Rita Ora haalt oude koeien uit de sloot. Twee jaar na de juridische battle met Roc Nation, haalt de zangeres nog even uit naar haar oude label. Aan de Britse Sunday Times legt ze uit waarom ze voelde dat Jay-Z’s label discrimineerde.
“I want to find the right word here, and maybe this is my interpretation, but I do feel I got discriminated against because I was a woman. I almost felt — maybe this is just my interpretation — I could have had a better chance if I’d been male.” Tegen labelbazen Jay-Z en Jay Brown zelf had ze niets. Zij waren vooral erg aardig en meedenkend.
Rita Ora is verder gegaan met haar carriere en haar zus Elena managed nu haar business. “I’d always wanted to become a household name [not just a pop singer], that was my dream. My sister and I, we argue like crazy all the time, but we’re very proud of what we’ve done up to this point.”
In het interview ontkende ze ook nog even dat de geruchten rondom het verhaal dat zij ‘Becky with the good hair’ zou zijn niet waar zijn. Beyonce zong over ‘Becky’ in ‘Sorry’ op het album ‘LEMONADE’. “All I want to say to that is, dude, if I were BWTGH, wouldn’t I actually have to have good hair? Look at it. It’s all weave and extensions.” Verder zou ze nooit zoiets doen bij goede vriendin Beyonce. “She’s the nicest person, bestest person I have ever met in the whole industry.”
In 2015 klaagde Rita Roc Nation Aan. “When Rita signed, Roc Nation and its senior executives were very involved with her as an artist,” stond er in een statement. “As Roc Nation’s interests diversified, there were fewer resources available and the company suffered a revolving door of executives. Rita’s remaining supporters at the label left or moved on to other activities, to the point where she no longer had a relationship with anyone at the company.” Het label legde ook een aanklacht neer bij Rita Ora en vlak daarna werd de zaak gesettled.
