1st…hahah

She’s def not mini in the other sense

Get a pen! TAKE NOTES!

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

Good for Raven, but Rihanna not so much.

Raven WHO?! LOL!

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.

@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!

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.

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

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.

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.

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!!!!

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.

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

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

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

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

@philly

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

@robot16

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

she understands the young market

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

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

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

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!!!!

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.

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

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.

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.

Thank you Faven. Now that make sense.

needed to be said

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

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

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?

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 $$$$$

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”.

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…

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.

yeah Raven is worth over $400.million

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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.

Good for both of them.

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…

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?

Reena

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

If Britney Spears can do it why not her?

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.

rihanna is where britney spears was in 2000.

let’s check for in 8 years, yeah?

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!!!!

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!

raven is a role model, no matter what size.

@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…

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LMBAO

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

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.

Raven can K-Fed me any day.

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.

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.

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.

@Jauron

stfu & stfd

@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…

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

& i like Raven’s nails..cute!

@ malcom …

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

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.

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

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.

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.

and you learn to spell ”CHECK”

THATS FOR MALCOLM

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.

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

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.

That’s to PRTTYBRWNGIRL

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!!!

Do your thang GIRLS@

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

and at the end of the day…

Rihanna still has no talent.

@ FYRESTARRTER THANKS,THEY KNOW IM TELLING THE TRUTH

@victorious,

lol. DID U GET UR RIHANNA MARC JACOBS BAG?

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”

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!

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

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

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

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

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”

excuse me–

I meant

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

@ 1TRUEDIVA,YOU TELLING THE TRUTH!!!

Mr. look good in anything is hilarious!

And he actually looks good! Lol!

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.

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!!!

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.

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!

@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.

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.

@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.

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

& she aint fat.

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.

LMAO@wdstk… TELL IT!!!

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

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

@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.

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!

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

raven’s young oprah

@pretty girls rule…

Amerie is prettier than Rihanna.

@ all those folks that said Rihanna is big overseas…

so is Bobby Brown. \

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.

@VICTORIOUS ..TRUE

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

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.

@ 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

THEY SAY ”FACE IT” IN SUCH A PERSONAL MANNER

@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….

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!

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

VictoriousOne…

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

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

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.

400 million! what da devil…

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?

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..

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,

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

I’b be her “Overton”

SBM SAID IT ALL FOR THE DAY…THANK YOU

RAVEN NEEDS WEIGHT WATCHERS… SMH.

“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

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?

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…

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!!!!!!!

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.

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.

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…

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”.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

@ 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.

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?

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.

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…

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?

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.

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.

correction 3 americans

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.

Wakeupcall

You were right.

@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….

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

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

@ 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!!

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

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

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

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.

OBAMA 08

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.

Bigups to both ladies

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

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.

@ 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.

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.

@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.

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?

“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.

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!

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.

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

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.