Comments on: Rihanna Broke? http://thatgrapejuice.net/2008/08/rihanna-broke/ Your #1 source for Urban Pop Culture News, Music Reviews, Celebrity Interviews, Downloads and much more. Come check us out... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:55:21 -0500 hourly 1 By: cheekbrown http://thatgrapejuice.net/2008/08/rihanna-broke/#comment-38399 cheekbrown Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:12:00 +0000 http://thatgrapejuice.net/new/?p=2196#comment-38399 Rihanna is doing great. Def Jam will not finance her albums and videos because of its belief that she is a singles-only artist. She obviously disagrees. She is self-producing her own music career and she doesn't need Def Jam. She needs a label that believes in her, or better yet, go indie.<br/>http://music.blackplanet.com/cheekbrown/ Rihanna is doing great. Def Jam will not finance her albums and videos because of its belief that she is a singles-only artist. She obviously disagrees. She is self-producing her own music career and she doesn’t need Def Jam. She needs a label that believes in her, or better yet, go indie.
http://music.blackplanet.com/cheekbrown/

]]> By: Anonymous http://thatgrapejuice.net/2008/08/rihanna-broke/#comment-24703 Anonymous Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:52:00 +0000 http://thatgrapejuice.net/new/?p=2196#comment-24703 Go read "the millionaire next door" I guarantee you will understand HOW people with millions go out of their way to be broke! (not on purpose of course... she JUST HAD to pay all her staff and STILL get those vacations and luxurious lifestyle from shopping sprees etc)<br/><br/>Tell you what, you can go broke when ur 19 and everyone is looking at you!! Somhow you believe your invincible and you've matured because you WERE LUCKY IN LIFE.<br/><br/>I count my blessings, even them scars of being poor. I carry them like a badge of honor, pushing me to better myself.<br/><br/>How can you blame a kid for getting so much attntion and money? <br/><br/>Im sure she believes she's ENTITLED to living like a Queen its OBVIOUS Go read “the millionaire next door” I guarantee you will understand HOW people with millions go out of their way to be broke! (not on purpose of course… she JUST HAD to pay all her staff and STILL get those vacations and luxurious lifestyle from shopping sprees etc)

Tell you what, you can go broke when ur 19 and everyone is looking at you!! Somhow you believe your invincible and you’ve matured because you WERE LUCKY IN LIFE.

I count my blessings, even them scars of being poor. I carry them like a badge of honor, pushing me to better myself.

How can you blame a kid for getting so much attntion and money?

Im sure she believes she’s ENTITLED to living like a Queen its OBVIOUS

]]> By: Anonymous http://thatgrapejuice.net/2008/08/rihanna-broke/#comment-24200 Anonymous Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:03:00 +0000 http://thatgrapejuice.net/new/?p=2196#comment-24200 Its very sad to know this happened especially to Rihanna. I am surprise despite she had a manager, she didn't keep track of her money seeing the background she comes from and most of all, she is from caribbean and carib'ean don't play around with there money.<br/>So Sad...Hope she can bounce back. Its very sad to know this happened especially to Rihanna. I am surprise despite she had a manager, she didn’t keep track of her money seeing the background she comes from and most of all, she is from caribbean and carib’ean don’t play around with there money.
So Sad…Hope she can bounce back.

]]> By: Anonymous http://thatgrapejuice.net/2008/08/rihanna-broke/#comment-24118 Anonymous Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:24:00 +0000 http://thatgrapejuice.net/new/?p=2196#comment-24118 Well mek we see if we can sort it out...<br/>Rhianna as a new artist probably get anywhere from 9-15% royalties... Let's say 12% of $14.98 (Suggested Retail Price)<br/><br/>Producers affi get pay @ a 3% rate (12%-3%)= 9%<br/>25% packaging reduction (9%x.75) = 6.75%<br/>15% free goods (6.75%x.85) = 5.74%<br/>35% reduction for reserves (5.74%x.65) = 3.731%<br/>3.731% x $14.98 (SRP) = $0.5589<br/><br/>So we down to about 60Cents a CD in artist royalty. Now before the artist earn a dime, dem affi recoup. Recording costs first... So if Timbo produce a ting and charge $200,000 Rhianna affi pay back before she start earn one r*ss dime. And that nuh based pon di overall retail price of the CD, it based pon Rhianna 60cents a CD royalty. Suh how much CD affi sell fi she pay back Timbo fi one (use and leff) track??? 333,333 CD's... Radio promotions affi pay. Management tek a 20% chump. Lawyer tek a 10%. Accountants tek a nice piece (suh she nuh end up like Beenie Man)... Unnu get di idea! Impossible fi she bruk... please. she broke. Well mek we see if we can sort it out…
Rhianna as a new artist probably get anywhere from 9-15% royalties… Let’s say 12% of $14.98 (Suggested Retail Price)

