UPDATE 2: Hit-Boy has reacted to Kanye’s response.
I feel what Kanye is saying but at the same time his company was already getting 20% off top so it didn’t matter who I was working with. He also knows rihanna I worked with her during my GOOD term and I gave Asap Rocky Goldie , Kendrick backseat freestyle etc during this time
— Hit-Boy (@Hit_Boy) September 16, 2020
UPDATE: Kanye responds to Hit-Boy. Says he didn’t have a problem with him producing for Beyonce but was upset that he didn’t know about it. He has also shared his contract with Universal Music publicly and a video of him peeing on his GRAMMY.
HI GUYS … TRUST ME WE WILL NOT STOP … HITBOY 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
— ye (@kanyewest) September 16, 2020
Hit-Boy and Kanye West have not worked together in many years so there’s obviously been speculation over the reasons behind it.
But today, Hit-Boy finally revealed the cause behind trouble in their relationship. The super producer wrote on Instagram that he hasn’t seen eye-to-eye with the G.O.O.D Music head for a long time because Kanye was upset over the producer working with Beyonce. Hit-Boy was signed with G.O.O.D. Music as a producer in 2012-13.
“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 BeyoncĂ©. this is after I produced n*ggas 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. This tweet is something I can agree with though,” he said while sharing a tweet from Kanye where the rapper is complaining about his contract with Universal Music Group.
EVERYONE AT UNIVERSAL AND VIVENDI PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT I WILL DO EVERYTHING IN MY LEGAL POWER AND USE MY VOICE UNTIL ALL ARTIST CONTRACTS ARE CHANGED STARTING WITH GETTING MY MASTERS FOR MY CHILDREN I WILL NOT STOP I PROMISE YOU IM AM PETTY AND VERY PERSONAL
— ye (@kanyewest) September 16, 2020
Hit then reveals that UMPG, the publishing arm of Universal, has held him in a terrible deal since he was 19 years old. “@umpg 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. Im 33 now and have multiple Grammys, produced a lot of your favorite artists biggest songs on top of turning in over 450+ records since I first signed and @umpg still doesnt have it in them to simply be fair,” he said, asserting that he may have differences with ‘Ye but he’s definitely supporting his fight against slave deals.
“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. 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 continued.
I forgive everyone from the music industry that is involved with modern day slavery. Vengeance is only the lords.
— ye (@kanyewest) September 16, 2020
Everyone please cover me in prayer … I AM ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS PEOPLE ON THE PLANET AND UNIVERSAL WONT TELL ME WHAT MY MASTERS COST BECAUSE THEY KNOW I CAN AFFORD THEM … BLACK MASTERS MATTER
— ye (@kanyewest) September 16, 2020
Hit-Boy has contributed to several Beyonce songs including ‘XO’, ‘Flawless’, ‘”Bow Down / I Been On’ and ‘Sorry’.
