FOLLOWING Kanye West’s most recent series of tweets, in which he shared his contracts with Universal, Hit-Boy has chimed in with his thoughts.
“I haven’t been a fan of Kanye on a personal/human level since he told me face to face he stopped picking my beats because I worked with Beyoncé,” said Hit-Boy on Instagram alongside a screenshot of a Kanye tweet regarding record contracts.
“This is after I produced ‘n***as in paris’ , ‘clique’, and a myriad of other songs / projects for him and his label GOOD Music in the 2 years I was signed with them.”
Hit-Boy worked extensively with Kanye in the earlier days of Hit-Boy’s career, producing tracks such as the aforementioned “N***as in Paris” and “Clique,” as well as “Cold” and “Christmas in Harlem.” In more recent years he’s worked with the likes of Meek Mill, Big Sean, Juice WRLD, and Jay Electronica.
It is unclear which Beyoncé collaboration led to Hit-Boy and Kanye’s issues, although he did contribute to four songs from Bey’s 2013 self-titled album.
Upon hearing of Hit-Boy’s post, Kanye responded in a pair of tweets. “From HITBOY LETS GOOOOO,” he wrote with a screenshot of the post, then adding his response to the allegation they stopped worked together because of a Beyoncé collaboration.
“Hi guys,” he tweeted in all-caps. “Trust me we will not stop … Hit-Boy first to stand up … I didn’t have a problem with him producing for Beyoncé … I had a problem with the fact he was signed to me and I didn’t know but I knew Jay and Beyoncé and Hit-Boy … Just for clarity.”
Despite his personal feelings about ‘Ye, Hit-Boy added that he completely agrees with the assertion that the music industry has some clear issues in regards to the contracts they push on artists. “@umpg [Universal Music Publishing Group] has held me in what the last 3 lawyers Ive hired have referred to as the ‘worst publishing contact they’ve ever seen’ since I was 19 years old,” Hit-Boy continued.
This is, as he puts it, despite his continued success in producing countless records over 10 years since signing the contract.
“If they’re doing this to me with all I’ve accomplished through hard work I can only imagine the kids who don’t have big placements/ proper guidance,” he added. “If I have to be the one to get blackballed for telling the truth and trying to set the next generation free then so be it.”
He went on to tag numerous labels, including Roc Nation, asking them to “fix” the current situation.
“Slave deals are still very real/rampant in 2020.”
(SOURCE: Complex.com)
