LiAngelo Ball Lands Def Jam Contract Reportedly Worth Up To $13M Amid Tweaker Success | News, results, highlights, stats and rumours

After the viral success of his new song “Tweaker,” LiAngelo Ball is cashing in on a big payday.

According to ESPN’s Shams CharaniaBall has signed a deal with Def Jam and Universal Music Group worth as much as $13 million with $8 million guaranteed. The deal reportedly gives Ball full ownership of the music and his own record label.

Ball, who played basketball at UCLA and spent two years in the NBA G League, has become an overnight success in his new career. “Tweaker” has been a fixture on social media and in sports locker rooms since it premiered earlier this month.

In just nine days, Ball’s track has 7.8 million views on YouTube as of this writing and is No. 3 trending song on YouTube Music, behind just a few songs from three-time Grammy Award winner Bad Bunny’s new album.

The viral success of “Tweaker” earned Ball a spot on the line-up to perform at the Rolling Loud concert festival in Los Angeles in March. The 26-year-old even got praise from Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard, who has released four rap albums and is widely regarded as the best basketball player to try his hand at music.

“I rock it, man,” Lillard said in a recent post-game interview. “I’ve heard it a lot, it gives me that 2003-2004 vibe. But I rock with it, as I said, it’s a slapper. As an artist, you have to respect other people’s artistry, and when something’s going on, it goes so like i said i rock it i respect it and i’m always happy for other people’s success i’m happy for him it’s a great record you hear it everywhere.

Often overshadowed after the success of his brothers Lonzo Ball of the Chicago Bulls and LaMelo Ball of the Charlotte Hornets, Ball has finally found his way in his transition away from basketball and seems ready to make his mark in music.