George Frêche Money Vol.2 - Mannie Fresh Timeline
2012 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 23 tracks · 1:16:36
1Intro1:262Devil N Me3:2731871:214Round My Way4:075Drag 'Em N Tha River6:016Bout Whatever4:287Follow Me Now3:598Tha Block Is Hot4:279Big Chief (Skit)1:1010It's in Me4:2211Rock Ice4:3512Bling Bling5:0113What Does Life Mean To Me1:2414Big Money Heavyweight3:1915Ziggy (Skit)0:2816Front Back3:4717And Then What3:4918All I Have In This World3:5419Talk Some Mo Shit3:3320Power3:5221The One3:0322Erry Thang4:1423Ya pas d'humanité0:49Super Bowl LIX Hip‐Hop Dance Party
2025 · DJ-mix
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Tracklist · 51 tracks · 58:27
1Heavy Action (Monday Night Football) (remix)0:382Not Like Us (remix)1:263[unknown]1:474Back That Azz Up (remix)1:365Still Fly (remix)0:476Blow the Whistle / Sexual Healing / Be Happy (remix)2:237da' Butt (remix)0:388Free Mind (remix)1:059Say Aah (remix) / Can We Talk (remix)1:3910Headsprung / It's Goin' Down1:0511Crank That (Soulja Boy) (edit)1:0812I'm Goin' Down1:1813Between the Sheets / Make It Last Forever (with Jacci McGhee)1:5314Some Cut / You Don't Know My Name0:4415On Chill / Diced Pineapples1:1816Let's Wait Awhile (remix)0:4317Computer Love2:3318Mrs. Officer0:4519Sick of Being Lonely1:0020Hood Nigga / Paper Planes1:1621Southside / Who Got Some Gangsta Shit?1:3422Stay With Me1:1123Bad Girl1:0624Touch Me Tease Me1:0425Can't Take My Eyes Off of You (I Love You Baby)1:1526[unknown]0:3627[unknown] / The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel1:4128Player's Ball (remix) / Picture Me Rollin' (remix)1:0529Apache (Jump on It) / Beijo (interlude)1:4230Holding Back the Years (remix)1:0031I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) (remix)1:3232Let's Wait Awhile (remix) (reprise)1:0433No One in the World (New Orleans Bounce)1:0334Somewhere With You (remix)0:4735Keep On Loving You (remix)0:3236Need You Now / Whistle While You Twurk / Come and Get Your Love1:0937The Golden Girls Theme (remix) / Magic (remix)0:5938Some Nights (remix)1:0439Fade (remix)0:2740Time to Pretend (remix)0:5941Birthday Bitch0:2742Back to Sleep (remix)0:4043[unknown]1:5144[unknown]0:3045Tweaker0:3446Get in With Me / Preach1:1147Like That1:1648Wipe Me Down (remix) / WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME1:1549FE! N1:1750Mo Bamba0:4351Touchdown / Swag Surfin'1:11Lil Wayne: The Mix Before Tha VI
2025 · DJ-mix
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Tracklist · 23 tracks · 40:22
1[unknown]3:052Your Love / [unknown]2:573Mr. Carter (edit)1:024A Milli / Tonight1:155[unknown]2:046Un-thinkable (I’m Ready) / [unknown]1:347I’m Goin In / [unknown]2:158Keep It Right There / Touch It or Not1:169[unknown]4:4310Jessie’s Girl / All the Time0:5811Mrs. Officer / There’ll Never Be2:2212Let’s Stay Together / Shine0:4713You / Loyal / Hello Stranger1:4714Where Do We Go From Here / [unknown]3:0215It’s Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me / Uproar / Groove Me1:0316Steady Mobbin1:0617John1:0118Tunechi Rollin’ / Drunk in Love / Mo Bamba1:1319Duffle Bag Boy / BedRock1:15206 Foot 7 Foot / Hustler Musik2:2621Fireman1:2722Crew Love / Blunt Blowin0:3623Go DJ1:08
Single · 5
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Freddie’s Back / One Monday MorningSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAFreddie’s Back BOne Monday Morning | 1987 | ||
| 1989 | Where You From? (Party People) / Buck Jump Time (Project Rapp)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1Where You From? (Party People) 2Buck Jump Time (Project Rapp) | 1989 | ||
| 2004 | Real BigSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:511Real Big3:55 2Real Big3:56 | 17 August 2004 | ||
| 2005 | What Tha Biz (If I)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 15:42A1What tha Biz (If I) (clean)3:54 A2What tha Biz (If I) (instrumental)3:54 B1What tha Biz (If I) (main)3:54 B2What tha Biz (If I) (a cappella)4:00 | 2005 | ||
| 2013 | ForeverSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:241Forever4:24 | 15 June 2013 |
Other · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Return of the BallinSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 47:501Like a Boss3:42 2American Dream4:19 3Drought4:17 4I Smell Like Money4:08 5Get with Me3:43 6Go Girl3:08 7Already3:47 8Feignin3:35 9Strip Tease3:35 10Let’s Ride-Watch4:02 11Ladies5:15 12Can I Live4:19 | 2009 |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | We Got ThisSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 24:251Err-Body3:09 2Front 2 Back3:04 3Rocky Balboa3:12 4Steppin Out3:34 5Wassup!!3:39 6Uh-Oh3:55 7Energized3:52 | 4 December 2015 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Mannie Fresh head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 17 | 76.4th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 13 | 84th |
| Studio albums | 6 | 86.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 8 | 84.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 38 | 78th |
| Genres | 20 | 99.6th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Tymers(band) | — | present | |
| Cash Money Millionaires(band) | — | present | |
| 2 Hype Producers(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mannie_Fresh_interview_on_The_Come_Up_Show_%2834808848805%29_%28cropped%29.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/34dc70df-8b2c-4bb0-a132-0958671a509cdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/34dc70df-8b2c-4bb0-a132-0958671a509ccore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q976090genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q976090seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannie_Freshbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannie_Fresh
Why this artist is in the database
- List of hip-hop musicians
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Image: Photograph by Erin Cazes; The Come Up Show from Canada · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q976090 · MusicBrainz: 34dc70df-8b2c-4bb0-a132-0958671a509c
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