Thursday, March 27th, 2008
She’s a Bona Fide Baller
Posted by Bossip Staff
Mary found her dream home while house hunting recently:
“Grammy winner Mary J. Blige plunked down $12.3 million in cash for a Saddle River, N.J., mansion, ‘She fell in love with this one,’ a source said of Blige, who checked out several houses in the swanky area before settling on the 18,250-square-foot dream pad.”
$12.3 million in cash?? Just is case you were wondering, we now know those pockets are beyond phat. Her stack game is definitely on point.
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Congrats on 1st
FIrst
GET DAT CAKE MARY!!!!!!!
well… second… damn slow pc…
Damn Mary! Must be nice to just have 12.3 mill in cash handy!
I love Mary! So happy for her
YYYYaaaaaaa!!! Good for u Mary!!!!
Where can a sista fill out an application for head housekeeper. Chauffer. Gardener. Cook. Something.
Good for Mary! Congrats!
Is it wrong for a rich and successful woman to have a sugar baby?? It is an absolutely extramarital relationship, but more and more services come out on Internet focusing on this kind of relationship, such as S u g a r m o m m a M e e t . c o m
CERTIFIED BALLER. mary is The Queen, period. keyshia who???
damn in CASH?!?! 12 MILLION????..wow!
& K-Ci is at the local AppleBee’s struggling to leave a tip on his $30 meal..damn!
Love her smile and her confidence. She always has a positive attitude and that is what makes her outstanding. Everytime I signed in the site blackcentury.com and some men were talking her and said she is attractive
you gotta think, Mary been in the game since ‘92…and has had consistent platinum albums..now with the success of the last few years comes Carol’s Daughter and Chevrolet…can’t beat that advertising $…
she deserves it
Good for her, I love Mary.
I know her husband is one happy *****….I’d deal with her drama too for all that cheese…
Thanks to the sagging housing market, the 37-year-old best-selling singer got a relative bargain.
The house originally went on the market last year for $17 million and was reduced this year to $13.9 million, the source said.
Blige, who has sold more than 40 million records, will have plenty of hip-hop stars, rappers, movie stars and pro athletes as neighbors.
Rappers Ja Rule, Wyclef Jean and the Rev. Run of Run-DMC live nearby.
Congrats to Mary on her dream home.
Gotdayum I gotta get me one of them rich bit$$$$…
definitely on point
DDAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMM! i wanna b in her family tree!!!
me i ain’t buying *****. all my cake is being held under the mattress until bush gets his ***** up outta the soon to be refined Black House “Obama 2008!” @bossip what it look like, how many bedrooms, does it got an indoor/outdoor pool, do it got a helicopter pad? sayin 12.3mil in this market what does that get one in NJ?
DAMN BREE, U BEAT ME TO THE K-CI JOKE! My mother always told me the best revenge is success! Mary is just as hot as she was in 1992. She is doing something right. I was just listening to the Def Jam MTV unplugged cd. Most of the artist on that CD have not had a hit in over a decade.
Love mary to death! I am so genuinely happy for her in all her success professionally and financially, personal growth, and marriage.
Mary has gone through so much and overcame so many obstacles that many black women face today-I’m glad that she is a positive role model for all women, moreso black women, that we too can overcome poverty, abuse, drugs etc. and find love and happiness in the long run!
All Hail The Queen!!!!!!
$12.3 million in cash!!??!! Day’um Mary do your thang!!
Go ‘head Mary!!!! Thats whats up!!!!!!!! And thats a goregous picture!!!!!!!!
That’s major!! Good for you MJB!!!
mr mr
you gotta think, Mary been in the game since ‘92…and has had consistent platinum albums..now with the success of the last few years comes Carol’s Daughter and Chevrolet…can’t beat that advertising $…
^^^Riiiiight. She keeps her stacks on the low, but I’m sure she’s got at least another 50million in the bank (if not tied in other property or investments) too.
Good for her though. No wonder she and Jigga are good friends– I’m sure they’ve both been on that business grind for a minute, even if the fans/media didn’t know. 12million in cash doesn’t come outta thin air…lol
HELL YEA!!!…
she doin it for real…not like some of them stunters out there living large and payin a ridiculous house note they cant afford.
@ da darkness
if you click on SOURCE (above under the original posting), NY Daily News gives you 11 pics of the house….quite nice
Go ahead Mary!!!
she looks deliciously devine.
I am truly, deeply happy for Ms. Mary…..
