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STR8 TALK: VH1′S “SINGLE LADIES” EPIC FAIL?! YEAH…HERE’S WHY!

LexAve — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:42:46 +0000

On Monday VH1 premiered its first scripted series “Single Ladies” starring Stacey Dash, Lisa Raye McCoy and ~~the token white chick~~ Charity Shea. A crew of beautiful, successful ladies living the single life in ATL. Wait what?! Talk about a set up! Did they not get memo?…the majority of men out there are extra SWEET! But before I chew up the show, let me start off by saying its great to see Stacey Dash back in front of the camera…Charlamagne Tha God coined her as “vintage vagina”…PRIME quality ish, lol. As much as I’m a Queen Latifah fan and supported her through out her “Living Single” days + Hollywood flicks, this show is just not cutting it. Sure the show tackles some of today’s pressing issues such as interracial dating, commitment phobic men and unwanted pregnancies. But is that enough to make the show a hit. Albeit it was a major trending topic on twitter during it’s 2-hour premiere Monday night, receiving both negative and positive reactions. I frankly think the show is just a cliche and EPIC Fail and here’s why….LEGGGGOOOO!

1. WEAK ACTING/OVER ACTING!

These ladies are clearly not award winning actresses. The amount of weak acting and overacting in many scenes is just ridiculous…enough to make you look away and at times cringe. #imjustsayin
2. TOKEN “WHITE” GIRL!

Of all the beautiful successful women of color in this show and the token “white” chick is the only one to snag a husband…a black successful man at that. Really?! What kind of message are is the show sending with this? White women are more desirable to wife up than women of color? Hmm… #imjustsayin
3. POOR WRITING!

The writing is just not up to par. From cliche after the next…the writing needs a serious upgrade if it’s looking to compete with all the other scripted shows on other networks. The pop culture references are just lame…enough to make you want to chuck the remote at the screen. One of my favorite shows “GirlFriends” is a perfect example of great writing. Too bad it’s no longer on air. #imjustsayin
4. WAY TOO MANY DAMN “CELEBRITY” CAMEOS!

Talk about celebrity overload! How do you pack so many damn celebrity cameos in a two-hour premiere? Everyone from Lauren London to Kim Porter to Eve to Cam’ron to Jermaine Dupri and all those artists in ATL were in the show. Really?! Quality over quantity people! Don’t even me get started on Kim Porter’s role in the show? Diddy needs to come get his baby mom’s and let her know she should never quit her day job?…oh wait what is her day job?…EXACTLY. NO BOO BOO, NO! And Common…man this is a DOWNGRADE! Stick to Hollywood flicks not Hollyhood tricks!
As much as I want to support Queen Latifah on this project, I’m gonna have to pass. There are just too many glitches with this show to let it go any further. To me the premise of the show is just old and unoriginal…another bootleg version of Sex and The City starring ATL’s finest black women….NEXT! Maybe if the producers of the show take this other critiques into consideration, they can turn it all around and make the show better. Giving us true good quality TV programming!
THOUGHTS?!

SNEAK PEEK: VH1′S “SINGLE LADIES”…

LexAve — Mon, 16 May 2011 16:34:00 +0000

Everyone’s tried and failed miserably at remaking the iconic television show, Sex and The City. And in hopes of filling that SATC void, Queen Latifah and her partner Shakim Compere, are premiering their new scripted series “Single Ladies” on VH1. “Single Ladies” follows three friends—Val, April, and Christina—as they build businesses, find and lose love, and live the good life in Atlanta.
According to Latifah, “‘Single Ladies’ is a sexy and smart show…something that we feel TV has been missing for far too long and we knew VH1 was the perfect home for it.”

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Interesting…but this trailer just showcases one thing…BAD ACTING! Nonetheless I’ll give it a shot and tune in. I heard Lauren London also makes a cameo in the series. Let’s see how this goes…
“Run your relationship like you run your business. Use your head, not your heart.”

VH1′S “LOVE & HIP-HOP” FILLED WITH DRAMA!

J'More — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:52:07 +0000

It’s safe to say that VH1 is giving everybody and their mama a reality show nowadays. Well, they’ve got another hit on their hands with their new show “Love & Hip-Hop” which features “the women of Hip-hop”, Swizz Beats’ ex-wife Mashonda, singer and G-Unit’s former first lady Olivia, Fabolous’ babymama Emily Bustamante, Jim Jone’s wifey Christine Lampkin, Joe Budden’s ex-jumpoff model/aspiring rapper Somaya Reece. The show hits television screens Monday, March 14th at 10:30 PM EST. From the looks of it, this show is filled with D-R-A-M-A! Check out the trailer below…

Will you be tuning in?

FREE RE-UNITES WITH “106 & PARK”…FINALLY!

LexAve — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:19:29 +0000

BET’s “106 & Park” is celebrating its 10 Year Anniversary of live TV with a special VJ reunion…bringing back a blast from the past including former “106 & Park” hosts Free & AJ, Tigger & Julissa and Terrence & Rosci. Last night VJ reunion kicked off where they all shared their insights, experiences and discusses the many ways the show impacted the music industry and the lives of countless recording artists and celebrities.

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It’s great to see Free back where it all started…hands down Free was the best VJ BET ever had. She kept real all the time, her shoe game was sick, and the dudes LOVED her!
Be sure to tune in today to see Free back live in action as she’ll co-host
the 106 & PARK: 10 YEARS AND COUNTING celebration LIVE from Los Angeles. The 2-hour broadcast — for which FREE is also Creative Producer — will feature performances and special invited guests. You’re not gonna want to miss this!

