January 7, 2005
Carmelo Anthony and La La: Not a Rumor
I don't think there are enough negative words in the English language to express my tedium with this whole mess. It's just absurd and from this point on we will no longer discuss Melo and La La's engagement. If La La is spat on again and Melo is throwing left and right hooks defending her, we'll talk about that. If Melo finds himself entangled in anymore ghetto mess, we'll talk about that. God forbid a child is brought forth from this union, we will talk about that. We, my good friends, are just sick to death of the engagement and we are leaving it alone altogether.
But first.. I would like to hedge bets that a marriage never transpires from all of this. I have a hard time believing that anyone who truly loved either Melo or La La would allow this marriage to take place. The fact that she was bragging about the engagement last week, and he was denying it, shows that they are hardly on the same page in the book of dumb.
We shall sit idly by and see what comes of this outrageous union. If something really interesting pertaining to the "engagement" happens, we'll jump right on top of it. Otherwise, we're over the whole mess and moving right along.
But you know.. I figured Melo was lying and that he really did propose to La La. Number 1 - because he's dumb enough to do that, so I didn't put it past him in the least. Number 2 - I found it awfully hard to believe that she was "happy" for no reason and lying about her pre-marital status to her friends.
To say any of those things would have been to give La La the benefit of the doubt and I was in no mood for that last week.
This week, La La gets the benefit of the doubt and an apology from me for me totally making her look like a liar. I knew she wasn't, but I didn't care. This week, we shall defame the name of one Carmelo Anthony. Only kidding. There's nothing I could do or say to tarnish his character any worse than the things he's done thus far. He's such a doofus. For as nice looking as I think Melo is, and for as much money as he has, he is not wrapped too tight and La La can't do better.
I mean if marrying Melo is a hustle, then more power to La La. I bet they already have joint bank accounts and she has him buying her mother a house in the Denver neighborhood he lives in.
I can see this. Soon, he'll be asking La La for an allowance as those bi-monthly NBA checks will go straight to her and she will dish out the cash as she sees fit. I really can't wait to see what becomes of this couple.
Groupies
Ozone Magazine, a hip-hop magazine based in Florida, interviewed a host of groupies and got their stories on sleeping with rappers and athletes. One woman claims that Jay-Z is hung like a horse and another claims that NBA player Allen Iverson's member is small and ashy.
It's hilarious and totally ridiculous at the same time. I have no idea if what any one of these women said is true, but if so, maybe we can all see what keeps Beyonce hanging around Jay-Z.
Cam'Ron, Halle Berry And Larenz Tate
In that same issue of Ozone Magazine referenced above Roc-A-Fella rapper Cam'Ron admitted that Larenz Tate was sleeping with Halle Berry back in 1998.
Cam tells Ozone, "Halle Berry? Hell yeah! Actually, I'm gonna tell you such a funny story about Halle Berry, this is some crazy shit. This was back before my first album came out. I don't think I even had a video out or anything. I was in L.A. on a promo tour, I just had a CD of snippets from Who's Camron. I was wolfin', I hadn't had a haircut for like two months. I had just got finished playing basketball, so I ain't have no shirt on and I was sweaty."
"I'm getting out of a fifteen-passenger van to go to the ATM and there's a lady there, but I ain't payin' her no mind. I stick my ATM card in the shit, and Jimmy and all these niggas in the van just start bangin' on the window so I turn around, like, 'What?' They like, 'Yo, that's Halle Berry!'. So I look up like, 'Yo, Halle, let me talk to you for a minute,' and she's backin' away like, 'No, no, no, I've gotta go.'"
"I'm like, chasing her over to the Range Rover. There's a dude in the car leaning back in the seat. I'm like, 'Yo, Halle, I rap! I'm about to come out! Just take the CD!' She rolled down the window like, about this much and took the snippets. She rolled out and we sittin' there buggin' out."
