Monday, January 28th, 2008

Two of the Ten Most Powerful Girls in Hollyweird

Posted by Bossip Staff

Raven US Magazine

Rihanna and Raven Symone are on US Magazine’s list of Ten Most Powerful Girls in Hollywood. Rihanna is labeled as the hitmaker and Raven Symone as the mini-mogul. Rihanna along with her success of “Umbrella” she discusses getting into film (big surprise) and her own business.

Mini-mogul is the right name for Raven. She banks $400 million on That’s So Raven alone and has many other business ventures as well. She is definitely a great role model for young girls, and is making it rain on them hoes for real.

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  1. SO_SURRUS

    1st…hahah

  2. Nicole

    She’s def not mini in the other sense

  3. Jackie

    Get a pen! TAKE NOTES!

  4. Nicole

    but shit w/ 400 mil she’s def eating so good

  5. Miss Thang

    SOMEBODY WHITE HAS TO BE WRITING THIS IGNORANCE. Your writers must be white frat boys who listen to hip/hop music. Any person of color and intelligence wouldn’t write such stupidity. Bossip can you do better! Stop insulting your audience.

  6. simmonsgurl

    i can understand Raven but Rihanna the “hitmaker?”

    umbrella was her only success…..overseas…She obviously has no fans in the U.S…she’s pretty, tho..ha

  7. Stringer Bell

    I would bang the shit out of Raven!!

    Rename the show “That’s so Stringer Bell up in that pussy”!!

    Shout out to anyone trying to get there gold diggin on.

  8. Shan

    Good for Raven, but Rihanna not so much.


  9. now raven is young woman i wouldnt mind my daughter looking up to, regaurdless of her weight she is still one of the most beautiful well rounded young ladies in the entertainment world, you dont see her out and about with out panties or smoking weed and having children, only to neglect them. She has some real business swag going on and i think we should all jump on board, And Rhianna ummmm I dont think so not yet !!!! sorry boo! almost doesnt count


  10. Raven WHO?! LOL!

  11. THE DEVIL HIMSELF

    Raven is doing it AND she got some big ole bouncy tits! I need to find her so I can hit that and make her my Sugar Mamma, I need a Maserati!

    Rihanna is gorgeous but she wouldn’t get with me cuz I’m black.


  12. @Stinger…shame on you!!!! LOL

    Love me some Raven! My little girl watches her show all the time. She IS a great role models for all young girls! Big ups to Raven for keeping her clothes on and not trying to look and act like a little skank!

  13. tj

    Rihanna’s album bombed. For some reason the media gets into this mode of jamming people down our throats and just doesn’t quit. Anyway Raven is producing that’s so Raven so she and her children and her children’s children will be eating for quite some time.

    Still don’t get the Rihanna thing tho although I hear shes huge in europe.


  14. Raven is da shit, so HATERS please exit to to LEFT side of the stage, THANK YOU!!!

  15. The One

    DAMN!!!!!! She is like a little Oprah, go girl. Can I get a loan that I dont have to pay back?! lol

  16. VictoriousOne...

    Love Raven…she has real talent.

    Rihanna needs to fall the fucc back…i hate everything she represents. Cuz she represents nothing. She isn’t worth the paper that the photo is printed on. Why oh Why is Rihanna mentioned in Hollywood’s most Powerful Girls? What movies has she done? She just mentions that she wants to do film. So she’s powerful, cuz she likes to run her mouth? I most def wouldn’t go see any movie she’s in. LOL Are they remaking AVP again? She could play dual roles, the alien and the predator.

  17. VTORIRI

    Riri’s label paid for this shot, cause she is not making what the media would have you think. Umbrealla was big, but not that big and far as endorsements she still has a long way to go.

    I’m beginning to feel real sorry for riri they are putting a lot of pressure on her and they know she dont have the talent to pull if off.

  18. Ki££aßeeSwarm™©®

    Why ya’ll blocking my comments Bossip? I don’t talk about ya’ll like trash that much do it?

  19. VictoriousOne...

    When is she going to stop riding that Umbrella song’s success so much? Damn is that her only claim to fame? She didn’t write or produce that shit…all that credit belongs to THe Dream.

  20. Kompton'sKutie

    Raven’s my girl! All the way…beautiful, brains n she doesn’t show her goodies so everybody can like her! That is why I LUV HER! Go Girl!!!!

  21. Blacksmith

    Love Raven! Young girl is handling that business and still manages to have fun and be classy at the same time.

    Rhianna, not sure about the ‘hitmaker’title…that should go to the producer or songwriter.

  22. Ki££aßeeSwarm™©®

    Bossip hating. I’m trying to get my gold digging on like Stringer Bell but they blocking.


  23. raven is FAT AS FUCK

  24. tlatrice

    LOVE RAVEN!!! SHE’S MY IDOL! I WANNA BE LIKE HER WHEN I GROW UP! LOL!

  25. just fine

    i’m 23 & I watch thats so raven…. I remember when she was singin about little girls being “sugar and spice…” Good job, Olivia!!!

  26. needed to be said

    PHILLY IN DA BOSS inda323, u’re not much to look at either

  27. ROBOT16

    WITH ALL THAT MONEY RAVEN GOT…TELL ME WHY SHE CAN’T LOOSE SOME WEIGHT, SHES SUCH A DWEEB!!!!

  28. tlatrice

    @philly

    stfd and grow up! she could buy an dsell yo broke ass. stfu!

  29. tlatrice

    @robot16

    u another one that gets a big hoe.sit.down!

  30. Grace

    How could Rihanna make any list that has the word “POWER”. Her singing is debatable. Does she have a live act? Can she sell out a high school auditorium? She has had 1 major hit song. Is she even a millionaire? Money is power in Hollywood. Is she in a position of power to make things happen? Do Rihanna audition for movie roles or is she in a position like Raven to finance her own movies or tv shows. That list is a joke if Rihanna is on it.

    I just read the title again. It said powerful “Girl” not woman. That explain my questions.

  31. ethang

    Rihanna is killin’ it. No other girl comes close to RiRi. She got respect from the fashion crowd, White Hollywood, the gays, Europe, etc. Completely stole Beyonce’s spotlight.

    Let’s all praise this mega-talent.

  32. Grace

    When is she going to stop riding that Umbrella song’s success so much? Damn is that her only claim to fame? She didn’t write or produce that shit…all that credit belongs to THe Dream.

    *************Thank you VictoriousOne. The writers are the ones who really get paid.

  33. Jan

    Ethang…It will take more than one hit song to take a spotlight from Bey.

  34. tj

    I don’t Rihanna even owns the masters to her recordings and I’m guessing she is still stuck in a shitty contract since she’s so new. Power? Please? She’ll be lucky to have a career in 3 years.

  35. cat4everrr

    shay shay

    now raven is young woman i wouldnt mind my daughter looking up to, regaurdless of her weight she is still one of the most beautiful well rounded young ladies in the entertainment world, you dont see her out and about with out panties or smoking weed and having children, only to neglect them. She has some real business swag going on and i think we should all jump on board, And Rhianna ummmm I dont think so not yet !!!! sorry boo! almost doesnt count

    —————

    co-sign. my girls look up to raven as a role model

  36. elle

    don’t sleep on ms. raven, this young woman will be making money for a while.

    she understands the young market

  37. elle

    oh and every one is not suppose to be a size 3

  38. Meka

    I Think we need more young black girls like Raven(well we can’t keep calling her a Girl) She never tried to be more then what she is. She dress like her age group she hangs out with people in her age group and dates them too. I want to say Thank you to her parents. I let my kids watch her show. So what if she big most big women are and we are not showing these kids you have to be skinny to look good and make it in the world


  39. $400 mil? Seriously?? I was just talking the other day about how much bank these Disney and Nickelodeon kids make, but damn?!

