Wasserman is expected to bolster its music unit with the hiring of two of WME’s co-heads of its hip-hop division, who are said to be on the move over to the Westwood-based talent management and production company, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

Hip-hop division co-chiefs Kevin Shivers and James Rubin along with WME partner Christina Baxter are in talks to join Casey Wasserman’s firm. A source says that the trio were up for a new deal at WME but couldn’t come to terms with the agency. Shivers was said to be looking for a leadership role. Wasserman declined to comment.

The hip-hop division at WME will continue to be led by the remaining co-leads, Caroline Yim and Zach Iser, who joined the agency in 2021 after moving over from CAA. Staffers at the Beverly Hills-based talent giant were informed of the WME departures on Jan. 2 with a short...