| Young Money Entertainment | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Universal Music Group |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Founder | Lil Wayne |
| Distributing label | Universal Records |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Official website | www.youngmoneyent.com |
Young Money Entertainment is an American record label founded by New Orleans rapper Lil Wayne. The label is an imprint of Cash Money Records, of which Lil Wayne was president, and is distributed by Universal Records[1]. As of October 2, 2007, Lil Wayne has stated in an interview with Vibe magazine that he gave his position in Young Money Entertainment to Cortez Bryant[2].
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Controversy
Since Young Money Entertainment's foundation there has been small bouts of controversy surrounding the label. Many artists signed to the label have not been able to release full-length albums but have been a part of mixtapes and are cosigned to other labels. New Orleans rapper, Currency left the label recently stating on his personal myspace blog that he had no intention of dissing the label but that it was time to move on. Lil Wayne created a myspace bulletin stating that Currency didn't pull his weight and was dropped from the label for doing so. This would all seem to stem from Currency's album being pushed back continually.[3] The Young Money official website contains almost no information about the label and only displays a video of Lil Wayne preparing for a BET awards show last year. The only other links on the website are to a message board, old Youtube videos of Lil Wayne, and an e-mail address.[4]
Artists
- Mack Maine
- Nicki Minaj
- DJ Raj Smoove (Frequently contributes to Cash Money and Young Money tracks. Signed to P.C.O. Entertainment.)[5]
- T-Streets
- Dizzy aka Raw D.I.[6] (Also signed to P.C.O. Entertainment.)
on the Cash Money website Currency is still listed as an artist
Former artists
- Currency
- Boo (former member of Boo&Gotti)
- Nikki