  40. Fellow Houstonian

    Love Raven and they are right she is a role model. My kids love her, and I am glad they watch the hell out of her show cause as soon as Zoe 101 comes on, oh hell no time to go outside and play, LMAO!!!!

  41. BellaY

    WOW!! I had no idea Raven Simone was doing it like that! Her parents must be so proud of the way she has managed to stay out of the crap and stick to the BUSINESS! This is the type of young lady I would want my children to look up to.

  42. weezy

    Rihanna please, she has yet to go platinum and can’t tour the US b/c no one would pay to see her.

  43. Tonya

    The key to being a mogul is you have to own your shit! Raven is not worth $400 mil for being the lead actress on the show. Oprah is almost worth 2 billion cause she owns Harpo. Piddy, Jay-z and Beyonce are all worth more than $100 million cause they own their own clothing lines unstead of being the face of some old establish designer.

  44. Faven

    Raven’s entire empire including her show, the cheetah girls, and her other business ventures are worth $400 million. She is not making $400million on That’s So Raven alone. She is doin the damn thing without the over exageration. It kills your credibility.


  45. They said she banks 400 million, but didn’t say in what time span. She can’t possibly be making that in a season so do they mean over the life of the show? Even if that it the case, it’s still very impressive. OK, let me stop beating around the bush. I think that 400M is a typo.


  46. Thank you Faven. Now that make sense.


  47. needed to be said

    PHILLY IN DA BOSS inda323, u’re not much to look at either

    ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((

    Not only that but u must be blind as hell cuz she aint damn fat u are a Lame


  48. Yeah, Bossip kinda threw me on that one…I was like, “my son is funny as hell! Lemme see if I can find some Disney execs…” Call me Matthew Knowles II.

  49. Ttime

    How is Rihanna powerful? She is COMPLETELY packaged…she doesn’t write, she doesn’t produce, she can’t dance, or even SING for that matter!!!!

    So having one monster hit song that was written and produced by someone else makes you POWERFUL? She is about as powerful as Vanilla Ice, Adina Howard, Blu Cantrell, Sunshine Anderson, Soul 4Real….the list goes on and on. Anybody remember any of them…they are where Rihanna will be in five years, on VH1’s One Hit Wonders or Where Are They Now?

  50. GiGi

    Check your information, Disney makes $400 million of of Raven, she does not take that much home, she is an asset to Disney, they make the $$$$$

  51. persona

    I think the making it rain on them hoes is pretty ignorant. It’s used for politics and everything on this Web site. As if negroes just walk around saying “making it rain on these hoes”.


  52. As if negroes just walk around saying “making it rain on these hoes”.

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    @ persona

    I do…whenever I go buy something with cash, I say “watch this, I’m about to make it rain on these hoes.” When they give me my total, I throw the money in the air and just walk out with my bags…

  53. Reena

    It’s not a typo look it up for yourself. She’s really worth $400 Mil do you people read? Goodness there have been many articles written about her and she’s been in many magazines.

  54. elle

    yeah Raven is worth over $400.million

    ____________________________

    Raven was featured on the March 2007 issue of Ebony Magazine with the title “The $400 Million Dollar Woman” referring to the $400 million that the That’s So Raven merchandise has made. The article also mentioned that Raven has wisely invested her substantial TV show earnings dating back to her time on “The Cosby Show”.

    On October 31 2007, she made a special guest appearance on the NBC hit show Phenomenon.

    Though, she appeared on “Phenomenon”, her last Disney Channel Appearance was in the episode That’s So In The House.

  55. Just Sit And Be Pretty

    Good for both of them.

  56. Laleezy

    Mr Look Good in anything you are a fool….LMAO…

    I do…whenever I go buy something with cash, I say “watch this, I’m about to make it rain on these hoes.” When they give me my total, I throw the money in the air and just walk out with my bags…

  57. AND...

    “She is definitely a great role model for young girls, and is making it rain on them hoes for real.”

    *************************************************

    Bossip sure as hell isn’t a role model for anyone. Congratulating someone and calling women hoes all in the same sentence.

  58. Reena

    Thank you elle for educating these folks on Raven why is it so hard to believe that a young black woman is making $400 Mil?

  59. elle

    Reena

    I was surprised myself but I’m feeling her success in everyway.

    If Britney Spears can do it why not her?

  60. PRTTYBRWNGIRL

    @ Ttime

    How is Rihanna powerful? She is COMPLETELY packaged…she doesn’t write, she doesn’t produce, she can’t dance, or even SING for that matter!!!!

    ^^ cosign … i really had to LOL when i saw Rihanna. I actually thought it was an accident and bossip posted the wrong picture with a thread as they sometimes do. But Rihanna is by no means any power figure in hollywood or anywhere else .. and i cant believe how easily people are falling for the prepakaged-ness of this girl. She’s doing exactly what Def Jam execs have ordered her to do and i agree she will be exactly where the rest of those above mentioned are and even some of those people you named are better vocalists and still couldnt make it so she doesnt have a chance in hell. i picture her on a VH1 celeb-relatity show in about 5-7 years still trying to promote a played out good girl gone bad image

  61. Bajan Queen

    Wow that great for Rih Rih and Raven. From 2007 rihanna was definately a force to be reckoned with. Rihanna is the new “IT” girl in hollywood.

    Can’t wait to see what she does when she starts acting cause whatever she does its always turns out to be a sucess.

    Congrats RihRih always knew u had it in yah.

  62. gap & gucci

    rihanna is where britney spears was in 2000.

    let’s check for in 8 years, yeah?

  63. PRTTYBRWNGIRL

    @ yeah

    Raven was featured on the March 2007 issue of Ebony Magazine with the title “The $400 Million Dollar Woman” referring to the $400 million that the That’s So Raven merchandise has made

    ************************************************

    i dont see why people are debating the fact that this girl is banking… she’s been in the industry since she was a very small child and she’s hooked up with disney which automatically ensures mega bucks. because bossip did not clearly write their little blurb people mistaking her annual income w/ net worth. selling that damn merchandise its easy to accure those dividends. disney shit selling in macys and every where else and costs an arm and a leg (i say that because i just spent $40 on shirt and skirt from the hannah montana line)

  64. Jauron

    IF RAVEN COULD ONLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT HER WEIGHT, SHE WOULD BE A ROLE MODEL TO ALL!!! JUST LOSE THE WEIGHT RAVEN YOU PIG/WHALE/BEAR!!!!

  65. kia the original

    and raven aint shown no kinda skin to get what shes got. the girl is just plumb smart about hers. finally someone in hollywood who’s mama raised them right!!! gone head then raven!

  66. gap & gucci

    raven is a role model, no matter what size.

  67. VictoriousOne...

    @Mr. Look Good In Anything

    I do…whenever I go buy something with cash, I say “watch this, I’m about to make it rain on these hoes.” When they give me my total, I throw the money in the air and just walk out with my bags…

    ———————-

    LMBAO


  68. what!! wait I’m not one to hate but I do not understand how rihanna qualifies as a hitmaker…she had one song! HELLO


  69. RAVEN on the other hand makes a lot of money and definitely deserves credit for that because she is the only childhood actor that still has her shit together

  70. cns

    Young ladies, Raven has shown you that you don’t have to use your sexuality to get paid in hollywood. Heck she has made more than most young performers both male and female without having to compromise her principles in public. Take note, a video girl in a rap video may not ever make that kind of money, so stop using the as role models.

