What is the difference between Cash Money and Young Money?

Answer 1

Cash Money Records is the label that Lil Wayne blew up on and is still apart of, Young Money is the label that Lil Wayne created on his own and picked all the artists signed to it.

Cash Money Records:

The label's first artist Kilo-G released The Sleepwalker in 1992. Over the next 4 years Cash Money played host to a number of local releases by artists such as Pimp Daddy, U.N.L.V., Ms. Tee, Mr. Ivan, Lil' Slim, B.G., among others, selling hundreds of thousands of albums without ever releasing a music video or having a Billboard hit.[citation needed] Cash Money's big break came in 1997 when the label's most popular artists, the Hot Boys, B.G. and Juvenile in particular, caught the attention of Universal Records executives. Juvenile's Cash Money release Solja Rags sold 200,000 copies independently. In 1998, co-CEOs Ronald "Slim" Williams and Brian "Baby" Williams signed a US$30 million pressing and distribution contract with Universal Records, entitling the label to 85% of its royalties, 50% of its publishing revenues and ownership of all masters.

Between 1998 and 2001, Cash Money churned out 19 Top Five Billboard singles and 11 platinum and multi-platinum albums, almost all of which were supervised by in-house producer Mannie Fresh.[citation needed] Controversy arose when two of the Hot Boys left the label claiming financial mismanagement by "Birdman" Williams. The first artist to leave was B.G., who claimed he had never received a royalty check for any album released before 2003, an amount that would exceed 3 million dollars. The second to leave was Juvenile, who claimed he had only received half of the tour money he had accumulated over 4 years, and did not receive proper payment for his quadruple platinum album, 400 Degreez. The artist filed three simultaneous lawsuits, asking for more than $5 million in damages. The lawsuits were dismissed, however, for lack of evidence.

The departure of Cash Money's two biggest stars did not seem to affect the performance of the Hip hop company. Between 2001 and 2003, the label sold 7 million albums, and the song "Still Fly" by the Big Tymers (Williams and Mannie Fresh) was nominated for two GRAMMY Awards. In April 2003, Juvenile returned to the label for a reported $4 million deal, and in return, he signed over the rights to Juve The Great, an album which would go on to sell over a million copies.

Former Hot Boy member Lil Wayne was named president of Cash Money Records and CEO of Young Money Entertainment, giving the rapper full creative control over all releases under the two labels. Later in 2007, Lil Wayne stepped down as president to focus on his career, especially Tha Carter III.

Artists:

Lil Wayne

Birdman

Glasses Malone

Brisco

Yo Gotti

All Star Cashville Prince

Mack 10

Stack$

Teena Marie

Kevin Rudolf

Young Money Records:

Young Money Entertainment is an American record label founded by New Orleans rapper Lil Wayne. The label is an imprint of Cash Money Records, of which Lil Wayne was not only the president, but also a client, and is distributed by Universal Records.

Artists:

Lil Wayne

Tyga

Jae Millz

Drake

Nicki Minaj

Mack Maine

T-Streets

Lil Chuckee