1. 8 figures? She really gave them a bargain. That means that deal likely came will all sorts of favorable shit. Like she prolly had it written in that she has total creative control over certain shit, certain budgets HAVE to be approved, etc, and I'm CERTAIN she wrote in there that a certain percentage of the below the line staff had to be black. A lot of black creatives in Hollywood are demanding that now.
2. I remember watching Awkward Black Girl on YouTube mad years ago. It was very clear from day one that Issa Rae was gonna crush the buildings when she got in.