Forbes recently released their list for the top earning African American celebrities with their salary earnings from June 2006 until June 2007. Ranking at the top 3 – starting at number 1 was Oprah Winfrey of course, with $260 Million. Tiger Woods is behind her, earning $100 Million and Jay-Z is number 3 with $83 million. See the list below for the rest of the stars that made the 10:
Oprah Winfrey – $260 Million
Tiger Woods – $100 Million
Jay-Z – $83 Million
50 Cent – $33 Million
Kobe Bryant – $33 Million
Shaq – $32 Million
Michael Jordan – $31 Million
Will Smith – $31 Million
Beyonce – $27 Million
Lebron James – $27 Million
View the details of their earnings at Forbes.com
I thought Micheal Jordan didn’t release his net worth?
Hmmm…I dunno 31 million? Under Kobe? I know Juanita got a big chunk but she deserved it. I uno, he’s sheltering something
Where talking about the Jordan trademark, that’s synonymous with Nike
I’m so proud of Jay, that why all his people hate on him –
Keep doing your thing
Whassup y’all niggaz all fed up cause I got a little cheddar
and my records movin out the sto’?
Young f**ks spittin at me, young rappers gettin at me
My nigga Big predicted the shit exactly
“Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems” – gotta move carefully
Cause faggots hate when you gettin money like athletes
Yung’uns ice-grillin me, ohh – you not feelin me?
Fine; it cost you nothin – pay me no mind
Look, I’m on my grind cousin, ain’t got time for frontin
Sensitive thugs, y’all all need hugs
that’s whats up
#57
Uh barack at the one who went out of his way to let people know he didn’t consider himself black and then went on to say how he gets mad when people identify him as such, see the difference.
JAY & B …………………..REPRESENT!!!!
HATE IF YA WANT……..BUT YA WASTING YOUR TIME!!!!!!!
LLLLLLMAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOO@ Mills…………
The hate always comes when you are doing your thang…………
SUCCESS. American Gangsta!! If YOU AIN’T got it, YA SLIPP’N!!
@51 In fact Beyonce is not top 20 of the richest celebrities, just african american as listed here which is good.
go to forbes.
SHUT THE HELL UP WHY YOU TRYNA PUT SOMONE DOWN BEYONCE HAS 27 MILLION REASONS NOT TO GIVE A SHYT ABOUT WHAT YOUR BROKE ASS HAS TO SAY..LOL
@54MARIAH CAREY?? I just saw what she was work…Bey ain’t got nothing on her.OBVIOUSLY SHE AINT GOT NOTHIN ON BEYONCE CUHZ SHE STILL IS BEATING MARIAH..LOL HERES THERE LIST OF TOP WOMEN IN MUSIC
The list for the top 20 ‘Cash Queens of Music’ as per Forbes is:
1. Madonna 72 million dollars
2. Barbra Streisand 60 million dollars
3. Celine Dion 45 million dollars
4. Shakira 38 million dollars
5. Beyonce 27 million dollars
6. Gwen Stefani 26 million dollars
7. Christina Aguilera 20 million dollars
8. Faith Hill 19 million dollars
9. Dixie Chicks 18 million dollars
10. Mariah Carey 13 million dollars
11. Hilary Duff 12 million dollars
12. Avril Lavigne 12 million dollars
13. Martina McBride 12 million dollars
14. Britney Spears 8 million dollars
15. Carrie Underwood 7 million dollars
16. Nelly Furtado 7 million dollars
17. Fergie 6 million dollars
18. Jennifer Lopez 6 million dollars
19. Sheryl Crow 6 million dollars
20. Norah Jones 5.5 million dollars
SO WHERE’S DIDDY???? LOL
LMAO at Anti, who says @ 44: Say what you want, it’s a tough life when you can’t look your own father in the face.
Chile, I am cracking up at that one. Wheewwww weeeee, I can’t stop laughing.
If you squint your eyes a lil bit, Jay looks like Tiger, lol.
something about that list aint right. what has kobe been doin to be on top of micheal. i kno juanita took half but damn…i know he has more.
THIS IS A CONSPIRACY
PUFF WON’T BE ON THAT LIST FOR AWHILE….KIM KILLING THEM CHECKS!!!
YES PUFF…YOU REALLY DO WRITE CHECKS!!!!! TAKE THAT, TAKE THAT BAD BOY!! lol
How can Michael be broke earning that much money? Evaluate your priorities!
