How Rihanna Almost Went Broke

[@jayji6393]

From almost broke to one of the richest musicians on the planet. Icon. 💫

[@libertia]

@@queenofthenight3518 Does it matter? No.

[@Ivashaaa]

jayji animals get skinned alive and tortured for their fur to be ripped of their bodies as they get left to bleed. All for people like Rihanna to wear. She refuses to stop wearing innocent animals fur and skin. Stop supporting evil fur hags.

[@tgreen9774]

@@Ivashaaa non sequitur

[@Ivashaaa]

Blaze i don’t know why you feel the need to lie. Rihanna has been known to wear real fur for years. Everything you can think of. Fox, badger, wolf. That’s just a few particular animals. Do your research before you come around here lying.

[@ianxlevergara5353]

@@Ivashaaa sorry lol. Not even a Rihanna fan haha. Passing by xD

[@ScarlettJ1221]

Rihanna being broke is like being rich to me lol

[@conspirasis8979]

Wow so qUiRkY aNd ReLaTaBlE

[@bluebutterfly5883]

@@conspirasis8979 sarcasm?

[@stephi6792]

@@bluebutterfly5883 yes. Sarcasm.

[@urpapi5004]

@@conspirasis8979 y'all think anyone saying anything is "quirky," like shut the fuck up lmao

[@AllisonMiller30]

I was about to say it would be nice to be that broke.

[@michellebelledejour]

Riri definitely has come a long way. She went from the struggles to find her place in the music industry to being one of the most successful women in the beauty and fashion industry😎

[@spongebob03]

michellebelledejour I love her transition as she reached her 30’s. I’ve noticed that she left her wild child ways behind her, and started to make big business moves. I’ve noticed that the media is also starting to treat her as if she’s on her way to legend status. Rihanna, along with Beyoncé, have done a great job of that tricky transition from a pop star in their 20’s, to one in their 30’s. Too bad the same can’t been said for artist like Nicki Minaj and Katy Perry. It’ll be interesting to see how Taylor handles it.

[@VAMPKVNG]

michellebelledejour not to mention the r&b industry!

[@Ivashaaa]

michellebelledejour animals get skinned alive and tortured for their fur to be ripped of their bodies as they get left to bleed. All for people like Rihanna to wear. She refuses to stop wearing innocent animals fur and skin. Stop supporting evil fur hags.

[@andtea4558]

@@Ivashaaa Get over it

[@Ivashaaa]

AndTea get over animals getting skinned alive? Nah I’m good. How would you like it if I captured one of they family members or pets, beat them, tortured them, kept them in a cage then skinned them alive and watched them bleed to death. Cause that’s what happens to animals. So no I won’t just get over it you heartless prick

[@njegosism]

She should take a small loan of 1 million dollars

[@whatthehellisthis]

lmao i forgot about that

[@Misana]

Wait, what?

[@charlottedelrey19]

Misana trump said his dad gave him a SMALL loan of a million dollars.. the joke is that is not “small”

[@Kian-ww2hi]

trump tease 😍🥰

[@evillolipop2704]

Lol

[@Ryan-fu9to]

Rihanna is what we like to call Self-made

[@unwantedumbrella1842]

not really it was all her manager lol

[@ikemeawogu7563]

@@unwantedumbrella1842 nah lmfao

[@mariam-ci5hh]

Except she doesn't actually write or produce her music,Still a queen though

[@mariam-ci5hh]

hjbbb Bbb yeah no 💀she hasn't written any of these try again

[@ikemeawogu7563]

@@mariam-ci5hh lmfao what are you talking about Riri has writing credits on most of her songs pls

[@ScarlettJ1221]

I want new music from Rihanna so bad 😭

[@mycahjofficial]

ScarlettP same. Her last album was flawless.

[@OldFantasy]

Same😭

[@Wigconic.]

I think WE ALL

[@user-og1et3iy3f]

Isn't it coming in 2019? Or I missed something?

[@didimajeed]

So do i

[@LooksByNaheemah]

So when ya'll keep asking her where the music....she's too busy SECURING HER OWN BAG

[@chenellebeautytv]

I say this all the time. Plus sis made albums for like 5 years straight. Let her have this break.

