R&B Divas on TV One

New Reality Show Alert!

Are you tired of how black women are being portrayed on VH1 reality shows? Well apparently the executives at TV One are.  R&B Divas is a new reality show starring Faith Evans, Nicci Gilbert, Syleena Johnson, Monifah and Keke Wyatt.  Promising to promote positivity, the show will focus on these women trying to continue their careers in the music business, as well as juggling motherhood, and the backlash from their shady pasts.  

It’s a reality show so of course I will be watching.  It seems that in the last few years TV is dominated by reality shows.  I’m particularly interested in this show because it’s an eight show series produced by TV One. TV One has not let us down so far.  With series like Unsung, Love That Girl, and Life After we know that R&B Divas will be informative, entertaining, as well as filled with quality.  I just hope that it’s worth the eight episodes. We shall see in the next month as more details (hopefully) unfold.

Catch R&B Divas on August 20^th at 10pm on TV One.

Love And Hip Hop ATL: Week 2

I’m at a loss for words over this week's episode. The nerve of some men! The nerve of some women!!

While week two of Love and Hip Hop ATL was entertaining, it was disturbing. Focusing mostly on Stevie J’s pimping ways, we received yet another look into how Stevie J manages his two women. First of all, I’m still confused on why Joseline loves to rock those bandanas on her head like she’s fresh of the banana boat?  That style is just aiding the sterotype…Stevie J give her a stylist please. Secondly, why do women continue to fight over a man that is obviously no good?

In this episode Stevie J tried to clear things up by singing Mimi a little song and allowing her to receive 20% of what Stevie J and Joseline make from Joseline’s music career. Woah there…wait a dog gone minute. Her career is nowhere at the moment, she’s only working with Stevie J…who is also sleeping with her! Do they even have a complete song finished?? (Ask yourself that Mimi while you are so eager to flex your new power around in Joseline’s face!!!) And she’s only getting 20% while Stevie J most likely gets 80% and splits it with his mistress! I wish I was making this up.

On to the disturbing parts…

Joseline: did you really think Stevie J was going to be happy that you were pregnant? He flaunts Mimi in front of you whenever she comes around. And not to mention when you brought him the pregnancy test he pulled the “I’m your manager” routine on you. But you’re willing to risk whatever career you’re trying to have for him? All of us know he is pro-abortion, obviously.

Mimi: you have your own “little” cleaning business (as Stevie J like to call it).  Why not try to capitalize on that venture and other ways to make revenue on your own rather than depend on Stevie? It’s been 15 years, several other relationships on the side, and a kid…but you still have no ring? You have no commitment…he doesn’t even want to live in the same house with you full time.  And after 15 years he’s only willing to give you 20% of an artist that he has an ARTIST MANAGEMENT deal. He won’t spell it out for you but we will. Just why?

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      If we have learned anything from Love and Hip Hop ATL in the last two weeks it’s these two things:         

-    -It’s Hard Out Here For A Pimp (cues music & does Terrence Howard bounce)

      -And sometimes the women are at fault just as much as the men