Concert promoters take note: if you want to book Drake, you’ll have to reach deep into your pockets.
Documents from thesmokinggun.com reveal that the Young Money rapper pulls $155,000 per show, making him among the higher-paid acts in all of Hip Hop. But how does he compare with other acts?
Drake is far outdone by acts such as Rascal Flatts ($702,500), Kiss ($500,000), Keith Urban ($487,500) and Justin Bieber ($300,000). However, the Toronto emcee’s price eclipses Selena Gomez’ ($100,000), “American Idol” winner Kris Allen ($12,500), Sheryl Crow ($146,500) and Jordin Sparks ($75,000).
Currently, Drake is working on his sophomore album, Take Care.
Drake is soooo whack!
What does he actually get though… doesn’t this mean thats what people pay young money to get Drake to perform???
Not referencing anyone in his genre.. How is that a comparison? What is his cost vs a full lifeband with spectacle?
This type of news is very cheap imho
If Rascal Flatts gettin ($702,500) id be curious to see wtf Eminem’s baggin per show
as for Drake I wouldnt give dude .000150 pence to perform at one of my shows dude cant spit for shit
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Drake can’t spit? Listen to his first mixtape and tell me he can’t spit- http://www.datpiff.com/DJ_Smallz_Drake_Room_For_Improvement.m52014.html before he got wit YM he was da shit
he cant spit dudes fuckin garbage id eat him alive period
i see why everybody wanna be in this biz… the money is easy eh
looks like being wack pays off
i never go to concerts they’re pointless
Actually, it’s $150,000 minus hospital bills when the nigga trips & break his ankles.
fuck drake that nigga is trash and he a pussy ass nigga, diss me and i’ll never reply for it ass nigga KIM KILLED THIS NIGGA
Drake has never tryed to act hard what you thinking?
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why is he naming his album take care.. i bet its gonna change b4 it drops it always does.. but thats wah sup he pulling sum nice bank for them shows
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Man this country is so fucked up with theie treatment of celebrities. $150,000 per show? For doing what, singing and spitting tired ass rhymes? Not even some doctors make that much in a year. My cousin is just got his eardrum busted in the war in Iraq and he has to fight everyday and he barely makes $15,000 per year. I saw Drake at a performance at my sisters college because it was free with Baby from Cashmoney and they can’t perform for shit! I’ve seen DMX, Nas, and Ludacris and those dudes can kill it. This dude drake comes out with girls bras attached to his microphone sining “Girl, I know you love me baby” that shit is wack. I’m not hating, just speaking from my experience going to peoples concerts, these dudes are not worth $150,000 per show
Don’t hate on Drake for how much he makes per show. It’s an investment for the promoter, he’s the one paying him, and then he turns around and sells enough tickets and merchandise to make money off that $155k..As for quality of concert, I refuse to go to a hip hop concert unless it’s Em, Jay, Lupe, or people on their level b/c they know how to control their breathing enough to know what the fuck their saying and a hype man doesn’t spit half their show
Point well made, I fully agree with you. Drake is all hype, and in a couple years will be off the radar.
… totally agree. I also watched a free concert at the University of South Florida, it was okay. I say good job Drake, but this country needs to do something with it’s obsession with celebrities. It’s quite pitiful, I guess it’s to have everyone chase after cash while leaving out life, then again this country has a reputation for being dumb lazy. Travel outside this country, we Americans are very hated, thankfully some foreigners realize that our government is screwing things up. lol. Only hip hop concerts I will go to are Lupe, Black Milk, Em, J Cole, Slaughterhouse, Mos Def, Nas even T.I. has good concerts.
bieber makes 300k wonder how much usher makes….
All these broke asses wannabe CPA ass lames up in here hating on the kid drizzy b/c your man crushes aka favorite rappers aint getting to the paper lol! Tell’em why you mad son? Your dumb ass cousin is the one over there risking his life fighting this rich white man’s war when they are paying him pennies. The sad part is when he get out he will indeed have to fight for his benefits. Your cousin is a fucking tool at best nothing more and just maybe a few things less LOL! Oh yeah, how is your name going to be OBAMALOVER and be hating on Drake? LOL! Obama fuck ass aint doig shit but making shit worst. Get a job beee youch
Look at you man, taking all your hate out on me and calling me OBAMALOVER just because I said something about your boyfriend Drake. You put all that thought into that sorry ass attempt to make fun of me and my family hahaha. Yeah you call my cousin a dumbass, grew up in nothing, finished school and decided to follow in his fathers footsteps and fight for this country that you live in! Stop with all this white mans war shit, you don’t even know how the government works son! There’s corrupt people from all races, white included. You’re a fucking disgrace to disrespect people in the military because they provide that you sleep good at night. You probably haven’t been in a fight just sitting behind your computer dissing people. Pathetic man, straight up!
Why didn’t they compare to him to other rappers/his peers? C’mon DX! Who cares how much drake makes in comparison to Kiss? I wanna see how much he makes in comparison to Ye, Em, etc
hehe…who is laughing all da way to da bank now? Hell yeah! Drake is da man ya all. Who the F*** is Selena btw? and chris Allen? WTF 12000? Thats so lame LOL
Stop hatin Selena, she is so nice and she can sing.
