Rap newcomer GELO, also known as former professional basketball player LiAngelo Ball, makes a major splash with his debut single “Tweaker,” landing at #10 on the US Top Songs chart. The track has garnered over 3.8 million global views during the charting period, marking a strong entry for GELO into the music scene.
LiAngelo Ball has swerved into a record contract—the once NBA player is now a part of the Def Jam Records and Universal Music Group roster.
According to ESPN Senior NBA Insider Shams Charania, Ball, who raps as G3, signed a deal that could be worth as much as $13 million, with $8 million guaranteed, providing ownership to his music and own record label.
For a bit of Inside Hip-Hop, our friend Z at Audio Mack gave a bit more about the structure of the deal:
