XXcLusive: Nicki Minaj Signs With Young Money/Universal
Nicki Minaj is officially the first lady of Young Money…
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Nicki Minaj is officially the first lady of Young Money.
The Queens rapper—who attracted the attention of fans and industry heads alike with her third mixtape, Beam Me Up Scotty—signed to Lil Wayne’s Young Money imprint just two months after Drake inked the dotted line.
“There’s so many people that kind of shut you down as a female before you even get your foot in the door,” Nicki Minaj told XXLMag.com. “So when you get moments like this it’s like ‘yes, finally’.”
According to a press release [see below], Minaj will retain and own all of her 360 rights, including merchandising, sponsorships, endorsements, touring and publishing.
While she’s focused on the Young Money compilation album, set for a year-end release, Minaj has began recording for her as-yet untitled debut album.
“A lot of things that could’ve been on Beam Me Up Scotty weren’t because they were quote-unquote too good to put on a mixtape,” she told XXL. “So I have an arsenal and very soon we’ll start releasing stuff.”
Nicki Minaj’s first LP is expected to drop early 2010, distributed by Universal Motown. –John Kennedy, with additional reporting by Vanessa Satten
Peep the official press release.
New York, NY–August 31st, 2009
NICKI MINAJ SIGNS TO YOUNG MONEY/UNIVERSAL RECORDS
Months after Drake signs with Universal Records, another intense bidding war ensues, resulting in Nicki Minaj signing with Lil Wayne’s Young Money label. During the last two years Minaj has emerged as one of the premiere rappers, choosing to fore go earlier label offers in order to establish a stronger fan base by way of the internet, promotional touring and a series of mixtapes.
After the release of Playtime is Over and Sucker Free, it was her third mixtape, the critically acclaimed Beam Me Up Scotty with featured appearances from Lil Wayne, Gucci Mane, Busta Rhymes, Bobby Valentino and Drake that caught the attention of music industry heavy weights.
Lil Wayne asserts, “I am honored to have Nicki Minaj as Young Money’s First Lady. She is a star.”
The battle among labels to sign Minaj heightened this summer and finalized with Minaj signing an exceptional and very unique deal with Young Money/Universal, where she retains and owns all of her 360 rights, including merchandising, sponsorships, endorsements, touring and publishing.
Nicki Minaj asserts, “To say I’m excited would be an understatement. It’s validation. It’s proof. It’s empowerment. I represent every little girl in a hood near you. To everyone that supported me two years ago when I was on underground mix-tapes and DVDs and to the people that only caught on two weeks ago, I say thank you. Be proud of yourself. You’ve given girls all around the world the permission to change the face of female rap.”
Minaj’s debut album is anticipated to be released in early 2010 and will be distributed through Universal Motown. Minaj is currently appearing with Lil Wayne at sold-out arenas throughout the country on the America’s Most Wanted tour, which also features Young Jeezy, Soulja Boy and more. Minaj continues to be managed by Mizay Enertainment’s Debra Antney who also represents Gucci Mane.
This goes right up there with Drake’s signing as the biggest “who didn’t know this would happen already?”
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My parrot told me about it last week……
“…where she retains and owns all of her 360 rights, including merchandising, sponsorships, endorsements, touring and publishing.”
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This is actually a good look. Aspiring rapsters, take note, word to Mexx.
Bad move mama , u shuld stayed doing yo solo shit and just being aphilated with them , wayne is not going to feed all of them, there not going to be able to drop an album, she should have signed wit koch and collected her paper
co-sign
She is going to have to wait after the compilation album drakes album and another wayne album.
If she does drop it will not be until like the end of next year at the earliest
didn’t u read the article u dumb ass.
“Minaj signing an exceptional and very unique deal with Young Money/Universal, where she retains and owns all of her 360 rights, including merchandising, sponsorships, endorsements, touring and publishing”
thats how u do business
And for what bullshit reason is this news. This bitch is a wack lil kim , foxy brown spin off. Sorry bitch you are a decade and a half to late, and your shit sucks. Well atleast we know we can see this stupid broad showing her body off on tv cause that’s all she is good for. Silly slut go to grad school and better your life with knowledge not this bloody nonsense.
Your mean i understand that its ur opinion but that shit is rude to call her a slut!You could think that she is garbage && a wack version of lil kim & foxy brown but u don’t have to be rude about it u lil BITCHH!
um have u heard her get you life in order she is the baddest bitch
wow….. u seem like such a hater, she gettin money nigga if u like it or not. She wack to u but to everyone else shes that bitch!!! and u can’t stop her. So keep on hating smh it shouldn’t matter what shes doing shes making it so fall back and read a book
in all honestly, everything i heard from her so far has been pretty wack. she is pretty nice to look at, nonetheless.
yo i feel you on da lil kim shit cuz she did it to get attention and it worked but at da same time she is nikky she aint nobody else and what im not feelin is how she dont rap about shit dat matter. me i get it in and i rap bout shit you can feel she just b rymin about nuttin it was only 2 songs dat stood for something to me and she only been rapin for 2 years i been doin it since i was 12 im 22 and im happy she got on mayb a lil jelouse but she made it even if it was just looks and ya gatta give her props for dat im not a hater
Now, for all the niggas who was on here yappin that Drake shit, like niggas be on some conspiracy theory hatin shit – now look at this…
If you really study, read and try to understand things for yourself, you’ll understand that this is like my man said above, the same as the Drake “signing.”
The shit is publicity stunts. I’m not mad at Young Money. That’s what everybody does, you need something to generate publicity.
BUT
If anybody thinks Nikki Minaj OR Drake were really UNSIGNED FREE AGENTS, that could have walked away from Young Money/Cash Money/Universal, took all that publicity that was given to them and sign with somebody else, then you’re crazy.
This was a done deal the second they started featuring her and making her (semi-)famous.
Co-sign x10
Gotta agree with that.
damn, they busy over @ Universal.
who cares.
Good Move , she getting what she want and owning some shit, its artist out right now wish they had a deal like her, Brains and Beauty what a combination…. so haters get off her clit..lol
I LIKE HER VOICE….I’M FEELING HER
shout out to fendi..hope he get a finder fee cause he got nikki popping…not young money.