Ep. 267: YG Opens Up. Bad Deals, Hit Records, and a Midlife Crisis

Today’s guest is a multi-platinum rapper and songwriter who took Compton to the charts and gave the world “My Hitta,” “Who Do You Love?” and “Big Bank.”

From his debut album My Krazy Life to collaborations with Drake, Nipsey Hussle, and Nicki Minaj, he’s built a catalog that’s done serious damage to club speakers. Now, with The Gentlemen’s Club, he’s getting personal and reminding everyone there’s a storyteller behind the hits.

And The Writer Is…

YG!

In this episode we go deep on:

- The inspiration behind his new album

- The Def Jam singles deal with five album options: "I could have sued everybody"

- What he'd tell an 18-year-old holding a label offer

- Why having a catalog doesn't mean you own it

- What a YG session looks like: tequila, "next beat," and a BPM in his head

- How "FDT" got made with Nipsey, and why Def Jam wouldn't release it

- The night Nicki said "don't put this out without me"