Though it isn’t as publicized as it should be, ‘Practice‘ Rapper Drake is one of the US’ Top 5 mega sellers- holding more commercial value than acts afforded more press coverage than him.
So, it came as a surprise to many when reports emerged suggesting a rift between he and his Young Money bosses, Lil Wayne and Birdman, over capital owed but not paid to him- prompting rumors that he was to leave the Hip Hop music group.
This week, those reports have intensified.
Find out why below…
Two weeks ago, fans of the ‘HYFR’ star welcomed the news that he had inked a deal with Warner Music to launch his very own record label, billed ‘October’s Very Own‘. Interesting, considering his current deal at Young Money sees him sit under Universal‘s umbrella, prompting many to ask why he took his business to one of its strongest competitors- which houses Rick Ross‘ ‘Maybach Music‘.
Well, if an article unveiled by The New York Post is anything to go by, his puzzling isn’t so puzzling at all- as it marks the first step in him leaving ‘Money’ and signing with Warner‘s former CEO Lyor Cohen and his new business partner, Irv Gotti.
“Former Warner Music Group honcho Lyor Cohenhas found his first partner in a yet-to-be- announced talent management firm — and sources say he’s brought aboard Irv Gotti, the former head of record label The Inc. who discovered acts including Ja Ruleand Ashanti.
We further hear that Gotti is aiming to advise rapper Drake while Cohen, as Page Six previously reported, has been giving career advice to Kanye West.
“If Lyor and Irv do work together, it’s possible they’ll have two of the biggest hip-hop stars under their management,” said a music insider after a photo showing Drake and Gotti meeting together appeared online.”
If accurate, this move would see Drake severe ties with the manager he shares with Wayne- Cortez Bryant- and bring on Gotti as his manager. A move, that would give fans no choice but to admit his days at Young Money are numbered despite denying reports of his exit following the unearthing of these court documents.
Despite what your daily dose of bullshit may lead you to believe. I am forever about this Young Money team.
— Drizzy (@Drake) August 2, 2012
76 COMMENTS
the real xoxo
December 22, 2012 at 8:51 am
Too little too late, Aubrey.
I sort of liked him back in 08 and i remember his fans pleading that he never signed with YM in the first place because they will ruin him and they did.
so much for “YMCMB till i die”, hopefully now he will cut the “elegant gangster” act.
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truth(slayer of icki funky ass stans BITCH!!)
December 22, 2012 at 11:49 am
Young money robs them all
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PSA (FAF)
December 22, 2012 at 12:58 pm
Drake was one of the top earners and sellers in hip hop for the last 2yrs
have a seat
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brian
December 27, 2012 at 10:25 am
Wtf are you talking about? YM ruined him? People like you just listen to what other people say and then act like you know what you’re talking about. How the fuck did YM ruin him? He was in the top 5 artist for the past 2-3 years. Drake career BLEW up bc of YM. They didn’t ruin him. What the hell is your definition of “ruined”? Selling millions upon millions of albums. Have ELEVEN number 1 singles, the most out of anyone in the game, being 24-25 and have a NETWORTH of nearly 30 MILLION? Selling out concerts literally WORLD WIDE. Your brain is warped and your statement about how YM “ruined” him is 100% completely invalid. You dont even know what you’re talking about. Bc that makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. NONE. It’s not even a opinion bc it’s false. There are HARD FACTS that go completely against what you said. Please list how YM “RUINED” him.
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Mike
January 17, 2013 at 5:52 am
Well i would start by saying. 50 tyson made a million dollars. then i wanna say that when they say ruined him im sure they mean artistically cuz lets face u can ruin me and my mama for 30 mil lmao.. but seriously drake was way better b4 he signed he would have been a star either way..remember young money called him…young money aint make him he made young money…it was only wayne b4 drake remember? when drake leave young money…nicki will soon follow..cuz that bitch is a fuckin genius fuck the gimmicks…and young money will b over leaving wayne and birdman (mostly birdman) FILTHY STANKING DIRTY SWEATY FUNKY DUMB RICH #ThatisAll
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Mike
January 17, 2013 at 5:57 am
Well i would start by saying. 50 tyson made a million dollars. then i wanna say that when they say ruined him im sure they mean artistically cuz lets face u can ruin me and my mama for 30 mil lmao.. but seriously drake was way better b4 he signed he would have been a star either way..remember young money called him…young money aint make him he made young money…it was only wayne b4 drake remember? when drake leave young money…nicki will soon follow..cuz that bitch is a fuckin genius fuck the gimmicks…and young money will b over leaving wayne and birdman (mostly birdman) FILTHY STANKING DIRTY SWEATY FUNKY DUMB RICH #ThatisAll
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King B>Rihanna
December 22, 2012 at 8:56 am
Yes Drakeisha you done ride every dick in YMCM so you have to leave now.Is Trey Songz good in bed I’m CURIOUS?
