The legendary couple Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z individually landed on the Forbes list for the World’s Most Powerful Top 100 Celebrities. Both were among the top twenty which also included Oprah Winfrey coming in at number one, Beyonce winning the number two slot, Kobe Bryant landing at number fourteen, and Jay-Z at number fifteen. Television, Press, Web and Social Rank are all taken into consideration when determining where these celebrities are placed on the list. In January, Jay and Bey were also deemed the highest earning couple in Hollywood. Among the two of them, they earned $122 million during their first year of marriage, placing them on Entertainment Weekly’s Annual Top Earning Hollywood Couples for two consecutive years. Hov owns the clothing line Roc-A-Wear, and even considers himself “the young black Ralph Lauren” while Beyonce owns the fashion line House Of Dereon, which is named after her late grandmother. Not to mention, the two have countless product endorsements from Budweiser to L’Oreal, American Express to Direct TV.
In 2009, Beyonce earned more than twice the amount Jay-Z did, bringing in a total of $87 million to his $35 million. This positioned the couple at the top of the list for BBC News as well with a combined income of £99.8 million which is equivalent to approximately $162 million.
While most of the Hip-Hop community was thrilled to learn of Jay-Z and Beyonce’s marriage, they also experience some ridicule which is expected. From being accused to being devil worshipers, to being judged by 50 Cent, they were the talk of everything Hip-Hop -- whether good or bad.
“There is no other artist in New York that generates more interest than 50 Cent -- if we go international, Jay-Z is Beyonce’s husband. He became more popular and relevant based on the work that Matthew Knowles made Beyonce do,” Fif said in an interview with BET.
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