The-Dream is looking onward and upward with the coming of the New Year. After seven years as an artist on Def Jam Records, the singer/songwriter has parted ways with the label.
He made the announcement Wednesday via Instagram, posting a photo of the Def Jam logo along with the following message: “I will miss this logo. It all started here! Love Everything that I achieved there, EXODUS THE-DREAM #exodusthedream.”
Dream released five albums on the label including his 2007 debut LoveHate, 2009′s Love vs. Money, 2010′s Love King, and the commercial release of his mixtape, Terius Nash: 1977. Last year, he dropped his final Def Jam release with IV Play.
He was named Executive Vice President of A&R at Def Jam in 2012 and produced hits for the label’s biggest stars including Rihanna, Justin Bieber, and Mariah Carey. “Started with Umbrella…… Since then it’s been reigning forever,” he shared with an old picture of himself and Rihanna, and posted brief descriptions of each one of his albums.
While he didn’t explain the reason behind his departure, Dream did hint at new things to come.
“Let the New Tides bring The Things not yet seen! There’s more where those came from! We have only heard what I’ve brought to shore the things that lay in the deep want lye there for much longer,” he wrote with a visual of ocean waves.