MJB is the ULTIMATE sexy!! Cl***** & you KNOW she still got a lil’ ghetto up in her so it just don’t get no better. And now she flossin’ in a $12mill crib. HMMMM!
@ bree…
“& K-Ci is at the local AppleBee’s struggling to leave a tip on his $30 meal..damn!”
You know he got a GANG of peeps lined up waiting to kick him in the ***** for that dumb move…LMBAO!
I just looked at da pics..the home is beautiful, it’s very plush but tasteful. Gon Mary! Enjoy it in good health and joy
she looks great in this pic…
Well then her financial advisor SUCKSS!! Why would she not leave 12mill in the bank & make the intrest off of it… I mean daymn… No wonder people go broke! 1st rule when your SUPER SUPER rich is NEVER touch the principle! Use the intrest on your money!!! DUMB *****!
@ ja…
Have you been following the economy? Have you seen that the Feds have cut the interest rate drastically. In THIS type of market you don’t wanna keep your cash in the bank earning pennies on the dollar. Besides, I’m sure if she spend $12 million on a house she has $50 million in investments.
yeh is must be nice to have 12.3 million cash the jsut drop lik that.. her husband gotta be one happy dude. mary deserves it as much as she been thru and this is her break thru .. she been in the game since ‘92′ and yet she still puttin out hit records.. thats sumin alot of people who were out in 92 r not doin..every one wants A dream house but dayum she definitly got THE dream house. mary will always be the queen *****ody cant and will neva take the from her! she is gorgeous.. mary is so hood and i can tell that and i can tell that its al about business but if it ever came to it mary could beat somebody @$$
man she got more than enuff money 12 million ant nothin to her bets believ that
go ahead marry. by moving into a rich white neigborhood and give them your tax dollars.
A home built for a Queen cant think of anyone (at the moment) who deserves it more. Many long years of Living Laughing and Loving to Mary and Kendu
Good ***** MJB, good ***** indeed!
I heard Run sellin’ his joint though. Not hatin’ just sayin…… Saddle River is one of the Beverly Hills types suburbs huh? Run, Russ, MJB, Eddie, Frank Lucas in the 70s… Good *****.
that also proves why shes da queen
Beautiful pic, beautiful dress, beautiful home…nice!!
12.3million for a home , and you came from the hood, what about all those people from your hood who need a home or helping them pay off some bills.instead you get a 12.3million dollar home , with no kids , when will we learn to help our people out…but it is what it is , im happy for you
For those stacks, I would keep my mouth shut, put up with her ***** and lay that pipe every time she asked for it. Damn, her man is a lucky *****…
Hey don`t forget kendu stacks bossip …. he put up 50 dollars to the purchase of this mansion !! What …What !!!
Glad she paid that up front so she won’t have Latrell Sprewell issues later!
Yeah, but it shows she is still gutter, cuz people who truly know MONEY, know you don’t pay cash for a house. An accountant, financial adviser, etc., would strongly advise against it. At least she’s showing she still has a little hood in her. Go head Mary!
And to NotoriousOne.. Ja is correct. The fact that the interest rates are so low is more of a reason to finance. However, I wouldnt leave it in a bank account earning less than 1%. Keep it in investments and keep the buy and hold approach working for you Mary. Ask Warren Buffet!
@ Bey…
At the end of the day, unless you can come out w/ her net worth and her overall financial situation you can’t really say whether it was a good or bad deal. Again, if she paid $12 million I’m sure she has $50+ million still invested.
I am so proud of her, happiness brings money damnit she wasn’t doing all of this when she was with broke ***** KC, so go on sista!!!!
@mr mr
Thanks for the tips on the pictures, that house is beautiful!!
I LIKE MARY. THANK THE BLACK COMMUNITY FOR SUPPORTING HER ALL THESE YEARS. BECAUSE OF THEM SHE CAN LIVE LIKE THIS. AND SHE DOESNT OWE US A DAMN THANG. BUT TO KEEP BRINGING THAT GOOD MUSIC AND KEEPING IT REAL. I WISH HER AND HER HUSBAND WELL. AND I HOPE MARY HAS SOME KIDS SOON. HER HUSBAND APPEARS TO BE A GGOD FATHER EVEN AFTER HIS DIVORCE HIS KIDS ARE ALWAYS WITH HIM AND MARY. MUCH RESPECT TO MARY. MOST WOMEN ARE SO DAMN INSERCURE NO MATTER HOW MUCH MONEY THEY HAVE. ( KIMORA). MARY HAS TO LOVE THAT MAN KIDS IF SHE TRULY LOVE HIM. GO MARY.
