Jay-Z & Kanye West Payed $6 Million to Perform at Sweet 16 Party

The Throne pockets $6 million from Sheikh to perform for a Sweet 16 in Dubai..

Watch the Throne? How about paying The Throne?

That’s exactly what billionaire Manchester Football Club owner Sheikh Mansour did for his niece’s Sweet 16, reportedly flying out Jay-Z and Kanye West, collectively known as The Throne, to Dubai earlier this month and paying them $6 million to perform at her birthday party recently, all according to reports.

The duo ran through their set for the Sheikh’s niece, performing a number of selections from their joint album; each artist was paid $2.9 million for their participation.

This comes after Yeezy and Hov were nominated for a combined 10 awards at the 2012 Grammys and their joint tour was listed as one of the top grossing treks of the year. —Jakinder Singh

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  1. Dortiz  | December 29, 2011 8:27 pm

    Phenomenal

  2. NAte  | December 29, 2011 9:01 pm

    Sounds shady to me. I’d like to think I wouldn’t preform private parties for the ruling class of some fucked up impoverished country if i had their money. What’s 6 million to these guys. I wish more rappers did positive things once they finally got in a position to influenece people, but money makes you an asshole i guess.

    • jimyyjam  | December 29, 2011 10:18 pm

      yead ud like to think tht, but u know its complete and utter bullshit. u would take the money and u would spend it or swim in it naked. and united arab emerits are rich as motherfuckers douche. take thy head out of ones ass.

    • COLE WORLD  | December 30, 2011 1:19 am

      LMAO bitch pleaseeeee 6 milli is 6 milli! you would jump on the plane with ur mic on deck to perform for the niece.
      stop playing yourself

    • don baba e  | December 30, 2011 4:13 am

      uae = impoverished? dude ur really dumb

    • dame  | December 30, 2011 4:57 pm

      ur an idiot UAE is one of the wealthiest countries in the world… and how does making 6 mil by doing one show translate to they dont do anything for the positive for the community ur statement makes no sense

    • Real Facts  | December 31, 2011 10:19 am

      If you want to protest go occupy Wall Street. This is a capitalist country. They are making more than that each day while people are losing their homes. Don’t start your guilt trip now, go check Bush and Cheney who have Middle Eastern oil in their pockets.

  3. Steven  | December 29, 2011 9:17 pm

    Wow, you’re a such a hater you’re just making shit up. United Arab Emirates=impoverished??

  4. eddyg  | December 30, 2011 5:46 am

    how r they kings of new york when nas killd jigga on ether?
    n kanye sounds like a girl rapping the game is fukd
    bitch ars ni~~as

    • Decatur Atlanta Boi  | December 30, 2011 3:54 pm

      Probably because he’s getting 6 mill a show -dumbass-or maybe because he has 10 grammy nods- dumbass-or maybe because he’s sold more than 30 million records-dimwit-or maybe because he’s partial owner of the New Jersey Nets-dummy-or maybe because he sells out major buildings in 30 minutes-stupid-or just maybe….JUST FREAKING MAYBE it’s because he’s done more for hip hop than any MC you can name…..I’ll wait.

      • firstpimpin  | January 2, 2012 12:43 pm

        what if I named the wu-tang clan?

  5. Kick Knowledge  | December 30, 2011 2:10 pm

    …Really?!

    Your going to “hate” on Jay and Ye for performing for a 16 year old and have the nerve to say that you wish they did something more “positive” instead?

    Like selling a $400,000 car as part of the promotion for their album, and using the funds to help a third world country isn’t “positive”?

    Ok then.

    Tell me;
    What the fuck have you done for charity lately?

  6. Decatur ATL BOI  | December 30, 2011 3:44 pm

    You can’t give money, if you don’t continue to make money. dufaces……. Give me 6 mill—PALEEZE!

  7. eddyg  | December 30, 2011 6:39 pm

    who said out bout charity end of day nas is king of new york jay kanye watching while esco sits in it nas is lyricly the best to do it so fuck you he bottled it with prodigy he a fake ass nigga BITCH

  8. bobby  | December 30, 2011 9:39 pm

    “Payed”?? Really? I swear XXL is almost as bad as Mediatakeout and Worldstar when it comes to spelling and grammar mistakes.

  9. Cavz100  | December 31, 2011 2:31 pm

    they getting that gwapp boi.Sheikh Monsour is worth more than 14Bil an his fam practically runs Abu Dabi.so 6 mil for jigga an yeezy are peanuts,thy bought Sergio Aguero(Argentinian soccer player) for 35mil in thee summer an the whole Manchester City team are worth about 250mil easy.

    • Decatur ATL BOI  | January 1, 2012 9:34 am

      @ Cavz100-Right, 6 Mil is like paying the Valet guy or something. Far cry from my 80k salary….DAYUM.

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