  71. malcolm

    I can see the ignorance coming out . Rihanna album is platium, yet you haters still say it a flop. how ignorant. She sold over 7 millions album worldwide in less than 3 yrs. Besides Beyonce, which other black female has the amount of endorsement that Rihanna has? you niggas need to stop the hating. go collect your welfare cheque its month end.

  72. areader

    Raven can K-Fed me any day.


  73. Raven is big, but that isnt stoping her from getting $$$$, or chillin @ da top of fame & sucess!!!!, aWwhell im trying to lose weight, but if i had RAven’s status i would be sitting fat w/ ma fat pockets.

  74. Justlisten

    Good for Raven and Rihanna. There are both powerful and are protraying blacks in a postive light…so kudos to them both.

    They are two good examples to show that you don’t have to be classless and indecent to make it big in hollywood. Its better to show some class.

  75. VictoriousOne...

    @ gap & gucci

    Brittney was still making it rain on hoes in 2000. Rihanna has yet to go on a sell-out tour. Nobody i mean nobody is checkin for Rihanna. The mess that is Brittney Spears had EVERYONE watching the MTV awards to see he “BIG comeback”.

    Has Rihanna ever been big news? This bitch creates gossip for herself, she calls up the paps and informs them of her comings and goings.

    What the fucc was “Shut Up and Drive”? Next album she’ll try the Carribean theme again, cuz this punk rocker thang didn’t work either. She’ll put the long weave back in, and say she wanted to “grow” her hair back out. LOL

  76. malcolm

    2TIME YOU ARE SO STUPID TO MAKE IT IN THE ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS YOU GOT TO HAVE THE PACKAGE. WHAT DOES WRITE PRODUCE AND DANCING HAVE TO DO WITH THIS . DID WHITNEY EVER WROTE A SONG. MOST FAMOUS ARTIST DON’T EVEN WRITE THEIR OWN SONGS MOST OF MOTOWN HITS WERE WRITTEN BY A FEW PPL SMOKEY & ASHFORD & SIMPSON TO NAME A FEW. ARTIST DON’T REALLY MAKE MONEY OF CD SALES. THEY MAKE MONEY OFF TOURING AND ENDORSEMENT.

  77. tlatrice

    @Jauron

    stfu & stfd

  78. bree

    bossip, did you say Raven banks 400 million dollars on thats so raven ALONE? that has got to be a typographical error..do you mean 4 million?..

  79. tlatrice

    @Mr. Look Good in Anything

    I do…whenever I go buy something with cash, I say “watch this, I’m about to make it rain on these hoes.” When they give me my total, I throw the money in the air and just walk out with my bags…

    ___________________________________________________

    LOVE IT!!! Do you keep a straight face while doin’ it???

  80. bree

    & i like Raven’s nails..cute!

  81. PRTTYBRWNGIRL

    @ malcom …

    it took a year or more for her album to go platinum lol

  82. gap & gucci

    victorius one,

    i know. that’s what i said. brit was where rihanna is. 2000 was a great year for her. now is a good time for rihanna.


  83. Everyone is saying that rihanna went platinum and ya ya ya but she sold that many because she shook her ass for the camera, for the audience, and whom ever else had a camera and money

  84. gap & gucci

    the world might be checkin for rihanna 8 years from now if she keeps getting popular right now.

    and then she will sourly disappoint us as she’s forgotten how to lip synch.

  85. knightsie

    I can certainly understand why Rihanna made the list. Selling 31 million records b/f her 20th birthday which includes 10 mil. albums sold. Numerous endorsements Covergirl, Sony Ericsson,Nike, JC Penny,P&G etc. and added to that soldout concerts across the world all before she turns 20 it obvious she’s a powerhouse. Continue making that money girl cause your a star.

  86. bree

    ok i’ve read a few comments..clearly Bossip made a boo-boo

  87. pretty girls rule

    and you learn to spell ”CHECK”

  88. pretty girls rule

    THATS FOR MALCOLM

  89. nana

    Since when is Raven such a “Well rounded person”? This is the same girl who parked in the handicapped spot and when asked to move said ” do you know who i am? i don’t have to move!”. I guess noone told her that being a fatass ain’t a handicap.

  90. PRTTYBRWNGIRL

    when has rihanna sold 31 million records? to date she just hit the 3.5 mill mark w/ good girl gone bad and it took a year and some to do that .. and this is her 3rd cd where you get those numbers from lol

  91. ♥ Just Me ♥

    UUUmmmm Actually if you actually READ the article Bossip you would have known that Raven doesnt bank all of that money. Thats the money “Thats so Raven” earned Disney, That money doesnt all go to Raven. Talk about lazy journalism. Get the facts right!! ♥

  92. pretty girls rule

    RAVEN IS YOUNG DIVA ”DOING THE DAMN THING”MAKING MONEY,LOOKING GOOD,AND DOING IT ALL WHILE KEEPING HER CLOTHES ON.FUCK HER WEIGHT,THAT ISSUE IS SO IRRELEVANT,IM A SIZE 4 AND RAVEN COULD WALK SIDE BY SIDE WITH ME OR ANY OTHER SKINNY GIRL AND WORK IT.LET THAT BE A LESSON TO ALL OF THE VIDEO HOES AND ALL OF THE OTHER FAKE TALENT IN HOLLYWEIRD,YOU DONT HAVE TO BE ”FUCKING AND SUCKING TO GET SOMEWHERE”

  93. knightsie

    little did you know that Rihanna has 3 albums out. The 1st did 2 mil. the 2nd did 4 mil and the 3 has done 4 million thus far. Umbrella alone sold 8 miilion copies, SOS did 6 miilionn, unfaithful did 5 million, Don’t stop the music sold 2 million and those are only the one’s i included; she had other singles that sold well such as Pon the replay, Hate i love you etc. that i did not include in the total. If you want check worldwidecharts and you’ll see.

  94. knightsie

    That’s to PRTTYBRWNGIRL

  95. FyreStarrter

    lol ok how many people are NOT capable of reading… This is how EASY it was for Raven to make $400 million AND COUNTING!!!

    Raven was featured on the March 2007 issue of Ebony Magazine with the title “The $400 Million Dollar Woman” referring to the $400 million that the That’s So Raven merchandise has made. The article also mentioned that Raven has wisely invested her substantial TV show earnings dating back to her time on “The Cosby Show”.

    On October 31 2007, she made a special guest appearance on the NBC hit show Phenomenon.

    Though, she appeared on “Phenomenon”, her last Disney Channel Appearance was in the episode That’s So In The House.

    COULD IT POSSIBLY GET ANY CLEARER?

    OH & by the way, there is NOTHING fat about Raven, she’s just not a skinny bytch like most of these Hollyweird Skanks!!!

  96. B

    Do your thang GIRLS@

  97. FyreStarrter

    @Pretty Girls Rule, EXACTLY!! I co-sign your last statement.

  98. BossipKeepShitGoing

    some of yall r bugging out over this article, its not that serious. and to the ones calling raven fat, if she pushed up on ne of yall, yall would holla back and kick it with her, lol

    who cares what she is really worth shes worth more than everbody oin bossip including the staff of so called writers, lol

    now rain on that hoes, lol

  99. VictoriousOne...

    and at the end of the day…

    Rihanna still has no talent.

