August 28th, 2007, 10:48 AM
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Jay-Z threatened Rihanna
Jay-Z used one of the oldest rap cliche's in the world to convince Rihanna to sign to his record label. The rapper turned label head gave the young singer the life or death choice of signing on the dotted line or hoping she could miraculously fly.
We've all heard the stories of hip-hop thugs and moguls hanging people out of windows or off of balconies 20 stories of the ground as a bargaining tactic. Rihanna says that Jay-Z used that cliche to convince her to sign a contract.
After a successful audition for Jay-Z and other Def Jam execs, the then 14 year-old R&B singer says that Jay-Z gave her the ultimatum. "The audition definitely went well. They (Def Jam) locked me into the office till 3am," she said according to Contact Music. "And Jay Z said, 'There's only two ways out. Out the door after you sign this deal. Or through this window...' and we were on the 29th floor."
"Very flattering," she added. Pun may or may not have been intended. Rihanna of course has turned out to be a big score for Z with her song "Umbrella" dominating the charts.
Source antimusic.com
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August 28th, 2007, 11:06 AM
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Oh, for Heaven's sake, how ridiculous. For two reasons:
1) a 14-year old unknown would pass up the chance to sign with Jay-Z for what reason?
2) because it's just ridiculous.
And when I saw the headline, the first thought that came to mind is that he probably threatened to rap at her.
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August 28th, 2007, 11:09 AM
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Well I guess it turned out for the worst......she chose the door.
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August 28th, 2007, 12:33 PM
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Whole lotta pole smokin goin on...........
Sounds like the poor little grrrl got more than a record deal, when she turned around, but we all bend over for money, no matter who u are!
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August 28th, 2007, 12:39 PM
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This is just silly
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August 28th, 2007, 01:10 PM
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It would have been more interesting if he threatened her with an Umbrella...
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August 28th, 2007, 01:16 PM
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How sad for all of us she didn't take option 2
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August 28th, 2007, 01:38 PM
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j-z is a load of crap!
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August 28th, 2007, 02:52 PM
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pppfftt! she knows how she really got the deal, alot of freaky bedroom shit.
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August 28th, 2007, 05:18 PM
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oh please....he begged her to leave right after he hit it.
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August 28th, 2007, 05:22 PM
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A 14 year old is signing a contract by herself? Right.
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August 28th, 2007, 05:27 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by blissfullyunaware
pppfftt! she knows how she really got the deal, alot of freaky bedroom shit.
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Exactly!! 
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August 28th, 2007, 05:28 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by blissfullyunaware
pppfftt! she knows how she really got the deal, alot of freaky bedroom shit.
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Smack-dab on that! 
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August 28th, 2007, 07:30 PM
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Give me an S... "S"
Give me a K... "K"
Give me an A... "A"
Give me an N... "N"
Give me a K... "K"
What have we got..?????!!!!!!
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August 29th, 2007, 01:24 AM
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^SKANK^
lmao
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