Young Money Entertainment

Young Money Entertainment is an American record label founded by rapper Lil Wayne. Young Money's president is Lil Wayne's lifelong friend and fellow rapper Mack Maine. The label was an imprint of Cash Money Records and is distributed by Republic Records.

"Young Money" redirects here. For the magazine, see Young Money (magazine).

Young Money Entertainment
Parent company	Universal Music Group
Founded	2005 (2005)
Founder	Lil Wayne
Distributor(s)	Republic Records
Genre	Various, mainly Hip hop
Country of origin	United States
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Official website	youngmoney.com

The label has released fourteen US albums that reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart: Tha Carter III, I Am Not a Human Being, Tha Carter IV and Tha Carter V by Lil Wayne, Thank Me Later, Take Care, Nothing Was the Same, If You're Reading This It's Too Late, What a Time to Be Alive (along with Epic Records artist Future), Views, More Life and Scorpion by Drake, and Pink Friday and Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded by Nicki Minaj.

Current artists include Lil Wayne, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Mack Maine, Lil Twist, and Cory Gunz, among others. The label has released three compilation albums — We Are Young Money (2009), Rich Gang (2013; with Cash Money Records), and Young Money: Rise of an Empire (2014).

History

Lil Wayne (pictured) founded the label in 2005 and remained President until 2007

The label was formed in 2005. In 2007, In an interview with Vibe magazine, Lil Wayne detailed he stepped down as President of the label, and had given the position to Cortez Bryant.[1] As of 2009, Mack Maine is serving as President.[2] Canadian rapper Drake signed a joint venture between Cash Money Records and Young Money. President Mack Maine confirmed that Omarion was no longer on the label after many rumours were circulating the internet.

To promote the label's first collaboration album, We Are Young Money, Young Money artists embarked on the Young Money Tour.[3] The collaborative album was released on December 21, 2009, and debuted at number nine on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 142,000 copies in its first-week sales.[4] The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling over a shipments of 500,000 copies in the United States.[5]

We Are Young Money featured the highly successful single "BedRock", which debuted at thirty six on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending December 12, 2009.[6] On the week ending March 13, 2010, the song reached a peak of two, making it the most successful single by the group on the chart.[7] "BedRock" debuted in the UK Singles Chart on 6 February 2010 at forty.[8] On March 6, 2010, the single climbed to twenty two,[9] and the subsequent week the single climbed to eighteen, marking Young Money's first Top 20 hit in the UK.[10] Peaking at number nine on April 3, 2010, making it Young Money's first Top 10 hit in the UK.[11]

The label had three of the top 10 highest 2010 hip hop album sales with Drake's Thank Me Later, and Lil Wayne's Rebirth and I Am Not a Human Being.[12]

On March 6, 2010, Lil Wayne confirmed that rapper Cory Gunz was the latest artist to sign. In 2011, Konvict Muzik artist T-Pain signed to the Young Money roster after he and Akon agreed to part ways after his last Konvict release RevolveR. Later that year, T-Pain revealed that he was close to signing a deal with Young Money, but it never concluded.[13] In November 2011, Lil Wayne introduced 14-year-old singer Torion Sellers to Young Money.[14]

On February 15, 2013 Mack Maine announced group We the Future and Lil Wayne's 14-year-old daughter Reginae Carter had signed to Young Money.[15] In the same year, Young Money released Lil Wayne's I Am Not a Human Being II, Tyga's Hotel California and Drake's Nothing Was the Same on March 26, April 7, and September 24, respectively.

In December 2012 Mack Maine announced a second Young Money album would be released.[16] In February 2013, label co-owner Birdman released a compilation mixtape with Cash Money and Young Money titled Rich Gang: All Stars. Shortly after, Birdman announced compilation album Rich Gang and its schedule for release to be on May 21, 2013. He added Rich Gang would feature members of Cash Money, Young Money and various Young Money collaborators.[17] The first single from the project, "Tapout", was released on March 12, 2013, and featured Lil Wayne, Future, Mack Maine, and Nicki Minaj and produced by 808 Mafia's Southside and TM88.[18] The album would then be pushed back to July 23, 2013.[19]

On January 22, 2014, it was revealed that Young Money would be releasing their own compilation album on March 11, 2014, titled Young Money: Rise of an Empire. That same day, the first single "We Alright" featuring Lil Wayne, Birdman and Euro was released. Drake's Nothing Was the Same leftover "Trophies" would also be included on the album.[20]

The album's second single, "Senile", was released February 14, 2014. It is by Tyga, Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne and was produced by David D.A. Doman.[21] "Trophies" and Minaj's "Lookin Ass" were met with more chart success than the first two singles.

After years of tensions with Birdman and Universal Music Group over unpaid advances and rights to his catalogue, Lil Wayne filed for lawsuit in 2015 initially for $51 million.[22] In 2018, Lil Wayne and Universal settled, which details Lil Wayne would receive over $10 million that failed to be paid to him, and Young Money's ownership would be transferred from Cash Money to Universal directly.[23][24] Additionally, Birdman's 49 percent ownership in Young Money would be transferred to Wayne, which took effect on September 13, 2018.