  100. pretty girls rule

    @ FYRESTARRTER THANKS,THEY KNOW IM TELLING THE TRUTH

  101. bajan

    @malcolm, u dont have to educate those dumb nappy headed asses. let dem do their own research cause they come here talkin crap and always on beyoncita’s defence. tell dem go and collect their welfare cheque along wid the food stamps. vtoriri and victorious are the same person, beyonce cannot act but still appearin in movies. no one is knockin her hustle. tell them, DONT HATE THE PLAYER HATE THE GAME.

    rihanna is no one hit wonder: pon de replay, sos, unfaithful, break it off, umbrella, dont stop the music, hate that i love u are all TOP TEN HOT 100 SONGS. how did she become a one hit wonder?

    whitney houston aint wrote one shite. i dont see why rihanna has to write. endorsements bring in the money for rihanna, and she has a lot includin covergirl, nike, secret breeeze, gillete, marc jacobs, lg phones, etc. that is where she earns her money.

  102. bajan

    @victorious,

    lol. DID U GET UR RIHANNA MARC JACOBS BAG?

  103. pretty girls rule

    BAJAN,ITS JUST DEBATE, WHY YOU SO ON THE OFFENSE,YOU SOUND NUTS ,ITS NOT THAT DEEP,RIHANNA IS NOT PUTTING ANY MONEY IN YOUR POCKETS SO GO SIT DOWN,AND LEARN HOW TO SPELL ITS ”CHECK”


  104. I can fondly remember when they had Raven and her Dad do an interview so many years ago. (I think she was around 4). The interviewer asked her father “What is she in this business for?” The father turned to her and asked her the same question. She replied “To. Make. Money.” I was hooked!

  105. dani

    I’m not surprised by Raven that girl got cake for her show..it’s actually funny congrats Raven and Rihanna.. know people don’t like her.excluding talent she was pretty popular last year..I’m surprise Beyonce didn’t make the list

  106. malcolm

    Victorious One. GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT RIHANNA TOUR ACROSS EUROPE IN THE FALL OF 2007 WAS SOLD. IRELAND AN POLAND JUST ADD MORE DATES. THERE ARE LOTS OF ARTIST WHO’S BEEN IN THE GAME LONGER THAN RIHANNA CANT DO A TOUR ON THEIR OWN.SOME OF THESE ARTIST CAN’T EVEN SELLOUT HOUSE OF BLUES WHILE RIHANNA IS SELLING OUT ARENAS ACROSS EUROPE. THE PROBLEM WITH YOU AMERICANS YOU THINK ONLY PPL IN AMERICA BUY MUSIC. RIHANNA SOLD OVER 7 MILLIONS CD’S IN LESS THAN 3 YRS.EVERY SINGLE SHE RELEASES MAKE IT TO THE TO 15. THAT INCLUDE TWO #1′S AND TWO # 2′S ON THE DANCE CHART SHE’S TIE WITH JANET & MADONNA FOR THE MOST NUMBER 1 WHICH IS 7. LOT OF YOU AMERICANS NEED TO GET A PASSPORT AND START TRAVEL. BECAUSE YOU’RE JUST AS IGNORANT TO THE REST OF THE WORLD AS GEORGE BUSH. THE LAST TIME I CHECK THE EURO WAS STRONGER THAN THE DOLLAR SO DON’T UNDERESTIMATE CD SALES IN EUROPE

  107. bree

    clearly your posters are not aware of reading & COMPREHENSION..they go hand in hand

  108. pretty girls rule

    DANI ME TOO,I THOUGHT BEYONCE WOULD HAVE MADE IT BUT I THINK THEY MEANT AROUND THE AGE GROUP OF MAYBE 18-22


  109. I’ve got a question for the folks defending Rihanna–

    If she is so hot, why does everyone in her BOSSIP camp have to continuously post her accomplishments? I’m not saying that she’s not a successful artist. However–If she was ALL that then–we wouldn’t have to be reminded of her accomplishments!

    That’s all I’m saying!

    Non-intelligent, incoherant, babblin’-at-the-mouth-fools need to reply.

  110. pretty girls rule

    MALCOLM NO ONE IS DEBATING HER SALES MOST PEOPLE JUST BELIEVE THAT SHE IS NOT TALENTED……NO ONE HAS TO BE IGNORANT,ITS JUST CALLED DEBATE AS I TOLD YOUR FRIEND ”BAJAN”


  111. excuse me–

    I meant

    “Non-intelligent, incoherant, babblin’-at-the-mouth-fools need NOT to reply!”

  112. pretty girls rule

    @ 1TRUEDIVA,YOU TELLING THE TRUTH!!!


  113. Mr. look good in anything is hilarious!

    And he actually looks good! Lol!

  114. Jessica -keeping it real-

    I am going to rep for Rhianna, she comes from where I am from so I am never going to dis her. This is my thing- As a community we are always the first to dog each other out or disrespect our people. Look at how white people support one another- Brittany couldn’t sing if there was a gun held to her head- look at how much she banks. Come on! Rhianna has had plenty of hits check ya info before you start hating. I mean ya’ll are just a bunch of crabs in a barrel. It just amazes me the crap we accept and the stuff we throw out. We can’t just be like good for them even if we think they suck. We are the only culture that doesn’t support each other. Spanish people will make it that only Spanish people qualify for what ever job they have open-must speak Spanish. White people will bring their families in to whatever venture they are doing. Black people- you suck, whatever, blah, blah blah. I mean it’s really horrible.

  115. FyreStarrter

    I think in Rihanna’s case we need to make the HUGE distinction between selling records & having ACTUAL TALENT. That way those Rihanna Stans can have their day on the top of the heep, & us real music lover who are seeking a bit more than a pretty face can have fun watching them as they come tumbling down the mountain in that big a$$ California Style Mud-Slide!!!

  116. Jessica -keeping it real-

    Oh I forgot- I have always pulled for Raven. She has always been about that cheddah. I mean from when she was little. She used to live with Lindsey Lohan and now compare the two. She is a good example of what hard work can accomplish.

  117. Ghost

    Superhead, Kim, Lil Kim, Ray J, cast of Charm school, Bow Wow, Soulja Boy, Paris Hilton and Raz B. BOW DOWN TO RAVEN-that’s how you make REAL money without acting a stone cold fool! Take notes, take note and take more notes.

    Bill Cosby be proud!

  118. FyreStarrter

    @Jessica, whilst I agree with your main point about us standing for each other, who are we if we stand up for mediocre material, & a true lack of talent, & WORSE a true lack of a desire to do anything other than be pretty & make money or leave any type of mark on this world that people will REMEMBER.

    Even supermodels these days give there money away to charity or stump for charities that need assistance or use their public life to promote causes that they feel strongly about. To be honest, I think Rihanna is a beautiful young girl but what she is BEST at is doing just that, so GTF of the stage, get on the runway, & make that money AND make that mark on humanity.

  119. gap & gucci

    bow wow was alright when he was lil bow wow, 10 years ago. he even did the acting thing…and i thought he was okay. so leave him outta that list.

  120. VictoriousOne...

    @malcolm

    excuse me, but she HAD to I mean HAD to have real headliners on tour with her to make people come out…Ciara, and Akon. She can’t stand alone. Please. She’s not all that. She can’t sing, can’t dance. She’s nothing but a waste. I don’t care how u try and come back at me with numbers, she still can’t sing. Can you deny that fact?

    Now that Jay-Z is out as Prez of Def Jam, watch how she flops. Jay was hand picking her shyt. LOL Mark my words.

  121. wdstk

    Raven is “classy, not showin all the assy” Martin Payne

    & she aint fat.

  122. VictoriousOne...

    Whitney may not write her own shyt, but she can sure sing the hell out of what’s given to her.

    If Rihanna auditioned for American Idol she would be a joke. No golden ticket for her. Another case of fuccin for tracks.

  123. FyreStarrter

    LMAO@wdstk… TELL IT!!!

