Young Money Entertainment

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Young Money Entertainment
Parent company	Universal Music Group
Founded	2005
Founder	Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.
Distributor(s)	Universal Republic Records (In the US) Universal Island Records (Outside the US)
Genre	Various
Country of origin	United States
Location	Miami, Florida
Official Website	weareyoungmoney.com

Young Money Entertainment is an American record label founded by rapper Lil Wayne. Young Money's president is Lil Wayne's lifelong friend Mack Maine. The label is an imprint of Cash Money Records and is distributed by Universal Republic Records. Current acts include Lil Wayne, Drake, T-Pain, Nicki Minaj, Tyga, Mack Maine, Jae Millz, Cory Gunz, Lil Twist, Gudda Gudda, Lil Chuckee, Short Dawg, T-Streets, and Shanell aka SnL. The label has released five #1 albums: Tha Carter III, Tha Carter IV, and I Am Not a Human Being by Lil Wayne, Thank Me Later by Drake, and Pink Friday by Nicki Minaj.

Artists

• Lil Wayne
• Mack Maine
• Drake
• Nicki Minaj
• Tyga
• Shanell Woodgett
• Gudda Gudda
• T-Streets
• Lil Chuckee
• Lil Twist
• Jae Millz
• Cory Gunz
• Short Dawg
• T-Pain
• Torion
• DJ Khaled

Former Artists

• Boo
• Curren$y
• Kidd Kidd
• Omarion

Discography

Main article: Young Money discography

• 2009: We Are Young Money
• 2011: YMCMB

Albums released on label

Albums released on Young Money Entertainment label.

Year	Artist	Title	Album information	Peak chart positions					Certifications	Sales
				US	US R&B	US Rap	CAN	UK
2008	Lil Wayne	Tha Carter III	Released: June 10, 2008 Singles: "Lollipop", "A Milli", "Got Money", "Mrs. Officer"	1	1	1	1	23	US: 3× Platinum[1] UK: Gold[2] Can: 2x Platinum[3]	US: 3,600,000[4]
	Tyga	No Introduction	Released: June 10, 2008 Singles: "Coconut Juice"	112	25	9	—	—	—	US: 35,000
2009	Drake	So Far Gone – EP	Released: September 15, 2009 Singles: "Best I Ever Had", "Successful"	6	3	2	17	—	US: Gold[5]	US: 500,000
	Young Money	We Are Young Money	Released: December 21, 2009 Singles: "Every Girl", "BedRock", "Roger That"	9	3	1	—	—	US: Gold[6]	US: 500,000
2010	Lil Wayne	Rebirth	Released: February 2, 2010 Singles: "Prom Queen", "On Fire", "Drop the World"	2	1	1	5	24	US: Gold[7]	US: 775,000[8]
	Drake	Thank Me Later	Released: June 15, 2010 Singles: "Over", "Find Your Love", "Miss Me", "Fancy"	1	1	1	1	15	US: Platinum[5] UK: Gold[9] Can: Platinum[10]	US: 1,417,000[11]
	Lil Wayne	I Am Not a Human Being	Released: September 27, 2010 Singles: "Right Above It"	1	1	1	16	56	US: Gold[12]	US: 953,000[8]
	Nicki Minaj	Pink Friday	Released: November 19, 2010 Singles: "Your Love", "Right Thru Me", "Roman's Revenge", "Did It On'em", "Moment 4 Life", "Super Bass", "Girls Fall Like Dominoes", "Fly"	1	1	1	8	16	US: Platinum[13] UK: Gold[14]	US: 1,581,000[15]
2011	Lil Wayne	Tha Carter IV	Released: August 29, 2011 Singles: "6 Foot 7 Foot", "John", "How To Love", "She Will"	1	1	1	1	8	US: Platinum	US: 1,615,000[15]

Planned future releases

• November 15, 2011: Take Care by Drake^[16][17]
  • First single: Headlines
  • Second single: Make Me Proud featuring Nicki Minaj

• December 20, 2011: Don't Get It Twisted by Lil Twist^{[17][18][19][20]}
  • First single: "Little Secrets" featuring Bow Wow
  • Second single: "Love Affair" featuring Lil Wayne
  • Third single: "New Money" featuring Mishon
  • Fourth single: "Turnt Up" featuring Busta Rhymes

• December 20, 2011: Careless World: Rise of The Last King by Tyga
  • First single: "Far Away" featuring Chris Richardson
  • Second singe: "Still Got It" featuring Drake

• TBA: Nothing is Promised by Jae Millz^[21]
  • First single: "Forever Winning" featuring Lil Wayne
• 2012: I Am Not a Human Being 2 by Lil Wayne
• TBA: Rebirth 2 by Lil Wayne^[22]
• TBA: Maine 4 President by Mack Maine^[16][18][23]
• TBA: Gudda Gudda's first studio album^[18]
• TBA: Like Father, Like Son 2 by Baby and Lil Wayne^[16][18][24]
• TBA: Shanell's first studio album^[18]
• TBA: Nicki Minaj's second studio album^[25]

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External links

• WeAreYoungMoney.com