Young Money Entertainment
Young Money Entertainment, simply known as Young Money, is an American record label and group founded in 2003 by Lil Wayne. The label is an imprint of Cash Money Records, which is distributed by Universal. Cortez Bryant was originally the president of YM, but Mack Maine took over in 2009 so that Tez could focus more on managing Young Money artists: Lil Wayne, Drake, Chanel West Coast, and Lil Twist. Since 2003, Young Mula
has been on a steady rise to the top of hip-hop, starting from the
streets of New Orleans to signing some of the biggest names in music.
The label will be known to the masses mainly through the compilation album, We Are Young Money, which was released in 2009. It spawned three big singles: “Every Girl“, “Bed Rock” and “Roger That“, all of which helped the album to reach Gold within 5 months of being released. YM
also went on a tour across America to promote their new album, as well
as the individual artists from the group. Since the release of We Are Young Money, each individual artist has been steady in making their move into the main market. Drake was the first from Young Money, excluding Lil Wayne, to enter the charts at #1 with his debut album Thank Me Later in 2010. This was followed closely by label-mate Nicki Minaj a few months later with the release of her debut album, Pink Friday.
Below, you will find all of the artists who are currently signed to Young Money and the different logos they have used to represent the company. The image on the very left is YM‘s
current logo, the image in the center is their old logo and the image
on the very right is just a cool animation of their old logo. Click on
the name of the artist to view more detailed information on them,
including their biography, discography and videography.
Artists Signed to Young Money:
Lil Wayne
Real name: Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.
Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
Notes: Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., better known by his
stage name Lil Wayne, is a music artist from New Orleans. He is the
founder of Young Money Entertainment and joined Cash Money Records when
he was just a young teenager. Weezy has won four GRAMMY awards in his
career and was also a member of Sqad Up and Hot Boys.
Chanel West Coast
Real name: Chelsea Chanel Dudley
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Notes: Chelsea Chanel Dudley, better known by her stage
name Chanel West Coast, is a rapper, singer, dancer, designer and
songwriter from Los Angeles. She signed with Young Money Entertainment
earlier this year and is mostly known for her work on Rob Dyrdek’s
“Fantasy Factory” show. Chanel is currently working on her “Now You
Know” mixtape.
Christina Milian
Real name: Christine Flores
Place of birth: Jersey City, New Jersey, United States of America
Notes: Christine Flores, better known by her stage name
Christina Milian, is a singer and actress from New Jersey. She has
released three albums in her music career and also starred in nine
movies, including “American Pie”. Christina is one of the newest artists
to sign with Young Money and will be releasing her fourth album later
this year, with YM.
Cory Gunz
Real name: Peter Cory Pankey Jr.
Place of birth: Bronx, New York City, United States of America
Notes: Peter Cory Pankey Jr., better known by his stage
name Cory Gunz, is a rapper from the Bronx in New York City. Cory,
whose father is Peter Gunz, has released eight mixtapes in his music
career and is currently working on his debut album, which he plans to
drop in 2013. The Gunna also owns his own record label called Militia.
Drake
Real name: Aubrey Drake Graham
Place of birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Notes: Aubrey Graham, better known by his stage name
Drake, is a R&B singer, rapper and actor from Toronto. He first made
a name for himself playing Jimmy Brooks on the TV show called
“Degrassi: The Next Generation”. Drizzy signed with Young Mula in 2009
and has already released two albums on the label that have both been
certified Platinum.
€uro
Real name: Eufradis Rodriguez
Place of birth: Dominican Republic
Notes: Eufradis Rodriguez, better known by his stage
name €uro, is a rapper who currently lives in Rhode Island. €uro is the
latest artist signed to be signed to Young Money and it was Lil Wayne
himself who announced this news on his “Dedication 5″ mixtape. His
nicknames are Eureka Franklin and Eurpatti LaBelle, and he studied at
Alabama State University.
Flow
Real name: Widner DeGruy
Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
Notes: Widner DeGruy, better known by his stage name
Flow, is a rapper from New Orleans. Flow is well-known for his music
with The Flamez aka Flame Gang Muzik and his appearances on Weezy’s
“Sorry 4 The Wait” and “Dedication 4” mixtapes. Himself, Gudda Gudda and
Kevin Gates are looking to release a collaboration mixtape this year
called “L.A.T”.
Gudda Gudda
Real name: Carl Lilly
Place of birth: San Jose, California, United States of America
Notes: Carl Lilly, better known by his stage name Gudda
Gudda, is a rapper from San Jose who moved to New Orleans when he was
just a baby. Double G met Lil Wayne when he was a teenager and it was
Wayne who encouraged Gudda to start rapping. He was also part of the rap
group Sqad Up with fellow Young Money label-mates Weezy and T-Streets.