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KDreamer (Miguel Hit It)
December 22, 2012 at 10:15 am
Mad that TC outsold 4closure?
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Swim Good Gump
December 22, 2012 at 10:18 am
Not as mad that you are about Frank getting more Grammy noms that Flopguel.
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King B>Rihanna
December 22, 2012 at 2:52 pm
KDreamer (Miguel Hit It) I would but you are not worth it.
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Joya
December 22, 2012 at 11:25 am
Unnecessary.
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truth(slayer of icki funky ass stans BITCH!!)
December 22, 2012 at 11:50 am
Irv must hav fucked him stoopid chile..so he runnin to that dick. But ym rob they artist and nicki a flop
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PSA (FAF)
December 22, 2012 at 12:59 pm
Whats the point .. ?
Mad Trey wont fuck u ?
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Navy Queen
December 22, 2012 at 8:59 am
It’s a right move drake if you are to grow as an artist ,young money is all about gimmicks
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the real xoxo
December 22, 2012 at 9:11 am
if you have “NAVY” in your name i dont want to hear anything about gimmicks.
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Lily
December 22, 2012 at 10:38 pm
Lmfao
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CoupleWetWipes
December 22, 2012 at 9:23 am
A Rihoe fan talking about gimmicks? I cannot and WILL not. I just fucking won’t.
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EnRanc
December 22, 2012 at 11:01 am
I can’t believe a Rihanna fan would have the audacity to speak on gimmicks. Maybe 12/21 didn’t kill us, but it sure did mess with some peoples heads.
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Elite Navy Shit(Rihanna Navy)Shit!!!
December 22, 2012 at 11:48 am
RIHANNA IS AN ICON NOT GIMMICK!! UNLIKE ANYONE ON YCM!
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EnRanc
December 22, 2012 at 11:57 am
Rihanna is the epitome of the word ‘gimmick.’ Her whole career is based on them, as opposed to talent.
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truth(slayer of icki funky ass stans BITCH!!)
December 22, 2012 at 11:51 am
Right…just look @icki
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Ohdeam
December 22, 2012 at 12:21 pm
Actually who would know more about gimmicks than a fan of Rihanna’s? Considering who they follow, I’m not surprised that they’d be able to spot a gimmick from a mile away. LOL
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PSA (FAF)
December 22, 2012 at 12:59 pm
DEATH ! @truth
Who the fuck is icki ? an acronym for Lil kim career ender ?
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PSA (FAF)
December 22, 2012 at 1:14 pm
Gimmicks: stealing boyfriends for photo ops
Milking DV for album sales
Posing naked on magazines
Yup, that just about sums up Rihoe… LOL
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Peachy
December 22, 2012 at 9:00 am
Irv Gotti? As in flop murder inc Irv Gotti? Has been Ashanti and Ja Rule, Irv Gotti? 0_0
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MrTooIncredible
December 22, 2012 at 9:02 am
I can’t wait for ASHANTI to come back ! *waits for dislikes*
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VANNY
December 22, 2012 at 9:14 am
you about theonly one waiting for that heffa! aint nobody and i mean absolutly nobody checkin for ashanti? damn…does ashanti still have stan’s in 2012 close to 2013? *scratches head*
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Mike
January 17, 2013 at 5:56 am
Actually ashanti got bank…ashanti was a very well paid song writer b4 she launched a career…and she still writes and she still gets paid…everybody not built for the front of the cam..her star power wasnt strong enough but the talent was there creatively
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WomanToWoman
December 22, 2012 at 9:17 am
You’ll be waiting a long time bitch.
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truth(slayer of icki funky ass stans BITCH!!)
December 22, 2012 at 11:52 am
Ashanti with ym sweetie
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VANNY
December 22, 2012 at 9:12 am
something is def going on… if u guys did not notice at the VMA’S drake and nicki minaj were not speaking AT ALL in fact they made that shit so obvious there was def some tension and they looked mad at each other… same you need to post those videos of when nicki won both awards at the AMA’S how she totally ignored and dissed drake!!