  124. FyreStarrter

    @VictoriousOne OMG at the AI comment, ROTF!!!!

  125. gap & gucci

    i agree with victoriousone

    she won’t do well @ def jam w/o jay.

    i mean, who has? amerie couldn’t. and she’s prettier and can dance, if she had enough lessons

  126. VictoriousOne...

    @Bajan

    I ain’t nappy headed…I HAVE FRESH RELAXER…ok

    and I never collected anything but a paycheck.

    Are you on Rihanna’s payroll?

    Waste my money on that shytty ass Rihanna bag? I won’t even buy her crappy ass CD for $9.99 why would I waste money on a plain looking bag. LOL I’m sure you’ll catch it at your neighborhood Ross or Nordstrom Rack in no for $Free.99.

    Like I’ve said before…she looks like she has some sort of congenital disease. Maybe a extra chromosome, maybe a lil FAS. I dunno.

  127. Lili

    No joke, Rihanna can sit out of this one. She doesn’t have any REAL power that she gained on her own. I think the girl is fabulous but unless she actually becomes the Black Britney [not much talent but gains lots of fame, money & power (although, despite her lack of vocals, Britney was a really good performer)] she’s not going to have any real power in the industry.

    I know she’s had some success overseas, and if it’s as big as y’all say, I’m more than happy for her because at the end of the day, it’s always wonderful to see Black folks doing well.

    And whoever compared Ri to Whitney needs to check his or herself: no, Whitney did not write, but she was the vocal powerhouse for a good decade and no one was touching her until Mariah came on the scene– and that’s only because Mariah, too, had insane vocals. Whitney may have been a pop artist as well, but in terms of SKILL, Whitney is one of the best to EVER do it. You can’t really compare any of the artists out right now to her, especially Ri, so don’t play yourself.

    Now RAVEN- that girl is the TRUTH! She’s gonna hit a billion before any of these hip-hop cats…lol Watch!

  128. pretty girls rule

    @ VICTORIOUSONE I TOTALLY AGREE,AND ALSO GAP&GUCCI MADE ME THINK ABOUT SOMETHING,WHY IS IT THAT AMERIE IS JUST AS PRETTY AS RIHANNA AND JUST AS UNTALENTED AND RIHANNA GETS MORE PLAY THEN HER,YEAH HMMMMMMMMMM SOMEBODY IS NOT WILLING TO FUCK FOR FAME

  129. gap & gucci

    amerie probably needs a better agent though too. she could be a spokesperson.

  130. gap & gucci

    raven’s young oprah

  131. VictoriousOne...

    @pretty girls rule…

    Amerie is prettier than Rihanna.

    @ all those folks that said Rihanna is big overseas…

    so is Bobby Brown. \

  132. malcolm

    pretty girls rule THE DEBATE IS ABOUT MONEY & POWER. PPL ARE SAYING WHY RIRI IS ON THE LIST. SO SELLING CD’S,GETTING ENDORSEMENT & SOLD OUT EUROPEAN TOUR. ALL MAKE MONEY. AND AS A i SAID BEFORE, THE EURO IS STRONGER THAN THE US DOLLAR. PPL WERE ALSO HATING WHEN THEY FOUND OUT SHE GOT PAID HALF A MILLION DOLLARS TO PERFORM FOR 40 MINUTES. YOU CAN’T KNOCK THE HUSTLE. WE SHOULD BE GLAD WE HAVE BLACK PPL ON THE LIST.

  133. pretty girls rule

    @VICTORIOUS ..TRUE

  134. Dolla Bill

    Hopefully Raven will have her own production comapny in Hollywood then she’ll really be runnin thangs.

  135. LIVEWIRE!!!

    Rihanna is big whether you like it or not…

    so wat if she’s riding the success of umbrella it was the biggest hit of 07 why wouldnt she?? I mean u guys act like she just came out last year. she has had 2 previous cd’s that did OK but she still has like 5 top ten hits Unfaithful, pon de replay, SOS, Umbrella, Hate That I Love You, and Please dont stop the music which was a big success over and Europe. and she’s a even bigger star in over seas. FACE IT she’s only gonna get bigger she is loved by both the urban community and suburban community.

  136. pretty girls rule

    @ MALCOLM I AGREE WHEN YOU SAY THAT WE SHOULD BE PROUD THAT BLACK PEOPLE ARE ON THE LIST BUT WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS,HOW IS RIHANNA POWERFUL,CIARA AND OTHER ARTIST HAVE DONE THE SAME THING AS RIHANNA RECORD WISE,BUT RAVEN SIMONE HAS REALLY LEARNED THE ”IN’S AND OUTS” OF THE ENTERTAIMENT BUSINESS SHE IS DOING SOMETHING THAT EVEN SOME BIG TIME STARS HAVENT EVEN DONE YET SO THAT MERITS THE TITLE ”POWERFUL” BUT RIHANNA…….OH AND TAKE NOTE I UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE STATS THAT YOUR THROWING AROUND BUT REALLY,EVERYONE KNOWS THAT UMBELLA PUT HER ON THE MAP

  137. pretty girls rule

    THEY SAY ”FACE IT” IN SUCH A PERSONAL MANNER

  138. RIP Prop Joe

    That’s a mufukkin shame how these crabs try to take the girl’s (Raven) shine.Yep, you read it right – 400 mil.Even off the net, you GOT to be bitch made.Respect the girl’s swag…

    My seeds love Raven, I find the show to be quite entertaining…

    oh and, fuck Rhianna

  139. Lili

    VictoriousOne…

    Whitney may not write her own shyt, but she can sure sing the hell out of what’s given to her.

    If Rihanna auditioned for American Idol she would be a joke. No golden ticket for her. Another case of fuccin for tracks.

    ^^^You know, that’s some true shit. A lot of stars couldn’t make it through the doors of American Idol, Ri included. lol

  140. candydrop

    @victoriousone

    i agree…

    rihanna is not a force to reckon with. umbrella is the only hit big hit from her album. she dont even compare to britney spears. her butt couldnt even sell out a college auditorium in dallas. after her success from umbrella fades she will lose those endorsements. she has no real talent anyone could replace her in a heart beat. def jam is using her the only reason she has been relevant for the past years is cuz she puts out a cd every year. now jay-z gone who she gone ride to the top? think about it!!!

    go raven u have real talent….


  141. IMHO– (lol) I think Rihanna would’ve faired better as a model. Me thinks she’s such a beautiful young lady but a singer she is not!

  142. tj

    Anybody who knows anything about the music business thinks the notion of Rihanna having power is laughable. She doesn’t sale that well! And for all the people going back and forth about European sales I hate to break it to you but America is the urban trend setters if she wants to stay relevant she will have to sell better in America. And despite being jammed down our throats no one is feeling her.

    Boo BOo BOO you need more people

  143. ILuvYellaBoyz!

    VictoriousOne…

    If Rihanna auditioned for American Idol she would be a joke. No golden ticket for her. Another case of fuccin for tracks.

    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

    BWAHAHAHA!!! That so true, but strnagle enough I like RiRi. I wouldn’t pay to watch her perform or anything, but I like her.

  144. Jessica -keeping it real-

    FyreStarrter- you are right, I don’t even know why I was trippin- but I think a lot of it has to do with her reppin where I am from. I Love music and I dissatisfied with a lot of the music we have today. Back in the day you had to know how to sing. You didn’t have those jungle beats to distract you or rappers to jump on the tracks. Music today is very watered down. I feel like when she first came out, she was reppin where she was from, the islands and then the next album she was all of a sudden pop and that did put me off of her a little bit. I think with her, she needs to be true to who she is and then she will be a better artist.

