Meet Lil Wayne’s New Wave of Artists Signed to Young Money Entertainment

The focus of Lil Wayne's career right now is the impending release of his much-talked about album, Tha Carter VI, but he's also juggling his role as the founder of Young Money Entertainment. The lauded rap star introduces the newest artists on the label roster, a mix of diverse talent.

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Weezy F. Baby kicked off Season 3 of his Young Money Radio on Apple Music last week (May 2) in true Young Moolah fashion by interviewing the new wave of artists signed to his record label. The introduction of new signees is just what Wayne did when Drake and Nicki Minaj were first brought under Weezy's wing. While some of the signees are familiar faces, there's also a bunch of fresh recruits.

The latest era of Young Money includes rappers Lil Twist, Cory Gunz, Jay Jones, Allan Cubas, Domiio, Euro, Poppy and Lucifena, who raps, sings and rages. Artists like Twist, Cory, Jay and Euro have been with Wayne for years, collaborating with him on some of his mixtapes and being signed to the label for some time. The rest of the rising artists are getting their chance to soak up game from Wayne and apply that to their own careers.

Lil Wayne sat down with each artist to give them time in the spotlight and connect on their new music.

Cory Gunz, who dropped The Militia and Loosie Pack 3 over the last year, says elevation is his goal at this point. "We got to execute and be better than what we did last," he says. "That's what we striving for... It's a science to the execution of what we do. You have to be a tactician with that."

For Lil Twist, he's expanding his sound. "I've been in the process of reinventing myself," he shares. "And I stepped into a whole another genre, whole ’nother bag and got a band. I'm rocking with the alternative hip-hop rock."

New Orleans rapper Jay Jones, whose latest project is Almost Forgot Who I Was, raps from lived experiences. "Like everything that I rap about or sing about melodically, like it's something that I went through or experienced," he expresses. "So, listening to my music, you kind of get a part of me."

Allan Cubas, also a fellow New Orleans native, raps and singer in both English and Spanish. He showcases his Latin side from Honduras in his music, and feels it's important to rep both N.O. and Honduras equally. "I think you have a responsibility when you're representing somewhere to keep putting it on and push it forward and that's what I'm doing with my music," he maintains.

Domiio recently dropped his Metal Warfare project, a more rap-centered affair. His next effort offers more versatility. "I had some singing hooks on [Metal Warfare] as well, but this project is going to really be like everything, like to show that I won't be in a box. Like, I even just did a country song the other day."

Vet Euro came through with a rereleased version of his Lost Files project last year and reminisced on that time period when he first started crafting the songs back with the Young Money team. "Lost Files was something that I started working on probably, like, since way back when I first came around the camp, like 2013," he recalled. "And you know, I started with the small team that was placed around me by you and the Young Money team."

Poppy started rapping under Wayne as a kid and learned from the rap legend early on. He's got bars and bops. "I got some some EPs where I get like vulnerable, and I'm on some, you know, New Orleans like we tore up," he describes. "So, it's kind of like the reality of New Orleans, if that's what you into, but I also like to have fun. I like to dance .So if you really into like that bop feel, that dance feel, I would go [listen to my song] 'Ain't Sweet.' That's my favorite song."

>Lucifena, one of the more left of center artists that Wayne has worked with, shines in the genre of metal alternative rock. "I would say like what attracted me to the genre that I make, it's mainly like high energy," she tells. "So, like when you go to shows, it's like mosh pits, it's people jumping, It's like a lot of fun. It's crazy, but, you know, it's for like the kids that got like to release and you know it's like an outlet."

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Take a look as the Young Money head honcho gives the mic to the new artists on the label below.

Watch Lil Wayne Speak to All the New Young Money Artists