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Lana Del Slay
December 22, 2012 at 9:19 am
YASS bitch. i sensed that too but Ms Nicki shouldn’t get involved in matters that don’t concern her. Would she be happy if Wayne forgot to give her her money?
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truth(slayer of icki funky ass stans BITCH!!)
December 22, 2012 at 11:53 am
Nicki a flop BITCH so fuck hef
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PSA (FAF)
December 22, 2012 at 1:00 pm
@Truth she got yo baldhead mind Fagg, mad ?
@Vanny on the ReUP dvd, Wayne told nicki that she & Drake got “too big” for him.. and she said no and he was like Drake dont even speak hardly…
This is stupid, if true .. YMCMB > Murda FLOP
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OVOForever
December 22, 2012 at 9:16 am
I don’t trust people who deal with drugs, so Drake should stay from Irv if he doesn’t want any troubles in his life.
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PSA (FAF)
December 22, 2012 at 1:01 pm
wayne does drugs too fyi… LOL
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OVOXoxo
December 22, 2012 at 9:21 am
Irv is a disgusting piece of work who helped fuel the drug trade. Drake’s mother is too classy and too esteemed to have her well educated son associate with scum like that. Please don’t do it Drake, leave Young Money yeah but DON’T sign with IRV. He wants to leech off his success because he lost out on the Def jam job.
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Iconic Iggy
December 22, 2012 at 9:47 pm
Lmao what is Wayne, an Angel?
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Monstarebel
December 22, 2012 at 9:43 am
Hmmmm…that’s a major move…hope it works out for you drakey…
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truth(slayer of icki funky ass stans BITCH!!)
December 22, 2012 at 11:56 am
He writes his own shit so he’ll b just fine
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RIhanna
December 22, 2012 at 9:59 am
I think Drake is tired of Lil Wayne cheating on him!
I”m sure Irv Gotti will fuck him long time, but eventually do the same thing Wayne did to him.
Drake is a slut and the boys just pass him around.
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Touché
December 22, 2012 at 3:34 pm
lol
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ROSO (Rihanna Only Slayed once)
December 22, 2012 at 10:10 am
Rihanna fans on here talking about Drake’s body count? Rihanna is the industry door knob, but you wanna come for Ms. Aubrey. FOH.
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Elite Navy Shit(Rihanna Navy)Shit!!!
December 22, 2012 at 11:51 am
RIHANNA HAS BEEN SLAYING SINCE 2008 BITCH!! CHECK HER STATS!!!
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PSA (FAF)
December 22, 2012 at 1:02 pm
Chile……… ! They mad Drake said “Chances are If she acting up, I fucked her once & didn’t fuck again.. she can have a grammy I still treat (Rihanna) Like a nominee!” Kiiiiiiii
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LongLiveA$AP
December 22, 2012 at 10:13 am
Do it Drake, that man kissing midget is too unscrupulous for my liking, he doesn’t even want to pay his own taxes so I can believe he doesn’t want to pay you your money. I won’t be surprised if we start to hear defamatory stories about Drake as soon as he leaves them. Get that injunction son.
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Swim Good Gump
December 22, 2012 at 10:17 am
This fool is so overrated
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RoyalNavy
December 22, 2012 at 10:20 am
Look who’s talking about overrated!!!! The wider public didn’t give half a fuck about Francine until he told us he took dick so have a seat on a stiff one.
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truth(slayer of icki funky ass stans BITCH!!)
December 22, 2012 at 11:59 am
Lol
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Iconic Iggy
December 22, 2012 at 9:49 pm
Death
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Monstarebel
December 22, 2012 at 11:18 am
Girl please ain’t nobody more OVERRATED then Gay Ocea
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truth(slayer of icki funky ass stans BITCH!!)
December 22, 2012 at 12:00 pm
Dead
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RG2
December 22, 2012 at 10:31 am
I wonder if this will be the catalyst towards other artist leaving YMCM? Nicki? Tyga? Who knows what the future holds for YMCM, they’ve seem to go down hill.
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Elite Navy Shit(Rihanna Navy)Shit!!!
December 22, 2012 at 11:54 am
They are just like rocnation!! they only sign flops! drake is not a flop but the rest of the weak crew is!
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truth(slayer of icki funky ass stans BITCH!!)
December 22, 2012 at 12:01 pm
Icki a gimmick and NO ONE ELSE wants the hoe
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PSA (FAF)
December 22, 2012 at 1:03 pm
2.7mil+1.5 mil
count math, FAGG !
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Your flop fave !