  145. Kick Rocks!

    400 million! what da devil…

  146. malcolm

    pretty girls rule. Ciara may sell more record, but she only has an Urban appeal while Rihanna has a crossover appeal which is why she gets more endorsement. which is why she can do her own tour. Ciara hasn’t done that yet. Ciara has been in the game longer than Rihanna, But she cannot charge Rihanna fee for a show. Ciara may sell more cd’s but remember most of the cd sales money goes to the record company. going on tour and getting endorsement is make money. When ciara can draw a crown of 30,000 on one show which is what Rihanna did in eastern Europe I have to ask what cd sales have to do with it? Ciara sell more CD’s what she go to show for it . She not on the A list.

    Lets give you a scenario. If a restaurant in Hollywood is full and they have 1 seat left who you think is going to get that seat Rihanna or Ciara?


  147. i think ci is on her way to gettin at the top, the thing i like about ci is that she doesn’t sell herself out or change her entire style just to sell more records–however her song “that’s right” and “get up” definitely reach other audiences other than urban ones, and ci definitely has a model body/face so she can do big things! its just a matter of time..

  148. pretty girls rule

    YEAH RIHANNA MAY GET THE SEAT BUT GETTING A SEAT DOES NOT MAKE YOU POWERFUL,IF IT WAS BETWEEN HER AND PARIS HILTON,PARIS WOULD GET THE SEAT AND SHE DAMN SURE IS NOT POWERFUL OR TALENTED,

  149. Strong Black Man

    thats what’s so crazy…Raven is an average looking girl, but you put her morals(compared to other child stars) and her bank account, lol chick can get it….I’ll cook,clean, even fix that raggety screen door

  150. Strong Black Man

    I’b be her “Overton”

  151. pretty girls rule

    SBM SAID IT ALL FOR THE DAY…THANK YOU

  152. SAN DIEGO, CA

    RAVEN NEEDS WEIGHT WATCHERS… SMH.

  153. ~TiANA~

    Fuck yall haters talkin bout Rihanna for? She doin it big and yall know it. She went *platinum*, she had more than 1 hit song dumbass…why do you think Ciara OPENED UP FOR HER ON TOUR? so what if she don’t write her own shit – she still got stacks on deck wayy stronger than 1/2 these other chicks in the game

  154. Encyclopedia Brown

    “she’s definitely not mini in the other sense” hahahahahaa

    but she is blessed

    where as rihanna is a skin bleaching sell-out

    mini-fact

  155. *carribean cutie*

    Please get off Raven’s weight. She’s a big girl – so what? She might be a size 16 at most. She is still keeping classy, successful, and presentable at a very young age. She is a 400 million dollar woman while a lot of you reading this are probably collecting government aid. You don’t have to have a Kim Kardashian or Deelishus body to be worth something OK?

  156. Modjo

    Why are we such crabs in a barrel? Be happy one of us can succeed and isn’t fulfilling a stereotype!

    The only thing negative people can say about Raven is in regards to her weight….are you serious? Can we proud that a black woman is known for something other than being a video hoe? Since she was 4 she said she wanted to be successful…She is only 22 and if she keeps going at this rate can you imagine when she is 30? She has amazing business sense and owns That’s So Productions. She is making bank for Disney AND herself…

  157. FyreStarrter

    lol @*carribean cutie* she’s not even close to a size 16 (she just has large breasts) BUT you made a most excellent point so no harm no foul lol!!! My goddaughters who are all skinnier than Raven actually look up to her & want to be & live like her & that says ALOT about who she is & all the things she has accomplished. Go OLIVIA!!!!!!!

  158. VictoriousOne...

    I’m gonna stop debating these foolio’s about Rihanna. I bet their favorite rapper of all time is Chingy or Will Smith.

    I like artist. It sickens me for people to refer to Rihanna as a ARTIST. She’s lame. I have NEVER liked anything she has put out. Her voice is annoying.

    If she doesn’t do well in America and she does well everywhere else, thats great, they can have her. WE DON’T NEED HER.

    We have Alica Keys, Europe can have Rihanna. No loss.

    I wouldn’t go to a Rihanna concert if it were free, she personally came a picked me up and took me out to eat afterwards ok.

  159. LO

    ugh! you people made it seem like Raven simone is making 400 mill. that is not girlfriends money. ok! Only a part of that is.

  160. LO

    if that was the case then Miley Cyrus should be a billionare! blah.

  161. Grace

    The votes have been calculated & it’s official, RiRi can’t sing, dance or entertain. Don’t ever compare her to Whitney. Whitney can go on stage with a drink in one and a crack pipe in the other and still sound better than Riri on her best day. Now that Jay is out at Def Jam, I wonder who is next in line for her to blow to get a decent track.

    The funny thing about the people defending her is they never debate her singing ability. The only thing they come up with are some bullshit ass number of records she sold. If you believe RiRi sold 31 million records, I have beach front property to sell you in Green Bay, WI.

  162. M. DOT

    Are there any darker skinned young women “makin it rain on dem hoes” or “great role models” for black girls out there. I’m just sayin….. I guess may Tyra B or Naomi C fall in that category but I wouldn’t exactly call them young…

  163. On Point

    Only because she’s a light bright people care about her, if she was as dark as those beautiful queens straight from the mother land, she wouldn’t even get a second look! GET IT TOGETHER BLACK FOLK< STOP LIVING IN THE “I WISH I WAS A HOUSE NEGROE MENTALITY”.

  164. MzJessicaJonesLET LIL WAYNE BE

    Okay i can understand Raven, she my girl, but Rihanna???? The world may neva know. Rihanna come out with the stupidest songs. “Shut up and Drive” WTF?? Umbrella?? WTMF who sings about an umbrella. She has like this alien forehead. Then she acts like she a bad girl okay drop her ass off in compton or hollygrove and she how much of a bad girl her ass is.

  165. Southern Girl

    That’s a good look for BOTH of the ladies. Raven has been doing her thing since she was a toddler. Her weight ain’t holding her back one bit. Rihanna is on her grind right now. She is the “IT” Girl. Although her singing leaves much to be desired, she can carry a tune and hold a note. She doesn’t need much more than that to have a career by today’s standards. She has used her music as a springboard into other areas such as modeling and endorsements. She’s a beautiful girl with unique features. She can pull off most any look, Bajan, Rock/Punk, Urban, or Preppy. She has a cute little body that is not too grown-womanish, so she’s no threat to the white marketers. And at only 19, she is only going to get stronger. She really is the total package.

  166. Southern Girl

    If you don’t like Rihanna’s music, then obviously you were not the target audience. Good Girl Gone Bad was a POP album, and it did well with the folks they were trying to reach. “Shut Up and Drive” was licensed by NASCAR as a theme song for 2007. That’s why she is considered as a power player.

  167. pretty girls rule

    DONT DO THAT PEOPLE..LIGHTSKIN MY ASS RAVEN SIMONE IS STILL A SISTER,STOP TRYING TO DIVIDE US WITH THAT LIGHTSKIN DARKSKIN SHIT,WHITE PEOPLE ALREADY DID A HELL OF A JOB OF THAT SHIT ,LETS NOT ADD TO THE NONSENSE,CAUSE LAST TIME I CHECKED LIGHTSKIN/DARKSKIN WERE NOT TWO SEPERATE RACES OF PEOPLE WE ARE ALL BLACK FOLKS.IM BROWN SKIN MY MOTHER IS REALLY FARE SKIN AND MY FATHER IS REALLY DARKSKIN AND LAST TIME I CHECKED WE WERE ALL BLACKER THEN AN ACE OF SPADES….RAVEN IS A BLACK YOUNG WOMAN THAT WE ALL SHOULD BE PROUD OF,BECAUSE SHE REPRESENTS WHAT OUR YOUNG BLACK GIRLS CAN BE


  168. @Pretty Girls Rule:::: PREACH PREACH CLAP CLAP!!! Go head girl & TELL EM’!!!! I completely co-sign!!!