Producers affi get pay @ a 3% rate (12%-3%)= 9%
25% packaging reduction (9%x.75) = 6.75%
15% free goods (6.75%x.85) = 5.74%
35% reduction for reserves (5.74%x.65) = 3.731%
3.731% x $14.98 (SRP) = $0.5589

So we down to about 60Cents a CD in artist royalty. Now before the artist earn a dime, dem affi recoup. Recording costs first… So if Timbo produce a ting and charge $200,000 Rhianna affi pay back before she start earn one r*ss dime. And that nuh based pon di overall retail price of the CD, it based pon Rhianna 60cents a CD royalty. Suh how much CD affi sell fi she pay back Timbo fi one (use and leff) track??? 333,333 CD’s… Radio promotions affi pay. Management tek a 20% chump. Lawyer tek a 10%. Accountants tek a nice piece (suh she nuh end up like Beenie Man)… Unnu get di idea! Impossible fi she bruk… please. she broke.

]]> By: Anonymous http://thatgrapejuice.net/2008/08/rihanna-broke/#comment-24085 Anonymous Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:37:00 +0000 http://thatgrapejuice.net/new/?p=2196#comment-24085 LMAO, yall keep talkin about how u feel sorry for her.... LOL..dont, in the event that she personnally was broke, I'm more than certain she would be well taken care of. So save the sympathy. She's a working girl, a walking billboard. Her income is constantly flowing. I got a nice laugh out of this post and grapejuice for postn this non-sense esp from an unknown source LMAO, yall keep talkin about how u feel sorry for her…. LOL..dont, in the event that she personnally was broke, I’m more than certain she would be well taken care of. So save the sympathy. She’s a working girl, a walking billboard. Her income is constantly flowing. I got a nice laugh out of this post and grapejuice for postn this non-sense esp from an unknown source

]]> By: Anonymous http://thatgrapejuice.net/2008/08/rihanna-broke/#comment-24039 Anonymous Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:17:00 +0000 http://thatgrapejuice.net/new/?p=2196#comment-24039 Everyone seems to be made at her management, but lets be real. There is and was nothing ruthless going on behind the scenes. The paper work is there she wasn't robed or misled. I'm 20yrs old same age as Ri Ri and work for an ad agency doing public relations. The whole idea of signing to a label is for them to fund your work and take their cut from your production. Labels and Agencies invest in their clients. Rihanna wasn't taking care of Rihanna, she looks fab all time its just sad that she wasnt as business smart. When entering into a business like any you have to know your shit!!!! She had to know she was paying out of her own pocket for her own projects come on!! if your only worth a little over 1mill and 750,000 sometimes 30-50 is missing from your savings or checking what ever account how dont you know??? maybe she thought she was making more than she was spending but you cant washing one hand with the other. Damn feel bad tho, but at the end of the day its a business and there no tears allowed she should have known better. I mean duhhhh no shit shes broke RIHANNA BABE YOUVE BEEN PAYING FOR YOUR OWN SHIT!!! gOOD LUCK YOU SHOULD GAIN YA MONEY BACK BUT. FANS AND THE PUBLIC DONT RESPECT OR ACCEPT BROKE U HAVE TO LOOK AND REPRESENT YOUR IMAGE AND THAT FABO IMAGE IS GONE WHEN ALL U HAVE IS 20THOU, when your fans have more money than you theres a problem. Good thing Chris is around, He'll loan ri ri a million. Everyone seems to be made at her management, but lets be real. There is and was nothing ruthless going on behind the scenes. The paper work is there she wasn’t robed or misled. I’m 20yrs old same age as Ri Ri and work for an ad agency doing public relations. The whole idea of signing to a label is for them to fund your work and take their cut from your production. Labels and Agencies invest in their clients. Rihanna wasn’t taking care of Rihanna, she looks fab all time its just sad that she wasnt as business smart. When entering into a business like any you have to know your shit!!!! She had to know she was paying out of her own pocket for her own projects come on!! if your only worth a little over 1mill and 750,000 sometimes 30-50 is missing from your savings or checking what ever account how dont you know??? maybe she thought she was making more than she was spending but you cant washing one hand with the other. Damn feel bad tho, but at the end of the day its a business and there no tears allowed she should have known better. I mean duhhhh no shit shes broke RIHANNA BABE YOUVE BEEN PAYING FOR YOUR OWN SHIT!!! gOOD LUCK YOU SHOULD GAIN YA MONEY BACK BUT. FANS AND THE PUBLIC DONT RESPECT OR ACCEPT BROKE U HAVE TO LOOK AND REPRESENT YOUR IMAGE AND THAT FABO IMAGE IS GONE WHEN ALL U HAVE IS 20THOU, when your fans have more money than you theres a problem. Good thing Chris is around, He’ll loan ri ri a million.