SHE DESERVES IT.
The Daily News reports the house was originally put on the market for $17 mil and then it was dropped to $13 mil due to the market flucuation. She got a good deal on the house. Whenever the market turns around, the value of this house will increase. Smart move and so happy she’s doing it like that. This woman has earned every nickle and dime she makes. Do you, Mary!!!
‘nickel’
@bossip yall *****s be on point good lookn out. if yall white ummm, good lookn. now dats a crib i’d be having the shorties “taken they gear off at the door lmao, i sayin
Hey Peeps…NOT, JSABP, 6 FIGAZ, SQUID…..
FOR THE RECORD I LOVE MARY AND SHE CAN DO NO (OKAY VERY LITTLE) WRONG IN MY EYES…
@ K-CI…GO HANG YOUR ***** F*CKN’ SELF!…AND THE REST OF YOU TRIFILING ***** NUCCAS NEED TO TAKE NOTE OF HIS HARD LEARNED LESSON…
@marry j can we be tight?
HER STACK GAME IS FINALLY ON POINT??? umm, obviously you know nothin about MARY J. THIS CHICKS STACK GAME BEEN TIGHT. MARY SHOULD BUY BOSSIP AND FIRE YO STUPID ***** FOR MAKING SUCH AN IGNORANT COMMENT. SPEAK ON WHAT YOU KNOW.
Entertainers need to have environmental consultants, especially poor entertainers made good. Heating and cooling that house is going to ridiculously expensive. Mary probably hasn’t heard about peak oil (or gas), but she should. For $12.3 million, she could have hired an architect to design an energy-efficient home on a much more reasonable scale. Perhaps even an energy-self-sufficient home. I’m sure Mary is trying to realize every dream she had when she was a poor black girl in Brooklyn, but some dreams aren’t worth their cost. That big house in the suburbs is exhibit A in an unsustainable future. Stop dreaming, Mary, and read!
@mr mr so dats what i gotta pay for all that. sheiiiiiiiiiiiiiit. she doin it well. all that ***** i mean stuff so mega elegant. @mary j did you ever think coming out of the Mt. Vern.? go head ‘-)
DO YA THANG MJB! AND I’M SO HAPPY FOR HER AND KENDU. AND SHE IS SPENDING HER MONEY ON THINGS THAT COUNT. CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mary is like most blk youny blk folk whom have had it..spend crazy money on stupid *****..but we have blk mothers that cant pay for child care,blk folks with no medical insurance,young kids from the hood that cant afford to goto college, the list gos on..instead, they get bling,bling, and big as houses, that you are only gonna be there maybe a week out of a year.we will never rise as a people if we dont go back and help,mary just made is, people who know vocals, no that she cant sing a lick! BUT SHES AN ENTERTAINER, THATS WHY IT TOOK HER SO LONG TO GET A GRAMMY, BECAUSE PEOPLE WHO KNOW MUSIC KNOW THAT SHE HAS VERY LIL TO KNOW TALANT AT ALL . TO THE MARY FANS , IM NOT DISSING IM JUST KEEPING IT REAL..YOU GO MARY,
I LOVE Mary!! You do the damn thang Girl!!
Git it Mary! You gon make that Forbes Top Ten yet.
BTW, isn’t Saddle River where Rev. Run lives?
@ Lai
I C U ma…
lol….some of you “ghetto financial advisors’ need to get a life…if you so smart, how much u stackin?
as someone earlier said, when the real estate market is how it is, those with money have a PRIME opportunity to purchase and HOLD real estate now that will appreciate in the upturn…buying a house outright with cash in this scenario is NOT a bad thing…
hell, she prob got the tip from her girl Oprah who dropped cash for her home a few years back..
Hey Lai…I’m popping in and out of Bossip today…hope all is well.
@ jay
It can never be a bad investment buying Real Estate
It’s not up to celebrities to soothe all the wounds of this world. It takes all of us to ensure that our kid’s college funds are financially sound. We regular everyday people have to push legislation for universal healthcare. We may not all have the monetary means to use, but we can dedicate our time to help these efforts. So my question to Jay is…what are you planning to do?