[@CLARKwahlberg]

For real! Let her play avon lady for a bit so she can get her money right and then she gunna drop an unexpected album on us and we'll be here for it.

[@eddedream8586]

@@CLARKwahlberg Avon Lady 😆 💀

[@allstr8peopledeservetodie10]

CLARK WAHLBERG hopefully it be good and something different so she can get more hype.

[@Morganbmoney]

Exactly

[@rachelleglaude7209]

It’s sad to think that there are many potential artists who could’ve been big like Rihanna but were deferred because their label didn’t pushed them enough. Leaving the artist to not have enough sponsors to fund their own music videos, etc, and also having accountants not being completely honest. Man, this thing we call business...

[@earthtokira5581]

Rachelle Glaude Reminds me of Tinashe honestly

[@savannaviolets8381]

I love Rihanna, such a role model indeed, to be so successful and overcome so much. Sad that bad management almost hid her from us.

[@OldFantasy]

That's as well what had happened for others like Jojo who is a too little to late singer as well

[@Ivashaaa]

Savanna Violets animals get skinned alive and tortured for their fur to be ripped of their bodies as they get left to bleed. All for people like Rihanna to wear. She refuses to stop wearing innocent animals fur and skin. Stop supporting evil fur hags.

[@welpthatsucks3123]

@@Ivashaaa that was uncalled for to call her an evil hag after all the good things she's done, besides fact that she's worn fur. Yeah, it is terrible that animals are being tortured and killed for their furs. However, you need to attack PETA since they have long been exposed for actually killing animals that have been brought to them.

[@Ivashaaa]

Bianca Dawson why do you not think I have attacked peta? Rihanna is an evil fur hag and should get skinned alive and worn as a coat just as the animals she wears have.

[@savannaviolets8381]

Belle ‘ you can’t be serious? Rihanna’s fit coats are not what you need to attack. If you care about the treatment of animals, you should care about genetic engineering and large slaughterhouses. Animal products are in your shampoo, your clothes, practically everything. Going after fur coats is just about the dumbest thing i’ve ever heard as you will make no difference doing that

[@lifehacksontrack4508]

she had 2 mil on her bankaccount bit i have 2 dollars... 😍🤕

[@dakarii]

Mood

[@shemarmagee7311]

For me it's 90 cents

[@yunnxcon7514]

So y’all rich rich

[@toujoursella7238]

Shit bro I got .57 😭

[@TheCaliforniaboy1]

Biiitch I'd take 2mil right now!

[@bruv6991]

Imagine if Rihanna didn't believe in herself enough to fund all of her own music.

[@davy209]

The fact that Rihanna did put her own money on funding almost all of her albums and singles means that she did had a lot more ownership over her music and original recordings. Probably the reason why she was able to get full control over all of her master recordings back from Jay Z, which is something that Taylor Swift was unable to do with her record label.

[@Youtubeaccount50512]

@@davy209Considering record labels takes 50%-90% money from an artist especially when they blow up, I can’t see how she had enough money to fund all her music

[@davy209]

@KZbinaccount50512- I’m assuming that a lot of Rihanna’s endorsement deals, at the time like Cover Girl, covered a lot of the production budget for her albums.

[@Ashanti_flower24]

Honestly I didn’t think Rihanna would be this big and I thought she would be irrelevant after the first album but she has really fought hard and pushed through the obstacles, no wonder she has ventured into business.

[@chuckychuck8318]

I feel like she makes the smart moves at the right time and that's what made her establish such status. She's also always praised by the press and let's just admit that everyone of us knows at least three hits by Rihanna.

[@allstr8peopledeservetodie10]

Chucky chuck I know her songs but don't remember the lyrics lol.

[@elroe327]

Well she an icon now

[@jewelxiat]

I wanna be 22 thousand dollars broke 😔 love Riri Also Unapologetic is underrated 😔 anyone agree?

