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People are Upset Kylie Jenner & JAY-Z are Tied on Forbes’ America’s Richest Celebrities List
Kylie Jenner
Forbes just released its annual Richest Celebrities list and a lot of people are upset about it.
The list features the usual names: Oprah Winfrey at number 3 with $2.8 billion, Diddy at number 8 with $825 million, and Michael Jordan at 4 with $1.7 billion.
Number 5, though, came in at a tie, with cosmetics mogul Kylie Jenner having the same net worth as rapper JAY-Z: $900 million.
This has people upset.
Social media users have blamed racism, saying why a world-renowned rapper will be worth the same as a 21-year-old reality star.
kylie jenner at 21 networth is the same as jay z at 49, Chris Rock said it better
— 4D Shangaan (@NoChill4D) December 19, 2018
No disrespect to Kylie but this is the epitome of the saying that black people have to work twice as hard to get half of what they have. Jay Z at the age of 49 years old came from nothing to have the same networth as 21 year old Kylie Jenner. https://t.co/DSYlHIBwcY
— yeji ✨ (@edgyyeji) December 18, 2018
Kylie Jenner matches Jay Z networth with $900 million within 5 years, that’s not an inspiration to me, but that’s just a cold reality that we as blacks, really have to work TWICE as hard in America.
— zuri (@LexSincere) December 19, 2018
Others, though, have quickly presented more practical reasons Kylie has reason to the position she is.
She was born into a wealthy family, they explained, and built on that, going into the cosmetics industry – a very lucrative industry – and using her massive online presence to sell her products.
Jay Z is my guy but you people shouldn't try to talk smack about Kylie's success. That babe is smart and made the most of her online presence. Don't try to downplay it because she's on track to pass Hov abeg.
— .T. (@TheTamilore) December 20, 2018
jay z was selling crack trying to survive while kylie was born into a family which had millions… don’t make this shit seem even. money makes money everyone knows that https://t.co/W3XfEotTny
— Issey Yohannes (@YorHighnes) December 20, 2018
Jay Z is on a net-worth tie with Kylie Jenner who got rich off a reality show and sales of cosmetics. Even wealth got its dynamics. They both earn $900M, clear evolution of time.
— Ayo (@AyooAkanji) December 18, 2018
If you’re angry Kylie matched Jay Z’s net worth in 3 years, then you don’t understand business.
Jay Z should have gone into makeup too and been selling lip kits. After all, he has big lips.
— Seppuku ? (@sugabelly) December 19, 2018
The richest woman in the world – Lilianne Bettencourt, with over $30 Billion net worth – owned L’Oreal…. a COSMETICS company.
Jay Z is a rapper.
Kylie owns a cosmetics company.If you’re mad, you can’t do maths.
— Seppuku ? (@sugabelly) December 19, 2018
Michelle Phan – $100 Million – COSMETICS
Rihanna – $245 Million – Music and COSMETICS
Huda Kattan – $550 Million – COSMETICS
Pat McGrath – $700 Million – COSMETICS
Liliane Bettencourt – $44.9 BILLION – COSMETICSBut you think Kylie Jenner is richer than JayZ because she's white?
— Seppuku ? (@sugabelly) December 19, 2018
Kylie Jenner has 12 employees (Payroll Expense), minimal manufacturing costs, zero marketing costs, minimal fulfilment costs, $400,000 in eCommerce costs
JayZ has massive overheads, huge expenses
Yet you numbskulls think it's a conspiracy that Kylie Jenner is richer than Jay Z
— Seppuku ? (@sugabelly) December 19, 2018
Kylie was born into wealth she can’t control that?? AND she made her own company and surpassed ALL off her sisters, even Kim. Yes jay z made it from the bottom to the top and it took long cause that’s what hard work takes. But don’t bash someone who can’t control their situation https://t.co/qdslUjJ6HO
— $$$ (@sarahera_) December 20, 2018
Check out the top 10 richest celebrities list:
1. George Lucas, $5.4 billion
2. Steven Spielberg, $3.7 billion
3. Oprah Winfrey, $2.8 billion
4. Michael Jordan, $1.7 billion
5. Kylie Jenner, $900 million
5. JAY-Z, $900 million
7. David Copperfield, $875 million
8. Diddy, $825 million
9. Tiger Woods, $800 million
9. James Patterson. $800 million
Nkereuwem
December 21, 2018 at 8:01 am
sugabelly’s tweets kill me
AmericanWonder
December 21, 2018 at 12:20 pm
It’s black america, they’re always angry over some race issue. Even if it isn’t race related like this Kylie/JayZ issue, they will sha link it and they start complaining about oppressors. They are their own oppressors. I tire for them.
CASSIE
December 21, 2018 at 3:21 pm
I’m sorry but this post about African Americans is so ignorant on so many levels
Lilo
December 21, 2018 at 7:13 pm
No it’s not. Akatas on the count of being woke stay making the most ignorant assertions and drawing up rather repugnant conjectures . Some of them need to stay “slept”
9ja
December 22, 2018 at 4:39 am
@Cassie, well said Sis!
Sadly, my personal experience has been that many Africans are generally so ignorant (and to be brutally frank, quite ironically “racist”) about African-Americans, and yet millions of native-born Africans are now enjoying the benefits of residency (and even citizenship) for themselves and their families in the US precisely because African-Americans “were angry” about the Immigration system and “started complaining” and campaigning vigorously for a more racially diverse system that ultimately gave birth to the Diversity Visa (or Lottery)! Wise counsel is always to defer to someone else’s experience if you have not walked in their shoes.
shaku daddy
December 21, 2018 at 6:34 pm
You don’t understand the dynamics of race in America which is why your tired of them. Your comment is beyond ignorant. And yes racism is a factor in many things in non black countries.
no be the same African degree holders wey go enter yankee to drive cab, clean nyansh, security officer, while their European counter parts are receiving jobs without racial bias, even Indian sef is even in a better position to receive job before African. You better not think that black Americans are imagining things. The amount of degree holding Africans who hold menial jobs says other wise. “Nigerians most educated in US”- yet they hold no wealth or power to influence anything.
Try and Apply to job in yankee with degree from OAU or Uniben on resume. Oyibo go use am to clean nyansh after laughing in your face. Wise up
xqsyou
December 21, 2018 at 7:39 pm
@AmericanWonder It’s best not to critique something you obviously do not understand. You don’t appreciate the level of institutionalised racial inequality in the States. It may sound superficial or ridiculous to you but unfortunately, this is the reality of what black people have to live with at all levels. It’s definitely not as simple as the sugabelly’s analysis seems to portray.