With all the success he’s seen in his career it’s a safe assumption that Jay-Z rarely hears the word “no.” But that’s exactly the response he received when he asked R&B legend Sade to collaborate with him. And Jigga isn’t the only rapper being denied access to the British soulstress’ talents and samples of her recorded work; she has apparently turned down many similar requests.
In an interview with the Los Angeles Times Sade explained her reasons saying, “I’m too scared. They’ll find me out. It’s like The Wizard of Oz. They’ll find out there’s nothing there. As for collaborations, I’m collaborating with the band and do what we do. I see myself as a member of this band who does these songs that we write.” Though she does add that in the unlikely event that an artist does get a sample of Sade’s music cleared it likely won’t cost them much. She jokes, “When it comes to sample clearances, I’m probably the cheapest chick in the west.”
Sade and her band of the same name released Soldier of Love earlier this year to great critical and commercial acclaim, including a number one Billboard debut. They are currently touring in support of the record.
Good job, Sade! Someone has to say no to these cats sometimes. You can’t always get what you want, Hov.
ya she turned down Drake also…
My nig nig Droop E just dropped that SADE sampled BLVCK Diamond Life street album!!!REAL COOLIN MUZIK SHOUTS OUT TO THE BAY AREA MAYNE
wow!!!
Sade turned Jay Z down cause she knows Jay Z is on some illuminati shit and she dont wanna be around that shit!!!
why do people like you like to make shit up and instigate shit in the industry.
if jay-z is illuminati than him and kanye are butt buddies too…homo thug monster scrilla status
Doomsday got that shit cleared. BIGUPPPPP
i’m proud of her. jay my dude but there’s a stupid trend of unnecesary collabs to share fans and make money. sade can stand on herown as an artist that the message i got. jay stans dont start hatin.
Goes to show you that Sade is a more stronger dominant woman than Beyonce’ will ever be. Sade is strong enough to tell Jay-Z the word “NO!!!” while Beyonce’ isnt’…
straight up
lol what?
what don’t u get?
GLAD SHE SAID NO!, SADE IN HER OWN LANE SHE DONT NEED RAP, RAP NEEDS HER!!
True!
Although it is kind good to see jay hear a no cause of some of the ish hes done to his “friends” in the past but I cant get over her not collaborating w rap, that is foul and shows she has nmo respect for rap as an art form which right now dominates music all around the world. Jay z is not just a rapper no more he is a black entrepeneur and a business man. I think its ignorant for her to not support “black” music, very wrong, FCUK HER
what u mean ‘ignorant of her not to support black music’ ..that’s an ignorant comment itself. She can ‘support’ w.e she wants. black music white music- no one gives a fuck. music is music. If she don’t like rap she don’t like rap plain an simple
You’re a fucking idiot. She’s ignorant for not supporting black music. Nigga she chose not to do it because that shit don’t vibe with her. I can’t stand niggas like you that always gotta turn shit into black/white. Music is music you fucking idiot. Is there racism. Yeah there is, but in this case to say Sade is ignorant for not supporting black music is just an ignorant statement and you sound like an idiot for saying it.
Bawse!!!!
its not about black or white b/c she got a song with Krayzie Bone. so this arguement is invalid.
i had a feeling someone would react like yerr did. that’s that “fuck oprah” oh oprah dont like hiphop so she probably don’t like us. these niggas got serious self esteem issues
yea jay-z on somw straight illuminati shit exactly why she aint do it
All for Sade. Good for her
I may think that she is very very wrong…but i respect a woman in her own lane.
I hope it’s not a racial issue like she don’t like rappers and niggas
Lol, She is black?
the only rapper she should collab with is Black Thought…
good job sade. she don’t need jay. he’s just gonna mess shit up.jay don’t rap no more.just money talk.how’s that gonna mesh with sade? nas on the other hand? yeah,in fact she did collaborate with nas too,doc hol but it was unreleased. and she let krayzie bone sample “feel no pain”…..love sade. good decision.can’t mess up her quality of music with this nonsense
Ye, I agree.
i think the only rapper she ever worked with was Guru…. for the official King Of Sorrow remix
R.I.P. Guru
She did a song with Krazie Bone from Bone Thugs. It was on his double album.
I think Krayzie Bone sampled her vocals for that song. Not 100% sure but that’s what I read on different sites.
the song she got with Krayzie Bone is called “Hardtime Hustling” its on Krayzie “Thug on The Line” cd.
She probably heard his M.I.A. collabo!!