[@sagittariusfenty7394]

Stream Love & Fear by MARINA i agree

[@mikaylahstop]

Stream Love & Fear by MARINA she’s no underrated she’s rightly rated

[@angelina.9753]

Stream Love & Fear by MARINA nah i say ANTI is underrated along with her first album because unapologetic has some hits and good sales

[@jewelxiat]

@@angelina.9753 I'm not saying Unapologetic is her MOST underrated album, but it feels like no one in the Navy appreciates it as much as her other stuff 😔 but you're right with ANTI, smh 😔😔😔

[@kyooongie]

unapologetic had some of the best b-sides, however id say anti has some of the most underrated tracks (excluding work and love on the brain)

[@badgalriri6861]

She is the real definition of “from the bottom to the top”. FACTS.

[@TheRibottoStudios]

"Only had 20k to her name." Bruh.

[@iCherub]

I would love to have that much money damn

[@NaeNaeFuller]

I barely have $20 to my name

[@giniibb4605]

My point exactly

[@usernamesarehard7178]

It may seem like a lot of money, but on a long term scale, that isn't really a lot of money. Especially if you include taxes.

[@inixion322]

Usernames Are Hard:/ right especially when taxes starting to rise and prices four basic things going upward that 20K will be gone in an instant especially in today's age

[@ligma8772]

As much as I miss Rihanna's music, I'm happy she's focusing on her Fenty empire. It's a much more stable source of income and will continue to make her money even past her "prime".

[@eri6984]

Her manager actually saved her.. wow

[@the-berries-and-cream-dude]

The manager is the real mvp.

[@chenellebeautytv]

He fought like crazy for her. Anyone know his full name?

[@adamwenham3]

her first two albums were okay they had great hits...Umbrella saved her career

[@fadumoaliomer6136]

Thankful asf imagine a world without a riri

[@thefactsaccordingtogabbie149]

@@adamwenham3 yes, when gggb came out my brother thought she was an new artist cause he never heard of her. And I'm like no she finna drop her 3rd album. She got people attention with her 3rd album.

[@faya6974]

Its so weird how she had the biggest hits at that time yet she was unable to sell albums!

[@nursliman3600]

You're right, she's only sold 35 million of them

[@Chayenswee1]

she's a single selling artist. not an album selling. she's just a singer to me never an artist.

[@demarkuspayton2231]

RIHANNA has two number 1 albums, Umbrella era of Good Girl Gone Bad peaked at number 2, the most iconic Rihanna era yet LOUD peaked at number 3, Talk That Talk peaked at number 3 also, most of her albums peak at number 3 or higher, not to mention shes the biggest hitmaker of this generation, dont play with Ms. Fenty 🙌🏾👑 a day in your life, Rihanna's credentials are solidified, shes an ELITE, show some damn respect! 💅🏾

[@demarkuspayton2231]

@Anne Day they only needed to be "organic" to Rihanna's heart, she could relate to them, and so she chose them & her voice made them go number 1, its mot her fault she's a hitmaker

[@demarkuspayton2231]

@Anne Day then elaborate hun....you should've been more descriptive from the begining

[@mariemailen1732]

Why are you so amazing? Your mini documentaries are so good, I dont get why there isnt more traffic to your channel. Keep doing you! Ps: English is second language

[@fduranthesee]

Couldn't tell, you said that so well.

[@gigirose6723]

your english is perfect!

[@mariemailen1732]

@@fduranthesee thanks fam!

[@mariemailen1732]

@@gigirose6723 you too! I really appreciate it!

[@shithead323]

Marsipan mailen what’s your first ?

[@allisynchavez5015]

i know it has nothing to do with this video, but i love that she’s working so hard to not only make the black community feel included in the beauty industry, but includes every body type in her new clothing line. she’s an actual queen ❤️ edit: people need to chill, i swear.

[@Ivashaaa]

Allisyn Chavez animals get skinned alive and tortured for their fur to be ripped of their bodies as they get left to bleed. All for people like Rihanna to wear. She refuses to stop wearing innocent animals fur and skin. Stop supporting evil fur hags.

[@esther1586]

@@Ivashaaa dude we get it..shut the fuck up and find a real problem to complain about..senstive ass pussy..

[@Euphoricbryanna]

Belle ‘ omg people always have to find something 🙄🤦🏻‍♀️

[@Ivashaaa]

Bree haha. You seem extremely naive and ignorant. She’s a fur hag. And by the looks of it you’re one too if you aren’t agreeing. Go get checked.

