History

In October 2007, Lil Wayne said in an interview with Vibe that he had stepped down as President of the label, and had given the position to Cortez Bryant. As of 2009, Mack Maine is serving as President. Rapper Drake signed a joint venture between Cash Money Records and Young Money. President Mack Maine confirmed that Omarion was no longer on the label after many rumours were circulating the internet.

To promote their collaboration album We Are Young Money, which was released on December 21, 2009, Young Money artists embarked on the Young Money Tour. We Are Young Money debuted at number 9 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 142,000 copies in its first-week sales. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling over a shipments of 500,000 copies in the United States.

The album featured the highly successful single Bedrock. "BedRock" debuted at thirty six on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending December 12, 2009. On the week ending March 13, 2010, the song reached a peak of two, making it the most successful single by the group on the chart. "BedRock" debuted in the UK Singles Chart on 6 February 2010 at forty. On March 6, 2010, the single climbed to twenty two, and the subsequent week the single climbed to eighteen, marking Young Money's first Top 20 hit in the UK. Peaking at number nine on April 3, 2010, making it Young Money's first Top 10 hit in the UK.

The label had three of the top 10 highest 2010 hip hop album sales with—in order—Drake's Thank Me Later, Lil Wayne's Rebirth and I Am Not a Human Being. On March 6, 2010, Lil Wayne confirmed that rapper Cory Gunz was the latest artist to sign. In 2011 Konvict Muzik artist T-Pain signed to the Young Money roster after he and Akon agreed to part ways after his last Konvict release RevolveR, later T-Pain revealed that he was close to sign a deal with Young Money, but it never concluded. In November 2011, Lil Wayne introduced 14-year-old singer Torion Sellers. On February 15, 2013 Mack Maine announced We the Future and Lil Wayne's 14-year-old daughter Reginae Carter had signed to Young Money. The next albums released by Young Money were Lil Wayne's I Am Not a Human Being II, Tyga's Hotel California and Drake's Nothing Was the Same on March 26, April 7 and September 24.

In December 2012 Mack Maine announced a second Young Money album will be released. In February 2013 Birdman released a compilation mixtape with Cash Money and Young Money titled Rich Gang: All Stars. Shortly after he announced a compilation album titled, Rich Gang that was due to be released on May 21, 2013 featuring members of Cash Money, Young Money and their various collaborators. The first single from the project, "Tapout" would be released on March 12, 2013 and featured Lil Wayne, Future, Mack Maine, and Nicki Minaj and produced by 808 Mafia's Southside and TM88. The album would then be pushed back to July 23, 2013.

On January 22, 2014, it was revealed that Young Money would be releasing their own compilation album on March 11, 2014, titled Young Money: Rise of an Empire. That same day, the first single "We Alright" featuring Lil Wayne, Birdman and Euro was released. Drake's Nothing Was the Same leftover "Trophies" will also be included on the album. The album's second single, "Senile", was released February 14, 2014. It is by Tyga, Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne and was produced by David D.A. Doman. It was followed by Drake's "Trophies" and Minaj's "Lookin Ass", which were met with more chart success then the first two singles.

Notable artists

Current acts

• Austin Mahone
• Baby E.
• Chanel West Coast
• Christina Milian
• Cory Gunz
• Drake
• Euro
• Flow
• Gudda Gudda
• HoodyBaby
• Jae Millz
• Lil Twist
• Lil Wayne
• Mack Maine
• Nicki Minaj
• Reginae Carter
• Shanell
• Stephanie Acevedo
• T-Streets

Former acts

• Boo
• Curren$y
• DJ Khaled
• Kidd Kidd
• Lil Chuckee
• Omarion
• PJ Morton
• Short Dawg
• Tyga
• Torion

In-house producers

• Detail
• The Olympicks

Discography

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications
		US	US R&B	US Rap
We Are Young Money	Released: December 21, 2009 Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Republic Formats: CD, digital download	9	3	1	RIAA: Gold
Rich Gang	Released: July 23, 2013 Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Republic Formats: CD, digital download	9	2	2
Rise of an Empire	Released: March 11, 2014 Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Republic Formats: CD, digital download	7	4	2

Mixtapes

List of compilation albums, with selected details

Title	Album details
Young Money: The Mixtape Vol. 1	Released: 2005 Label: Young Money, Cash Money Format: CD, Digital download

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Year	Title	Peak chart positions							Certifications	Album
		US	US R&B	US Rap	CAN	IRE	NZ	UK
2009	"Every Girl"	10	2	2	—	—	—	—	US: Gold	We Are Young Money
	"BedRock"	2	2	1	12	17	21	9	US: 3× Platinum
2010	"Roger That"	56	15	6	—	—	—	—	—
2013	"Tapout"	45	10	8	—	—	—	—	US: Gold	Rich Gang
2014	"We Alright"	—	56	—	—	—	—	—	—	Young Money: Rise of an Empire
	"Trophies"	50	13	5	—	—	—	—	—
	"Lookin Ass"	104	28	16	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or receive certification.

