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Basketball player and rapper LiAngelo Ball has signed an $8 million deal with music company Def Jam Recordings following his hit track Tweaker. The news was first shared by a senior NBA insider at ESPN Shams Charania on January 13, 2025. Taking to his X, Charania wrote:
“LiAngelo Ball has signed a deal with Def Jam and Universal Music Group, a representative from his label Born2Ball Music Group says. Sources said the deal is worth as much as $13 million, with $8 million guaranteed, and gives Ball full ownership of music and his own record label.”
Social media users appeared excited about the news, as many looked forward to this collaboration. One X user wrote:
“Oh, now we have more details. Damn he has his masters, pub, and his own label!? Wow, so no 360 deal. That's wild off of one song!”
Netizens applauded the player for making a good start to the year.
“Who would’ve thought Liangelo would be the most successful in the family… wow,” a person commented on X.
“he going to be stuck in that deal for a good couple years unless his brothers bail him out,” a netizen remarked.
“LiAngelo ball 2025 starting off quite well to say the least,” a social media user opined.
X users called him the ‘chosen one’ as he aced two professions.
“This is genuinely insane bro went from becoming a meme to getting a deal signed LMFAOOO,” an online commentator reacted.
“ballers always wanna be rappers rappers always wanna be ballers LiAngelo is the chosen one,” an internet user pointed out.
“That's pretty good, bro.” another X user shared.
More about LiAngelo Ball’s Tweaker
Tweaker was launched on streaming platforms on January 3, 2025, but had already gained viral attention earlier when LiAngelo Ball played it during N3on’s stream. The track has amassed over 8 million views on YouTube when writing the story.
Despite not having an official music video, it did well and has over 15 million Spotify plays. Tweaker is also trending on Apple Music. Reminiscent of the late '90s and early 2000s Cash Money acts like Big Tymers, the song has earned praise from Southern rap legend DJ Paul of Three 6 Mafia.
Tweaker recently caught attention for its credits, listing LiAngelo Ball’s brother Lonzo as a writer. Lonzo clarified on social media that his only contribution was the cover art, giving full credit to LiAngelo.
Tweaker sparked a wave of memes and nostalgia for early 2000s Hip Hop from cities like Atlanta and New Orleans. After its official release, NBA players shared videos of themselves partying to the song, and veteran rappers like Boosie Badazz and Moneybagg Yo expressed interest in collaborating on a remix.
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LiAngelo Ball, 25, is the middle sibling between NBA players Lonzo Ball and LaMelo Ball. Although he went undrafted in 2018, he had training camp contracts with teams like the Pistons and Hornets but has reportedly not secured a spot on an active NBA roster.
In 2021, Ball joined the NBA G-League's Greensboro Swarm, where he played for two seasons. Recently, he took his talents to Mexico, playing for Astros de Jalisco.
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