The head honcho of YMCMB, Birdman, stopped by Hot 97 with Funkmaster Flex and chopped it up yesterday and one of the topics discussed was the internal beef with Tyga and the label and mounting tensions between the Cali artist and their cash cow Drake. Tyga previously spoke about his plans of wanting to leave the label and considered his label mates Nicki Minaj and Drake as fake. Birdman seems to have taken sides as he stated,
“Tyga knows where he stands in this game compared to Drake. That ain’t no secret. Numbers don’t lie…He might be in his feelings, and I got all the love and respect for Tyga, but my intake is I’m family orientated. Either you’re in or you’re out. If you’re out, you’re an outcast to me. If you’re in, we’re family… You with us or you ain’t. You gotta choose your side.”
It might be time to just let Tyga out of his cage (contract) if he doesn’t want to be there. Cash Money has had its problems in the past with artists choosing to jump ship and years of accusations of short-changing their producers and artists. Busta Rhymes, Juvenile, Mannie Fresh and B.G. are just a few of the label’s stars who jumped ship. Just recently, Mystikal and Lil Twist also expressed their displeasure with the label and UK R&B crooner Jay Sean departed last week. As Birdman gets his house back in order, peep his interview on the Tyga and Drake rift.
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