I swear, one day you CL readers will actually learn to READ….
this list is based on a single YEAR EARNINGS (from June to June)…it is not, i repeat NOT the total worth of the celebrity….
this is also just the top 10 black earners for the year…..Tyler Perry and Diddy are ranked among the top black earners, but they did not make the TOP TEN …
again, go to Forbes if you are still confused!!!!
What the hell don’t ya’ll get. This is not the NET worth, it’s only how much they took in last year. Damn, reeeeeeead.
uh oh I can see Beyonce stans going after the naysayers today lol anways congrats to all my black people being sucessful but I could’ve sworn Beyonce was going to make more than 27 million lol..my ass was thinking about 100 million with world tour oh well congrats!!!!
BTW, Diddy made in the $20-25 million range for the year…enough to keep him out the TOP TEN this year…
(list changes each year based on earnings)
LETS GO JIGGA MAN!! Beyonce is still RAKIN in that dough, so keep hatin hataz, Oprah will Alaways be on top..I am not surprised.. But im surprised that 50 is number 4..I wouldn’t expect that.
@76,
Beyonce started her World Tour in the summer, and this was from June06-June07, so she DEF made more tha that.
Wow as a woman I am VERY proud of Beyonce. Say what you want but this woman is the Richest woman in rnb and the most popular and successful too. She is killing all these chicks. Beyonce is the only woman on the list besides Oprah. Obviously it’s a waste of time to hate on Beyonce. Like her or not she is killing it.
I’m proud of Oprah too. She’s always killing it. Big up to Beyonce and Oprah for holding it down for the ladies.
Jay always doing his thang. He’s the richest man in hiphop and his woman is the richest woman in rnb so they are the perfect match. Both legends. I love it.
Congrats to all of them. I LOVE seeing black people succeed. Please let’s not tear down our own people. Congratulate.
I mean c’mon I know that The Simmons should have made this list…among others.
First of all CONGRATS to all the High Rollers – I AINT MAD AT DEM. But, you better believe this list is totally inaccurate. Some people on that list (and off) are not going to report all the money they made. That’s smart because when you start doing that, HATERS really show their HATE. Look at what happened to Stax Record Label and you’ll see what I mean. Issac Hayes and other blacks were doing Fabulous and were insanley rich in the 1970′s but, Haters got super jealous and made them lose a lot of what they had.
Damn Beyonce is doing it big for the ladies. This ain’t even include the second half of her tour so I know she making dat paper. She stays on top of the game.
I know her haters are mad. LMAO
@79,
I meant she did the other half in the summer/fall.
Actually not the whole tour of beyonce has been count. So she made a lot more i think around 40 million.
wheres diddy on the list?? hmmm
For those of you who think Oprah is selfish for being upset when family members ask her for money, you should rethink that because you would be upset to if family members who never bother to call you to wish you a happy holiday suddenly come out the blue asking for money.
For those who bash Jay-Z and Beyonce, you guys are just haters. Instead of supporting our people we have to talk bad about them in order to make ourselves feel better. I don’t care what anyone has to say. We have to get it together and we need to stop hating on each other because it gets us nowhere. Before you start talking about someone else’s looks, look at yourself in the mirror.
@46
where the hell did you get your facts from?
you better believe for everyone on that list there is a richer white person signing their checks too. we ALL work for white people namely the UNITED STATES GOVT
now what?
but speaking of Jay Z
i cant wait for his tour with Mary J
that is gonna be fiyah right there
and of course CL is late with the news….
do we have to claim tiger woods?
Who is the last person? I’ve never heard of him.
I LOVE MY PEOPLE. BLACK HISTORY MONTH JUST GOT BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
the real college hill! check em
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJsiKZrQNsY
for some reason i don’t believe those figures at all, where does jay z makes his money from, music or clothing line $83 million ?? OPRAH and Tiger earned 100 000 million in ayear thats that not true
blackisbeautiful
Thursday, February 7, 2008 /
uh oh I can see Beyonce stans going after the naysayers today lol anways congrats to all my black people being sucessful but I could’ve sworn Beyonce was going to make more than 27 million lol..my ass was thinking about 100 million with world tour oh well congrats!!!!