  169. KnowYourABCs

    Just because the That’s So Raven franchise maybe worth $400 million, doesn’t mean Raven’s net worth is $400 million. TSR is a Disney owned show, which means Raven only gets (?)% of the profit made from the show, products,etc. Let’s hope she signed a really good contract.

    The Olsen Twin namesake company is worth $1 billion, yet there net worth is a approx. $100-150 million combined.

    But much love to Raven…beautiful, classy, intelligent, great role model.

    How did Rhianna’s album sell? Since Umbrella I haven’t seen many BIG things pop-up out of her camp. I haven’t even heard about a must see concert. Since Umbrella she released a couple of lack luster singles, did a bunch of mags, looked pretty on the red carpet… and…and…UMMMM

    Well, at least the “black Madonna” is keeping the cat covered…for now.

  170. PRTTYBRWNGIRL

    @ knighstie .. or how ever youre spelling that

    if we talk about INDIVIDUAL SINGLES SELLING then rihannas game is STILL fallin off compared to other R&B female vocalists in her arena. i hate to compare her to beyonce because its like comparing a bentley to a ford .. but if we were to go that route Bey would STILL be killin this girl because she has MULTIPLE #1s on EVERY album she releases. and Irreplaceable was at that #1 spot for ten weeks, thats even longer than Mariah Carey (who people claimed the best selling female artist) but im talking about one body of collective work! the truth of the matter is her record sales are mediocore and people would rather spend a couple bucks on a single than buy the whole album. if every artist out there starting counting each single released and those sales then rihanna would still come up short. stop being delusional the simple truth is that she is a no talented pretty face in the music industry who was getting ahead because Jay Z believed in her for whatever reason (which crazy brain tends to make a nicca do)but now that he’s fled Def Jam lets see how her other endeavors will turn out. Jay wont be there to resuscitate her dead sales or played out bland image.

  171. Micheal

    Raven is hot! Who has a problem with her weight?

    Rihanna must be giving some big time bjs to get the attention she’s getting. But I guess it’s also a sign of how few black women Hollyweird considers “successful”.

    BTW since when is 400 million mini?

  172. WakeUpCall

    I wish people would read closely. It said that the Disney Network grosses 400 million from her. Do you think that they would pay it all to her? Get real. She would be lucky if she got paid 10% of that amount. But 40 or 50 million ain’t bad for a 21 year old. She’s not at the status of a Tiger Woods or Michael Jordan quite yet.

  173. tj

    Well since she is the producer of that’s so Raven I’m sure she took home more than 10@ probably more like 30-40 but yes not at all 400 million and it’s not clear whether or not she manufactures her own merchandizing…

  174. Micheal

    WakeUpCall

    From the article:

    . . .She banks $400 million on That’s So Raven alone and has many other business ventures as well. She is definitely a great role model for young girls, and is making it rain on them hoes for real.

    Where does it say Disney anything?

  175. Say What?

    ugh! you people made it seem like Raven simone is making 400 mill. that is not girlfriends money. ok! Only a part of that is.

    if that was the case then Miley Cyrus should be a billionare! blah.

    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

    this nigga is a coon

  176. RihannaROX

    Rihanna is huge in Europe and here her music is played all the time. Why do some women hate on others? I know I am pretty and hot, but I know that there are other pretty girls around. Get over yourself.

  177. Malti

    Geez it seems like many of u above getting high blood pressure over Rihanna being on the list. The girl is black and all black people should be proud that 2 black women actually made the list and representing blacks in a good way. If y’all don’t like her CD or her music don’t buy her CD but in the end it does not affect the fact that she has sold over 31 million records and counting whether in Europe or the USA. Records companies don’t discriminate where they music sales originate and frankly i glad she is an intermational artist and not just considered an american artist because they were only 4 americans who sold more than her for albums released in 2007 – HSM2, Josh Groban and Alicia Keyes. Unfortunately though only 1 of those were black – alicia. All the other black singers had good US sales but sold dismal outside the US so they didn’t even sell half as much as Rihanna or Alicia.

    Don’t give yourselves STRESS she selling whether or not you like her or her music.

  178. Malti

    correction 3 americans

  179. Malti

    and by the way the top selling artist for 2007 was Amy Winehouse as she only sold 1 million in the US. It y’all didn’t know the US is near going through a recession CD’s in the US are generally not selling. If they were Hannah Montana was be on top. Rihanna would not be outselling her.

  180. Micheal

    Wakeupcall

    You were right.

  181. Modjo

    @Malti unfortunately we will never be proud of one another. It is how we are designed. To pick each other apart and root for each other to fail. How dare another negro achieve some sort of success? How dare they!!! Cus she can’t sing. Cus this one is fat. Cus she can’t dance and cus she is ONLY banking $40 mil a year and not the whole $400 mil. Cus you know $40 mil is chump change….

  182. Just Bein' Real

    Now that’s what I’m talking about…I’m happy for both of ‘em!!!

  183. ESL

    She is not fat she’s just not a toothpick. The camera puts pounds on ya.

  184. Ttime

    @ Malcolm:

    Sweetie, honeybun, boo boo, we are all on Bossip, and have been long before we even knew you existed, PURELY for fun and entertainment–it’s a GOSSIP site, in case you HADN’T noticed. We are just passing down time at work. You take this stuff WAY TOO seriously–quoting sales figures, concert tours, endorsements… and lets not even speak about that last comment about the 1 table left at a Hollywood restaurant….

    Who are you the gay TMZ?

  185. Ttime

    @ Malti:

    The top selling artist of 2007 was DAUGHTRY–get your facts straight!

    @ Modjo:

    Bossip is a GOSSIP site, see my point?

  186. mrssexceebklyn/qnzNYker

    RAVEN get your shine on women your doing it for the sistas . I respect you and so does my neices. Im glad she is making money and investing wisely . She is not turning out too be like some one of the has been who blew there money on cheap thrills smart , beautiful sister. So what about her weight , damn are ya’ll kidding me worrying about her weight. The weight is from all the money she is holding down. Why do that too a young sista who is business savvy and is not out there pregnant , doin drugs,and come on people you need to get your shit together . while she is laying in her jacuzzi in her condo or mansion, you will still be saying oh she too big for her jacuzzi e.t.c. Damn stop putting our people down and be grateful some of us are prospering smh. If you read Ebony yes she is the 400 million dollar woman for a reason not just including disney but other ventures, investings and I would say stock options as well this women is bad . Kudos too you Raven and I admire your intelligence and hustle

  187. Jauron

    @ tlatrice:

    Sit the f*ck down you nasty heffer skank ass c*nt. You ain’t never gon be sh*t and you aint even worthy of drinking my urine. Get back in the kitchen and fix me a sammich you man/pig/bear!!

  188. lady

    I really respect Raven Symone. She carries herself well and its obivious that she is about talking care of business. While other actresses her age in Hollyweird are getting strung out on rocks, screwing anything with a cock, flashing themselves and just plain acting like skank hoes with nothing really to show for it, but a little bit of fame-Raven is working hard, keeping her nose clean and making that money.

    I hope she keeps it up and eventually runs a studio or some type of multi media company one day. We need level headed sistas like her representing us in Hollywierd.

