Beyoncé‘s alleged feature fee has been revealed by a Lil Durk fan who hacked his Instagram account, and it’s as eye-watering as you might expect.
The unnamed culprit assumed control of the rapper’s social media page over the weekend and posted a photo of Durk hanging out with Queen Bey at a party.
Underneath the image, the hacker — who referred to themselves as “#4 fan” — claimed that they had seen a private message between the two stars in which Beyoncé quoted her enormous price.
“2 million cash for a Beyoncé feature I seen his dm,” they wrote.
It’s worth noting that Smurk has yet to release a collaboration with the former Destiny’s Child singer.
While neither Beyoncé nor Lil Durk have yet commented on the post, the staggering sum would almost certainly make her one of the most expensive artists in the game (which is hardly surprising considering her status as a global icon).
Comparitively, Nicki Minaj charges upwards of $500,000 a verse, as her “Holy Ground” collaborator Davido revealed in a 2020 interview (although she apparently did him a solid and did the song for free).
Kendrick Lamar was charging between $250,000 and $400,000 for a feature in 2014, per his manager Dave Free, although that figure has likely skyrocketed since then.
Durk himself revealed how much money he charges for a guest verse during a 2022 appearance on the Full Send Podcast, saying: “If I don’t know you, I gotta go $350,000. I got receipts.”
It’s apparently a different story when it comes to Beyoncé making offers to artists she wants to work with, though.
Earlier this month, KAYTRANADA claimed that the “Texas Hold ‘Em” hitmaker lowballed him for the rights to his remix of her Renaissance song “Cuff It,” which has become a fan-favorite at shows.
“Beyoncé’s team, he says, offered to pay him next to nothing for the remix — less money, he says, than what much smaller artists have paid — and wanted to retain all the rights to the song, too,” read a Vulture profile on the DJ/producer.
KAYTRA, who rejected the offer, added in the piece: “Sometimes people don’t see your worth and how important you are. I know what I mean to people.”
