Mac Miller came in the game independently on Rostrum Records, and had some major success with them before parting ways with the label at the top of this year. He has now inked a major label deal with Warner Bros. Records for both himself and his own independent label, REMember Music, and according to reports, it’s worth a whopping $10 million! Congrats, Mac! “Warner is the most independent thinking company I met with,” Mac said in a statement. “It is a partnership and now I can focus on building my label REMember through music and let them handle everything I don’t like doing. Nothing will change in how I do things. They have Prince.”
Gucci Mane Is No Longer A Part Of Warner Bros. Records?
Gucci Mane is making attempts at doing things solo! Its been rumored that the 1017 Bricksquad rapper has left Warner to go to 101 Distribution. Is it true? Hit the jump and check out what he said in a recent interview with Arena.
Huh?! Rick Ross’ MMG Imprint Moves To Atlantic Records…Where YOUNG JEEZY Is Senior VP of A&R!
Hmm, this is an interesting move. Here’s the situation: as we all know, Rick Ross and Young Jeezy have been feuding for quite some time. The beef really came to a head at this year’s BET Hip-Hop Awards in September, when the pair got into a bit of a scuffle backstage. Yesterday, Ross had an interview on Miami’s 99 Jamz. In the first segment, he discussed the reasoning behind the cancellation of the remaining dates of his MMG Tour. Shortly after that video hit the web, the second part came out…and he discusses the beef with Jeezy, saying that choking him is “an option.” Uh, yikes! Then the station tweeted a bombshell: Ross had announced he’ll be merging his MMG imprint with the label that Jeezy was recently announced Senior VP of A&R at, Atlantic. Though Ross as a solo artist remains at Def Jam, MMG had been signed to Warner. I doubt Jeezy will have any say on anything MMG, but it is an interesting move to say the least. Check out the “choking” interview and 99 Jamz’ tweet below. Marisa Mendez
Congrats! Drake’s OVO Label Makes Major Moves!
“OVO, that’s major sh*t,” Drake rapped on French Montana’s summer anthem, “Pop That”…and it looks like he wasn’t playing! The Canadian import’s record label, October’s Very Own (aka OVO), has officially inked a deal with a major label: Warner Bros. Records! This is also where Rick Ross houses his MMG imprint, despite the fact Ross himself is signed to Def Jam. The same can be said for Drake, who’s signed to Universal under the YMCMB umbrella. More details will be released tomorrow about the new deal. Congrats! Marisa Mendez