Aye….I was just watching that thing they had on her on BET. Mary has had like 7 or 8 albums and they all were successful, so u know she got bread….DO THAT MARY….The difference between Mary and the rest of these broke ***** singers is she ain’t never really been no stunner….That’s where *****s ***** up…
REAL ESTATE IS NEVER A BAD INVESTMENT IN THE BEST OR WORST OF ECONOMIC TIMES. WHEN SHE FLIP THAT JOINT LATER ON DOWN THE LINE SHE WILL REUP (oops, been around my little brothers too long, RECOUP) WITH NO PROBLEM! BERT PADELL BEEN IN THE GAME A MINUTE AND HE HANDLING HER STACKS NICE ‘CAUSE THAT’S HOW HE DO. SHE GOOD!
GO MJB!
It’s the perfect Palace for the Queen !!!!…LOVE YOU MARY
@ Jay, why does mary have to ’save’ the whole black community because she’s an entertainer?? There was no one there to save her, she paid long hard dues to get where she is and she deserves to reap the benefits of it ALL BY HERSELF!…HER NAME IS MARY NOT CAPTAIN SAVE A HOE!…She works hard, let her do what she wants with her money! If she did donate that money to a college fund, people like you would still be madd for one reason or another! Not to mention the money would probably be wasted cause half of those kids would probably drop out to be a video vixen or rapper!…and why should she pay child care for someone else’s responsibility especailly when she has none of her own, they made them babies, let those chics figure out how to take care of them! (I’m speaking as a woman who was in that position)and as far as medical insurance goes, that’s a governmental problem not a performer’s problem!
People truely take the ‘obligation of performers to the community’ way too over board, the reason why its ‘charity’ is cause its something given by CHOICE! Mary does her share of charity and that should be enough!…
And for the record, it doesn’t matter how long it took her to get a Grammy….AS LONG AS SHE GOT THAT B*TCH!…
P.S.
She aint get this far with ‘no’ talent even if it was minute, it was enough to make her ‘THE QUEEN OF HIP HOP SOUL!”….PERIOD!
Alright, You know i cant say nothin bad about Mary J. I love her. She represent for us ladies. So go MJB!!1 Do yo thang!!
I heard alot of ppl on the radio hating this morning and I say do your thang Mary…
YOu came from the bottom and you damn sure made it to the top just keep inspiring women like me baby!!!!!
Lai, I dont agree about the kids droppin out t be video vixens or rappers. Is that all u see in the young kids today? I agree with u th that its her money and she cant save everybody.
This house is right down the street from mine, the community is called BROOKHAVEN. My house is on the market too.Its the first listing on that site. Check out the pics.This house is listed on my website. specialproperties.com Rev Run, Russell Simmons, Ja Rule, and for my WALL STRRET heads Allen Cohen(CEO OF AMBC). I moved here in 1998. Mary will love it here.
Jay and Scooby Dubious should just stop hating. No body owes anybody anything…and scooby if you are so smart why are you responding to GOSSIP.
Mary…ENJOY YOUR LIFE because THIS IS ALL YOU GET IN LIFE IS WHAT YOU PUT IN IT.
thats good but didn’t she already have a big house? She needs some kids
Hopefully, she is thinking longer term about her career and life. Myself, I would have bought a 2 million dollar house and banked the other 10 million cuz I’m probably gonna need that in the future.
The important question is whether she will be able to afford the taxes, insurance, maintenance and upkeep on a 12 million dollar house when her records stop selling and the checks stop coming in?
It’s going to cost her off the top around 7% commission to sell it. That’s about $840,000!!
A friend of mine bought a Porsche which he had been wanting for many years. He said that no one told him how expensive it would be to have such a “nice car”.
joe don
This house is right down the street from mine, the community is called BROOKHAVEN. My house is on the market too.Its the first listing on that site. Check out the pics.This house is listed on my website. specialproperties.com Rev Run, Russell Simmons, Ja Rule, and for my WALL STRRET heads Allen Cohen(CEO OF AMBC). I moved here in 1998. Mary will love it here.
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Why do you want to move from this glorious place?
Dear Mary;
Please make sure YOUR NAME & YOUR NAME ALONE is on the DEED TO THE HOUSE!!!
Kendu might be a nice guy but… something about playboy aint right! He too thirsty for fame to be cool with living as ‘Mr. Mary J. Blige’
make sure your Life Insurance & that Pre- Nup is tight too!
