Who remembers when Paula Abdul was Rihanna status?

[Taadow]

actually we have.....Madonna.


Rihaana is this generations version of Madonna

I almost said this myself...but Rihanna might have more hits on deck than Madonna does...

 

[bigbadbossup2012]

Sure Ri-Ri has far surpassed her in longevity and accumulated stardom, but for a moment in time Paula was on fire without the 24/7 social media/internet boost

First album did 7,000,000 US & 12,000,000 worldwide
Remix album did 1,000,000
2nd album did 3,000,000 US (don't know what it did worldwide)

Then she was bushes status

So what.
Artist arent doing better because of the internet/social media.

 

[bigbadbossup2012]

Paula went 7x certified platinum though. And 12x worldwide. More than any Rihanna album. That's my point. Aren't you the one that said she never even sniffed Rihanna's success?

Different eras partna.
The piracy levels are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay higher over the past 10 years vs paula in the late 80's early 90's.
With that said,7 x's plat back then probably would match any rihanna album scale wise

 

[bigbadbossup2012]

Yeah being a former Lakergirl set her up nice, but Pebbles came in and stole some of her shine

Pebbles has one platinum and one gold album.
She was ghetto fabulous at best. Paula was a legit star

 

[Alvin]

She was like of a bootleg version of Janet for a few years... she's aged well

body look banging, people age so she look cool to me, not fat or skin melting off her face bc of drugs or alcohol abuse

 

[ridedolo]

I'm no militant, I just think Rihanna looks better.

I wasn't around during Abdul's run so I'd look stupid commenting on her status during the height of her career.

I just think people are looking at the sheer longevity that Abdul had, and the longevity that Rihanna currently has and may be confused on why you're making the comparison.

whats wrong with being a m!litant?

 

[Mandarin Duck]

whats wrong with being a m!litant?

Didn't say there was.

 

[hayesc0]

That Opposites Attract caught every kid from those days off the strength of that fkn cat...Amazing how it took so little to keep people's attention back then

We didnt have access to anywhere close to the information we do now lol. You could make the argument that its a bad thing that its impossible to keep people attention.

 

[Eastside Get The Money]

Can't cosign Abdul is a little below. She still had a presence tho.

To me Rihanna is the modern Madonna. Not a lot of voice talent but the sex appeal

 

[Alvin]

Alot of shyt from the 80s were just so legendary in general

imagine being in miami with this music playing

 

[Hoodoo Child]

Paula Abdul was overrated..just like Rihanna now

 

[En Sabah Nur]

Prime Paula, Janet and Whitney during that era. Watching videos as a young buck

 

[Wacky D]

good comparison.

it may seem absurd on the surface because rihanna shines more thanks to a lesser talent pool.

 

[NormanConnors]

You said she took Paulas shine....i dont remember any of this. Pebbles was a BET fixture. Paula and Vanessa were MTV.

if u talking musically thats something different but the only one who i remember coming close to Paula during her reign was Janet Jackson with Rhythm Nation...thats it

if Rihanna was Paula, Pebbles was Tinashe

Janet and Paula were rivals for a very short stint. Media tried to hype that shyt up just because she choreographed a couple of Janet's videos. Paula's music was trash though. None of the women mentioned in this thread are seeing Vanessa William's on some total package shyt though besides Whitney. Vastly talented she is.

 

[NormanConnors]

Pebbles has one platinum and one gold album.
She was ghetto fabulous at best. Paula was a legit star

Pebbles was out first/had more respect as a singer.

Janet was the one that knocked Paula out of the box though. Wasn't room for both.