STR8NYC.COM » Lisa Raye http://str8nyc.com A lil' bit Hood with a lot of Hollywood Good! Fri, 30 Sep 2011 03:50:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 STR8 TALK: VH1′S “SINGLE LADIES” EPIC FAIL?! YEAH…HERE’S WHY! http://str8nyc.com/2011/06/02/str8-talk-vh1s-single-ladies-epic-fail-yeah-heres-why/ http://str8nyc.com/2011/06/02/str8-talk-vh1s-single-ladies-epic-fail-yeah-heres-why/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:42:46 +0000 LexAve http://str8nyc.com/?p=44072 Tweet

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?!

]]> http://str8nyc.com/2011/06/02/str8-talk-vh1s-single-ladies-epic-fail-yeah-heres-why/feed/ 1 SNEAK PEEK: VH1′S “SINGLE LADIES”… http://str8nyc.com/2011/05/16/sneak-peek-vh1s-single-ladies/ http://str8nyc.com/2011/05/16/sneak-peek-vh1s-single-ladies/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 16:34:00 +0000 LexAve http://str8nyc.com/?p=43625 Tweet

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.”


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.”

]]> http://str8nyc.com/2011/05/16/sneak-peek-vh1s-single-ladies/feed/ 2 LISA RAYE TALKS ROSCI’S HUBBY SNATCHING WAYS ON BIG BOY’S NEIGHBORHOOD… http://str8nyc.com/2009/10/21/lisa-raye-downplays-roscis-involvement-with-ex-husband/ http://str8nyc.com/2009/10/21/lisa-raye-downplays-roscis-involvement-with-ex-husband/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:40:52 +0000 LexAve http://str8nyc.com/?p=26725 Tweet


Lisa Raye stopped by Big Boy’s neighborhood and Co. to promote her new reality show and right before she bounced off the air, Big Boy just had to ask Lisa about the whole Rosci snatching her prime minister hubby. Though Lisa couldn’t delve into the topic for too long, she did mention finding out about their affair when she came across pictures on the net of Rosci chillin’ in their house. WOW! And she offered these parting words to Miss 106 & Park…

“She’s a kid to me. She could be my daughter. I just hope she knows what she’s getting herself into, and if she don’t then she’ll learn just like I did!”

OUCH! Now that’s real talk.

]]> http://str8nyc.com/2009/10/21/lisa-raye-downplays-roscis-involvement-with-ex-husband/feed/ 0 GINUWINE RETURNS + TALKS LISA RAYE HOOKUP RUMORS… http://str8nyc.com/2009/03/16/ginuwine-returns-talks-lisaraye-hookup-rumors/ http://str8nyc.com/2009/03/16/ginuwine-returns-talks-lisaraye-hookup-rumors/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:31:23 +0000 LexAve http://str8nyc.com/?p=13551 Tweet


Are people still checking for Ginuwine or has his time passed?!

Clearly, he was wrong for telling Sole his love interest in new video was Lisa Raye. I’m saying why did he feel the need to keep it a secret?

ANY THOUGHTS?!

Spotted @ RhymesWithSnitch

]]> http://str8nyc.com/2009/03/16/ginuwine-returns-talks-lisaraye-hookup-rumors/feed/ 0 LISA RAYE TALKS DIVORCE & MONEY WOES! http://str8nyc.com/2009/02/05/lisa-raye-talks-divorce-money-woes/ http://str8nyc.com/2009/02/05/lisa-raye-talks-divorce-money-woes/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:39:52 +0000 LexAve http://str8nyc.com/?p=11901 Tweet

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Looks like marrying for money just backfired! Golddiggin’ gone BAD!

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