Yesterday I spoke with a club owner in D.C. who was interested in buying ad space on my blog. During the course of the conversation, he told me that rapper T.I. made an appearance at his club recently.
Me being the curious type, I asked if it was true that T.I. was really getting upwards of $100,000 per club appearance.
His answer surprised me: T.I. now commands — and receives — $150,000 per appearance! The reason being that he’s going to the joint soon and he needs to make sure that his extended family is well taken of while he’s on the inside.
T.I.’s club appearance fee breaks down to $75,000 per hour! And we’re not even talking about him performing.
But are nightclubs raking in cash like that every night? Because I need to open up a club, but I wouldn’t be able to afford T.I.’s rates. The club owner wouldn’t say how much his take is per night, but he did acknowledge paying T.I.’s whopping fee.
I don’t think Jay Z gets that much scrilla just to show up and chill in a club’s VIP for two hours. He might ask but I doubt he would get it.
No doubt, T.I. is the hottest commodity in Hip Hop right now.
