Jay Sean Leaves Cash Money Records

    UK crooner Jay Sean has parted ways with Cash Money Records after six years with the label.  

    This story comes following Tyga and Lil Twist’s recent public frustrations with YMCMB. However, according to a story in Billboard, the relationship ended on good terms.

    “I had and still maintain a great relationship with Slim and Baby [CEOs of Cash Money],” Jay Sean says during an interview with Billboard. “They believed in me and my talent and our partnership obviously garnered a lot of pop success.” 

    It appears Jay Sean wishes to head in a different direction as an artist. “It got to the point where I was chasing pop success and ‘the smash’ when really my heart wasn’t in it anymore,” he says. “That’s not why I got into this game.” 

    Jay Sean is among a list of artists who have left Cash Money this year, including Busta Rhymes and Mystikal. 

    Jay Sean signed with Cash Money in 2008 and released two albums under the imprint, 2009’s All or Nothing and 2013’s Neon. He is gearing up for the release of his new mixtape, Mistress II, set for release in November.

    RELATED: Tyga Claims He Has Never Received A Royalty Check From Cash Money Records

    65 thoughts on “Jay Sean Leaves Cash Money Records

    1. Cash Money is a horrible label. Wayne and Baby are the only ones with good deals. Nicki, Drake and the rest are getting extorted.

    2. Jay Sean departs Cash Money, saying his “heart wasn’t in chasing pop success anymore.”

      And he’s a fucking liar. It was hiphop/R&B success that mainstream stations crawled too.

    3. Jay Sean was just fucking lazy. After his success of down, he refused to work on another album because he got too fucking greedy.

      1. Do you make up bullshit about every artist that decides to leave Cash Money Records, even after it’s revealed that they left on good terms?

      2. Doesn’t matter what terms they left on. Tyga isn’t leaving on good terms, that’s for sure. Jay Sean just got fucking lazy and after the down single, he refused to do another album.

        Damn, this cash money exodus is draining hiphop quality.

      3. This is a record label, not the Mafia. They have the freedom to leave or stay when they want. Jay Sean released two albums under Cash Money. If that’s being lazy, then what do you call Jae Millz, Gudda Gudda, and the other 50 artists signed to the label who have been shelved? The Cash Money downfall is a good thing for hip-hop quality.

      4. It’s a betrayal of family trust. YMCMB has so much power that leaving the family meant losing all credibility. The 50 artists are still taking their time to craft their masterpieces. Sean was just being lazy and greedy.

      5. Family trust? They’re business partners, not family members. YMCMB doesn’t have that power, they’re a fucking record label. How is Jay Sean lazy and greedy when he released TWO albums and how are the other CM artists taking time to craft masterpieces (which they won’t) when they haven’t even released an album, let alone a single? At least Jay Sean released something.

      6. They are partners in business and family as well. YMCMB is more than a brand. It’s a culture and a family. Jay Sean only released one album, All or Nothing, a smash dope hit. The others are taking their time to craft masterpieces and some are even content to release just mixtapes and make their money touring.

      7. You’re over-exaggerating shit. YMCMB are just business partners, they’re not a family. Jay Sean released two albums (both of them are shit and have tanked). The other artists are being lazy, a lot of them didn’t even release anything. There’s a reason why they’re all shelved, they’re wasting time and money for Cash Money.

      8. YMCMB calls themselves family and are friends. You don’t see roc nation or shady records ever getting that kind of personal support between members. Jay Sean only released one album that did well (Neon was a mixtape that cash money had to put out in a limited edition album because his second album wasn’t being worked on). Some of the others are lazy like Kevin Rudolf (who will probably be the next to leave) but others are hard working.

      9. They’re not family, though, they’re business partners. And Roc Nation/Shady Records do have personal connection between members. Jay Sean released two albums. Neon is an official studio album. None of the other YMCMB artists who are the big three are hard working, otherwise, they would have records released. The label is filled with lazy bums.