Jae Millz
Real name: Jarvis Mills
Place of birth: Harlem, New York, United States of America
Notes: Jarvis Mills, better known by his stage name Jae
Millz, is a rapper who grew up in Washington Heights and Harlem. He
signed with Young Money in 2008 and is currently working on his debut
album titled “Nothing Is Promised”, which is set to drop in late 2014.
Millzy became notorious for his underground rap battles in NYC.
Lil Chuckee
Real name: Rashad Ballard
Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
Notes: Rashad Ballard, better known by his stage name
Lil Chuckee, is a teenage rapper who currently lives in Atlanta because
of the Katrina disaster in New Orleans. Chuckee is one of the youngest
members in Young Money and he was signed to the label after Lil Wayne
discovered him at a video shoot when he was just 9-years-old.
Lil Twist
Real name: Christopher Moore
Place of birth: Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Notes: Christopher Moore, better known by his stage
name Lil Twist, is a teenage rapper, singer and actor from Dallas. Lil
Wayne discovered Twist after he was the opening act at one of his
concerts in Texas. Twizzy, who has recently starred in a movie called
“Lottery Ticket”, is getting ready to release his debut album, “Don’t
Get It Twisted”, this spring.
Mack Maine
Real name: Jermaine Preyan
Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
Notes: Jermaine Preyan, better known by his stage name
Mack Maine, is a music artist from the N.O. Mack grew up with Lil Wayne
from the age of 8-years-old and they are still friends to this day. He
is the president of Young Money Entertainment, which means he looks
after all of the artists on the label but still manages to make time for
the studio.
Nicki Minaj
Real name: Onika Maraj
Place of birth: Saint James, Port Of Spain, Trinidad And Tobago
Notes: Onika Maraj, better known by her stage name
Nicki Minaj, is a female rapper, singer and actress who grew up in
Queens, New York. Nicki met with Lil Wayne after appearing on a DVD
called “The Come Up: Volume 17″. She has just released her sophomore
album after her debut album, “Pink Friday”, blew up the charts in 2010.
PJ Morton
Real name: Paul Morton Jr.
Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
Notes: Paul Morton Jr., better known by his stage name
PJ Morton, is a jazz and soul singer from the N.O. PJ first started
singing when he was just 8-years-old at his local church and has already
released 4 albums in his career with another one in the works. He
signed to Young Money earlier this year after Lil Wayne, Birdman and
Mack Maine all fell in love with his unique voice.
Reginae Carter
Real name: Reginae Carter
Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
Notes: Reginae Carter, who was born in 1998, is one of
the latest music artists to sign with Young Money Entertainment. She is
the daughter of Antonia Wright and the Young Money boss, Lil Wayne.
Reginae can both sing and rap, which she showcased on The Carter
Documentary in 2009, when she rapped a verse for the camera.
Shanell
Real name: Shanell Woodgett
Place of birth: Anaheim, California, United States of America
Notes: Shanell Woodgett, simply known as Shanell or
SnL, is a female singer, songwriter and choreographer who currently
lives in Atlanta. SnL wrote and featured in Lil Wayne’s “Prom Queen”
music video, as well as doing work for other music artists including:
Jay-Z, Usher and Ne-Yo. She is also part of a group called The Girls
Club.
Short Dawg
Real name: Supreme Williams
Place of birth: Houston, Texas, United States of America
Notes: Supreme Williams, better known by his stage name
Short Dawg or his nickname Elvis Freshley, is a rapper from Houston. He
is mostly known for appearing on Lil Wayne’s “Me And My Drank” song in
2008. Weezy signed Short to Young Money after two years of friendship.
Short Dawg is currently working on his debut album, Fresh.
Torion
Real name: Torion Sellers
Place of birth: Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Notes: Torion Sellers, simply known as Torion, is a
singer, rapper and dancer from Atlanta. Torion was discovered by his
manager, David McPherson, at a church service musical performance. He
has already released two free mixtapes for his fans and is currently
working on his debut album, which he plans to release this year.
T-Streets
Real name: Carl Watts
Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
Notes: Carl Watts, better known by his stage name
T-Streets, is a rapper from the N.O. Streets wanted to have a career in
sports at first, but when he met Lil Wayne at the age of 12, he fell in
love with rap music. He was also part of the rap group Sqad Up with
Weezy and Gudda Gudda. Streets’ latest project was a mixtape he released
in 2010 called “The Streets Is Watching”.
Tyga
Real name: Michael Stevenson
Place of birth: Compton, California, United States of America
Notes: Michael Stevenson, better known by his stage
name Tyga, is a rapper from the West Coast who signed to YM in 2007. He
met Lil Wayne through Gym Class Heroes member Travis McCoy. T-Raw
released his debut album titled “No Introduction” back in 2008 and has
since released two more albums on Young Money – “Careless World” and
“Hotel California”.