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How much of that shit does that faggot give you, cause you sure all on his sack! Fuck outta here talking shit like you know the man.
Drake ain’t a fag dude…GTFOH
Well thats a lot but nothing in comparison to jay and em.
I know that this past summer in switzerland, Jay and Em were both at a hip hop festival getting a million dollars each for there performances.
of course look at who you talkn bout. drake aint even close to those two and shouldnt even be paid that much he sucks dick heavy.
that’s a lot of money for such a bullshit rapper
That’s funny that he is making $155,000 per show because I wouldn’t even go see him with free tickets. If I want to see Wayne,I will see Wayne – Not a Lil Wayne want to be.
Ah… HipHopDX – the haven for lowlife haters that have nothing better to do than to hate on successful people.
I applaud Drake, because he showed that you actually can do this shit on your own and get serious dow… He, 40 and Boi-1da literally put Canada on the hip-hop map by doing their own thing, and they conquered the whole game.
From making a mixtape that sounded like an album, to having 2 smash hits from said mixtape, to being the most successful new rapper since Kanye..
That’s commendable you black hearted, basement dwelling, no love in your life getting haters. Don’t hate, congratualte.
I see a lot of you are complaining about whats in another mans pockets. So what if he gets 150k for a show good for him. We all know drake is a b.s. rapper but hey hes blessed enough to get that kind of cake so why hate? One more thing this country pay celebs so much because this country loves entertainment and people are willing to pay for b.s. than pay for something that has meaning. just my thoughts and by the way Drake will be off the radar in about another year.
they said the samething about wayne about 10 years ago and he’s still here getting to the paper
he should do it for free, for the love of it
they compared him to other pop artists because thats what he is. he aint no rapper since his mixtapes, i was expecting a sick debut album it was shit and filled with pop tunes all he does now is try singin on every track and his rap verses are wack. J.cole gonna blow up soon he’ll show him how to make it in the rap game
they compared him to other pop artists because thats what he is. he aint no rapper since his mixtapes, i was expecting a sick debut album it was sht and filled with pop tunes all he does now is try singin on every track and his rap verses are wack. Jcole gonna blow up soon he’ll show him how to make it in the rap game
drake is a pop artist
hes being compared to them, because hes a pop artists as well. he aint no rapper since his mixtapes, i was expecting a sick debut album it was sht and filled with pop tunes all he does now is try singin on every track and his rap verses are wack.
i heard r&b name one pop tune that was on his debut
ye r n b same shit pop garbage it was meant to be a rap album dont say you can class that album as rap
what R&B is no where near the same as pop and if you listened to drake when he was underground you would realize that his style didn’t change not once you say it was meant to be all rap but did drake the person that made that album say it was meant to be all rap it was a good album for people that appreciate how much time and effort goes into creating a music soulful driven record
dont matter he shouldnt be in list like hottest rappers when his rappin is wack hes not even in a top 100 rappers list and hes started using that auto tune sht coz he knows hes wack
You’re retarded. I feel like I caught it after reading that. Go away.
Hahahaha no wonder he said screw a 360 deal
haha i bet half the people talkin shit dont even have a job -___-
Drake is closer to the likes of Justin Beiber or Rascal Flatts then any actual hiphop artist. The same people that pretend Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson were hiphop are now saying Drake is.
that shit is hot, true and funny.
get a job hoe
im hard to impress but what your saying is true. drake needs to be stopped. im not a hater and i actually dont mind nicki’s new shit, but drake is so over-rated – it dosnt make sense how he blew up so fast with no skills and his image is so fugazi.
corporate takeover bitch’s- and you all suck capitalism and globalisations balls- dummies!!!!!!!!!!!!!
if he is making that much money i say we all pick up a mic and start practicing! because for half of that money i will fucking stab that bitch oprah in the gut!
Don’t get your panties in a bunch kid, I’m just at work killing time. All that shit I jotted down there is true though.
$155,000 a show is impressive. Hey, get the money while you can.
Good for him. Hope he supports work being done in the Black community. If he is making $ from Black culture – he must give back to Black people.
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But you know that will probably never happen. Hell, its hard enough to get full blooded black people to give back to the community, so to expect anything more or equal from a half breed/mongrel (LOL) who grew up in suburbs of Toronto might be far fetched.
