Hit-Boy Acknowledges JAY-Z For Helping His ‘Publishing Situation’
Music producer, Hit-Boy was a recent guest on “The Shop” podcast and he discussed billionaire JAY-Z helping him get out of a publishing deal that he has been in for almost 20 years, calling the rapper’s involvement in getting him out of it, “life-changing.”
Hit-Boy, who is 37 years old, has been in a publishing deal with Universal Music Group since he was 19. Like many artists before him, the little money offered was a lot for a poor person who dreams. He explained that he is still in the deal, but it sounds like it’s about to end.
“I’m actually still in my publishing situation,” he confessed. “I signed when I was 19 years old and I’m 37, so I’ve been in the deal a long time with Universal Publishing […] The way it was set up was just ancient terminology in the contracts.”
He stated that the deal is about to end thanks to JAY-Z and Roc Nation executive, Desiree Perez.
“I just now, y’know, thanks to Desiree and JAY-Z and people like that, that really got me to a place I’m in now, where I have an end date, but before, my whole career I was working without having an actual end date to— the way we really get our money is through publishing, y’know what I mean?’
He did state that he is appreciative that the doors are about to open more for him when this deal does expire. He is looking forward to having more freedom with his business dealings.
“That’s going to be, like, life-changing for me, y’know what I mean? Just to even have freedom as a grown man, like, I haven’t been able to go do other deals or go get advances in different places like my counterparts have. I eat very well, but I know what it’s really supposed to be.”
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