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Professor Green disgusted by stars who demand huge sums of money for collaborations

Professor Green has spoken out about how collaborations often come at a cost because money-hungry artists like to take advantage of the situation. 

The 'Read All About It' rapper told Digital Spy that some acts he's reached out to in the past have demanded ridiculous sums of money to appear on as little as a verse and it just makes a mockery of the industry:

"There were other people who we reached out to and they were like, 'Yeah, well it's 35 grand for a verse'. I was like, 'Why do I need to pay you?' That's not what this is about. I'm not trying to bribe someone to f**king rap with me!"

He was really excited to learn, though, that Royce Da 5'9 wanted to work with him on a track called 'Papoose' and described their working partnership as "organic", which he believes is the way it should be:

"I reached out to Royce and didn't expect him to get back to me, but he did. I didn't get to record it with him as he's on the other side of the ocean, but he sent his verse over. He sent me a track over for Papoose, which I've just done a verse for. That's the most organic way to do it."

Watch the video for his No.1 single, 'Read All About It', below: