Lil Wayne is kicking off a new era for the Young Money label. Weezy introduced (and re-introduced) the new artists on the label during a new episode of his Young Money radio show on Apple Music. In addition to longtime members Cory Gunz, Euro and Twist, Wayne introduced his new artists: Jay Jones, Poppy, Allan Cubas, Domiio and Lucifena.
Twist offered an update on what he has planned next. Billboard reports that he’s revamping his sound with a live band and moving into “a whole ‘nother genre.”
“I’m rocking with the alternative hip-hop rock,” he says.
And Weezy caught up with Cory Gunz, who says he’s focusing on “elevation” and raising the bar. “We got to make each thing better than the last one,” Gunz said.
As for some of the new faces, Cubas is a Honduran-American rapper who brings a Latin element to Young Money; and he’s working on the collaborative Flight 504 project with Jones — and they’re both New Orleans natives like Wayne. Lucifena is a rap-rocker heavily inspired by bands like Deftones; and Poppy is a young artist Wayne describes as “like a son.”
Wayne originally launched Young Money in 2005 as a joint venture with his then-label Cash Money Records, and eventually the label became home to major stars like Drake, Nicki Minaj and Tyga. He would sign Jae Millz, Gudda Gudda, Lil Twist, Lil Chuckee over the years, and eventually split from Cash Money to partner solely with Republic.
Last month, Wayne announced details for his upcoming album The Carter VI. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Weezy shared that the project also features contributions from U2 frontman Bono, dancehall icon Elephant Man, Miley Cyrus, Machine Gun Kelly, Wayne’s 15-year-old son Kameron, and opera powerhouse Andrea Bocelli.
The Carter VI is set to drop on June 6. You can watch Wayne discuss the new era of Young Money below.
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