Byron Otto Thomas (born March 20, 1969), better known by his stage name Mannie Fresh, is an American DJ, record producer, and rapper. He’s best known for his productions on Cash Money Records releases, as well being half of the hip hop duo (alongside label co-founder Birdman) the Big Tymers. He produced all or most of the songs on 17 multi-platinum, platinum or gold albums for Cash Money from 1998 to 2004 before leaving the label. He also was their only in-house producer when the company started in 1991-92.