most richest musician in usa in 2008/2009

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1. amomipais82
   

   Hi,
   According to the 2009 Forbes International Billionaire List, Oprah Winfrey with a net worth of $2.7 billion is the richest black person in the world., and was once the world's only black billionaire Close behind is Nigeria's Aliko Dangote with $2.5 billion, Nigerian petroleum executive Femi Otedola with $1.6 billion. and South African gold magnate, Patrice Motsepe with $1.3 billion. Dangote and Motsepe are the first black Africans to ever appear on the Forbes international rich list, however, Mobutu, the Congolese president, and Sani Abacha, the Nigerian military leader, were probably billionaires when they were alive but Forbes could never confirm this (according to Forbes magazine's Kerry Dolan).
   From 2001-2003, Forbes listed Black Entertainment Television founder Bob Johnson as a billionaire, but dropped him after his fortune was split in his divorce from his wife Sheila.  He returned to Forbes international rich list in 2007 with a net worth of $1.1 billion USD. In 2008 Johnson's wealth dropped further to approximately $1.0 billion USD even and in 2009 he dropped off the list again.
   
   Afro-multiracial billionaires have also been identified. Forbes international richest list includes Michael Lee-Chin of Canada, who is of Chinese and Jamaican ancestry (with two black grandmothers and two Chinese grandfathers, both his parents are half black and half Chinese). Saudi-Arabian billionaire Mohammed Al Amoudi has black ancestry because his mother is from Ethiopia, but rich lists classify him as Arab because his father is from Yemen. Also included is Mo Ibrahim, a British billionaire of Sudanese Nubian ancestry.
   
   Of all the black or Afro-multiracial billionaires identified by Forbes, only Oprah Winfrey qualified for Forbes 2009 list of the world's 20 most powerful billionaires, a list which considered not only wealth, but also market sway and political clout. Winfrey was considered especially powerful because of her influence on American consumer choices and because of the pivotal role she played in electing Barack Obama president.

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2. Guest4942
   

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