NBA Youngboy Calls Out Record Label For “Blackballing” Him

NBA Youngboy recently aired out his grievances toward his record label. The musician expressed that he’s been blackballed by Atlantic Records following the release of his mixtape Colors. Colors placed No. 2 on the Billboard 200. 

He called them out via Instagram, saying

“Why blackball me I’m the good guy !!!??”

He also wrote, “I was going #1 two weeks straight with a mixtape, so they took it down off the charts. I don’t give a fuck you still can’t stop me don’t sign to Atlantic if you an artist they not gone support you especially if you live a certain way.”

‘Till this day, he stands on what he says. To prove the seriousness of this matter, he posted a text message on his Instagram page, which reads, “Don’t sign to Atlantic.” Additionally, he released a song called “Free Meechy,” which seemingly coincides with his statement. 

NBA Youngboy is one of the many artists who’ve expressed they aren’t too happy with Atlantic Records. Meek Mill said on Twitter that the label was preventing him from managing Roddy Rich, amongst other things.

He wrote, “So look I made Atlantic records 100’s of millions and let them rape me out out Roddy a artist they came to me about in jail. They still saying I can’t drop music until 9 months after my last album got blackballed just wrapped buildings and Nina art with talent … Roddy my youngin still …. But that label seperated us instantly when the millions came in from him… same thing they tried to do with me and rozay … it takes a long time to catch up too because most of em tied in for the love of some money …artist scared to speak up.”