Akon discusses spending $50,000 at Rhode Island strip club

By Mr. Hollywood
JR Staff Writer

While on tour, hip hop and R&B artists need some form of entertainment. For years, there have been rumors about various celebrities hooking up with people during their stops. With the expansion of the internet and other online media, entertainers are caught with their pants down more often.

Rappers have turned this into another way they can boast about how much money they have. Birdman went to a strip club and was said to have spent $100,000. Rick Ross claimed to have spent $1 million at the popular King of Diamonds strip club. However, one of the strippers claimed he was lying about this.

Akon is known for providing hooks for many of the popular rappers and he also needs entertainment. Recently, he was in Rhole Island and he went to a local strip club. But, when he tried to enter, he was denied because he did not have state identification. Because of who he is, Akon expected to be able to enter the club with no hassle, he was fooled and forced to leave.

In order to prove a point, Akon went to another strip club and he spent a whopping $50,000 at the club and no one complained about him being from out of state.

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Birdman and the Cash Money empire

By Mr. Hollywood
JR Staff Writer

What began as a dream some twenty years ago has become a major reality. Bryan "Birdman" Williams and his brother, Ronald "Slim" Williams, have been running Cash Money Records for some time. Through their success with music, they have been able to branch out into other businesses.

Often times, there is plenty of talk surrounding Jay-Z and Diddy as hip hop's top businessmen. Much of their fortune comes from endorsement deals. While the New Yorkers do own several businesses, their primary pay comes from their work with other companies.

Birdman recently entered the $100 million discussion without having any endorsement deals. Early in the 2000s, he did, but they have run out. Through his company and the lucrative distribution deal with Universal Records, Birdman has built an incredible empire. Cash Money Records helped launch this business and it is currently on top of the music scene with several sub-labels.

Recently, Birdman launched Cash Money content and released a book for Wahida Clark called Justify My Thug. This deal is the first of its kind for a hip hop company and will likely be emulated by several other hip hop entrepreneurs in the future.

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