NBA YoungBoy reportedly won’t be renewing his contract with Atlantic Records. According to Akademiks, the chart-topping rapper turned down $25 million to re-sign, bringing his time with the longstanding label to an end.
Akademiks made the claim during a recent Twitch session, saying, “NBA YoungBoy is leaving. He will not be resigning. He didn’t like their offers. I can tell you they offered him like $25 million, and he turned it down.”
He continued, “He don’t want it. He’s good. He don’t want the money. He doesn’t want to be in a record deal anymore with Atlantic. He wants to be completely free. He wants to be independent. He wants to do his thing.”
NBA YoungBoy has been vocal about his disdain for Atlantic Records for years. On February 9, he accused the imprint of attempting to blackball him following the release of the Colors mixtape, which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200.
“Why black ball me I’m the good guy !!!??” he wrote. “I was going #1 two weeks straight with a mixtape so they took it down off the charts. I don’t give a fuck you still can’t stop me don’t sign to Atlantic if you a artist they not gone support you especially if you live a certain way.” He followed up with, “Don’t sign to Atlantic. Trust me.”
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The Baton Rouge native — who signed with Atlantic Records in 2017 — joins a laundry list of artists who’ve also been unhappy with the label, including Meek Mill and PnB Rock. Despite YoungBoy’s issues with Atlantic, he’s found plenty of success while being signed to the imprint.
In September 2021, YoungBoy dropped the No. 1 Billboard 200 album Sincerely, Kentrell while behind bars. He joined 2Pac and Lil Wayne as the third artist to have a chart-topping album while incarcerated. He’s currently on house arrest after posting $1.5 million bail last October.
“if you a artist they not gone support you especially if you live a certain way”
that means they see you as a huge liability and nba yb has a large chance of getting a lot of years in jail. for them to even offer 25m with his risk is a blessing from atlantic.
@US Grant: Son you’re a class ‘A’ hater, Atlantic is not taking any risk they will recoup their investment with one album release regardless if he gets years in prison or not. Atlantic would not offer 25m if they thought there was a possibility that they would lose money. Atlantic is not in the charity business, they are in the money-making music business. Wise-up Son, quit drinking the punch.
idc wat the reason was… she shoudlve took it.
Bruh you don’t understand the music “business,” he can make that 25m off of one album and merch related to the album, not to mention tours related to the release. Even Drake should not have signed his recent deal for 350-400m. whatever it was it was massive, but can you imagine how much the record label is going to make off of Drake? You’re thinking like a worker “Bee” instead of thinking like a Boss. To be honest that is the smartest thing NBA Youngboy has ever done, to not sign with them.
To be successful independently you would have to put EVERYTHING into the music. Music is a side business for Drake now; the same way you pay a management firm to manage a property and just pay you — Drake is letting the label make their money off him and all he has to worry about is recording the music no promo no nothing just touring if he feels like it.
once u start talkin that independent talk and turning down money from the hand thst fed you, he the next to go. to many rappers dropping after they hot and go independent
iIf the music hot enough the people gotta fvck with it that’s facts. These dummies can’t make records. FACTS. That’s why they fall off. Only reason they were on is because they buy the views, pay for the co-sign and cough up doe for 5 star reviews. FACTS