]]> By: Anonymous http://thatgrapejuice.net/2008/08/rihanna-broke/#comment-24016 Anonymous Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:48:00 +0000 http://thatgrapejuice.net/new/?p=2196#comment-24016 True or not she has something better than money, better than beauty, better than her lack of talent (or what we "call" talent), better than her fame, better than power, better than all the powerful people working for her (even if they poorly manage her money or rob her blind). She even has something better than her record label, something that is much better than all the brand influence she currently has worldwide... <br/><br/>SHE HAS OUR INTEREST. <br/><br/>SHE HAS OUR MINDS. <br/><br/>REGARDLESS OF OUR VARIOUS OPINIONS,<br/><br/>SHE HAS US!<br/><br/>SHE HAS THE CORE OF WHO WE ARE...<br/><br/>AND... <br/><br/>THEREFORE...<br/><br/>BECAUSE WE ARE MORE THAN MAGNIFICENT IN EVERY WAY...<br/><br/>BECAUSE WE ARE AWESOME BEYOND WORDS...<br/><br/>BECAUSE WE ARE ETERNAL...<br/><br/>SHE HAD A CHANCE...<br/><br/>TO RECEIVE THE FRUITS...<br/><br/>OF OUR UNFATHOMABLE SELVES...<br/><br/>THEREFORE...<br/><br/>SHE'S OK...<br/><br/>AWAKE OR ASLEEP...<br/><br/>DEAD OR ALIVE...<br/><br/>AND...<br/><br/>BECAUSE OF WHO WE ARE...<br/><br/>SHE IS DEFINITELY WITHOUT QUESTION...<br/><br/>PRIVILEGED BEYOND HER WILDEST IMAGINATION!<br/><br/>ARE WE NOT INTELLIGENT MATTER IN A CERTAIN FORM <br/><br/>ARE WE NOT INTELLIGENT VAPORS IN OTHER FORMS<br/><br/>DO WE NOT BECOME INTELLIGENCE IN THE FORM OF LIGHT BEYOND CERTAIN PLANES? <br/><br/>IS SHE NOT THE SAME?<br/><br/>IS SHE NOT ONE OF US?<br/><br/>ARE WE NOT ONE OF HER?<br/><br/>Wake up. <br/><br/>Now. True or not she has something better than money, better than beauty, better than her lack of talent (or what we “call” talent), better than her fame, better than power, better than all the powerful people working for her (even if they poorly manage her money or rob her blind). She even has something better than her record label, something that is much better than all the brand influence she currently has worldwide…

SHE HAS OUR INTEREST.

SHE HAS OUR MINDS.

REGARDLESS OF OUR VARIOUS OPINIONS,

SHE HAS US!

