Nicki Minaj Is Starting Her Own Management Company And Record Label
essence.comNicki Minaj is venturing into the entrepreneurial side of the music industry. On March 9, the rapper shared in a sit-down interview with Joe Budden that she is starting her own management company and record label. “I am creating my own management company,” she said.
Minaj also shared that she first decided to create her own management company for herself but that she ultimately wants to bring others along for the ride.The announcement comes only months after sources confirmed to Variety that Minaj was no longer a client of Full Stop Management, which represents artists such as Lizzo, Roddy Ricch, and Harry Styles.
Last September, Variety also reported that Minaj was in preliminary talks with SALXCO, the management company to The Weeknd, Doja Cat, French Montana, and Ty Dolla $ign.The rapper appears to have taken matters into her own hands and – in turn – has kept building her legacy as an entertainer and mogul. “I’m also doing my record company,” she shared with Budden, disclosing that she has already signed artists. “I have a couple of artists that I will start the record company with,” she said.After signing with Young Money Entertainment in 2009, Nicki Minaj was quickly propelled to international fame.
Today, she wants to lead by example and show others that female rappers can become moguls in their own right. “The female rappers before me, I would always say they should have retired as moguls.
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