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Music Rappers Who Own Their Masters 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. By Angelique Garr February 12, 2024
Music Lil Wayne Also Sold Drake & Nicki Minaj's Masters In $100 Million Deal: Report Lil Wayne reportedly sold the Young Money masters in his $100 million deal with Universal, including Drake and Nicki Minaj's albums. By Alex Zidel December 17, 2020
Music Jay-Z Sold Kanye West's Masters To Buy Back His Own: Report 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. By Alex Zidel September 18, 2020
Music King Von Owned His Masters, Royalties Go To His Family King Von's manager reveals that there are two albums worth of material already recorded. By Aron A. November 10, 2020
Music Chris Brown Signs Historic New Deal With RCA Records Chris Brown becomes one of the youngest artists ever to own their master recordings. By Alex Zidel January 04, 2019
Music Mariah Carey Reveals That She Owns The Masters To Her Old Music MC is embarking on a new level in her career. By Lamar Banks November 02, 2022
Music 21 Savage Recalls Asking T.I. For A $1 Million Deal T.I. was quick to reject 21 Savage's offer. By Alexander Cole December 19, 2020
Music Joe Budden Thinks Lil Wayne Didn't Sell Drake His Masters Because Of A Girl Lil Wayne reportedly sold his Young Money masters to UMG for $100 million back in 2020, which also allegedly included Drake and Nicki Minaj. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 07, 2025
Music Nate Dogg’s Son Accuses Snoop Dogg Of Taking Late Rapper's Masters During a recent podcast appearance, Nate Dogg's son Nathaniel Hale Jr. discussed the late artist's master recordings. By Caroline Fisher February 10, 2026
Original Content Rick Ross Explains What It Means To Sell Your Catalog 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. By Joshua Robinson May 24, 2022
Music NBA Youngboy Airs Out Label For Keeping His Masters From Him Youngboy Never Broke Again goes off on Atlantic Records for their "dirty" tactics in restricting him from his master recordings. By Alex Zidel July 08, 2020
Music LL Cool J Speaks On The Benefits Of Owning His Masters LL Cool J has made bank from owning the rights to his own music. By Ben Mock May 07, 2023

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