[@allisynchavez5015]

Belle ‘ there are people starving, people getting killed for no reason in countries like Sudan. i agree that there should be better ways to get fur however i don’t think that it’s the end of the world. instead of attacking me maybe you should put this energy you have to good use. have a good day :)

[@aaliyahdouglass2166]

This is why you get a financial advisor and take financial literacy

[@allstr8peopledeservetodie10]

Olavi Hekandjo that's so dumb. Never supposed to trust someone with your money

[@allstr8peopledeservetodie10]

Ali Star why couldn't she trust her mom a family member or something? I'm 16 myself and im not making music or a ”celibrity” or anything but my dads is a ceo and one is a scientist. And we living a good ass life because you never let someone cash your money especially if you are the one making it. Thankfully I was taught that at a young age.

[@danellymani205]

gay christian her mom and family ain't educated and was in another region. Rihanna left Barbados as a teen to pursue music. That's a huge risk. You have a lot of privilege to say that your mom would drop her job to come help you with finances. A lot of,people cannot relate to that.

[@kibskibs498]

gay christian they don’t have show business experience though... they can’t make that money grow in that industry

[@Pokemonrasta1998]

@@allstr8peopledeservetodie10 True gay Christian. But again keep in mind and REMEMBER, the girl was a teenager, mid teens. And probably brainwashed to trust her financial managers to keep her contract. The music industry is very manipulative, don't forget that!

[@dakarii]

Now I see why she wants to quit music. The music industry is just so....what’s the word?

[@daisymeadows8821]

Corrupted.

[@dakarii]

daisy meadows exactly

[@kingkhaya6127]

Volatile

[@dakarii]

KINGKHAYA yep

[@streamgiddyup404]

toxic

[@ramziiiii]

It's tough business You see artists singing n happy but behind the camera you have no idea how depressing it is

[@badgalriri6861]

Rihanna is the only celebrity that really inspires me to work hard to reach my goals ✨

[@Ivashaaa]

badgalriri animals get skinned alive and tortured for their fur to be ripped of their bodies as they get left to bleed. All for people like Rihanna to wear. She refuses to stop wearing innocent animals fur and skin. Stop supporting evil fur hags.

[@samerellakkis9]

@@Ivashaaa stfu

[@vicebora8916]

Rihanna was blessed to have that kind of team to fight for her.

[@HadesUnderworld2]

Is this why we haven’t gotten the damn rih album. Stream anti so sis doesn’t go hungry 😭

[@illy1581]

HadesUN girl she’s worth $600 million now, she’s rich asf and she’ll never go hungry!

[@Alysaah]

Girl she rich rich now. Those 700 thousand is chicken change to her now lol

[@jayleensmith1572]

She's literally almost a billionaire she'll never go hungry

[@derion4860]

I love how people thought you were serious

[@HadesUnderworld2]

Derion Oop right

[@jaicbacote3494]

Now everyone can stop asking her for new music 😂 it’s expensive and it seems nobody believed in her. She worked hella hard and literally paid her own coins to give us music and didn’t see much in return. That’s really sad. FF...she’s getting it all back 😏 Bet ppl mad they didn’t believe in her.

[@allstr8peopledeservetodie10]

JaiC Bacote hopefully.she really needs to stop everything and get her shit together

[@johnpartary7899]

true

[@areyoureadybootssss]

Once she started making money they were all up her ass jay z is a horrible person, self centered

[@ashybury]

I got an ad from fenty before this lmao

[@lianif.2095]

her power 😍

[@CLARKwahlberg]

Rihanna wants ur coin sis

[@allstr8peopledeservetodie10]

Liani Frederick oof

[@BrieFee]

the music industry is a scary place

[@adwowaafful3617]

Seriously... I always daydream, then I read documentaries, then I'm like 'nherh'...

