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Level Up: Karen Civil Promoted To General Manager & Executive Vice President of Young Money Records

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Karen Civil is getting a promotion for all of the hard work she has done for Lil Wayne and his Young Money imprint. Per Variety, Karen Civil is leveling up with Young Money and has been promoted to general manager and executive vice president of the label. In her new position, she will oversee the label’s operations and will report directly to Young Money CEO Mack Maine and Lil Wayne. Related Stories The roster as currently constructed features Wayne, of course, Mellow Rackz, Euro, Drizzy P, and Allan Cubas. Karen Civil’s promotion continues her longstanding relationship with Weezy, who was also her first client when she started her marketing agency, Always Civil. “It’s impossible to think of an area of the business of entertainmen...

Lil Wayne Says ‘Tha Carter VI’ Is ‘Coming Soon’ at Young Money Reunion With Drake & Nicki Minaj

Lil Wayne is finally teasing Tha Carter VI. The 39-year-old rapper confirmed that he’s working on the sixth installment of Tha Carter album series during the final night of Drake‘s October World Weekend on Saturday (Aug. 6) at Toronto’s Budweiser Stage. “I’m working on Tha Carter VI, coming soon,” Weezy told the crowd during his onstage reunion with former Young Money labelmates Drake and Nicki Minaj. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Lil Wayne’s most recent album, Funeral, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in February 2020, earning the hip-hop star his fifth leader on the chart. He previously topped the Billboard 200 with Tha Carter V (2018), Tha Carter IV (2011), I Am Not a Human Being (2010) and Tha Carter III (2008). Saturday’s show, whic...

Young Money’s Mellow Rackz Pistol Whipped & Robbed After Date, Claims Security Did It

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @mellowrackz / Instagram Rapper Mellow Rackz was the center of heavy buzz after revealing that she was allegedly the victim of a robbery which resulted in her being pistol-whipped – and claiming it was her own security behind the deed. The Young Money artist shared the news on Thursday (April 28th) with her fans through a session on Instagram Live, seeking to address their concerns. “I just wanted to come on here because you guys were freaking out, and I don’t want you guys to do all that,” she said. “I can’t answer everybody’s text messages. But don’t worry, everything is all fine. It’s all good.” The incident allegedly took place after she went on a date in Los Angeles, California, which saw the rapper relieved of all her jewelry and a bag containing he...

Nicki Minaj Playfully Reacts To Not Being Invited To Lil Wayne’s Birthday Party

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 Nicki Minaj’s FOMO was on full display in Mack Maine’s Instagram comments. Nicki Minaj has been relatively quiet on social media since her ridiculously ballsy tweet and the fallout that stemmed from it. She hasn’t returned to Twitter after claiming she was banned by the platform, taking her shenanigans to Instagram. Anyway, the Young Money crew came together to celebrate their general, Lil Wayne’s 39th birthday, all of the heavy hitters that Wayne had a huge impact on were there except for Nicki. Under a photo gallery post shared on Mack Maine’s IG account featuring Weezy surrounded by his Young Money crew, Minaj jokingly decided to wonder where her invite to the party was? The Shade Room doing their comment creeping duti...

Rapper Jawara Headley sues Nicki Minaj for song ‘Rich Sex’

Nicki Minaj may have ushered in 2021 with adorable baby pictures of her son but the rapper has legal woes as she has been sued for $200 million. The lawsuit is over her song “Rich Sex” which Queens rapper and songwriter Jawara Headley says she stole from him after he played it for her. Jawara who goes by the name Brinx Billions is suing Nicki alongside Universal Music Group, Young Money, and Cash Money for damages. In court documents obtained by TMZ, Jawara who is already credited as a writer of “Rich Sex” according to the ASCAP database claims that he let Nicki listen to his version of “Rich Sex” in 2016. He also claims that he is the sole author/creator/composer/writer/producer of “Rich Sex” and Nicki told him it would be extremely marketable and become a global hit. The rapper and songw...

Uproar: Lil Wayne Actually Sold The Young Money Catalog To Universal Music Group?

Source: Prince Williams / Getty There are more layers to Lil Wayne’s recent business moves than we all thought. It has been seemingly confirmed that he sold the rights to his Young Money imprint. Last week, it was reported the Trump supporter had sold his master recordings for a whopping $100 million dollars. There were several layers to unpack with regards to this monumental sale when you consider that it was announced that he plead guilty to federal weapons charges. As spotted on Music Business Worldwide the New Orleans native actually sold the Young Money Entertainment catalog to his parent company Universal Music Group. His former manager Ronald E. Sweeney is claiming he was cut out of his rightful earnings which add up to about to $20 million dollars. Sweeney’s lawsuit alleges th...