LOL PROBABLLY
I’m SO glad she said no
I definitely respect her decision but Jay-Z does not need Sade for a damn thing! This collabo would’ve made his resume a little more complete thats it.
exactly,..jay has worked with lenny kravitz, alicia keys, mariah carey, mary j., micheal jackson, biggie smalls, linkin park, coldplay, the roots,..he really doesn’t need sade.
I like both Jay and Sade, but I can’t picture the collabo working together. I had the same feeling when Drake wanted to collaborate with her earlier this year. Sade always stayed in her own lane, and it’s worked perfectly for her.
integrity.
Sade is a class act, not a quasi artist at best.
i understand what she means because she is looking at it from an overall point of view of hiphop music. the shit is just terrible. hiphop artists are not on the level of true musicians. quincy jones will work with them because he isn’t afraid anyway. he isn’t insecure of his own music quality. this is deep right here
nigga did you read the aritcle?
i bet she’d say yes to nas
AHAHAHA…JAY Z, CUT ALL THIS BULLSHIT OUT, ANYWAYS. Keep your shit hip hop, MR. “I listen to Kings of Leon.” BITCH! Shut the hell up!
Wow angry much?…he wanted to collaborate, she said no it happens stop sounding like uncle ruckus
word not everybody is gonna say yes… its life
great move we will co/promote some dates..her Sade brand needs to be in is lane and I compliment her for not accepting those advances ..she has been islolated for over 25 years and has maintained herself..thanks but no thanks as she says..you go girl! see you on tour in june 2011..already booked tickets on sale now!!!
“Rappers are being denied access to sample her work” – Did Mobb Deep clear the sample for Where Ya Heart At?
she did a remix with Nas while he was @ Sony but sadly it in the vaults.
Could have been a career booster for her.. but its her choice…
Did you really just say that about a legend???
100% Co-sign RDWash. He not knowing that it woulda been a career boost for Jay-Z. Trying to add to his resume’. Sade already did what Jay doin now. She doesnt need a boost from a rapper. The thought alone is laughable.
were has sade been? this could of been a come back… legend or not some people die out.. she can still be making music but its not out there like that, and a jayz track with sade?? ok fellas??
SADE SOLD 500K IN HER FIRST WEEK WIT HER LATEST ALBUM, MORE THAN JAY-Z BP3. SO WHO NEEDED WHO LOL
Ummmmm Andre is it? are u fucking kidding me? What other artist do u know waits 10yrs per album? Note the word “waits”. She doesnt have to pump out 2 albums a year just to have a combined million records sold…..Sade sits down in the lab for 10yrs, does QUALITY work, gives us 10tracks of perfection, then goes back to her cryogenic chamber to think up more deep shit. THATS an artist. No disrespect to Jigga because he’s a genius in his own right. But to say it would have helped her? To be honest if she HAD done a collabo with Jay she would be taking a step down and Jay a step up. Jay could NEVER leave the game for 10yrs and try and make a come up. Sade did it twice and literally raised the bar.
AND she is hotter than all these 20somthin year old fake tittied bitches (sorry…..it had to be said)
Stupid Comment.
Career Booster!!!! you must be young Sade don’t need a boost she been legendary, you go back to school too, yall talk without the facts, you’s be a good politician LOL,
Andre, just stop. Sade is a true artist and doesn’t let the labels, managers, publicist,ect make choices for her. I’ve been listening to her work since Diamond Life and they way she works has never changed.Either you’re not familiar with her or are just talkin’ out ya azz but stop or you’re gonna continued to get clowned.
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Jay-z don’t need Sade and Sade don’t need Jay…… Its her right to say no…
I do think though, that if her last album only sold 200,000 copies should would be doing the Collabo….
Just saying
Sade sold 500k first week with ZERO promotion in 2010 which is more than Jay sold with BP3 and he spent a small fortune marketing his joint makin sure it was all over the radio/recruitin every hot new mainstream name plus the hottest female mainstream artists to boost his albums appeal further if he’d done it solo sales would of been even lower and he’s also known for buyin bulk copies of his own shit
REALLY who would boost who…
Krayzie Bone didn’t seem to have a problem clearing a Sade sample for 2001’s Hard Time Hustlin’. Hmmmm…?
Rumor has it that she did a song with the “best who ever did it”….” The only nigga Sade dated. The most hated. Nas nigga!
The track is called Lovers Rock, it’s a remix and it does exist.
Yeah “Sadie”, screw that non music making clown!!!!
dumb ass people
the article’s not about Jay-Z being rejected
It’s about SADE not wanting to come up alone because it’s not her work…It’s the whole band’s,
idiots
Jay’s name is used by the paper to get some popularity
NO ONE CARE BOUT PEOPLE BEING REJECTED ‘TILL jAY WAS…
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