[@ZeekStreet]

This is *exactly* why a lot of artist struggle because labels *inability* to *push* artist😞😞😞😞 my dream is lost

[@MannysMillennialMouth]

Everyone at Def Jam deserve to lose their job 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 They never want to fund promotion for people's music but be quick to drop them when thr album sales don't meet their standards

[@thefactsaccordingtogabbie149]

Hey, i don't know you the fuck you are but i like your way of thinking.😁 i seen your other comment on empressive channel about nicki and the BET ratings. You told nothing but the truth there and here. The label act like they just don't know how important it is to promote their artist. You can't expect a hot single to do it along. I don't care how hot it is. You still got to show case them. Which why i feel like megan the stallion ain't going get far in her career. For her to be her label first and only female rapper on the label right now. She should be getting treated like a queen over there. She come out at the BET pre-show mofo barley react Cause they dont really know her and her music like that. I feel like they put her album out too quick too which why it still gping down off the charts. They ain't promoting it right and she had no real hype around her name kust a lil buzz.

[@nakaii575]

i miss you posting often , glad your bacc

[@lavender9347]

I’m a Rihanna fan & didn’t even know this 🤯. I remember hearing the stories of bad accountants. The fact that she had to fund her own music, while signed to a label says a lot. As a fellow Piscean, I can say we will get shit done by any means! Kudos to Rih!

[@davy209]

At the end, Rihanna funding her own music was one the best thing she decisions she ever made. Funding your own music meant that Rihanna had way more control over her music, especially her master recordings. It’s most likely why Rihanna was able to regain full ownership of her masters from Jay Z. (I’m not sure what type of deal was made between them, I'm just speculating that Rihanna most likely had to buy out Jay Z’s partial ownership and all other producers on her records and Jay Z not able to sell her masters without Rihanna’s consent.) That type of ownership is something many music artists don’t have control over, especially when it comes to Taylor Swift and her fight against her record label to regain ownership of her master recordings.

[@AndreasTabuMuntu]

I'm glad somebody finally did a video about it. I remember back in the days when Umbrella was number one worldwide, there was an alleged rumour roaming the underground streets that she was broke AF at the time and sleeping on someone's couch/couch-surfing all over New York.

[@RedAndTheCompany567]

I have "Good Girl Gone Bad Reloaded".❤❤❤❤❤ Ok, this explains why she expanded her brand to makeup & lingerie. She's trying to secure her future and I don't blame her. GO RI RI💯

[@Ivashaaa]

April Harmony animals get skinned alive and tortured for their fur to be ripped of their bodies as they get left to bleed. All for people like Rihanna to wear. She refuses to stop wearing innocent animals fur and skin. Stop supporting evil fur hags.

[@RedAndTheCompany567]

Belle ' With all due respect, we are not on the same team when it comes to social issues like that. The stems of flowers get cut on the regular and plants pulled from the earth for consumption. It's the same exact thing in my eyes. I'm probably not the person you want to push this message upon b/c we are not of the same mindset at all. Period.

[@esther1586]

@@RedAndTheCompany567 thank god somebody said something to that annoying ass bitch. caring more about animals then the actual environments 🤦🏻

[@Ivashaaa]

Courtney Elizabeth ANIMALS ARE THE ENVIRONMENT! The second biggest environmental threat to the environment is greenhouse gasses caused by meat and dairy consumption. Everyday a football stadium size of the amazon rainforest is cut down to house meat cattle and slaughterhouses. You’re an actual fucking moron

[@strawberriec]

@@Ivashaaa idk where you get this bad energy from but i know that you shouldnt insult someone like that. You could have said it rationally and speak clear minded not like this, such a sad thing if only you didn't come to attacking everyone in her defense people would listen to you more😢

[@MM-xm5vx]

I need more videos like this. Mini Documentaries about celebrities. Please continue

[@ChoiSeung1987]

Living in Poland, I would never notice it. She was one of those stars (along with Lady Gaga) whose every single song was played on the radio on and on.

[@knezfikol5010]

Exactly. She was so popular in Europe.