LIKE I WAS SAYING IN MY LAST STATEMENT, WE AS A PEOPLE GET SOMETHING AND NEVER LOOK BACK ,AND THEN WONDER WHY OUR PEOPLE ARE STILL WHERE THEY ARE,SELFISH! THEN WE(BLK.PEOPLE) WANTA LOOK AT THE LATINO PEOPLE AND LAUGH AT THEM FOR 12 STAYING UNDER ONE ROOF..THEY HELP EACH OTHER AND WILL GIVE THEIR LAST, WE SET BACK AND BUY BULL***** AND DONT EVEN HAVE A HOUSE YET.NOT JUST MARY, BUT ALOT OF STAR NEED TO STEP UP THEIR GAME,NBA PLAYERS WITH 15 CARS, AND DONT DRIVE NOE OF THEM, 50,000 FOR ONE DAMN CHAIN,OPRAH HELPS WITH MILLIONS! BUT SHES ONLY ONE PERSON, ALICIA KEYS,IN AFRICA,IF YOU COME FROM THE HOOD GO BACK HELP THOSE PEOPLE ON YOUR BLOCK..WE AS A PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE TO FALL..SAD BUT TRUE, U ASK , WHAT AM I DOING, I HAVE NOTHING BUT I WILL GIVE MY LAST AND I HAVE , TAKEN IN HOMELESS PEOPLE(I LIVE IN A STUDIO)WAKE UP MARY! ITS NOT ALL ABOUT YOU…12.3 FOR ONE HOUSE, WHEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE IN YOUR HOOD WITH NO FOOD
@ PeepEye
Her $ should be tight for some time…
She just resigned with Universal, a publishing deal worth millions
This tour with Jay Z, at the ticket prices they are charging, is expected to net both artists a cool $5M after expenses….
NOT BAD
THIS MESSAGE IS FOR MS. LAI! YOU STATED THAT MARY DIDNT GET THIS FAR WITH NO TALANT(BRITNEY SPEARS DID(LOL) MARY AINT WORK HARD SHE DID IT WITH DRUG MONEY FROM THE HOOD TO PAY FOR STUDIO, THATS KEEPING IT REAL, MARY HAS A GOOD THING GOING FOR HER A GOOD LIVING, BUT TRUTH BE TOLD SHE CANT SING ITS PUFFY’S BEATS AND HER IMAGE THAT SALES!I WENT TO MARY’S SHOW FOR THE FIRST TIME ABOUT 2YERS AGO, JUST TO SEE FOR MYSELF(IT WAS A JOKE! SHE COULDNT EVEN LIPSIC TO WHAT THE TRACK WAS PLAYING, THEN PEOPLE WANTA TALK BAD ABOUT MARIAH CARY,MARY DOSNT HAVE ANYTHING ON HER, TALENT,LOOKS,BODY,VOICE,ALBUM SALE…MARY CANT EVEN ACT..I STILL RERSPECT HER FOR WHAT SHE DOES BUT IM NOT WASTING ANOTHER DIME ON A LIVE CONCERT(LOL)I OWN ONE CD BY MARY, THE(WHATS THE 411)THAT WAS A TIGHT CD AND THE LAST I BROUGHT…MARY BETTER COME UP WIT A NEW FAD BECAUSE THE DEPRESSION CD’S ARE GETTING OLD
Heres the difference between a smart east coast artist and a dumb ***** deep south artist:
Mary didnt go out and spend her money on gold fronts, diamond necklaces,5 benzs, 1 maybach, one rolls and a 73′ chevy on 26’s before she bought a house.
Mary didnt take her money and buy a *****load of illegal guns with silencers.
Mary didnt act in *****ed up movies that only people from the deep south could be interested in.
Mary aint shot a ***** (Remy Ma, eventhough she aint deep south that was some ignorant *****)
Mary may have *****ed up one of my all time favorite U2 songs (One) but at least she got paid for that *****!
Mary doesnt have a bunch of ugly kids by some ugly *****!
I’m not a mary fan except for “family affair and You’re all I need remix w/ Methodman” but I’m still proud of her.
See what you ignorant ***** deep south **********as can accomplish if you just stayed outta the grill shop, korean weave store, indoor swapmeets, the weed spot, jail, the hood, and you took speak and etiquette lessons?
Love 6am…………..That house is *****in’ bangin’
I love Mary’s songs, style (sometimes) and how long she has stayed in the game but…… i’m sorry, she CAN NOT SING LIVE… she just yells and yells and then yells somemore… still have respect for her though
6am……I love most of ya’ll!
Yes, Mary has gotten her “self-esteem” and her stacks up… that is Ballin!!!!
Yeah, now all she needs is some damn kids to take up some *****e.
tish , thats keeping it real, mary is making a good living, as a entertainer, but she cant sing a lick!