W3 The Future
Real names: Alex Chaidez (3siXT), Deion Gill (DG), and Edsel Santiongco (Edge One)
Notes: W3 The Future, also known as WTF, are a teenage
group consisting of 3 best friends – 3siXT, DG, and Edge One. They are
the very first group to sign a deal with Young Money. Their manager,
Polo Molina, who is also the manager of the Black Eyed Peas, is the
person responsible for finding the group members and getting them
started in the music industry.
Affiliated Members: Cortez Bryant, Dev, Dizzy, Ele,
Fee Banks, Fuke, JaSoRude, Kevin Gates, Lucci Lou, Marley G, Mike
Banger, N.O. Capo, Snack, T@, Thugga, and Troy Bless.
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Comments 52 posts
Lacey W. Laughter:
up to I saw the check which was of $6890, I have faith that my neighbours mother trully taking home money parttime on there computar.. there mums best friend has done this 4 only about nineteen months and at present paid for the morgage on their home and purchased Alfa Romeo. look here... http://smal.ly/cDo42
Young Pause:
Drake should wear tank tops more often so he can show off his muscles. It's not the best picture, but if you type in 'Drake Shirtless' on google you'll see he's definitely getting sweaty in the gym. Still got NWTS in rotation, probably top 2 projects released this year, and I also liked Born Sinner. Drake also got hella nice honey skin tone.
Dolomite 500:
Young gay huh
omg:
drakes dressing up like his homie for halloween..
gay as fuck
Anonymous:
What a cornball.
Anonymous:
Drake dressed up? lol That's so trill.
Anonymous:
I wanna butt fuck him so hard wearing that mask. Hell Yeah, real talk fam, no homo
Anonymous:
taking in atention how Drake usually dress and his taste in clothes, it would be more scarier to dress like Drake lol
Anonymous:
Im a gay hip hop fan and i like the gayness of Drake. You haters are jealous.
Anonymous:
What a fagy queer, both of them
Anonymous:
I know about fagy queers, because I am one also. I love buttfun.
Anonymous:
his biscep are out of shape. is some one gaining weight, lol.
Anonymous:
you talking about the last pic of kanye right?
Anonymous:
You guys are both gay for talking about another dude's physique.
Anonymous:
when did kanye west look like this fu*ked costume?
Anonymous:
On his Yeezus Tour!!!! Did you even read the article????
Anonymous:
I thought he would dress like a tranny?????
Anonymous:
Maybe you should dress him then, fag.
Anonymous:
Oh my, how very homosexual
mmlp2:
earl the sweatshirt is goodhellgetbetter with tym
mmlp2:
no one been skilled as eminem on the mic ever he like wat rakim did
gamechanger but he has fallen off a lot only cos subject matter gets boring wenu in thegame so long
mmlp2:
btw i dontrelate to no champagnelifestyle shit freddie gibbs all day
mmlp2:
hands dwn best album of year mmlp2 and relapse nd eminm show best albums of all tym amongst chronic2001 7 day theory r2d life after deaqth,all eyes on me,stillmatic, big picture, purple tape, obfcl, grodt, doggystyle, ne eazy e or nwa album, lethal injection or dmx album before he went nutz oh yeah me against the world and mobb deep got some heat
fuk jay z and kanye pussy boi music. reasonable doubt cool tho and blueprint aint bad, beanie life of b sge is
cool too
mmlp2:
i only hate jay and kanye cos they blasphemous niggas eat and shit how can they be gods c'mon son
Anonymous:
shut up feg.
mmlp2:
drake best rapper overall ryt now no classic albums tho
francis:
am sure u not a 80's baby u dont know good music
mmlp2:
yh imma 80's baby but the 90's was the best era of rap
mmlp2:
i have one of the most eccletic music tastes but its all matter of opinion. music is music, only music tht is bad is coldplay nd pitbull
mmlp2:
grodt nd mc ren villian black
Anonymous:
LOL. It represents Kanye's ego to the fullest!
First time I've ever co-signed Drake.
Champagne Papi Life:
A lot of Eminem fans are jealous of the fact that Drake has supplanted Eminem as the premier emcee in hip-hop. Drake also has his ear to the streets, sponsoring rap battles and what not. While Eminem has become a corporate slave. Drake's music is not only better, but way more original and innovative. Drake also picks better beats.
Furthermore, Drake lives that lavish champagne papi lifestyle. Eminem isn't about that life and a lot of his degenerate, trashy, uneducated, prejudiced fans resent that. They aren't about that life and never will be.
CHAMPAGNE PAPI LIFE FOREVER! DRAKE IS THE GREATEST OF ALL-TIME!
francis:
if u wanana talk lyricism drake amounts to nothing compared to Em
Anonymous:
All of that is a lie.
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RIGHT:
Drake is the best rapper ever. NWTS >>>> Illmatic, OB4CL, Infamous...
Anonymous:
He ain't no rapper, hes a fucking bitch just like you
WRONG:
@RIGHT I wish you would say that shit in real life b/c I would smack every tooth out of your fucking mouth