[@Enethelibra]

I'm sure after she went broke and got through it she promised herself never to be in that position again. Bless you queen

[@adilee626]

When you said "could you imagine a world without Rihanna?" I got really emotional NO I CAN'T😭

[@plasticdevil3]

Great documentary! I love how Rihanna has grown over the years as an artist and as a businesswoman in the beauty industry and has more freedom to be herself and accomplish whatever goals she sets for herself! I know that 2 mil sounds like a lot, but if her management was relying so much on her money to fund her career... damn, they could've forced her to retire and left her broke while the management company lost almost nothing (they'd just move on to the next star). It's one thing if Rihanna had been the one making the bad decisions despite GOOD advice, but she was being lied to and misinformed left and right, which is even worse.

[@arianator2119]

Who’s here after Forbes announced she’s now a billionaire? Self made from a small island, and making history for black women in music and in beauty. I’m so proud of her ❤️✨ she’s still my idol since I was a child.

[@kottonkandy0962]

How Rihanna also became WHAT now

[@kaydensinn7524]

44 likes 0 dislikes *Balanced, as all things should be.*

[@KDbelieves]

It just goes to show that there is no short cut. Especially if you came from nothing. From the outside, it looked so easy, but she's been through some shit to get here. The older I grow, the more I realize that you just have to pick a path and grind until you get somewhere.

[@ellachris7291]

Wow...this was very inspiring. Rihanna doesn't talk much about herself it's always more of what she wants to put out there from creative bank. I know a lot of artist at the top now had to struggle through the odds to get where they are now....if only they would open up more about themselves beyond just the superstars we see them to be...I guess there will be an overflow of inspirations.

[@cachecachesarah7848]

That was really interesting and I had no idea of those issues Rihanna went through. I really enjoy your videos so thank you for posting them for free on KZbin ! ( And btw sorry for my bad grammar , english isn't my first language )

[@dakarii]

We need Rihanna like we need Beyonce.

[@Ivashaaa]

Dakari Glover animals get skinned alive and tortured for their fur to be ripped of their bodies as they get left to bleed. All for people like Rihanna to wear. She refuses to stop wearing innocent animals fur and skin. Stop supporting evil fur hags.

[@dakarii]

@Bella ‘ ok?

[@unapologetic2992]

@Dakari Glover Why Beyoncé has to be in the conversation about Rihanna again ?

[@dakarii]

Unapologetic wym? It’s just a comment....?

[@blakesmith2846]

@Unapologetic You have a little grammar mistake thier sweetie. Also it's just a harmless comment. Rihanna and Beyoncé are the realist women in music these days and we need them this year. I'm sure that's what he meant. Go donate to charity or something and worry about yourself.

[@Thelizzyrose13]

She’s so amazing ♥️ she deserves all her success

[@Ivashaaa]

Lizzy Rose :3 animals get skinned alive and tortured for their fur to be ripped of their bodies as they get left to bleed. All for people like Rihanna to wear. She refuses to stop wearing innocent animals fur and skin. Stop supporting evil fur hags.

[@dre3w]

Belle ‘ we have more than enough mf animals and if you care so care so god damn much get up and do something instead of whining about in on the internet

[@Ivashaaa]

uwudrew you have 0 idea what I do outside of KZbin. And secondly I’m guessing the first part of your comment is a joke right? We have more than enough animals so it’s ok to brutally kill them and skin them alive? Do you even have a brain? Do you know why there are so many animals? Because we breed them you fucking idiot. There are a billions more humans than there should be. Let’s just go skin them live alive and rape them. Cause that’s what we do to animals.

[@dakarii]

We honestly need Rihanna to come back because music these days is just....no

[@zeikzayn4292]

Wow she has really been through a lot and still remains humble. I love you Rihanna your such an inspiration to me and many others. Thank god for letting you exist in this world.☺️

[@queentemitayo]

She invested in herself literally and it paid off. 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@tatyanaestanislas8646]

Everyone in the comments saying 20k is a lot of money. How old are y'all, have any of y'all worked a job?

[@choklitfactory]

Lol exactly! $20K is min wage work for what, 10 months? :-/

[@ethlomar]

Only love and respect for this woman!

[@Ivashaaa]

ethlomar animals get skinned alive and tortured for their fur to be ripped of their bodies as they get left to bleed. All for people like Rihanna to wear. She refuses to stop wearing innocent animals fur and skin. Stop supporting evil fur hags.

