masters
- Music One of the greatest business moves artists and rappers can make is owning their masters. Here's a list of rappers who have been shrewd enough to gain ownership of their masters.
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Angelique Garr
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Music Jay-Z reportedly sold master recordings of Kanye West's first six albums to buy back his own masters in the Roc-A-Fella-Def Jam deal.
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Music Lil Wayne reportedly sold the Young Money masters in his $100 million deal with Universal, including Drake and Nicki Minaj's albums.
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Alex Zidel -
Music Chris Brown becomes one of the youngest artists ever to own their master recordings.
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Alex Zidel -
Music During a recent podcast appearance, Nate Dogg's son Nathaniel Hale Jr. discussed the late artist's master recordings.
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Music T-Pain is excited for the new chapter.
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Original Content Several veteran artists, from RZA to No I.D., have sold huge percentages of their musical catalogs in recent years, and in HNHH's cover story with Rick Ross, the Boss breaks down what that actually means.
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Joshua Robinson -
Music Lil Wayne reportedly sold his Young Money masters to UMG for $100 million back in 2020, which also allegedly included Drake and Nicki Minaj.
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Music LL Cool J has made bank from owning the rights to his own music.
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Antics Kanye West is going to bat for artists around the world, claiming that he is the "only person" who can speak on the issue of masters ownership without being canceled.
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Alex Zidel -
Music King Von's manager reveals that there are two albums worth of material already recorded.
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Music Salt-N-Pepa are in the middle of a legal battle with the record label over who owns the rights to their masters.
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Cole Blake
