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Juelz Santana has opened up about how the Diplomats’ relationship with Jay-Z’s Roc-A-Fella Records came to an end. “The world pretty much saw a lot of the tension that was going on,” the 40-year-old said when asked about what led Dipset to leave the label after the release of Cam’ron’s Purple Haze. “Jay and Cam never […]
Following the March release of her Buckles Laboratories: The Intermission EP, Mariah the Scientist returns with her latest single “Bout Mine.” Co-directed by Mariah alongside Cam Busby, the accompanying music video stars the R&B singer as a spurned girlfriend seeking revenge on her lover, entertainingly laying waste to a record label office in the process. “Feelin’ lost, feelin’ nervous […]
Megan Thee Stallion is squashing misinformation. The Grammy-winning rapper took to Twitter on Thursday to address a report about her legal battle with 1501 Certified Entertainment, the Houston-based record label that signed her in 2018. Megan sued the company for $1 million earlier this year, claiming her most recent releases—Something for Thee Hotties and August’s Traumazine—fulfilled her contractual […]
Gucci Mane announced Wednesday that Baby Racks was signed to his 1017 Records and subsequently dropped in a matter of one day. “Congratulations to @Babyracks1017 first artist to get signed and dropped in a day,” he wrote. “That dude is not signed to 1017.” The bizarre turn of events came with no explanation from Gucci Mane. According to […]
Several months after Conway the Machine parted ways with Griselda Records, Westside Gunn is finally addressing his brother’s past issues with the label. During an appearance on the Breakfast Club in March, Conway revealed his contract with Griselda, which he’s since fulfilled en route to becoming an independent artist, wasn’t in his favor. However, Conway did admit to never […]
Fresh off releasing his fifth solo full-length project of 2022, YoungBoy Never Broke Again has signed a deal with the Universal Music Group-owned Motown. According to Billboard, the Baton Rouge rapper will begin releasing music through Motown in 2023. Complex reached to a YoungBoy rep, who confirmed the signing. The news arrives a year after […]
HDBeenDope has formally joined the Roc Nation family. Tuesday, the Brooklyn artist officially announced his signing to Roc Nation, saying in a statement that “serendipity” played a pivotal role on his path to signing with Jay-Z. “I’m a writer and artist from Brooklyn signed to Hov. Those of you who love hip-hop like I do […]
Fresh off signing FN Meka, Capitol Records has cut ties with the virtual rapper following criticism about the A.I. project. “CMG has severed ties with the FN Meka project, effective immediately,” Capitol Music Group said in a statement provided to Complex. “We offer our deepest apologies to the Black community for our insensitivity in signing this […]
Megan Thee Stallion is now requesting $1 million in damages in her lawsuit against 1501 Certified Entertainment as she seeks the court’s help in parting ways with the Houston-based label. Rolling Stone writes that her attorneys argue Megan has “satisfied all option periods” stipulated in her contract with 1501 since Traumazine, which was released earlier this month, and 2021’s Something […]
During an appearance on the New Rory & Mal podcast, DJ Drama opened up about Lil Uzi Vert’s past beef with his record label Generation Now. Back in 2019, Roc Nation allegedly stepped in to “save,” as Drama puts—Uzi’s career. The Philly rapper accused Drama, Don Cannon, and Generation Now of blocking the release of his Eternal Atake album, before […]
