Everything We Know About Birdman’s Half Brother, Terrance ‘Gangsta’ Williams

Birdman, aka Baby, is a powerful fixture in hip-hop.

The rapper turned record executive helped establish some of the most prominent artists in music, from Lil Wayne to Juvenile, eventually leading to the likes of Nicki Minaj and Drake. Birdman has an extended family full of siblings, with one of his most famous ones recently getting out of jail. He’s been on a promotional tour since his release opening up about his family and time locked away. Recent pictures have surfaced of him that have left people with questions.

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Terrance ‘Gangsta’ Williams is related to Birdman,

His real name is Bryan Christopher Williams, on their father’s side. Birdman lost his mother at five years old, so the future Cash Money CEO moved to Canada for a while to live with an uncle before being placed in foster care back in New Orleans.

From there, their father came and got him and his other siblings and integrated them into his family. Terrance’s first memory of Birdman was around the time he was in elementary school. He remembers thinking, “what’s going on? Who is this?” and feeling territorial about his new brother coming in and taking up space. Where he wente sleep at?” he quipped. In total, their father had 25 children from different women. Terrance and Birdman did not always stay in the same household since Terrance was always in and out of prison.

Birdman would eventually get closer to another sibling, Eldrick Wise, and the two began hustling together and getting in trouble. Terrance reveals he was happy about this, “I wanted that. As a youngster, you see your siblings getting money, dressing fly. I want that. I wanna get a part of this action,” he told Vlad. Terrance says he was only nine years old when he first got arrested and went to juvenile. When he was 11, he began selling illegal substances while sleeping in cars. Birdman and Eldrick would also get arrested and serve three years for their crimes too. Eldrick eventually lost his life in 1991.

Terrance would eventually serve 24 years behind bars, finally getting out earlier this year. He and his friends were considered the original “Hot Boys”, a name Birdman eventually branded for his record label. Upon his release, Terrance announced plans to do a media campaign and address all questions and rumors surrounding his life. This included his brother Birdman not embracing him upon his release and how he got his sentence reduced.

Terrance is now a free man with a new microscope on his life thanks to his media run. People have circulated a photo of him posing with some friends from New Orleans when he was younger. He is seated on a chair with another young man sitting on his lap. Many questioned why the men were seated so close. Many speculate that Terrance may be gay, a rumor that has followed his brother for years as well.

This is due to pictures of Birdman kissing Lil Wayne on the lips that have been circulating for awhile. “So birdman nem been gay,” said one person. Birdman has been dating Toni Braxton since 2016.