IN CASE U MISSED IT: NICKI MINAJ ON THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN…

J'More — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:46:04 +0000

While you were probably sleeping last night, everyone’s favorite Black Barbie Nicki Minaj hit up CBS’s “The Late Show” with David Letterman and performed her new single “Check It Out” featuring Will.i.Am. Can’t knock Nicki’s hustle, but she should leave the dancing to Ciara, Beyonce and the rest of the other pop chicks. But, I’ll give her an “E” effort though. For some reason her performance just lacked something, aside from all her constipated-like faces…it was just dry.

In case you missed Nicki’s flat performance, “check it out” below…

Sidebar: What’s up with Nicki’s hypeman break dancing towards the end of her performance. He looks out of place…kinda like how Lil Mama looked when she crashed Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ performance at the VMA’s.

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IN CASE U MISSED IT: KANYE SWITCHES UP “POWER” LYRICS ON “SNL”

LexAve — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 04:02:23 +0000

Kanye took the stage this weekend on Saturday Night Live on NBC to perform “Power” and “Runaway”. Aside from both sets being spectacular, if you didn’t listen closely you probably missed the fact that Kanye changed his “Power” lyrics so that he wouldn’t diss SNL. Originally ‘Ye rhymes:
“F— ‘SNL’ and the whole cast,” he originally sang. “Tell ‘em Yeezy said they can kiss my whole a–.”
But after an ackward run-in with one of the show’s executive producers, Kanye changed his rhymes to:
“The brown hero, live from Ground Zero/Machine gun flow, made her get a Ross Perot,” he sang instead. “And this is disestablishmentarianism / With my night goggles on, got military vision And it’s still a very Christian way to think about livin’/ When you prayin’ for freedom ’cause your mind been in prison/’Cause they tryin’ to control every single big decision.”

Here he is performing “Runaway” w/Pusha-T.

Too bad he opted not to do any skits, surely that would’ve added some entertainment to the show’s weak episode.

KANYE WEST RETURNS TO THE CLEVELAND SHOW

Cola Janneti — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 18:03:27 +0000

Check out Mr. Louis Vutton Don re-animated for the season premiere of Fox’s “The Cleveland Show” as his rapper alter-ego Kenny West. In this episode, Cleveland helps Kenny West pen his inspirational track “Be-Cleve in Yourself.” PURE COMEDY!
“Not long ago, I was lower than Lohan/ No plan, a lost man, raising my little girl in a Cadillac Brougham.”

SNEAK PEEK: “RUNNING RUSSELL SIMMONS” COMMERICAL

Cola Janneti — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:19:10 +0000

Here’s a sneak peek at Russell Simmons’ new Oxygen reality show “Running Russell Simmons” premiering on the Oxygen network on November 2nd. According to GlobalGrind,

“The upcoming docu-series “Running Russell Simmons” series offers an exclusive peek at the life of Russell Simmons — entrepreneur, entertainment and fashion icon, philanthropist and yogi –and the powerful team who help to keep the machine running. Simmons’ assistants not only know the ins and outs of his business deals, but also have a hand in managing his family life and party planning — a commitment that is 24/7. This group of valuable colleagues – include Simone and Christina, who serve as Simmons’ closest confidantes, fierce gatekeepers, philanthropic czars, business liaisons and more. Additionally, the series will feature Adair, Trish and Piper who tirelessly work to keep the Russell Simmons machine well oiled and going…”

Premieres on Oxygen on November 2nd

J-LO IS AMERICAN IDOL’S NEWEST JUDGE!

Cola Janneti — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:59:27 +0000

It was nearly a month ago that J-Lo’s “outlandish” demands and pay out from American Idol fell through. Now she’s back on. J-Lo snagged a $12 million dollar paycheck for the next season of American Idol. She is be also joined by new judge Aerosmith front man, Steven Tyler. According to People,

Lopez’s $12 million contract, which was first reported by Deadline.com, comes two weeks after DioGuardi confirmed she was leaving the show, following in the footsteps of both Simon Cowell and new judge Ellen DeGeneres.

According to the report, Lopez was hoping for movie and TV development deals to accompany and even larger Idol salary as well as input about her new co-judges, but Fox made no commitments and she settled for a cool $12.

“She’s very excited,” a source close to Lopez says of the final deal.

Hate as much as you want…but this bish is about her paper!

KARRINE “SUPERHEAD” STEFFANS- LIFE AFTER VIXEN

LexAve — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:35:20 +0000

Is there really life after hoeing?! Karrine “SuperHead” Steffans claims to think so. Last night TVOne aired a special on Karrine “SuperHead” Steffans entitled “Life After Video Vixen” on how her rise to the top as hip hop’s “good time” girl. In the special we learn a bit more about hip hop’s favorite head giver…she was raped, emotional abused & neglected by her mother and a load of other things that would leave any little girl an absolute wreck. But after years of abusive and being passed around from celebrity to celebrity…she had enough and decided it was her turn to shine.

Through all the drama and backlash, Karrine proves hoeing does pay off…BIG TIME! Check out more videos from TVOne’s special HERE!
I can’t help but wonder…can hoes be role models too?
Sidenote: Kat Stacks must be extra tight somewhere!