| Young Money Entertainment | |
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| Parent company | Universal Music Group |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Founder | Lil Wayne |
| Distributor(s) | Republic Records Cash Money Records (2005–2018) |
| Genre | Various, mainly hip hop |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Official website | youngmoney |
Young Money Entertainment is an American record label founded by rapper Lil Wayne in 2005. It was launched as an imprint of Cash Money Records — a joint venture colloquially branded as Young Money Cash Money Billionaires (abbreviated as YMCMB) — and Republic Records until 2018, after which the label operated severally as an imprint of latter. Wayne's longtime affiliate, rapper Mack Maine was appointed the company's president in 2009.
The label has released sixteen albums which peaked the Billboard 200 chart upon release: Tha Carter III, I Am Not a Human Being, Tha Carter IV, Tha Carter V, and Funeral by Lil Wayne; Thank Me Later, Take Care, Nothing Was the Same, If You're Reading This It's Too Late, What a Time to Be Alive (along with Epic Records artist Future), Views, More Life, and Scorpion by Drake; and Pink Friday and Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded by Nicki Minaj.
Since its formation, the label has signed and released projects for artists including Wayne himself, Nicki Minaj, Drake, Tyga, DJ Khaled, Austin Mahone, Cory Gunz, Gudda Gudda, and Jae Millz, among others. The label is the namesake of a supergroup that has released three studio albums — We Are Young Money (2009), Rich Gang (2013; with Cash Money Records), and Young Money: Rise of an Empire (2014).