Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that NBA YoungBoy has signed to Motown records. (Read More Here).
Fresh off releasing his fifth solo full-length project of 2022, YoungBoy Never Broke Again has signed a deal with the Universal Music Group-owned Motown.
According to Billboard, the Baton Rouge rapper will begin releasing music through Motown in 2023. Complex reached to a YoungBoy rep, who confirmed the signing. The news arrives a year after he announced a joint venture with Motown Records and his Never Broke Again collective.
“I felt like I had a responsibility to my artists to make sure to find the right partner for my label,” YoungBoy said at the time. “I’m looking forward working with Ethiopia, Kenoe and Motown Records.”
Last week YB joined forces with DJ Drama to drop Ma I Got a Family, which marked NBA YoungBoy’s sixth offering of the year, following Colors, The Last Slimeto, Better Than You, Realer 2, and 3800 Degrees.
After releasing the 19-track LP, YoungBoy teased plans to release four more projects before 2023.
“Fun challenge ‘10 tapes 1 year ??’” he wrote on YouTube. “I’m finna be on 6 you think I can do it?”
The Never Broke Again collective has already released a pair of albums through Motown and is set to drop a third on Friday (October 28) with Nightmare on 38th Street.
NBA YoungBoy’s move to Motown becomes official in 2023 when he plans to drop music on the label. For now, he’ll continue to flood the streets through Atlantic, as he’s already notched four top 10 projects on the Billboard 200, which is the most of any artist in 2022.
According to Variety, the terms of the agreement were not disclosed but the bidding war was described as “competitive.” YoungBoy hinted at signing for $60 million to Birdman’s Cash Money Records earlier this year but that deal looks to have fallen by the wayside.
Last week, NBA YoungBoy returned with his Ma’ I Got A Family mixtape with DJ Drama, which featured assists from Nicki Minaj and Yeat.
If the project hits the Billboard 200, which it’s widely expected to do so, he will have passed JAY-Z on the list of artists with the most entries on the 200 chart. YoungBoy is currently tied with Hov at 25 entries a piece.
The 23-year-old doesn’t seem intent on slowing down just yet, as he’s promised a full 10 projects in the hands of fans before 2022 expires.
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