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WHERE WOULD WHITE PEOPLE BE WITHOUT HIPHOP OR RAP,BETTER YET WHAT WOULD YOU’LL BE DOING?(THERE IS AN DIFFERENCE IN HIPHOP AND RAP)SOULJA BOY IS RAP/NAS IS HIPHOP.CONTENT OF THE MESSAGE.HIPHOP DOES’NT GET RADIO PLAY,AND I BUY ALBUMS IF ITS WORTH IT.NO BOOTLEG HERE ANONYMOUS.!!!!! TELL ME WHERE WOULD YOU’LL CREATIVE MINDS BE(SHOOTING UP MORE SCHOOLS,BECAUSE YOU’LL DON’T HAVE SWAG,NOT COOL DUDE,OR ENTERTAINING). EMINEM GAVE YOU’LL PRESENCE NOW RUN WITH IT AND SHUTUP BITCH.!!!!!…OGB. I DON’T HAVE TO HIDE (NAPPYCAP 2436 BEACH BLVD BILOXI,MS)
Fuck that guy, he’s just a weak fuck who is too pussy to even give a name when he’s trolling. He’s a stupid middle schooler with no friends. Seriously guys, can we stop with the online racial war, that shit is so 2003
nappy you sound dumb as fuck
where would white people be without hip hop for creativity lol less see Van Gogh, Da Vinci, Charles Dickens, Monet, Michaelangelo, Mark Twain, the greatest creative artists throughout history are white and didnt need hip hop
WTH??? This proves that he’s a prepackage product. It’s MC’s and rappers who’s been doing it for yrs and don’t make 150k a show. Drake is a pop star basically. I won’t pay one red cent for his music or shows wit his overexposed ass.
This is marketing guys. now for a fact, drake is getting 17000 euro for shows here in europe.
LOL… But I think his Moms the rich white kike and his pops is a black man. But non the less, its still an accurate portrayal.
not gonna lie … young monewy does a hell of a job promoting their artists…. drake and nicki also have endorsement / sponsorship deals with sprite, kodak, mac lipstick ( ncki), and at&t….. they promote their artists heavily on rsdio too…. hope he has a good business mgr
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First off, I was really about to address your apparent ignorance in regards to grammar but then you mentioned that you were from BILOXI,MS and it all suddenly became so clear to me LOL! You ask where would white people be w/o rap/hiphop? Where we are now……. On top lol! We took over your hair business and gave it to the cheeks. We took over rock and roll, jazz, and any other music that you bastards started but wasn’t smart enough to maintain. Hell, you love Jesus b/c we told you too lol! Or you love Allah b/c our cousins (The Arabs told you to lol). We took YOU from your land and made you build ours lol! We gave you crack and guns in return and in return you give us everything. We gave you Obama too so you better google who he is actually some kin to before you get mad at that lol! Veni, Vidi, Vici bee youch!!!!! I know your (not you’ll) country ass don’t know what that mean so I’ll translate for you. Veni, Vidi, Vici means I CAME, I SAW, I CONQUERED – Julius Caesar. Side note: What has BILOXI, MS done for hip hop you country ass bama….. go run down a dirt road with no shoes on lol!
you berate someone for incorrect grammar usage whole your own posts need correcting. then you brag about the usurp of intellectual property and ancestors while proclaiming yourself superior. your comment only reinforces nappycaps point – where would you be without someone laying the groundwork for you to copy and exploit.
while* and …copy and exploit?*
With comments like yours, Naapycaps should have revised his question: Where would “your God’s (as you put it) world” be without white devils?
dats whats up goooooooooooo drake all the haters shut da fuck up u broke motherfuckers!lmao!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
who gives a fuck. drake a rich faggot from the burbs anyway, hes a chid actor who grew up in a canadian castle frontin like he’s a rap star. manufactured bisexual nigga, designed to capture the attention of weak fag niggas and dumb girls. 150 grand for this homo to come through and spit his wack ass ghostwritten rhymes? biggest chump in the industry, jewish frankenstien.
the amount of ignorance in this statement made my fucking head explode.
I took the liberty to repost all the ignorance in this rant!
drake a rich faggot from the burbs
hes a chid actor who grew up in a canadian castle (what??)
manufactured bisexual (how would you know that)
nigga, designed to capture the attention of weak fag niggas and dumb girls.(really)
jewish frankenstien.(how did you pull that statement off?)
To sum it up: Drake’s a faggot.
stop hatin if u really didnt like him y u commentin or even clickin on da topic n if ur jus tryin to be disrepectful what is gon do really change the reality that drake doing big things nope try again lmao!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You sir are retarded.
So that nigga make roughly a million a week. My whole family combined doesn’t make that shit in one year. Life’s a bitch
a million a week while touring that is
UR GAY!!! NO ONE SHOULD RESPECT U!!! KILL URSELF!!! FAG!!!! I MAKE MORE MONEY THEN U!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 I AM BETTER THEN U!!!
MAN FUCK DRAKE JAY-Z ALL DAY!!! JAY-Z MAKIN MONEY!!!! JAY-Z MAKIN THAT HEAT!!!! SUCK A MAD FAT DICK HATERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OPEN UR DAMN EARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@J-KUNT DA FAG! FUCK U GET A JOB U BROKE ASS LAZY MUTHAFUCKA!!!! STOP BITCHIN!!! GROW A PAIR!!!
I wonder what his ghostwriter makes?
lol, word up
love drake’s feature on J. Cole’s new mixtape “Friday Night Lights”. J. Cole is seriously about to BLOW UP! can’t wait to see what’s next for him – he is no doubt one of the next new stars of hip hop
j.cole is a fuckin pussy makin weak nigga music. garbage flow wack voice no personality. he aint doin shit. he gonna flop like every other jigga artist. jay already moved on from j cole. mixtape messiah, major label hoe.