Tekashi 6ix9ine is officially back in the mix following a tumultuous year and a half of his career. Following his 2018 arrest as part of a RICO case against the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods, 6ix9ine cooperated with authorities for less time in his case. He was expected to come home this summer but the coronavirus pandemic ultimately worked in his favor.

His formal re-entrance to the game took place last Friday when he released his new single “GOOBA” along with an accompanying set of visuals. The video was already prone to doing serious numbers but it appears after a weekend of careful analysis, there were rumblings surrounding 6ix9ine’s label deal. With a Paper Plane hat spotted at a certain point in the video, people began speculating that perhaps, the almighty Jay-Z quietly welcomed the rainbow-haired rapper to the Roc family.

A source from Roc Nation spoke to VladTV to confirm there isn’t any validity to any rumors regarding 6ix9ine joining Jay-Z’s label. These rumors floated around before the video came out. Last year, it was revealed that a lawyer who’s previously worked for Roc Nation was hired to join Tekashi’s legal team during his federal case.

In related news, 6ix9ine’s new single is expected to soar to the top of the Billboard 200, marking the first chart-topping single of his career. If that happens, I can guarantee that we will not hear the end of it. 

Megan Thee Stallion is arguably one of the biggest artists at the moment, and even she can't avoid the politics that can arise when it comes to a label's control over the creative process of releasing music. Today, she decided to get some of that frustration off her chest in a very candid and revealing IG Live session.

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Hot Girl Meg made #FREETHEESTALLION Twitter's top trending topic on Sunday evening (March 1) after fans tuned in to hear her side of the story. "N***as don't even care about what's right; they care about money in the end," she said during one part of her rant in regards to her label woes with 1501 Certified Entertainment, also adding, "If y'all don't see no music from Megan Thee Stallion, it's because 1501 don't want to drop that music — and that sh*t real crazy [sic]. It's real sad." She went on to explain that she's signed to an independent label, and as a result a lot of the big moves you've see her doing lately have been simply off getting things done herself, or as she put it, "because I woke up and did it that day." Many fans rallied behind her in support, getting #FreeMeg and #FreeTheStallion trending as well, and Megan has been retweeting and liking a lot of their posts. We'll be watching to see how this one plays out, but she definitely gets love and all the best wishes from us. Bless!

Peep a few video grabs from Megan Thee Stallion's rant against 1501 below, and let us know what you think of all this down in the comments:

Yo Gotti just released his brand new album Untrapped, which his fans are hailing as a return to form for the celebrated Memphis rapper. Spending two decades in the rap game, the 38-year-old is considered a veteran, somebody that up-and-comers can model their careers off of to achieve tremendous levels of success. Founding his Collective Music Group and working with some of the hottest stars in his city, Yo Gotti has been taking on more of an executive role in the business, perfecting his strategies and learning how to masterfully operate a successful record label. In doing so, he learned enough to come through with a historic thirty-one days to start off the year, dropping an album, getting out of his deal, and earning ownership of all of his master recordings.

The rapper made a sweet announcement this morning, telling all of his fans that he’s untrapped in every sense of the word. It’s not just the title of his new album… it also describes his current situation in the industry. “Drop My Album, Out My Deal, Own My MASTERS …. ALL IN DA 1st Month of da Year 2020 GONE BE DIFFERENT,” wrote Gotti on Instagram. He tagged CMG and Roc Nation in the post, which are the remaining two organizations he’s dealing with. One of them is notably his own brand.

Congratulations to Yo Gotti on this tremendous career achievement. Stream his latest project below.