Notable artists

Current acts

• Baby E[25]
• Christina Milian[26]
• Cory Gunz
• Drake
• Euro[27]
• Flow
• Gudda Gudda[28]
• Hoodybaby[25]
• Jay Jones[29][30]
• Lil Twist
• Lil Wayne
• Mack Maine[25]
• Nicki Minaj
• Reginae Carter
• Shanell
• T-Streets
• Vice Versa[31]

Former acts

• Austin Mahone[32]
• Boo
• Chanel West Coast[33]
• Currensy
• DJ Khaled
• Glasses Malone
• Jae Millz
• Kidd Kidd
• Lil Chuckee
• Omarion
• PJ Morton
• Short Dawg
• Tyga
• Torion
• Stephanie Acevedo

In-house producers

• Detail
• The Olympicks[34][35]

Discography

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications
		US [36]	US R&B [37]	US Rap [38]
We Are Young Money	Released: December 21, 2009[39] Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Republic Formats: CD, digital download	9	3	1	RIAA: Gold[40]
Rich Gang (with Cash Money Records)	Released: July 23, 2013[41] Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Republic Formats: CD, digital download	9	2	2
Rise of an Empire	Released: March 11, 2014[42] Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Republic Formats: CD, digital download	7	4	2

Mixtapes

List of compilation albums, with selected details

Title	Album details
Young Money: The Mixtape Vol. 1	Released: 2005 Label: Young Money, Cash Money Format: CD, Digital download

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Year	Title	Peak chart positions							Certifications	Album
		US [43]	US R&B [44]	US Rap [45]	CAN	IRE	NZ	UK
2009	"Every Girl"	10	2	2	—	—	—	—	US: Gold[46]	We Are Young Money
	"BedRock" (featuring Lloyd)	2	2	1	12	17	21	9	US: 3× Platinum[46]
2010	"Roger That"	56	15	6	—	—	—	—	—
2013	"Tapout" (featuring Future)	45	10	8	—	—	—	—	US: Gold[47]	Rich Gang
2014	"We Alright"	—	56	—	—	—	—	—	—	Young Money: Rise of an Empire
	"Trophies"	50	13	5	—	—	—	—	—
	"Lookin Ass"	104	28	16	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or receive certification.

Other charted songs

Year	Title	Peak chart positions			Album
		US [48]	US R&B [49]	US Rap [50]
2009	"Pass the Dutch" (featuring Short Dawg)	—	119	—	We Are Young Money
	"Steady Mobbin'" (featuring Gucci Mane)	48	17	6
	"Gooder"	109	—	—
2014	"Senile"	—	50	—	Young Money: Rise of an Empire
	"Moment"	—	57	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Full discography

