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Trinidad James dropped by Def Jam Recordings

Written by . Published: August 04 2014

Rapper Trinidad James has been dropped by bosses at Def Jam Recordings.

The hip-hop star, real name Nicholas Williams, was signed to the iconic label in 2012 by fellow rapper Sha Money XL for a reported $2 million, and his debut single All Gold Everything performed well in the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B/Hip-Hop charts in the same year.



However, on Saturday (02Aug14) Williams revealed he and the label had parted ways in a post on Twitter.com.


He writes, "I should tell yall (you all). I got dropped by the Label. My Album is now free. If u (sic) hear ur (your) beat or verse on it. I hope u want dap (fist bump) cuz i got no money (sic)."


Williams gave no explanation as to why the label has dropped him.

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