FACTS 💯

He's not "signed" to Universal in terms of a standard record deal. He's signed to/releases his music through OVO Records but he has a licensing deal with Universal through Republic Records to exclusively distribute his records. He's essentially independent but even independent artists sign licensing deals with other companies for the distribution of their records.

For example, many artists who have distribution deals with EMPIRE are independent.

These are a couple of record labels which are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group:

Abbey Road Studios
Motown Records
Polydor Records
Def Jam Recordings
Boominati Worldwide
American Recordings
Artium Recordings
Brushfire Records
Casablanca Records
Darkroom
Dreamville
Getting Out Out Dreams
KIDinaKORNER
LVRN
Quality Control Music
Young Money Entertainment
XO Records
Fonivisa Records
Edgeout Records
Disa Records
Eagle Records Entertainment
Mercury Records
Republic Records
Universal Music Taiwan
Universal Music Canada
Universal Music Africa
Universal Music UK
Universal Music France
Universal Music Japan
Universal Music Sweden
Universal Music Australia
Universal Music New Zealand
Universal Music Latin
Universal Music Nashville
Interscope Records
Island Records
Capitol Music Group
Cash Money Records
Virgin Records
Aftermath Entertainment
Shady Records
G-Unit Records
Decca Records
Astralwerks
Interscope Geffen A&M Records
Virgin Music Label & Artist Services
Vertigo Records
Minos EMI
Deutsche Grammophon
Sparrow Records
Blue Note Records

There's still many more but basically, anyone signed to one of these labels is automatically signed to Universal Records.

It's like how if you work for Marvel Entertainment, you automatically work for the Walt Disney Company as well since they own Marvel Entertainment.

The difference with Drake's situation is that he only has a licensing deal with Universal (via Republic Records) and that deal can be up at any time. When that happens, it's up to him to either renew with them or go sign a deal with another distributor and he maintains ownership of his masters the whole time, he just basically agrees for them to have exclusive rights to reproduce, market and distribute his music for the period in which his licensing agreement with them remains.

Yes ma’am I am very aware

Yeah, just breaking it down in case anyone else comes in and is confused lol.

3 more days maybe 🤔

I wonder if that pic Drake posted in the Stu was him adding something to the Trippie song. Shot at ye 👀?

I don't think drake would use a trippie redd album to take a shot at ye but literally who knows

album just leaked and no Drake song. could be a leak of the prelease copy and theres hidden songs lets hope

Leaked no drake

F***

Yikes.

Maybe on drake album 🤷

0% chance that happens. Possible the song never existed and Trippie just added Drake's name for clout because this is confusing.

Again absolute MONSTER of an L if this ain’t on there

he’s probably gonna add it to the album a few days after drop just bc he wants to avoid this song leaking

I doubt that. Drake liked it. Holding out hope there’s hidden songs because the leak is missing a couple songs

Already took a huge L with this leaking three days early lol

If the leak is missing some songs then I hope that's the case.

I wonder why and how his albums always leak. Very irresponsible how they haven't put a stop to that yet.

Maybe Trippie gonna have deluxe and add the Drake feature then ?

Possible

dumb move imo

snippet of the song
instagram.com/p/CSp3FXUhmsW

How U know thats the song?