@ kitty kat…NO THATS NOT ALL I SEE IN OUR YOUTH BUT YOU HAVE TO ADMIT THAT IS WHERE THE MAJORITY LIES….TODAY WE HAVE MORE KIDS TRYN’ TO BE ENTERTAINERS THEN TRYING TO GET A DEGREE…
@peep eye….WHAT IS MEANT HAS ALREADY BEEN WRITTEN, THERE IS NO NEED FOR MARY TO BE CHEAP WITH HERSELF BECAUSE OF WHAT TOMORROW MAY BRING, MARY IS A HUSTLER BY NATURE, TRUST SHE WILL SURVIVE. THERE ARE ALOT OF OTHER THINGS FOR HER TO DO OTHER THAN SING…LOOK AT TYRA BANKS, SHE STARTED OUT JUST WANTING TO BE A MODEL, NOW SHE’S A SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENUER, SAME GOES FOR KIMORA LEE. THE SAME GOES FOR OPRAH, SHE WAS A RADIO STATION PERSONALITY, UNTIL OTHER DOORS BEGAN TO OPEN, ***** JIGGA HIMSELF JUST WANTED TO RAP, HE NEVER THOUGHT HE’D OWN A CLOTHING LINE, BE A CEO OR ANY OF THE ABOVE. BUT ALL THESE PEOPLE GREW AS TIMES CHANGED, AND MARY IS CUT FROM THE SAME CLOTH, SHE’S ALREADY DABBLING IN OTHER VENTURES, TRUST WHEN THE CD’S STOP SELLING SHE WILL STILL BE GETN’ HER PAPER! WHO KNOWS SHE JUST MAYBE THE NEXT CEO OF BET!????
@JAY…SWEETIE, MAYBE YOU CAN GET OUT OF THAT STUDIO APT IF YOU STOP SLIGHTING YOURSELF FOR OTHERS. AND I’M NOT SAYING THAT TO BE MEAN, I WAS THAT PERSON TRYING TO HELP EVERYONE AND IT GOT ME NO WHERE, I WAS STAGNATED FOR THE PURPOSES OF A BUNCH OF UNGRATEFUL M*THAF*CKERS. EVEN IF THEY SEEM AS THOUGH THEY ARE NOW, ONCE THEY GET ON THEIR FEET THEY WON’T BE. LIFE CAN’T BE LIVED TRYING TO PLEASE AND HELP OTHERS, PEOPLE HAVE TO WANT TO HELP THEMSELVES! OR ALL THE MONEY IS JUST GOING TO VAIN, AND THATS MORE OF A WASTE THAN BUYING AN OVER PRICED HOUSE IS (ASK MC HAMMER HE KNOWS).
AS FAR AS MARY GETN’ HER STARDOM FROM DRUG MONEY, THAT HAS NO BEARING ON HOW TOUGH THINGS WERE FOR HER…SHE NOR PUFF ARE THE 1ST NOR ARE THEY THE LAST (FYI SO DID TEDDY RILEY, AND JAY Z, AND MANY OTHERS) BUT THEY USED THAT MONEY TO MAKE SOMETHING OF THEMSELVES. MARY DID IT IN A TIME THAT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR WOMEN IN A MAN’S INDUSTRY THAT ALONE IS AN ACCOMPLISHMENT!
I’LL BE THE 1ST TO ADMIT THAT MARY HAS COME A LOOOONNNNGGG WAY IN THE VOCAL AREA AND IN THE PERSONALITY AREA, BUT AS LONG AS PROGRESS WAS MADE I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY…..
AS FAR AS MIRAH GOES THAT AINT SINGING THAT’S A DOG WHISTLE!
Why would anyone question how much money Mary has? As a MJB fan since the get go, she has got to be rich. I am sure she did not make much money off the first two albums but she has had her own lable and writes and executive produces most her stuff.
She deserves evry bit of that success too. Because that woman has worked her butt off from the start, not only that, but she been through just about everything. I’m so proud of Mary. Hope i can get it like dat oneday.
In cash? I wonder if she has any investments, annuities, CD’s, treasury bills, stocks and bonds?
That’s alot of money to pay in cash for a home.
@ Lai……u keeping it real girl.
