With assistance from their official website, here is a breakdown of the Young Money roster. Where else would we start? The curator, the founder, and the cornerstone of Young Money Entertainment. This monster track showcases Wayne at the peak of his popularity, delivering his most powerful, most technically skilled song.
Mack Maine knows a thing or two about rising to the occasion. His showing, along with a heart-stopping performance at the BET Awards the following year, earned him a spot next to Lil Wayne who was also a friend since childhood as the cofounders of Young Money Entertainment. Oh yeah, twelve years later, he still resides as acting president of Young Money Entertainment.
Keep it Canadian, man. However he's released music since, most recently appearing on Metro Boomin's "No Complaints" single with Offset. All praise Queen Nicki. The most influential female rapper signed with Young Money after a high-stakes bidding war placed her as one of the most wanted artists in the game.
Her last solo release came as a trio of tracks in March, including her response to Remy Ma "No Frauds. Christina Milian can do it all. Before signing with Young Money in , she already racked up a lucrative acting career in both television and film. She even scored an Emmy with her hosting role on the hit show The Voice. These achievements would please any wannabe actor wandering the streets of Hollywood Boulevard, but not Christina.
She decided her true passion belonged to music. She had a brief dating stint with the YM boss in as well, which resulted in a series of collaborations. Christina Milian knows no boundaries. He dropped his debut mixtape, Girlfriend Material , in and signed a publishing deal with Dr. Luke where he began writing songs for Juicy J. Luke associated artists. The song was later remixed by Wayne. While most kids his age were struggling with the awkwardness of puberty, Lil Twist was too busy signing with Young Money Records when he was only fourteen years old.
To be young and free. Twist raps about narrowing his narcotic addiction down to only Percocet while Wayne inspires with one of his best verses in years.
I know that kid is gonna make it. The album never came out and witnessed several delays. A classically trained jazz, ballet, and modern dancer, Shanell first stepped onto the hip-hop scene as a dancer in music videos for Ciara. Her defining moment arrived backstage, after a gig as a principal dancer for Ne-Yo , when she met Lil Wayne who was so enamored with her performance that he offered her not only a spot on his Young Money roster, but also complete creative control of her projects, and the opportunity to join him onstage during his I Am Music tour.
Not bad for someone who started off as a ballet dancer. Sandwiched between adequate Wayne and Drake verses, Shanell steals the show here with an angelic vocal performance paired with an endlessly euphoric and warm chorus.
A mixtape released on January 19, Yet, her musical career was delayed by the acting bug. But music soon pushed its way back into her main passion. After releasing her own music for free on the internet, Young Money signed her in and she dropped her first mixtape, Now You Know , the following year with features from heavyweights such as French Montana , Snoop Dogg , as well as Robin Thicke.
Chanel shines here as she raps with a bratty, know-it-all swagger with a middle finger raised to those who question her drinking techniques. A single released August 21, Gudda Gudda met Lil Wayne at the age of fifteen while participating in a dice game. Before the fateful game, Gudda never considered a life as a rapper but something about Wayne inspired him, so he decided to pick up a pen and start writing.
Wayne mentored Gudda, even helping him write his first rap. The two became close friends and, together, they formed the group Squad Up.
Gudda Gudda was hanging around when Wayne created the idea for Young Money and therefore solidified his spot as one of the first artists to sign with the label. He also plans to release the hotly anticipated Guddaville 4 sometime in the near future. You should rap. Cory Gunz signed with Young Money Entertainment in early Gunz holds his own paired with Wayne as he raps about llamas, Dramamine, and the Son of Sam.
Flow falls into the category of an artist who could achieve so much more if only he stayed out of trouble with Johnny Law. For their part, Drizzy and Nicki have also served up a ton of memorable anthems over the last decade. As of , Drake has more slaps than the Beatles. The dominance has been real.
But it wasn't all about Nicki Minaj, Drake and Wayne. Even if Spitta and Tyga didn't remain members of the label, they went off and found success, learning from their time at the house that Wayne built.
Today, on the 10th anniversary of the label's most successful compilation album, We Are Young Money , XXL takes a look at some of the best songs from the earlier days of the record label. Categories: News. Back To Top.
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