celeb news Nicki no longer with Young Money/Cash Money exclusively with Republic

[JayRockafella]

payolllllla coming

 

[Johnny Jacobs]

Smart but the labels aren't the problem 

[BrattyBottom]

I thought this was old news?

[iHype.]

What's the source when her last release, "Big Foot" was under Young Money? 

 

Recording contracts finish with full-length releases, so for example if it ended with Pink Friday 2 then any music there on out (inc Big Foot) would've been under new terms. It would make no sense for a standalone diss track to be the last thing for fulfillment of her original contract.

[Rush]

Would OnikaStatistics lie?

[Prodigal Self]

B

19 minutes ago, JayRockafella said:

payolllllla coming

[TiaTamera]

Oh wow. The end of a legendary era 

[dumbsparce]

How is she gonna do the intros on her verses now?? 

[PYT]

29 minutes ago, iHype. said:

What's the source when her last release, "Big Foot" was under Young Money? 

 

Recording contracts finish with full-length releases, so for example if it ended with Pink Friday 2 then any music there on out (inc Big Foot) would've been under new terms. It would make no sense for a standalone diss track to be the last thing for fulfillment of her original contract.

Yeah I mean the source is coming from "OnikaStatistics" 💀 

Edited September 28 by PYT

[Princess Aurora]

I mean, is she gonna end up like Kim Petras now? 

[YourFavoriteWeapon]

2 minutes ago, Princess Aurora said:

I mean, is she gonna end up like Kim Petras now? 

They both condone rape and have fanbases comprised of low-IQ individuals so she's already like her. 

[Princess Aurora]

Just now, YourFavoriteWeapon said:

They both condone rape and have fanbases comprised of low-IQ individuals so she's already like her. 

I meant to say in terms of charting and popularity. Republic has been refusing to promote Kim's new music for a while 

[YourFavoriteWeapon]

3 minutes ago, Princess Aurora said:

I meant to say in terms of charting and popularity. Republic has been refusing to promote Kim's new music for a while 

It's not like it would sell 

[$ebert]

Did she get in a fight with YMCMB too? 
 

Im actually shocked they would sign her, after coming for Beyoncé 

[needs]

Burning every bridge, the story of an addict.

[needs]

9 minutes ago, $ebert said:

Did she get in a fight with YMCMB too? 
 

Im actually shocked they would sign her, after coming for Beyoncé 

What? Nicki's been with YMCMB since 2009 or 2010.

[Pop Fan]

Great, Barbz got a new excuse for Onika's tankery...they will now blame this new label for Onika's chart freefalls

[xxxlamb]

I'm so confused she's not on a new label. She just deleted a middle man the same that Charli did for Brat 

[Apolonio ₃₄]

[FOCK]

- Nicki has been with Republic, this isn't a new deal, just confirmation that her YM contract has been fulfilled.

 

- She confirmed it herself via SH. 
 

- "Do We Have A Problem" was released exclusively under Republic @iHype., so I'm not sure the comment re: how contracts work is all the way accurate. 
 

Republic generally does a good job with Nicki - they seem quite lenient and understanding of all her delays (lol) etc. and they have a great working relationship. They're one of the few labels not caught up in the recent mass firing mess. 
 

Edited September 28 by FOCK

[MatiRod]

3 hours ago, iHype. said:

What's the source when her last release, "Big Foot" was under Young Money? 

 

Recording contracts finish with full-length releases, so for example if it ended with Pink Friday 2 then any music there on out (inc Big Foot) would've been under new terms. It would make no sense for a standalone diss track to be the last thing for fulfillment of her original contract.

Not always, sometimes a contract period can be defined by a minimum # of songs, which can include droplets 

[iHype.]

58 minutes ago, FOCK said:

- "Do We Have A Problem" was released exclusively under Republic @iHype., so I'm not sure the comment re: how contracts work is all the way accurate. 
 

It wasn't 

[iHype.]

50 minutes ago, MatiRod said:

Not always, sometimes a contract period can be defined by a minimum # of songs, which can include droplets 

Thats unconventional and definitely not the norm for most well known labels. 

 

Drake was also under Young Money, and his original recording contract didn't end until Scorpion (2018) was released, which was his 8th full length project but dubbed his 5th studio album.

His first standalone releases immediately after were under OVO, not Young Money. Showing that his contract was for a specified amount of full lengths, not unique songs. 

 

I imagine Nicki has a similar deal as she signed with them around the same year. I think Nicki's next album (which she has been saying is coming in 2025) may be the end of her original contract since it's her 5th studio album, and what she meant is after the next album going forward she won't be under Young Money anymore. However in present that would mean she is still under Young Money until the album actually drops. 

[Junipero]

Republic is getting all the big artists.

At what point are there going to be too many big artists that the label becomes saturated?

[Spicy Pisces]

3 hours ago, dumbsparce said:

How is she gonna do the intros on her verses now?? 

"Republic.... GRRRRRR"