[@kckfdheeeh3121]

Damn she managed to survive all that? Man I don’t blame her for not dropping music

[@davy209]

I also wanted to add that when she almost broke was the reason she worked her ass off during (2009-2013) by releasing a new album every year during that time and constantly being on tour from 2007-2013. Also add in promotional appearances on radio and TV, constantly making music videos for each promotional single for every album and a couple or acting roles from Battleship and Bates Motel! Homegirl must have been absolutely exhausted after doing all of that. I wouldn’t blame her if she decides to retire from music and focus on her beauty line that made her a billionaire.

[@joelsommer5765]

"She *only* had 2 million dollars left. She was almost bankrupt!" Meanwhile Me: Counting my 2 dollars and 43 cents inside my piggy bank and trying to decide which candy bars I can afford with my $2.43

[@natesuzuya7709]

A world without my girl Rihanna, is not a world i want to live in. PERIODT

[@GallivanterEdits]

$2M is a lot of money but, for an artist like Rihanna, she needs a lot more to promote her singles, for music video budgets, tour plans, tour promotion, flying around the world non-stop, renting places, hotel/ apartment staying (around the world), other deals, etc... That's why she "almost went broke". She almost let herself be played but Rihanna got it all back and is now the richest female artist in the world.

[@myrellaice]

She deserves all she has. She and Jordan basically built her whole career

[@Naruto200041]

Now that drive and great work ethic!! This girl battled her way to the top.

[@zoeyallen3011]

Damn. This just goes to show what is for you, no one can take away. How inspiring.

[@musicstan6362]

Seems like her management really believed in her when none else did and they should be praised.. had they not fought so hard. We wouldn't even have the Rihanna of today

[@kishikcm]

I won't bother asking her "Where's the music?" anymore. I forget how greedy the music industry and entertainment business can be. Everyone deserves to get paid, but sometimes these artists are being exploited and taken advantage of.

[@Kissitbetter88]

We Stan a queen who almost goes broke to being the richest female musician 😛

[@anastasiaa337]

I miss when the Illuminati made hits and great people.

[@bluebutterfly5883]

Huh?

[@stephi6792]

@@bluebutterfly5883 Rihanna is in the illuminati.

[@bluebutterfly5883]

@@stephi6792 Wow! It's like all celebrites are apart of the illuminati😒

[@Thelizzyrose13]

So true. The Illuminati takes anyone these days 😕😂

[@hotchocolate8320]

Anastasia A ... I didn’t believe in it at first but Rihanna, Beyoncé and JayZ make it hard for me not to by into it

[@overwhelmed_cactus6820]

”There was almost No Rihanna” THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS YOU

[@seirrasky3581]

She CLAWED for her career and that's why she is so successful and adored ❤️❤️❤️ love you riri!

[@mrsmobsluvzbooks8558]

I really enjoy your videos. You are a great journalist and always seem to have an unbiased opinion.

[@kalina2958]

People don't realize that it takes a lot of money to make music videos . It is important to make the mv look good quality with outfits and dances. Making music inside the studio can cost a lot for one single song. In South Korea I've learned that it take a 12 million dollars to create one song. Correct me if im wrong because I saw this in a Korean article that was told by one of the big companies . Idk how much money you need in the us to make one song but it must be more than 3 million dollars because you need the instruments, microphone, effects like echo voice in the background... That's why it's important for artists to do world tours because they get money from the people that come to their concerts . Don't say that she could've saved that money for more things because its not easy to know where to soend the money for a mv

[@torilotus2264]

Great video. I have a new respect for Rihanna as an artist and business person! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@sincerelygabbi318]

Kinda wanna hear your thoughts on Senorita

[@sunnyskystars]

Everything about riri is surreal lol her life and career is a roller coaster! Yeah but she's still victorious 👑

[@crashiecorbashie]

Do a video on Aaliyah !!

