Jay-Z + Friends discovered and signed Rihanna, but I think she's now "fully" their artist (pc lingo). I understand that the Roc Familia is a strong network but I think at this stage my former fave could do a lot of damage on her own or perhaps align with bigger or better deals.

Do you think Rihanna would be fine without Beyonce + friends (Jay-Z and Kanye Kardashian)?

No

Leaving or not, she is done! So this thread is pointless.

Rihanna and Beyoncé are NOT friends.

Yes

Oh wise one, share your exclusive knowledge with us.

You wish

She'd rather work with familiar faces than suits

Yes it will. If she's no longer under Roc Nation's management, income for Jay and Bey would decline.

She's just in a slump.

She needs a new upbeat single with a flashy video and a release date.

Indirectly, yes. Beyonce is sleeping with Jay-Z, right?

lol @ using Beyoncé's name to stir the drama.

What kinda **** ? What does Beyonce have to do with this ? Did Rihanna not start her own label and yall were bragging about her being a boss. Now yall blaming a bunch of people for her failures ?

I don't know, she has done a lot with Roc Nation

That's what I don't understand tbh

What happened to Westburied Road? Why not blame it?

Roc Nation is very good at securing deals for their artists. But as for marketing music, not so much.

I always thought there could be a conflict of interest with Rihanna and Jay-z's music relationship and Beyonce's own music career. If they were to ever directly compete with each other, who do you think Jay-z would give the advantage?