Young Money Entertainment

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 Republic Records. The label has released ten US No. 1 albums: Tha Carter III, I Am Not a Human Being, and Tha Carter IV by Lil Wayne, Thank Me Later, Take Care, Nothing Was the Same, If You're Reading This It's Too Late and What a Time to Be Alive (along with Epic Records artist Future) by Drake, and Pink Friday and Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded by Nicki Minaj. Current artists include Lil Wayne, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Mack Maine, Jae Millz and Cory Gunz among others. The label has released three compilation albums, We Are Young Money (2009), Rich Gang (2013; with Cash Money Records) and Young Money: Rise of an Empire (2014).

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.

Young Money (magazine)

Young Money is a bi-monthly publication that specializes in financial information for young adults. It seeks to "change the way young adults earn, manage, invest and spend money."Young Money was launched in 1999 and "specifically focuses on money management, entrepreneurship, careers, investing, technology, travel, entertainment and automotive topics." The magazine is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.

Financial advice

Young Money magazine offers financial advice for young adults. USA Today noted that Young Money "shifted its focus to the college-aged market" in 2002The Washington Post described Young Money as " a personal finance magazine for adolescents." Todd Romer, the publisher of Young Money, was quoted in the Post article stating "More teens today are becoming aware of the significant advantage of starting to manage their money now while they're young"

Featuring young entrepreneurs

Young Money magazine often profiles the business experiences of young entrepreneurs. For example in 2005 it profiled the founders of theplacefinder.com, a website that provides detailed information about housing for college students. Additionally in 2005 it featured the founders of workscited4u.com, a website that automatically generates works cited pages. The article reported on the experiences of the site's founders in setting up the website and maintaining it.