Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment Reportedly Going Bankrupt - What Will Happen to Signees Drake, Nicki Minaj?
Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment has reportedly fallen into a deep financial trouble and will be seeking bankruptcy protection.
According to the executives (via MediaTakeOut), the recording company, which is an imprint of Cash Money Records and distributed by Republic Records, "may be going bankrupt," and "the label and its head Lil Wayne are coming under extreme financial distress - mostly because of lawsuits and the IRS."
With that being said, what can possibly happen to YM signees like Drake, Nicki Minaj and Tyga if Tunechi fails to turn things around financially? "If they don't work quickly, they may have to file for bankruptcy protection and liquidate their assets," MediaTakeOut reads, claiming that the label may have to free the rappers from their contracts.
"You know that Jay Z and the folks at Roc Nation are licking their chops when they hear this," the website added.
Back in 2007, Young Money Entertainment founder Weezy stepped down as president, giving the position to his manager Cortez Bryant. Two years later, the New Orleans emcee's lifelong friend Mack Maine became president.
The hip-hop label has been quite successful in terms of music, making numerous hits on Top 10 charts. Also, it released the compilation album titled "Young Money: Rise of an Empire" in March.
However, T-Raww recently took to his Twitter account, criticizing the Young Money label for not releasing his fourth studio album "The Gold Album: 18th Dynasty" as he planned to drop on Nov. 18:
Gold album been done. my label holding me hostage so i can't release nothing. might just leak it for my fans then let them make $ off it.
— T-Raww (@Tyga) October 10, 2014
@instatyga not for long. — T-Raww (@Tyga) October 10, 2014
#LastKings is what i built and the only thing I rep.
— T-Raww (@Tyga) October 10, 2014
@mackmaine its about growth not maintaining — T-Raww (@Tyga) October 10, 2014
Another signee Lil Twist also complained about YM in early October, tweeting:
I swear I gotta have the worst management team in the history of management teams.. Like wow this shit crazy.. All I wanna do is drop music
— Lil Twist #TeamTwist (@LilTwist) October 6, 2014
From "Don't Get It Twisted" to "Bad Decisions" I have so much fukin material recorded but I can't even get a answer from my "management" — Lil Twist #TeamTwist (@LilTwist) October 6, 2014
The dates that I give yall don't just come out of my ass *pause* from album dates to mix tape dates I'm being told that by "management" but — Lil Twist #TeamTwist (@LilTwist) October 6, 2014
when that day comes ... A young nigga can't even get a fukin answer!!! And to Team Twist it's look like Twizzy ain't keeping his word or — Lil Twist #TeamTwist (@LilTwist) October 6, 2014
even working to say the least!! I put my trust whole heartily into my "management"... It takes a lil more than just dropping content on
— Lil Twist #TeamTwist (@LilTwist) October 6, 2014
Social media for my fanbase .. It takes a lot of shit that "management" has to do when you're on a major label scale to get it out there the — Lil Twist #TeamTwist (@LilTwist) October 6, 2014
Way u want or need it to be ... I been in this shit for a long time and learning a lot thru out the journey and I know it don't take a lot — Lil Twist #TeamTwist (@LilTwist) October 6, 2014
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