[@km3343]

Funny how Rihanna savage x pops up right before the video starts🙌🏽😂

[@chuckychuck8318]

I had a fenty beauty ad 😂😂

[@vokkagirl]

Kylie Jenner: I’m self made!! :D I pinky promise I started out with nothing!! Rihanna: 🏋🏾‍♀️🤸🏾‍♀️⛹🏾‍♀️🤾🏾‍♀️🧘🏾‍♀️🏌🏾‍♀️🏄🏾‍♀️🏊🏾‍♀️

[@VOLAIRE]

I’d like to almost go broke then actually be broke 😬

[@ronip_baddiebarbzrihanna5083]

Rihanna is such an inspirational QUEEN. She has worked so hard and I appreciate what she has done in all her avenues and to be humble. I will always support her. She is an ICON, I don't care what anyone says. 👑👑👑👑

[@br0wny113]

This just inspired me to go study for my exams 😩

[@ayayawa]

*And she dropping music at the end of this year?? Rihanna INVENTED the grind!*

[@frostytony162]

She beat the odds and remained humble💰

[@valenciafass4703]

S/O to her manager!! That's what you're supposed to do + an artist that's hungry

[@wompwomp1099]

Nobody: Honest’s voice in the video: 👁👄👁

[@dakweenlyrics409]

Shes amazing shes like beyonce, so unique, beautiful and talented PERIODT

[@Ivashaaa]

Ayukiwi Tea animals get skinned alive and tortured for their fur to be ripped of their bodies as they get left to bleed. All for people like Rihanna to wear. She refuses to stop wearing innocent animals fur and skin. Stop supporting evil fur hags.

[@honeybabes2017]

Belle ‘ get out.

[@Ivashaaa]

иєкσ αяιღ why?

[@strawberriec]

@@honeybabes2017 don't reply to her, she's a spam account

[@isnatchedyourweavehaha8584]

@@Ivashaaa what if it's nylon fur

[@earthtokira5581]

And this is why she taking that music break‼️

[@Daaaanielle]

The reason why is incredibly real and say what you will, but that manager put her where she is. I mean the guy fought to get her biggest songs out there. Should have told her, but I wish I had someone that would root like that for me in my corner.

[@paulajohnson7924]

....and look at her now! ❤️

[@anyway8800]

Riri? Broke? Pfft no wayyyyyy

[@KM-yv3tr]

God's timing is always perfect. That must be why she's so humble & down to earth. My baby has been through A LOT! 😭 I'm glad she never gave up, look at her now...wow Rih! 👑

[@Ivashaaa]

King Makh animals get skinned alive and tortured for their fur to be ripped of their bodies as they get left to bleed. All for people like Rihanna to wear. She refuses to stop wearing innocent animals fur and skin. Stop supporting evil fur hags.

[@thebeachhouse6032]

@@Ivashaaa STOP. SPAMMING.

[@MiaBostic]

She works hard and hustles harder! Very proud of Riri! 😊

[@edagulnur7028]

makes me respect her hustle even more 💗

[@Ivashaaa]

Eda Gülnur animals get skinned alive and tortured for their fur to be ripped of their bodies as they get left to bleed. All for people like Rihanna to wear. She refuses to stop wearing innocent animals fur and skin. Stop supporting evil fur hags.

[@DaGoodVybe]

I never knew she struggled this much... She paid her dues

[@JAY-nv6ob]

Rihanna is the queen & most streamed artist on spotify

[@mjabdallahh1]

I love you for this video .. thank you so much it gave me hope .. rihanna will forever be a legend and icon

[@enriquecerros]

Her album ANTI is perfection! 😍👌

[@sweeenchants6053]

I’m impressed! We Stan her even more now. 😩❤️

[@timothytheron865]

Now I see how she owns her sound recordings. She funded her albums. Smart move. Good manager?

[@bria4561]

This video helped me understand why Rihanna no longer puts out music... She's not making back her money!! It's an expensive passion project.. she should keep on trucking with her Fenty 👏🙌

[@atsushifan87698]

i got a fenty commercial on this lol

[@Poorstargazer23]

Man, 2 million might as well be 2 dollars when you need to make an album, videos, tour, and support yourself. While she was supported by many, and used by others, I'd say she is self made and scrappy as hell. Respect.

[@haydi.sameh66]

she’s a true self made!!!!

[@_sunchildd]

wow i didn’t even know this! i’m so proud of riri. a true self made WOMAN 💅