LAI, I WAS GOING TO RESPECT YOUR OPINION! UNTIL YOU SAID MARIAH IS A DOG WHISTLE, MARY SOUNDS LIKE A SOUR FART SQUEEZING THREW A TIGHT *****HOLE,,AS FAR AS ME IN A STUDIO, ITS BY CHOICE,I DONT HAVE ANY KIDS,NO CAR NOTE SO I JUST BANK,BANK ,AND BANK, THIS WAY I CAN SHOP WHEN I WANT TRAVEL WHEN I WANT ETC.I HAVE FRIENDS EVERYTIME THEY GET A RAISE..THEY GET A ANOTHER CAR NOTE, OR BIGGER PLACE, THEN COMPLAIN ABOUT NOT HAVING ANY MONEY((DUMB *****ES)(LAI) YOU JUST MAKE SURE THAT BLOW POP IS ALL YOU BLOWING, TALKING ALL THAT SMACK ABOUT A NON SINGING HO! FROM THE GHETTO!LMAO!
Well you good folks paid for it!!!!!!
I listen to the radio for free.
I can’t keep helping rich folks get richer. It’s my time.. ***** my bank account getting bigger as I speak. I don’t use crdit crds to give my money away form interest and I don’t go riding around unless I have to (Exxon is too paid).
Start being smart!!!
Its6amHogetOut-
I agree with you… except you’re all i need with Method Man.
No one is begrudging Mary J. Blige for her phenomenal success, popularity or her beautiful home. No one is trying to take anything away from her, however I will ask how many superstar singers/entertainers that you know have ended up broke because of extravagant spending and bad business decisions?
Got Names?
PEEPEYE, YOU HIT IT RIGHT ON THE NOSE ENOUGH SAID..
@MizCatwalk 20… “@ Lai……u keeping it real girl” THANK YOU SWEETIE THATS ALL I KNOW HOW TO DO!
@ Jay…ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS WHEN YOU GO THE MONEY DOESN’T GO WITH YOU! I’M NOT SAYING BE FRIVULOUS WITH YOUR MONEY, BUT DON’T SLIGHT YOURSELF TRYING TO BANK, BANK, BANK. CAUSE IF YOUR PLAN WAS RIGHT YOU’D BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT BIGGER PLACE, BIGGER CAR, SHOP AND TRAVEL WITHOUT COMPLAINING OR HAVING TO LIVING IN A STUDIO APARTMENT, BE WITHOUT YOUR OWN TRANSPORTATION, AND HAVE KIDS AND/OR FAMILY…
BELIEVE ME BOOBIE, I’M LIVING PROOF!….WHO’S ALSO FROM THE GHETTO!……
P.S.
SHE’S A NON-SINGING HOE WHOS RICH! SHE’S DOING SOMETHING RIGHT…..
OH AND ONE MORE THING, THE BLOW POP ISN’T ALL I’M BLOWING I HIT UP MY MAN EVERY CHANCE I GET, YOU SHOULD TRY IT SOMETIMES!….YOU NEVER KNOW YOU MIGHT CATCH A GOOD ONE AND LIVE THAT GOOD LIFE AND STILL ‘BANK BANK BANK’!
I don’t wanna hate and all but I don’t think she deserves a $12.3 million crib. I don’t think any so call artist in the music biz deserves to have that much money. Doctors a perhaps, a juge, a lawyer. But a singer that never finished high school, no way!!!
Don’t hate on Mary!!!!
she paid that **********a in full.. thats what i’m talking bout someone with common sense
@ Smart&Brite
you are a hatin’ azz *****. how you gonna say she doesn’t deserve it.. you know how long she been in the music industry. no, job is easy and anyone who works themselves up the ladder to become successful deserves it.
Yea..that’s gangsta as hell! I Love Mary….he dress is slammin’ and so is her new home…Go MARY!!!
THAT HOUSE IS BEAUTIFUL..MARY DO YOUR THANG.. MARY IS MY FAVORITE.SHE KEEPS IT REAL.SHES NOT A FAKE PERSON..MARY HAS COME A LONG WAY WITH HER VOCAL GAME. SHE SOUNDS GREAT LIVE..DO YOUR THANG MARY..LOVE U…
in cash?so how much was she left with in bank?n other investments?thats much to spend on a house.
U GO GIRL!!! n y should she give “back 2 the hood” 2 me the hood don’t do nothing but swallow ni99az up n spit em back out. she don’t owe *****ody ***** ain’t *****ody asking Tom Cruise, Bill Gates, Julia Roberts if they went back 2 their “hood” or should i say “neighborhood”. why everytime a black person from the hood move on up they *****ing gotta go back n help n *****. PLEASE! miss me with all that bull*****. earn that ***** like everybody else n stop looking 4 a *****in handout. DAMN!!
