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<p style="font-weight: 400;">Throughout the course of hip hop there have been dozens of records labels that were running the game at one point—and according to the latest cover feature from Billboard, <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/yo-gotti-becomes-co-owner-of-major-league-soccer-team/">Yo Gotti</a>’s record label has officially earned the new title. The magazine has crowned Yo Gotti’s Collective Music Group (CMG) as the &#8220;hardest working label in hip hop&#8221; thanks to its roster of stars, including Moneybagg Yo, Blac Youngsta and 42 Dugg.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Through his record label, Collective Music Group (CMG), the hip-hop mogul <a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/features/yo-gotti-cmg-billboard-digital-cover-story-2022-interview-1235073042/">has achieved</a> what most household-name rappers with imprints have not: breaking prominent underground names into a mainstream audience while continually shattering his own personal records. With his 10 signees, Gotti has established CMG as a formidable brand in the streets and on the charts,&#8221; Billboard says of Yo Gotti and CMG.</p>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">Yo Gotti explains why, despite many artists longing for a spot on his label, he refuses to chase anyone. &#8220;As a label, one thing we don’t do and will never do is be in a bidding war. You want to be with us? Then we’ll work out business terms that make sense for both of us.&#8221;</p>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">He also says that he tries to instill in his artists that chasing money shouldn’t be their sole purpose. &#8220;Young artists are blinded by dollar signs. Everybody wants a new car, to move their momma out to a bigger house, jewelry, the nice things in life. I think everybody should have exactly what they want, but there’s methods, strategies and tactics to get everything. Artists turn me off when it’s all about money.&#8221;</p>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">Interscope Records CEO John Janick speaks highly of Yo Gotti and the label he has built, specifically highlighting his business sense. &#8220;It’s rare to find somebody who’s an amazing creative but also a great businessperson. I think he’s a needle in a haystack, [because] he has mastered both of those things.&#8221;</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">There is no end in cite to his die-hard work ethic, as Yo Gotti admits that the believes vacations are pointless because &#8220;I enjoy working. I actually feel like, if I weren’t working, I’d be bored as s**t.&#8221; It looks like CMG will continue its reign at the top of the charts and beyond.</p>
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