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staticbmajor instagram//
December 22, 2012 at 10:57 am
dam they really be hating on ashanti hard// get off her pussy dam
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Yolanda
December 22, 2012 at 11:21 am
Remember when Wayne said that Drake and Nicki is going to cause him to retire cuz they’re bringing in so much revenue. So I guess Drake said eff Wayne/Birdman with their 100 albums bullshit. They’re not slaving me to make them rich.
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Elite Navy Shit(Rihanna Navy)Shit!!!
December 22, 2012 at 11:55 am
To bad icki garbage has been flopping all over the globe
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truth(slayer of icki funky ass stans BITCH!!)
December 22, 2012 at 12:01 pm
Go Drakisha
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PSA (FAF)
December 22, 2012 at 1:03 pm
@FLOP navy
No one flopped more than Rihoe w/ a #1 single!!!
Funny how this a Drake thread & Nicki gets brought up
mad at that dragging I gave that Flop dyke u stan for in the other thread ? Kiiiiiiiii
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truth(slayer of icki funky ass stans BITCH!!)
December 22, 2012 at 12:03 pm
Get that Gotti dick bitch! Wayne don FUCKED u sensless its time for so new dick
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Is Drake leaving Young Money?
December 22, 2012 at 12:40 pm
[...] Drake leaving Young Money? Report: Drake To Leave Young Money For…Irv Gotti | ..::That Grape Juice // ThatGrapeJuice.net::.. … If he does that I'll lose all the respect I have for him immidiately Reply With [...]
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Biting Truth
December 22, 2012 at 12:53 pm
The fall of Cash Money begins…
Drake leaving Young Money is like Dr. Dre leaving Death Row and 2Pac dying. The house of cards crumble. Nicki is in trouble. She can’t fill Drake’s void should he leave. She’s like a 8:30 pm sitcom on a Monday night, without a strong lead in (Drake), she’s sunk too.
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PSA (FAF)
December 22, 2012 at 1:04 pm
Why the fuck would Nicki have to fill drake void ?
They don’t even collaborate like they used to !
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Biting Truth
December 22, 2012 at 2:42 pm
Because, excluding Wayne, she’s the next biggest star at CM. If Drake leaves all eyes would be on her to try and keep things afloat for the company…
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honeychildplease
December 22, 2012 at 1:40 pm
Drake has moved on from, his B2k Chris stokes days, and has decided to because a hetero man so now it’s time to stop taking shots in the ass, and become a man. That means changing labels to relieve himself from growing pains aka booty pains…..you go drayka
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Tannia
December 22, 2012 at 3:26 pm
https://soundcloud.com/nyasha-dame/05-put-it-on-you-feat-nyasha
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December 22, 2012 at 3:29 pm
[...] units worldwide but before it emerged that her ‘Young Money’ mate Drake is planning to part ways with the music group, to get into bed with her long time friend Irv [...]
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ADC143
December 22, 2012 at 7:17 pm
Whatever. I didn’t buy Drake’s music under YM/CM and I won’t buy his music if he went somewhere else either. He’s corny. Go back to Degrassi, Jimmy…
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Iconic Iggy
December 22, 2012 at 9:52 pm
Im not surprised. Id leave too if they were jacking my money. He should sign to G.O.O.D. Music
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December 25, 2012 at 6:32 am
[...] also follows reports that West is to join ‘Take Care’ Rapper Drake in signing to a new management company founded by former Warner exec Lyor Cohen and former Murder Inc ‘frontman’, Irv [...]
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December 28, 2012 at 3:49 am
[...] as one her long time mentors, the one time exec is also cited as a catalyst behind Drake‘s alleged plans to part ways with Lil Wayne‘s Young Money, to which both he and Minaj are signed [...]
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SUCKMYASS
January 26, 2013 at 7:31 am
He should of signed with good or the roc way better fit. YM is full of whack artist and you can tell that Drake is embarassed of that shit.
But lets be honest no ones really fucking with Drake lyrically and money wise
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Forget What Ya Heard, Drake Remains Committed to Young Money - Celebrity Gossipp | Celebrity Gossipp
February 21, 2013 at 7:30 am
[...] is just as committed to Young Money as ever. Rumors and gossip have been tossed around with some blogs even speculating that Drake was contemplating a split from the YMCMB [...]
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Forget What Ya Heard, Drake Remains Committed to Young Money | A-selah
February 21, 2013 at 10:02 am
[...] is just as committed to Young Money as ever. Rumors and gossip have been tossed around with some blogs even speculating that Drake was contemplating a split from the YMCMB [...]
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