SHE HAS THE CORE OF WHO WE ARE…

AND…

THEREFORE…

BECAUSE WE ARE MORE THAN MAGNIFICENT IN EVERY WAY…

BECAUSE WE ARE AWESOME BEYOND WORDS…

BECAUSE WE ARE ETERNAL…

SHE HAD A CHANCE…

TO RECEIVE THE FRUITS…

OF OUR UNFATHOMABLE SELVES…

THEREFORE…

SHE’S OK…

AWAKE OR ASLEEP…

DEAD OR ALIVE…

AND…

BECAUSE OF WHO WE ARE…

SHE IS DEFINITELY WITHOUT QUESTION…

PRIVILEGED BEYOND HER WILDEST IMAGINATION!

ARE WE NOT INTELLIGENT MATTER IN A CERTAIN FORM

ARE WE NOT INTELLIGENT VAPORS IN OTHER FORMS

DO WE NOT BECOME INTELLIGENCE IN THE FORM OF LIGHT BEYOND CERTAIN PLANES?

IS SHE NOT THE SAME?

IS SHE NOT ONE OF US?

ARE WE NOT ONE OF HER?

Wake up.

Now.

]]> By: Anonymous http://thatgrapejuice.net/2008/08/rihanna-broke/#comment-24015 Anonymous Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:29:00 +0000 http://thatgrapejuice.net/new/?p=2196#comment-24015 actually, if you do your research, Patricia Williams is registered as an official financial professional in Barbados. It's as easy as google, folks. <br/><br/>I do feel bad, at first i was elated because well, she was quite mean to a friend of mine when we met her-- in addition to laughing at Britney on camera (altho, truth be told we were all laughing at Brit). <br/><br/>Now, i kinda just feel bad. Her reps are always making statements and as a PR person, you can trust they would've used Perez Hilton (who is a self proclaimmed bff of rih rih) by delivering an exclusive counter statement to him or any other high traffic blog source. <br/><br/>Music buisness is a shady shady biz folks. I know, I've been in PR for years. actually, if you do your research, Patricia Williams is registered as an official financial professional in Barbados. It’s as easy as google, folks.

I do feel bad, at first i was elated because well, she was quite mean to a friend of mine when we met her– in addition to laughing at Britney on camera (altho, truth be told we were all laughing at Brit).

Now, i kinda just feel bad. Her reps are always making statements and as a PR person, you can trust they would’ve used Perez Hilton (who is a self proclaimmed bff of rih rih) by delivering an exclusive counter statement to him or any other high traffic blog source.

Music buisness is a shady shady biz folks. I know, I’ve been in PR for years.

]]> By: OBPisces http://thatgrapejuice.net/2008/08/rihanna-broke/#comment-24001 OBPisces Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:54:00 +0000 http://thatgrapejuice.net/new/?p=2196#comment-24001 My gosh! I feel so bad for this woman! It's hard to believe, but my question is if she was paying for her videos from her money, then her manager HAS TO INFORM HER OF WHERE EVERY SINGLE DIME IS GOING!!!! It's just hard to believe that Rihanna didn't check on her money DAILY!!!! My gosh! Is she really that naive?? I really hope not. This is just sad and kinda still hard to believe. If it is true, then she can still sue her manager for not informing her of where her money was going because duh that is what they are hired to do!!! I so hope this is not true. Did she really not know to keep up with her own money????????? My gosh... My gosh! I feel so bad for this woman! It’s hard to believe, but my question is if she was paying for her videos from her money, then her manager HAS TO INFORM HER OF WHERE EVERY SINGLE DIME IS GOING!!!! It’s just hard to believe that Rihanna didn’t check on her money DAILY!!!! My gosh! Is she really that naive?? I really hope not. This is just sad and kinda still hard to believe. If it is true, then she can still sue her manager for not informing her of where her money was going because duh that is what they are hired to do!!! I so hope this is not true. Did she really not know to keep up with her own money????????? My gosh…

]]> By: Anonymous http://thatgrapejuice.net/2008/08/rihanna-broke/#comment-23993 Anonymous Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:50:00 +0000 http://thatgrapejuice.net/new/?p=2196#comment-23993 I am not going to buy into this story just yet. A credible source has yet to cite this story. Just because Rhianna or her PR reps have not written a statement does not mean that the story is true. I am not going to buy into this story just yet. A credible source has yet to cite this story. Just because Rhianna or her PR reps have not written a statement does not mean that the story is true.

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