Hit-Boy Reveals Kanye Refused to Work with Him Because of Beyonce Collaborations

UPDATE 2: Hit-Boy has reacted to Kanye’s response.

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.

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 Beyoncé. 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.

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.

Hit-Boy has contributed to several Beyonce songs including ‘XO’, ‘Flawless’, ‘”Bow Down / I Been On’ and ‘Sorry’.