Despite his numerous duets, Booba remains frustrated at not having been able to achieve a collaboration with Rihanna. The singer reportedly asked him for a considerable amount of money, as he revealed in a video interview in 2015: “I tried to offer her a duet, she asked me for half a million euros. It was perhaps a way of saying no too…” This exorbitant demand prevented their joint project, and Booba, although aware of the potential global success of such a collaboration, considered this sum unjustifiable: “I am in the turfu [the future]. She is in the black hole of the galaxy.
Both Rihanna and Booba are icons in their respective music genres, and their new projects consistently garner high anticipation and reception. Rihanna’s prolonged absence from releasing an album, over seven years now, has left her fans eagerly awaiting her next musical endeavors, amplifying their anticipation even more.