Albums released on Young Money Entertainment label

Artist	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Sales
		US	US R&B	US Rap	AUS	CAN	GER	IRE	NZ	SWI	UK
Lil Wayne	Title: Tha Carter III Released: June 10, 2008 Singles: "Lollipop", "A Milli", "Got Money", "Mrs. Officer"	1	1	1	47	1	29	34	—	—	23	US: 3× Platinum[51] UK: Gold[52] Can: 2x Platinum[53]	US: 3,000,000
Drake	Title: So Far Gone – EP Released: September 15, 2009 Singles: "Best I Ever Had", "Successful"	6	3	2	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	US: Gold[54]	US: 500,000
Young Money	Title: We Are Young Money Released: December 21, 2009 Singles: "Every Girl", "BedRock", "Roger That"	9	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: Gold[55]	US: 500,000
Lil Wayne	Title: Rebirth Released: February 2, 2010 Singles: "Prom Queen", "On Fire", "Drop the World"	2	1	1	51	5	—	—	33	15	24	US: Gold[56]	US: 775,000[57]
Drake	Title: Thank Me Later Released: June 15, 2010 Singles: "Over", "Find Your Love", "Miss Me", "Fancy"	1	1	1	81	1	34	35	35	69	15	US: Platinum[54] UK: Gold[58] Can: Platinum[59]	US: 1,551,000[60]
Lil Wayne	Title: I Am Not a Human Being Released: September 27, 2010 Singles: "Right Above It"	1	1	1	60	16	—	—	—	46	56	US: Gold[61]	US: 953,000[57]
Nicki Minaj	Title: Pink Friday Released: November 19, 2010 Singles: "Your Love", "Right Thru Me", "Roman's Revenge", "Did It On'em", "Moment 4 Life", "Super Bass", "Girls Fall Like Dominoes", "Fly"	1	1	1	19	8	—	17	15	—	16	RIAA: 3x Platinum[62] ARIA: Platinum[63] BPI: Platinum[64]	US: 2,000,000[65] UK: 600,000 [66] WW: 3,800,000[67]
Lil Wayne	Title: Tha Carter IV Released: August 29, 2011 Singles: "6 Foot 7 Foot", "John", "How to Love", "She Will", "Mirror"	1	1	1	9	1	13	19	8	9	8	US: 2x Platinum BPI: Silver	US: 2,200,000 WW: 3,500,000
Drake	Title: Take Care Released: November 15, 2011 Singles: "Marvins Room", "Headlines", "Make Me Proud", "The Motto", "Take Care", "HYFR (Hell Ya Fucking Right)", "Crew Love"	1	1	1	15	1	42	30	19	45	5	US: 4x Platinum[68] UK: Gold[58]	US: 2,000,000[69]
Tyga	Title: Careless World: Rise of the Last King Released: February 21, 2012 Singles: "Far Away", "Still Got It", "Rack City", "Faded", "Make It Nasty"	4	1	1	33	6	—	—	—	—	56		US: 307,000[69]
Nicki Minaj	Title: Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded Released: April 3, 2012 Singles: "Starships", "Right by My Side", "Beez in the Trap", "Pound The Alarm", "Va Va Voom"	1	1	1	5	1	49	2	3	29	1	RIAA: 2x Platinum[62] ARIA: Gold[63] BPI: Gold[64] IRMA: Platinum[70]	US: 915,000[71] UK: 300,000 [66] WW: 1,800,000[72]
Lil Wayne	Title: I Am Not a Human Being II Released: March 26, 2013 Singles: "My Homies Still", "No Worries", "Love Me", "Rich As Fuck"	2	2	1	43	5	70	85	—	35	29	US: Gold[73] MC: Gold	US: 529,000[74]
Tyga	Title: Hotel California Released: April 9, 2013 Singles: "Dope", "For the Road", "Show You"	7	2	1	20	5	—	42	8	—	11		US: 84,000[75]
PJ Morton	Title: New Orleans Released: May 14, 2013 Singles: "Only One"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Rich Gang	Title: Rich Gang Released: July 23, 2013 Singles: "Tapout", "We Been On"	9	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		US: 40,000
Drake	Title: Nothing Was the Same Released: September 24, 2013 Singles: "Started from the Bottom", "Hold On, We're Going Home", "All Me", "Pound Cake", "The Language", "Too Much", "Worst Behavior"	1	1	1	2	1	14	4	4	11	2	MC: 3x Platinum[76] BPI: Gold[77] RIAA: 3x Platinum[78]	US: 1,029,000[79] UK: 100,000[80]
Young Money	Title: Young Money: Rise of an Empire Released: March 11, 2014 Singles: "We Alright", "Trophies", "Lookin Ass"	7	4	2	—	24	—	—	—	—	148
Nicki Minaj	Title: The Pinkprint Released: December 15, 2014 Singles: "Pills n Potions", "Anaconda", "Only", "Bed of Lies", "Feeling Myself"	2	1	1	19	6	70	31	25	—	22	RIAA: 2x Platinum[81]
Drake	Title: If You're Reading This It's Too Late Released: February 13, 2015 Singles: "Preach", "Energy"	1	1	1	2	1	89	13	3	7	3	RIAA: Platinum[54]	CAN: 89,000[82] US: 1,071,000[83]
Chris Brown x Tyga	Title: Fan of a Fan: The Album Released: February 24, 2015 Singles: "Ayo", "Bitches N Marijuana"	7	3	3	3	11	14	31	9	6	7
Drake x Future	Title: What a Time to Be Alive Released: September 20, 2015 Singles: "Jumpman", "Big Rings"	1	1	1	4	1	—	30	8	—	6	RIAA: Platinum[54]	US: 1,000,000
Drake	Title: Views Released: April 29, 2016 Singles: "Hotline Bling", "One Dance", "Pop Style"	1	1	1	1	1	11	2	1	4	1	RIAA: 2x Platinum[54]	US: 2,000,000
Lil Wayne	Title: Dedication 6 Released: December 25, 2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Lil Wayne	Title: Dedication 6: Reloaded Released: December 29, 2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Drake	Title: Scary Hours – EP Released: January 19, 2018 Singles: "Diplomatic Immunity"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Drake	Title: Scorpion Released: June 29, 2018 Singles: "God's Plan", "Nice for What", "I'm Upset", "Don't Matter to Me", "In My Feelings", "Nonstop"	1	1	1	1	1	8	1	1	1	1	BPI: Gold[84] RMNZ: Platinum[85] IFPI: Platinum SNEP: Gold[86] RIAA: Platinum[54]	US: 233,000[87]
Nicki Minaj	Title: Queen Released: August 10, 2018 Singles: "Chun-Li", "Bed", "Barbie Dreams"	2	2	2	4	2	18	5	8	5	5	RIAA: Platinum[88]	US: 500,000
Lil Wayne	Title: Tha Carter V Released: September 28, 2018 Singles: "Uproar"	1	6	6	—	24	—	—	—	—	99

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