HER TRUE FANS ALREADY KNOW THAT NOT EVEN HALF OF HER CONCERTS WERE COUNTED IN THIS AMOUNT. I SWEAR SOME PEOPLE CAN BE SO IGNORANT, I MEAN IT SAYS FROM JUNE O6- JUNE 07. CONCRETELOOP THIS IS KINDA OLD TOO. I DON’T BELIEVE IT ACCURATE JUST THE SAME, I THINK THEY BASICALLY ASSUMED ALOT OF THESE FIGURES. MOST OF THE MONEY, MADE BY THESE ENTERTAINERS ARE FROM ENDORSEMENTS.
i don’t believe those figures at all, they is no truth in them Tiger earned 100milllion doing what, how do they come with these figures,a conservative figure for JAY Z WILL EB AROUND 40-45MILL, and 50cent probably round 30million, some of these figures are exaggerated
Damn i knew Ms Oprah would be at the top. Keep makin dat paper girl and doin us proud!!
THIS IS BULLSHIT; YOU MEAN BEYONCE MADE MORE THAN DIDDY! I KNOW DIDDY MADE MORE THAN 27 MILLION LAST YEAR….THIS LIST = BULLSHIT.
THEY SHOULD RENAME THIS LIST “OUR FAVORED CELEBRITIES, YOU KNOW, THE ONES WHOSE ASS WE KISS”
kevykevykelvin
Thursday, February 7, 2008 /
for some reason i don’t believe those figures at all, where does jay z makes his money from, music or clothing line $83 million ?? OPRAH and Tiger earned 100 000 million in ayear thats that not true
YOU FAIL TO REALISE JAY-Z DOESN’T LIMIT HIMSELF TO MUSIC NOR CLOTHES.
Jay-Z co-owns The 40/40 Club, an upscale sports bar that started in New York City and has since expanded to Atlantic City, NJ and Las Vegas, . Future plans will see 40/40 Clubs in Los Angeles, and Singapore. Roc-A-Fella also distributes Armadale, a Scottish vodka, in the U.S. Jay-Z is a part-owner of the New Jersey Nets NBA team paying a reported $4.5 million for his share. He is also interested in relocating the team to Brooklyn.
HE ALSO JUST SIGNED A $66 MILLION DOLLAR REAL ESTATE DEAL IN DECEMBER 2007. GET IN WHERE YOU FIT IN.
jscene
Thursday, February 7, 2008 /
THIS IS BULLSHIT; YOU MEAN BEYONCE MADE MORE THAN DIDDY! I KNOW DIDDY MADE MORE THAN 27 MILLION LAST YEAR….THIS LIST = BULLSHIT.
THEY SHOULD RENAME THIS LIST “OUR FAVORED CELEBRITIES, YOU KNOW, THE ONES WHOSE ASS WE KISS”
WHAT DID DIDDY DO WITHIN THAT TIME FRAME, EXCEPT BRING 3 BABIES INTO THE WORLD? I WAS SURPRISED TOO, BUT DIDDY HASN’T REAL BEEN MAKING ANY REAL MOVES.
So you guys gonna belive Jay Z and Breyonce made $105 million combined thats just not real, unless they printing their own money then it cld be true, i ‘m not hating on any one but this figures juss dont add up
I agree with Brizzy, Tiger Woods is not black….so why is he on this list…..
#62 – THAT’S WHASSUP and everyone else that’s riding with Jay and Beyonce.
Kudo’s to Beyonce though – this tally doesn’t even include the 2nd half of her tour!!! She’ll be somewhere on the list again next year.
Bonnie & Clyde has this thang on lock!!!
Congrats 2 all!!
wat;s up .oo1 million lol
congrats to everybody. go head beyonce ranked all that money why the haters get mad, and that doesn’t even include her north american tour revenues and endorsement deal(direct tv)
The list for the top 20 ‘Cash Queens of Music’ as per Forbes is:
1. Madonna 72 million dollars
2. Barbra Streisand 60 million dollars
3. Celine Dion 45 million dollars
4. Shakira 38 million dollars
5. Beyonce 27 million dollars
6. Gwen Stefani 26 million dollars
7. Christina Aguilera 20 million dollars
8. Faith Hill 19 million dollars
9. Dixie Chicks 18 million dollars
10. Mariah Carey 13 million dollars
11. Hilary Duff 12 million dollars
12. Avril Lavigne 12 million dollars
13. Martina McBride 12 million dollars
14. Britney Spears 8 million dollars
15. Carrie Underwood 7 million dollars
16. Nelly Furtado 7 million dollars
17. Fergie 6 million dollars
18. Jennifer Lopez 6 million dollars
19. Sheryl Crow 6 million dollars
20. Norah Jones 5.5 million dollars
I must say, that for Tiger Woods- a man who doesn’t consider himself to be black, but rather “Cablinasian” (shaking my head), it is nice to see him and all the other celebrities on the Forbes’ Top 10 Earning Blacks List.