      10. Birdman is wayne’s father. It’s as personal as it gets. And the hot boys were formerly his brothers until the others got greedy. Neon is a mixtape that was released in a limited edition album. Sold out pretty quickly. The label is filled with hard working people except the few that are being called out for their laziness like tyga.

      11. Again, Birdman isn’t Wayne’s father. The Hot Boys are not brothers and weren’t greedy. Neon is an official studio album, not a mixtape, and it flopped hard. YMCMB is filled with lazy bums who can’t even release music.

    4. Another one bites the dust. YMCMB is crumbling before our eyes. Drake will be next.

      Drake knows that if he leaves YMCMB, his career will be OVER. He would never leave ymcmb.

      1. Drake would face a multimillion dollar lawsuit from Cash Money if he were to ever leave. His career would never recover and he would be irrelevant. Drake is cool with them though so he will continue to have hits.

      2. A lawsuit for what? You can’t sue someone for wanting to leave. Drake’s career will continue fine if he left Cash Money.

      3. YMCMB would be fine. It’s Drake that would fail. But he would never never do that, unlike Tyga who threw his own career away by shitting on ymcmb.

      4. Drake has done a tour with wayne. Doesn’t sound like drifting away to me. He’s close with nicki. He’s not close with tyga but that’s because tyga’s the one leaving and not drake.

      5. That’s because they haven’t actually released anything yet. He’s always working with them. He may not have been available as others due to OVO but he’s collaborative. These 2 artists alone make drake want to stay

    5. Wayne gonna make you forget about their troubles tomorrow when wayne will claim the throne with tha carter 5.

      1. Refresh the page and look at the news section where it says “Lil Wayne “Tha Carter V” Release Pushed Back.”

    6. Again, Birdman isn’t Wayne’s father. The Hot Boys are not brothers and weren’t greedy. Neon is an official studio album, not a mixtape, and it flopped hard. YMCMB is filled with lazy bums who can’t even release music.

      Birdman is wayne’s stepfather. Hotboys were brothers until they got greedy wanting more money. Neon was a mixtape that was converted to album and did well in limited release. YMCMB is winning hard.

      1. Birdman isn’t Wayne’s stepfather. The Hot Boys were never brothers and they weren’t greedy and didn’t get paid enough. Neon was never a mixtape, it was a studio album that was released like a studio album and it failed. YMCMB is losing hard, not winning.

    7. Grow some balls Tyga…grow some balls Jae Millz, grow some balls Gudda…yall sissies grow some balls and leave YMCMB. Take your careers into your own hands. Yall getting older.Yall know once you pass 30yrs yall cant be buzzing anymore.
      loooooooooooooool

      The Asian kid don showed yall the way.YMCMB = Drake Wayne Nikki

    8. That sucks man, I liked the dude,,, He had a smooth as hell voice.

      I see why though, they werent giving him enough juice. The guy made that Mars song which they didnt promote … That was a really great song that coulda been number 1

      Shame on Cash Money theyre becoming a sad joke

    9. Good let the label crumble got these kids brainwashed anyway like the idiot below saying niggas aint buzzing past 30 ross is in his 40s and got dumb niggas bumping his trash.

    10. these other cats on YMCMB need to realize they can’t ride the Shortbus Squad forever. the biggest thing half of these niggas have had was a feature in a YMCMB compliation album. and I bet they had to get in line even for that. Wayne or especially Birdman ain’t takin care of these nigglets. they blowin all that money on lean and special cars, they leave those niggas a couple bitches so they can sleep happy. but they ain’t happy though. Lil Twist started to see the bullshit, Busta saw the bullshit, Jay Sean seein it too.

      the money gets circled around Drake, Nicki and Wayne period. Even Tyga’s barely eatin, living on rented mansions and shit. YMCMB needs to reform and send these niggas a care package before goin their way. shit’s getting laughable.

    11. YMCMB is full of homosexuals and Birdman has been lowkey fuckin Wayne since he Wayne was a child. Even Turk came out and said kissing was an “in house thing”. Now this faggot Young Thug has joined the sword fight. Kudos to Jay Sean for leaving that sinful and cancerous mess

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