Rod Wave Plans To Retire From Music: “I Hate Attention”

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4 years ago

January 19, 2022

Rod Wave closes $15 million deal with plans to retire. Photo: soundcloud.com/rod-wave

Rod Wave has never hesitated to open up about anxiety and depression, but his career may be coming to a halt because of it.

A late single

Earlier this week (Jan. 17) RnB singer/rapper Rod Wave dropped his new single ‘Cold December’. While the single had an unusual drop, coming in January instead of the titular December, fans were quick to show support.

The Florida-born artist went live on Instagram to explain the delayed drop and pour his heart out to fans. Rod revealed he put the song out this month to close out his $15 million dollar contract with Alamo Records and Sony Entertainment. He expounded on his initial decision to not drop the single at all, and how he was persuaded against his wishes.

The price of fame

“I was in a $15 million deal contract that I was trying to close on and they was like, ‘They need that song,’” he said. “That’s the only reason why I dropped that shit. But I wasn’t never gon’ drop that shit if you want to be technical.” You can watch the full live session below:

This isn’t the first time Rod Wave has butt heads with his label. Back in February last year he posted an image of his album cover on Instagram with an angry caption. Apparently, Alamo Records was not compensating him correctly at the time.

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“P*ssy ass label playing wit a n**** sh*t I ain’t dropping sh*t f*ck ya pay me. Y’all wanna album ask @alamorecords.” The photo reads.

It appears Rod’s relationship with Alamo Records and the industry overall has not improved over time. The 22-year-old confessed in that IG Live that he plans to retire soon.

“I’m only here for a little longer and when I say that I mean as in Rod Wave. I’m only here for a lil’ minute, man. I done gave y’all straight dope, straight crack. Ain’t nobody’s f*cking with me with that pen.” He stated.

“This sh*t not really me, man. I’m not no people person, I’m not no center of attention ass n***a, I hate attention, man. I can’t get on the internet without seeing my face or name. […] It’s kind of like you sold your soul, bro, ’cause you say that’s not you but for $300K it’ll be me.”

While Rod is unfortunately disliking his fame and status, his success speaks for itself. His second studio album Pray For Love debuted at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 200. His most recent album SoulFly earned him an impressive 14 spots on the Billboard Hot 100.

Hopefully, the soulful rapper can get back in spirits, for both himself and his fans.