#101 I mean dang dude it doesnt matter if you dont believe it or not they got money . Again, its from June 06-June07. Dang get out their pockets damn………
loop,
i know this is left field, but I live in VA and our primary election is this Tuesday, FEB 12th and im trying to spread the word for people to vote on my facebook and myspace….then this chick asked me where do I vote? which let me know she’s unfamiliar with the process, as A LOT of young voters are……..so could you make a generic voting steps post??? Cuz im not even familiar with each step….just list the main steps or bold the main steps with elaborations, or however you like…….there just needs to something very easy youngins can refer to when they decide to become registered voters.
Here’s an example:
1. go to city hall to get form
2. turn in form
3. you will receive card in mail telling you where you vote (precinct)
4. know the dates your district/state will vote
5. take valid photo ID to precinct to vote (address must match info on voter roster)
6. VOTE!!!
…you know, something like that
thanks guys
Umm did anybody hear about Oprah leaving her dogs a whole bunch of damn money? Can I be broke off please?
” IF YOU LOOK UP ON AISLE SIX, IT SAYS IT…TOOOOTHPASTE YOU JUST HAVE TO FUCKING READ….TOOOOOTHPASTE, USE YOUR VOWELS”
55. J.LEWIS(BIACHASSNESS…IT’S AFFECTING OUR COMMUNITY) SAID:
Forget all these ungrateful celebs who have taken advantage of all the money they make and opportunities that come with being a celeb by doing stupid stuff. Give me $100 Million and I’ll be happier than a tambourine player who caught the Holy Ghost at church
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LMAO. Hilarious! But I agree 1000%.
what in theeeee hell is wrong w/ you people tiger woods have told you nitt witts i ‘am not african american this article needs to be corrected its an embarrassment to me as a black man to see this knowing full well this cacuasian asian don’t identify w/ you blacks. I’ I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I NEVER”””””””””””
Glad to see my people making money…
never knew that tiger felt that way. I mixed and I embrace everthing I am if some ask are u mexican I’m like yeah, u black yeah, lol u asain yeah. what up wit tiger embrace it ALL!
This means Oprah makes 712 000 a day………………………A DAY!!!!
No one knows for sure how much money these people have. Where is Diddy? Where is Denzel? Where are the Simmons? Think about that. There is no mention of these people. This list is crazy. I believe Oprah, Tiger, Kobe, Will, Jordan, Labron, Shaq are true, for the rest… I don’t think so.
where is ravens name lolol …….bey you go gurll out of the lime for a minute hope she is not the blind item that had an abortion and cant dance she is missing in action tho …….. oprah really the queen of them all ….my po ass will take a million frum some body lololo
CHERYLINMIAMI
Thursday, February 7, 2008 /
blackisbeautiful
Thursday, February 7, 2008 /
uh oh I can see Beyonce stans going after the naysayers today lol anways congrats to all my black people being sucessful but I could’ve sworn Beyonce was going to make more than 27 million lol..my ass was thinking about 100 million with world tour oh well congrats!!!!
HER TRUE FANS ALREADY KNOW THAT NOT EVEN HALF OF HER CONCERTS WERE COUNTED IN THIS AMOUNT. I SWEAR SOME PEOPLE CAN BE SO IGNORANT, I MEAN IT SAYS FROM JUNE O6- JUNE 07. CONCRETELOOP THIS IS KINDA OLD TOO. I DON’T BELIEVE IT ACCURATE JUST THE SAME, I THINK THEY BASICALLY ASSUMED ALOT OF THESE FIGURES. MOST OF THE MONEY, MADE BY THESE ENTERTAINERS ARE FROM ENDORSEMENTS.
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YEAH I SAW THAT ON FORBES, AND I BET AROUND THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, SHE’LL MAKE THIS LIST AGAIN WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING! HER TOUR WAS JUST GETTING STARTED WHEN THEY TALLIED UP THIS LIST, SO SHE WILL DEF BE ON IT NEXT YEAR BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO TALLY WHAT SHE DID FROM 07-08!