Rihanna will not achieve legend status, according to Wendy Williams.
In a recent video of her talk show posted on Twitter by Shady Music Facts, the talk show host compares the “Work” singer to Beyonce.
“Beyonce will do her residency in Vegas at 55 years old and you will go see her,” Williams says.
Beyonce is expected to bring in more than $200 million in ticket sales for her “Formation Tour.” Rihanna is also embarking on a tour and has had to delay nine of the dates.
“Rihanna is good for right now, but she’s not a legend,” Williams says.
Rihanna passed Michael Jackson this week for third-most songs to reach the top of the Hot 100 singles chart when “Work” became her fourteenth song to do so.
In a previous episode of her show, Williams called Rihanna entitled for entering the music industry with a co-sign from Jay Z. The singer recently cancelled her Grammys performance and had a long rollout process for her ANTI album.
“I just feel like sometimes when you earn something,” Williams says, “but you earn it without having to really put up your dukes and fight for it, that sometimes when the fight becomes necessary in your travel, you don’t know how to fight.”
Watch Wendy Williams discussing Rihanna below:
who the fuck is wendy williams?
Fist of ll would she like it if people say her son wouldn’t be nothing she is so superficial if she can over come a crackhead and get a husband why she thinks this world only owes her success.
Did rihanna ever say she working towards legacy what she need to do is pray for her son becoming a strong black man .
Rihanna had hits for days and she is still young. She been running the pop game for years with many classic songs. This irrelevant hoe doesn’t know shit.
Wendy Williams will not achieve human status…wtf is that thing I’m looking at?!
I completely disagree with her on that. It’s an age thing. I wouldn’t consider Rihanna a legend but I’m not the one growing up with her. These kids growing up with her will though. They look up to her. Just like Wendy looked up to Donna summers, or Whitney Houston, it’s a different time..
I can’t fuckin stand Wendy Williams…but she’s right, maybe not for the reason she gave, but Rihanna is just a singles pop artist. She doesn’t make “albums” just a bunch of singles and some filler. I like Rihanna, her music is dope but she won’t be legendary 20-30 years down the road. She won’t fade into obscurity, but she won’t be legendary either. To be honest, with how saturated we are with music and different shit everyday…I don’t know how any of today’s artist, with the exception of a few, end up legendary
Omg im so happy to read a story about riri on hhdx! This website needs more stories about relevant hiphop acts like riri!
She’s pop. Not hiphop
Wendy Williams = not relevant
Rihanna = Legend
Rihanna won an icon award at 25, something no1 has EVER done. Mr Wendell Williams might not know this but RIHANNAS FANBASE are the ones that buy her music and attend her concerts, and that very same fanbase will be the one sitting at her vegas residency listening to songs like diamonds, take a bow and what now.
Beyonce is a robot and a pretencious gimmick of what society expects a role model to be, riri’s not, she lives her life yhe way every young person aspires to and that’s why pple relate. I dnt see how the biggest pop star of our time will not go down as a legend, i just don’t.
But thn again Wendell has always been a confused soul, he still thinks he’s a woman
wendy Williams has a penis
Beyoncé music is just about being stuck up and materialism. She has zero substance in her music, and has a limited vocal range(just watch Cadillac records and see how she butchered Etta James song). 20 years from now nobody will be listening to her music. On the other hand Rihanna’s music has evolved, while Beyonce’s sounds the same as it was 13 years ago.
Also, Beyoncé was in the music business long before Rihanna. She was on star search as a child, and had her upper middle class parents put destiny’s child together. Her dad got help from Master P to find a record label for Destiny’s child. On the other hand Rihanna is from Barbados, no musical artist from Barbados has been as successful as her. Beyoncé come in with the co sign with years of help from people in the industry promoting her. Rihanna had a whole lot less help than Beyoncé. And a JayZ cosign is career suicide. Nearly all the artists outside of Kanye, J Cole, and Rihanna that JayZ has signed have been failures.
Mr WENDY COULD TALK ALL THE BS SHE WANTS BUT WHEN I WRITE THE TRUTH YOU HATERS BLOCK ME THIS WOMAN WITH BOTH SEXES MAN AND WOMAN SHOULD NOT TALK ABOUT RI SHE IS A BATTLE AXE AND A BIGGIE JUMP OFF A DRUG ADDICT AND ALSO HER SON SO SHE BETTER TAKE CARE OF HER OWN HOUSE HOLD BEFORE SHE TALK SH-IT ABOUT RI WHO IS RICHER THAN HER UGLY SSA WITH THOSE TADPOLE LEGS AND A WIG I HAVE MORE TO SAY BUT THAT IS ALL FOR NOW. BYE HATERS THE ICON RULES.
That bitch needs to find alife the only thing she knows is to open her big mouth fuck u has any one ever told u that u look like aman oooooh i hate your body talk about your boby thats what is relevant Join the discussion
Wendy is no Ophrah .She is a nobody.
it might has been a compliment for R. cuz legend actually means fairytale. with that said it could mean that she believes that B. is overrated.
I have never seen someone more obvious at grasping for straws than this comment. Excellent job.
You mean we won’t be singing, “Work, work, work, work, work, work, work, work, nah, nah, nah, nah, yah, yah, yah, or Umbrella, umbrella, umbrella, years from now?????
Both of them ????????????BUT! B is on her top NOW.this is her maximum. And Ri is growing-up.and this is only beginning!
This kinda Shows are nothing but bullshit and nonsense lol who actually goes to a show like that to sit and get a wack ass lecture from a judgemental and superficial woman like that…
Wendy look like a man in drag. Get a life wendy.
Loud mouthed bitch doesn’t know what she’s talking about
Dear Wendy,
I have always wondered how come an UGLY big boobie chicken legged piece of crap like you made it to Television. You will soon be history since there is nothing going for you. You have NO talent, You are HIDEOUS to look at, You are FAKE with all those wigs covering your picky head and You are BORING ! So what if Rhianna isn’t a legend? Is it your business that she will or will not be one? Who the hell cares about that! Only time will tell and unlike YOU, Rhianna has time and talent and good looks on her side. BTW you do not even make a good impression of a Tranny.
Wendy Williams is a goddess
She is so sexy!!! I don’t agree with her on Rhianna but I understand her point. Yes she got a co-sign and her first appearance was on a Memphis a Bleek song. So if Jigga wanted to hand her everything he would’ve debut her on one of his records. She ended up having longstanding talent to last in this game. Yes she will be a legend like Bey as far as I’m concerned. She already has an extensive catalogue of hits.
WTF Rihanna is an ever evolving Artist, I can’t say the same for Beyonce, I liked her years ago all her new stuff is the same OLD and Stiff. Rihanna is New, Hip and always fresh! Queen Riri!! #Navy #Rihanna Wendy i like you but DONT!