Ghostface Killah Reveals Lil Wayne's Feature Fee: "$150,000 for a Verse"
Hip-hop legend Ghostface Killah recently opened up about the steep cost of trying to land a Lil Wayne feature for his latest project, Supreme Clientele 2.
During a candid interview with Gorilla Nems on Disrespect Radio via Shade45, Ghostface reflected on what happened when he reached out to Weezy for a guest verse.
According to the Wu-Tang Clan icon, he was shocked to hear that Wayne’s team allegedly asked for $150,000 to appear on a track.
While the deal never materialized, the interaction has sparked fresh conversations about pricing, business, and authenticity in modern rap collaborations.
"We tried to reach out to Wayne and from what I'm hearing, it might not have been him," he said. "They asking for like $150,000. I'm like you know what man, just knock it out yourself. That's rap sht, n**as be talk talk talk. It's the worst."
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Originally, Ghostface had hoped to feature Mac Miller on a song called Candyland. Sadly, after Mac's untimely death in 2018, Ghost shifted his focus to other artists, including Lil Wayne.
But the high feature cost ultimately led him to pass on the collaboration altogether.
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Released under Nas’ Mass Appeal Records, Supreme Clientele 2 serves as the highly anticipated follow-up to Ghostface's 2000 classic.
The project arrives with heavy nostalgia and a heavyweight lineup of features. Though Lil Wayne doesn’t appear on the album, Ghostface still brought out an elite cast of collaborators.
The tracklist includes Nas, Raekwon, GZA, Method Man, Conway the Machine, Redman, and Styles P, offering a true celebration of lyrical excellence and old-school hip-hop energy.
The album has already started gaining momentum, with fans praising Ghost for staying authentic to his Wu-Tang roots while giving the culture a modern twist.
In today’s rap economy, high-profile features often come with six-figure price tags, and Ghostface’s story only confirms how big the business has become.
While the idea of paying $150K for a verse might seem shocking to some, it reflects the evolving economics of hip-hop collaborations in 2025. Still, Ghostface’s decision to go solo on the track highlights a deeper truth, sometimes the bars matter more than the buzz.