Kanye turned down $4.5 mil to perform in Vegas

[newworldafro]

Breh hes trying to do deals with Prada and Louis Vuitton.

How would that look if he has performing in Vegas on his resume?

What does that have to do with Las Vegas???
He's had songs with Chief Keef.. ..how does that look on his resume??

 

[CashmereThoughts]

Maybe I missed it but why is performing in Vegas seen as a bad thing?

residencies are considred Larry holmes status. that changing tho

 

[Reality Check]

Kanye is a different type of artist. Theres probably nobody else in that bracket but Jay Z

Snoop is at that level

 

[Ego Noir]

Dude is an administrator in every sense of the word.

WTT would have been some standard "pace up and down the stage" show if it wasn't for Kanye. As a matter of fact, he vetoed a load Kanye's ideas for that tour.

Andre 3000 would kill Vegas if he wasn't such a headcase.

Here is why most there are only a handful of rappers suitable for Vegas (taken from this thread):

Im talking about the premium. The type of money being offered.

No other rapper can command those figures except Jay Z

 

[Ego Noir]

Snoop is at that level

Over $500,000 a show?

Doubt it. Think snoop is more like $200.

 

[The Bookie]

You do the long term residency for security when you're on the wrong side of your career. Doesn't leave much time for making new music and exploring other ventures when you're tethered to Vegas 3 nights out of the week.

 

[Reality Check]

Over $500,000 a show?

Doubt it. Think snoop is more like $200.

Snoop could get something very close to that if he went the Vegas residency route. IMO he should be the first rapper to do a residency; lives only a few hours away, has the catalog, isn't a diva, doesn't take himself too seriously. Makes too much sense.

 

[Ego Noir]

Snoop could get something very close to that if he went the Vegas residency route. IMO he should be the first rapper to do a residency; lives only a few hours away, has the catalog, isn't a diva, doesn't take himself too seriously. Makes too much sense.

Youre officially washed up when you do that

 

[The Bookie]

Im talking about the premium. The type of money being offered.

No other rapper can command those figures except Jay Z

Sorry, I misunderstood.

Eminem would probably trump them both.

 

[SpacelySprockets]

Kanye is a different type of artist. Theres probably nobody else in that bracket but Jay Z

He's still a rapper, and I would assume that bracket is under Eminems right?

 

[Buggsy Mogues]

 

[The Bookie]

Snoop could get something very close to that if he went the Vegas residency route. IMO he should be the first rapper to do a residency; lives only a few hours away, has the catalog, isn't a diva, doesn't take himself too seriously. Makes too much sense.

Snoop ain't getting no goddamn 500k.

150k at the absolute maximum.

 

[Wayans Brehs]

Britney wasn't in Vegas during her prime. It's like where artists who are essentially done go to make money and settle down.

residencies are considred Larry holmes status. that changing tho

OK I'm hip now..... I see why Ye turned it down but damn that's a lot of money. I respect his decision though. Ye career still in its prime IMO

 

[Ego Noir]

Sorry, I misunderstood.

Eminem would probably trump them both.

He's still a rapper, and I would assume that bracket is under Eminems right?

Kanye is international and generally considered bigger than the genre.

Eminem is not.

 

[SpacelySprockets]

Kanye is international and generally considered bigger than the genre.

Eminem is not.