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I feel you on that..but at the same time, you would hope that they would want to help cuz they know how *****ed up it is to be there.
F*ck a subprime mortgage! Go on, Mary!
she has come a long way although she is *****y, she deserves everything she has. she worked hard for it and she’s been through alot so I understand her attitude.she is a Queen bow down
People are acting like Mary just moved up from skid row!!! Where do you think she was living before??? A box??? She has been in the game for years and has MANY investments. I saw her on the Cash Queens of Hip hop. I don’t know how much she’s worth, but its probably in the HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS!!!! 12 million is probably chump change to Mary at this point in her life, and I am so happy for her!
Congrats, Mary.I’m so happy for you!!! May your new home be filled with peace, love, and happiness.
Damn Mary!
From the projects (Sloughbaum–sp) in Yonkers to this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do ya thang, girl!!!!
Fantasia–This is what’s hot!!!!!!!!
Please take notes.
Come to think of it–
Mary’s not been on BOSSIP lately. I guess she was tryin’ to close on the house.
Smart&Brite
I don’t wanna hate and all but I don’t think she deserves a $12.3 million crib. I don’t think any so call artist in the music biz deserves to have that much money. Doctors a perhaps, a juge, a lawyer. But a singer that never finished high school, no way!!!
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Don’t get it f*cked up!!!
Mary paid her dues a hella long time ago. She’s got every right to be in the positions she’s in.
See–
Your “so called” entertainers today don’t know enough about sh*t to last to 10:00! They get their name out there, buy some teefus and some spreewells or floaters and either they’re going to jail (Remy, Lil’ Kim, Inga, TI, etc.) to try and build up some f*ckin’ street cred or always beefin’ with someone. Errtime you see ‘em (Lil” Wayne) they’re posted up in some club drinkin’ outta plastic or styrofoam cups!
Mary has always been true to song. Every-last-one-of-her-albums-depicts-her-life!!!!!!!!
Unlike mu*****kas that sing and rap–glorifying the drug game when in reality they weren’t/couldn’t move an “O”.
No disrepect to you hun, but you missed the memo on Mary!
Junior Oprah.
She has my whole-hearted support.She is so pretty and large sexy .I saw her many times in millonaire dating site”W e a l t h y L o v i n g . c o m”.Dose she had searched her true love in this site?Dose she really has a new baby?
Props. That’s a nice home.
ioooo I LOVE U MARY,she that rich *****.
Whats all the suprise about shes been selling well for over a decade and i mean very well she keeps it hood and females of all ages and backgrounds support and the pop music world loves her tis anit no suprise to me
How beautiful the house is! I like it ! I always like her . I think a woman who can enjoy the beauty and happiness in life . How I envy her ! I first knew her is just from a web called “Wealthychat.com” almost every people speak highly of her . She is so popylar there. Maybe ahe had been there too.
what’s so amazing about it…Mary is a celebrity she has money.ain’t no surprise.she doin’ better than half of the world right now, people suffering from the economy slump and all.Anyway Mary is inspirational because of all the stuff she went through to get where she is now not by this house alone.
Nice house but dang couldn’t the gr***** be a little more greener for $12 mil!
You people are forgetting something, Publicist release the information youre reading, I doubt Mary paid cash for that house, it doesnt make sense, $12.3 million invested even conservatively will net you $750k per year more than enough to pay your mortgage, so you’d get to keep your original money and have the interest pay off your loan within 15 years. Dont believe everything you read dummies!
It is amazing to me how p*****ionate you all are about someone else’s money. I am amazed. Here is one for you to ‘grow on’.
- Regardless how you feel about MJB, she earned that money honestly.
- What she does with HER money is her business.
- While you are so worried if she can ‘afford’ this home – the question is ‘can you afford YOUR home’?
- Investments, stocks, bonds, etc. – Make sure you do these things with YOUR money. Stop counting Mary’s.
- Giving back – make sure YOU give back and save your community (by the way, do you research – MJB donates heavily)
Artist of other races often by extravagant & expensive homes and none of you have a word to say.
GET A LIFE!!
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“See what you ignorant ***** deep south **********as can accomplish if you just stayed outta the grill shop, korean weave store, indoor swapmeets, the weed spot, jail, the hood, and you took speak and etiquette lessons?”
AMEN!
Thank You!
Way to go Mary. I am so happy for this sista. She has worked so hard to transform her life from the negative. I hope that she continues to stay healthy and prosper. She has truly matured. It’s good to see her doing so well and Kendu seems to have a really positive influence on her. God bless them both.