

So here’s an interesting tidbit: it turns out Bryan “Birdman” Williams, millionaire rapper and CEO of the record label that is home to Drake, Nicki Minaj, and Lil Wayne, has a secret childhood right here in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.

The revelation came during an interview with Angie Martinez on New York station 105.1 FM.

Update: Birdman has responded to this story on Instagram- details at the bottom of the post.

Martinez asks about mentors growing up when Williams- who has also gone by the name Baby- starts talking about being raised by his neighbourhood and his secret past in Canada (it begins at 13:52 in the video above):

Birdman: Everybody liked me because I was one of the kids that ain’t had no momma, no daddy, just in the streets van wild

Angie Martinez: Since what age?

Birdman: My mom died when I was two, my pops died when I was five.

Martinez: And then so then who was in your- was your grandmother?

Birdman: Nah, I never had no

Martinez: So who was in your house

Birdman: Uh, I had a stepmother, but… I was living in a boy’s home until they was able to come get me, but um… you know, the streets raised me, the block, the neighbourhood. I have like ten brothers and twelve sisters, so, I can go to anyone of them… but, um, the streets raised me.

Martinez: Since that young?

Birdman: Yeah.

Martinez: That’s- we NEED a biopic

Birdman: I felt like, it’s just time, I would like to show

Martinez: And we see that all in the biopic?

Birdman: Yep.

Martinez: Wow. So do you go back to like where you were, and

Birdman: I went back to as much as we could trace. You know, um, I lived in Canada for a few years, my sister took us–

Martinez: Who are you, what? Anybody know that?

Birdman: Nah, I never spoke on my past… I never really wanted to, cause it was–

Martinez: Why were you in Canada? Were you hiding out?

Birdman: My sister took us away, right? My momma passed, my uncle came down, and she decided to just take us, drive us to Canada. So we stayed in Canada for like two, three years?

Martinez: Wow. Where?

Birdman: Um, Prince George.