    And all of you talking shit about her wieght are just jealous as fuck…Trust if you she should ever decide to lose it….she can get a personal trainer, nutritionist, personal chef and whatever the hell else she needs.

    While the most of you don’t have shit….stop hatin.

  189. blkgirl

    That’s so Raven brought in 400 mil, not Raven. Hell, Hannah Montana brought in almost that much. But they just reported Miley Cyrus made 3.5 million last year. High School Musical made twice that much but they only paid those kids 2-3 million dollars a piece. Disney is the orginal pimp of children marketing. These kids aren’t the shows creator and giving your producer credit is just to keep your mouth shut. In exchange, they let these kids put out crap albums to cover up the fact they are getting pimped.The Olsen twins make there money because they are not tied to any network or TV show. They own the business developments

  190. Malti

    Ttime

    If you want to make dumb ignorant comments on Bossip that’s your choice…that’s probably why u said Daughtry was the top seller in the world when the truth was that he was the top seller only in the USA. I on the other hand prefer to make sensible comments. So if you want to sound stupid do u thang but i’m doing my own thing too and speaking sense. It don’t matter since i don’t know you and you don’t know me…so chill and stop causing a fuss.

  191. shell

    If you read the US Magazine it says the 400 million That So Raven Revenue has brought Disney. It even said that in the Ebony article. Damn, Black people. That’s why we score so low on the SAT. Raven has never been on any Forbes or Fortune list and they are true journalists. Just because an internet gossip site practices lazy journalism doesn’t make it true

  192. Real Talk

    No homo but Raven and Oprah can get it. Slide some of that cheddar over here mami’s

  193. Fulani

    Regardless of how much money Raven makes, I am sooooo proud of her. I am an adult, but I still love her show That’s So Raven. The girl is hilarious and I think she is a great role model.

    Rihanna on the other hand is a different story. People with 0 talent making money send the wrong message.

  194. Fulani

    OBAMA 08

  195. Rah

    With Jay-Z worth only $250+ mill, I find it highly doubtful that she banks $400. The Olsen twins are worth more than Raven and they’re only $200 mill. Raven the brand might be worth $400 mill with Disney holdings and so forth but even with her Cosby show residuals there is no way in hell Raven is worth $400 mil. I will give her under $100 but no more. Sorry.

  196. HOTSTUFF

    Bigups to both ladies

  197. HOTSTUFF

    Rah slow it down you sound like a hater.. either or the chick is paid!!! get the point???

  198. shell

    Rah, I would be surprised if she’s worth 10 mil. Look at the white girl Miley Cyrus, who sells out concerts, platinum CD’s, and merchandise. Hillary Duff is only worth about 20-30 mill and she is way more successful than Raven. Hillary has her own clothing line and branch out in other roles besides Disney. That’s the reason she left Lizzie McGuire. Her mother saw how Disney was making hundred of millions off her daughter, but didn’t want to give her more money per episode and movies. So, they bolted.

    Both Miley and Hillary Duff make Forbes and Fortune top earning list every year, but not Raven.

    I suspect this is what going on with Raven. She left the show and isn’t doing any more Cheetah Girls movies and concerts anymore. She’s seeing how much Miley Cyrus is making and is probably mad as hell. These two white girls are selling out arenas, while I took my daughter to see Raven at Six Flags over GA two years ago. All while she had a top show. I couldn’t afford to those damn Hannah Montana tickets.

    I’m not jealous of the girl. I’m just stating facts. That’s the reason why she went to Ebony. She wanted to show how profitable she was to Hollywood. The girl is tired of being used and wants to get paid.

  199. Rah

    @ Hotstuff, I apologize, I’m not trying to hate at all, I’m all for blacks taking the world by storm but I hate when quotes are taken out of context. the article where they got the $400 mill from is from either Essance or Ebony and they were talking about the Raven franchise generating $400 mil. Not Raven herself. Remember Disney owns it. Just 3 years ago they offered her a 6 figure deal to do a spin off. There’s a big difference between 6 figures and 9 figures. $400 mil is Bill Cosby money. You can’t tell me that Raven is worth about the same as Bill can you? I’m gonna find that quote in fact.

  200. Just Sayin

    You were great in The Wire!

    Oh, my bad I thought that was Prop Joe in drag.

    Sike… I’m just sayin…

    Keep makin it rain on dem ho’s Raven.

    When you loose 117 lbs give me a call.

    :-)

  201. Grace

    @FULANI…Rihanna on the other hand is a different story. People with 0 talent making money send the wrong message.****************I cosign on that.

    I just realize why we have so many no talented people trying out for American Idol or running to Hollyweird with $100 & a pipe dream. When 90% of the people you see on MTV or BET are beautiful with no talent, you have all these little girls dreaming instead of staying their no talented behinds in school. Some of our girls think all you have to be lightskin & a size 4 to make it. Before videos you had to have talent. MTV actually ruined the music. If we had MTV or BET back in the 70’s, do you know we would have missed out on Aretha, Gladys, Stephanie Mills, The emotions, Chaka Khan, Donnie Hathaway, Teddy…and 100 more dark or not pencil thin singers.

  202. SweetTea

    I just have two questions. Why is everyone trying to blow Rihanna up into something she is not? And Who really listens to this chick?

  203. Rah

    “Raven was featured on the March 2007 issue of Ebony Magazine with the title “The $400 Million Dollar Woman” referring to the $400 million that the That’s So Raven merchandise has made.” –Wikipedia

    $400 mil that was made by the merchandise not her. I have no doubt that she’s paid. I believe that she is a millionair, a multi millionair but no where near $400 mil. Closer to $100, sure but she pales in comparison to others in her age range.

  204. justme(the real)

    love Raven she is a real mogul!!!!! RiRi pretty& stylish but talented…..not so much! Hollyweird is so fixated on looks its a damn shame!

  205. Jessica-keeping it real

    pretty girls rule is right. We don’t need to start that mess about dark skin verses light skin. We come in all shades , some even look white because they are so fair or because they are mixed. But at the end of the day they are still black. We need to stop being such crabs in a barrel. I support Rhianna and Raven.

  206. zee

    hmm…

    @pretty girls rule

    not hatin…just thought i’d clarify it’s “cheque” everywhere outside of america. Standard [Queen's] English applies for the majority…lol

    and @ SweetTea: [quote] “I just have two questions. Why is everyone trying to blow Rihanna up into something she is not? And Who really listens to this chick?”

    rihanna is by no means my favourite artist…but people need to look at the fact that she may not be huge in the US, but she’s quite popular elsewhere. I spent three months sitting in an office listening to “Umbrella” come in the Top 10 on a number of stations. it wasn’t an amazin track, it was just popular – so i guess that’s what sold…

    i just wish some of you people on Bossip would wake up to the fact that what happens in america isn’t totally representative of what happens in the rest of the world…

    it sickens me also on here how anytime someone black is makin it people have to go shit all over their achievements…TRUST there are enough people of other races doin that to us already…

    ooh…props to Raven tho, doin her thing. whoever said she was fat tho needs a reality check – even by british/european standards she’s average.

  207. C.C.

    Now Raven is what you call a role model! This young lady is a positive breath of fresh air!


  208. @ C.C.

    I agree with you. She is possibly on her way to be the next Oprah.

    Has for Rhi she sang ( yes sang! ) the shit out of “Umdrella” and made it the hit that it is… along with other hits such as “Pon de Replay”, “SOS”, etc.

  209. lucus

    You are a great actress. I am such a big fan of you since last year. Wish everything goes well for you. Can you do me one favor? just tell me is it you on myrichmatch..com.? I love that photo you without… there.


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