Other charted songs

Year	Title	Peak chart positions			Album
		US	US R&B	US Rap
2009	"Pass the Dutch"	—	119	—	We Are Young Money
	"Steady Mobbin'"	48	17	6
	"Gooder"	109	—	—
2014	"Senile"	—	50	—	Young Money: Rise of an Empire
	"Moment"	—	57	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Full discography

Albums released on Young Money Entertainment label

Artist	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Sales
		US	US R&B	US Rap	AUS	CAN	GER	IRE	NZ	SWI	UK
Lil Wayne	Title: Tha Carter III Released: June 10, 2008 Singles: "Lollipop", "A Milli", "Got Money", "Mrs. Officer"	1	1	1	47	1	29	34	—	—	23	US: 3× Platinum UK: Gold Can: 2x Platinum	US: 3,600,000
Drake	Title: So Far Gone - EP Released: September 15, 2009 Singles: "Best I Ever Had", "Successful"	6	3	2	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	US: Gold	US: 500,000
Young Money	Title: We Are Young Money Released: December 21, 2009 Singles: "Every Girl", "BedRock", "Roger That"	9	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: Gold	US: 500,000
Lil Wayne	Title: Rebirth Released: February 2, 2010 Singles: "Prom Queen", "On Fire", "Drop the World"	2	1	1	51	5	—	—	33	15	24	US: Gold	US: 775,000
Drake	Title: Thank Me Later Released: June 15, 2010 Singles: "Over", "Find Your Love", "Miss Me", "Fancy"	1	1	1	81	1	34	35	35	69	15	US: Platinum UK: Gold Can: Platinum	US: 1,551,000
Lil Wayne	Title: I Am Not a Human Being Released: September 27, 2010 Singles: "Right Above It"	1	1	1	60	16	—	—	—	46	56	US: Gold	US: 953,000
Nicki Minaj	Title: 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	19	8	—	17	15	—	16	RIAA: 2x Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Platinum	US: 2,000,000 UK: 600,000 WW: 3,800,000
Lil Wayne	Title: Tha Carter IV Released: August 29, 2011 Singles: "6 Foot 7 Foot", "John", "How to Love", "She Will", "Mirror"	1	1	1	9	1	13	19	8	9	8	US: 2x Platinum BPI: Silver	US: 2,200,000 WW: 3,500,000
Drake	Title: Take Care Released: November 15, 2011 Singles: "Marvins Room", "Headlines", "Make Me Proud", "The Motto", "Take Care", "HYFR (Hell Ya Fucking Right)", "Crew Love"	1	1	1	15	1	42	30	19	45	5	US: Platinum UK: Gold	US: 2,000,000
Tyga	Title: Careless World: Rise of the Last King Released: February 21, 2012 Singles: "Far Away", "Still Got It", "Rack City", "Faded", "Make It Nasty"	4	1	1	33	6	—	—	—	—	56		US: 307,000
Nicki Minaj	Title: Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded Released: April 3, 2012 Singles: "Starships", "Right by My Side", "Beez in the Trap", "Pound The Alarm", "Va Va Voom"	1	1	1	5	1	49	2	3	29	1	RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold IRMA: Platinum	US: 915,000 UK: 300,000 WW: 1,800,000
Lil Wayne	Title: I Am Not a Human Being II Released: March 26, 2013 Singles: "My Homies Still", "No Worries", "Love Me", "Rich As Fuck"	2	2	1	43	5	70	85	—	35	29	US: Gold MC: Gold	US: 529,000
Tyga	Title: Hotel California Released: April 9, 2013 Singles: "Dope", "For the Road", "Show You"	7	2	1	20	5	—	42	8	—	11		US: 84,000
PJ Morton	Title: New Orleans Released: May 14, 2013 Singles: "Only One"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Rich Gang	Title: Rich Gang Released: July 23, 2013 Singles: "Tapout", "We Been On"	9	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		US: 40,000
Drake	Title: Nothing Was the Same Released: September 24, 2013 Singles: "Started from the Bottom", "Hold On, We're Going Home", "All Me", "Pound Cake", "The Language", "Too Much", "Worst Behavior"	1	1	1	2	1	14	4	4	11	2	MC: Platinum BPI: Gold RIAA: Platinum	US: 1,029,000 UK: 100,000
Young Money	Title: Young Money: Rise of an Empire Released: March 11, 2014 Singles: "We Alright", "Trophies", "Lookin Ass"	7	4	2	—	24	—	—	—	—	148		US: 53,000
Nicki Minaj	Title: The Pinkprint Released: December 15, 2014 Singles: "Pills n Potions", "Anaconda", "Only", "Bed of Lies", "Feeling Myself"	2	1	1	19	6	70	31	25	—	22	RIAA: Gold
Drake	Title: If You're Reading This It's Too Late Released: February 13, 2015 Singles: "Preach", "Energy"	1	1	1	2	1	89	13	3	7	3	RIAA: Platinum	CAN: 89,000 US: 1,071,000
Chris Brown x Tyga	Title: Fan of a Fan: The Album Released: February 24, 2015 Singles: "Ayo", "Bitches N Marijuana"	7	3	3	3	11	14	31	9	6	7
Drake x Future	Title: What a Time to Be Alive Released: September 20, 2015 Singles: "Jumpman", "Big Rings"	1	1	1	4	1	—	30	8	—	6		US: 422,000
Drake	Title: Views Released: April 29, 2016 Singles: "Hotline Bling", "One Dance", "Pop Style"	1	1	1	1	1	11	2	1	4	1
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or receive certification.

Upcoming releases

• Tha Carter V by Lil Wayne (2016)
  • Singles: "Believe Me" featuring Drake, "Krazy", "Grindin", "Gotti", Start a Fire"

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