"That was probably in early 1998. Then last year, 2003, I'm at this party in Vegas after a fight. Some boxer had a party, and there's mad niggas in there, the crazy retarded girl from Scary Movie, everybody from fuckin' mainstream America was like, 'Camron, we love you, man!' So we chillin' with Tyrese and Larenz Tate and they like, 'Cam, we fuckin' love you, B,' and Larenz pulls me off to the side. He's like, 'Yo, I fucks with you, dawg.' So I'm like, 'Good lookin', it's all good.' He was like, 'Remember that day when you slid that CD in Halle's car? That was me, when I was fuckin' her, and ain't nobody know. We was on the low. Yo, Cam, that was me in that passenger seat. That's how long I been fuckin' with you, dawg.'"
"I popped bottles with him after that, cause he was keepin' it too funky! There's only a few niggas who know that whole story, fam. The first thing I was thinkin' was, 'whoever in that passenger seat is pimpin', yo! He got Halle goin' to the ATM.'"
Wow, Larenz Tate and Halle Barry. Isn't she like a foot taller than him? Not that that matters in the broad spectrum of things. Not in the least. Now this was like a really well kept secret and here comes ignorant's elite, the one and only Cam'Ron Giles to tell the story. Talk about being out of place. As though Halle doesn't have enough man trouble all by her lonesome, here comes Cam putting her on blast from a long ago and far away relationship with Larenz.
I would imagine that this rendezvous took place around the time they were filming the Frankie Lymon story Why Do Fools Fall in Love and Halle portrayed one of his wives. I'm still just like whoa, Larenz and Halle, who would have ever thought that?
Doug And Jackie
NBA player Doug Christie, a guard for the Sacramento Kings and his wife Jackie have made headlines for their "strange" relationship over the last few years. Jackie is not your typical NBA wife who sits at home while her husband has rendezvous with groupies in different cities. When Doug's team takes the road, Jackie Christie is not far behind, choosing to leave her children at home and travel to all of her husband's away games.
As if that behavior weren't over the top enough, Jackie doesn't allow Doug to talk to other women in any capacity, including reporters and those that work for the Sacramento Kings, unless she is present. It's not enough for the world to hear and read about this bizarre behavior, so the Christies are working on their own reality television show.
According to the Sacramento Bee, the Christies plan to reveal more about their relationship and way of life than what they've shared thus far. The proposed show may air on VH-1, thought a final negotiation has yet to be reached. Jackie claims that a friend from another network proposed the idea of a reality show to her. Jackie says, "After Doug and I talked about it, we decided to do it. They started filming a practice part of it in December, and they'll start filming the actual part of it on January 11th."
Jackie understands that her husband's peers and the world at large ridicule their relationship and oft times dismiss the couple as crazy, but she believes that the show will change the perception of those who have negative thoughts on the couples union. She says, "I think it was more or less because we can get a positive message out there. There has been a lot of negative publicity and a lot of misperceptions and misunderstandings about our relationship. We want people to know it's cool to be committed and respectful of yourself and your family. We're just happy together the way we do it, and a lot of people misunderstand that and think that he's an athlete and he should act this way or that way."
A spokesperson from VH-1 will only comment that nothing has been finalized and the Christie's show airing on VH-1 is not "a guarantee."
I love reality television, but now its going too far. I would like nothing more than for the craziness of the Christies to play out on television, but is this really necessary? Jackie and Doug sharing all of this craziness in the first place brought on any misconceptions or misunderstandings anyone has about that relationship. I don't even know if there are misconceptions. We know that she does not let him leave her sight ever. We know that he can't talk to women. We also know that Jackie will try to beat up Shaq if he gets into it on the court with her husband, and so much more.
All this because the Christie's apparently think these things are normal and should be shared with the general public. Although I think this show is ridiculous, I'd love to see it and I hope VH-1 gives it the green light. It would really be interesting to see this tomfoolery up close and in color. I do think the one thing hindering VH-1 from being sold on this show is that Doug and Jackie Christie aren't exactly Shaquille and Shaunie O'Neal. Doug is hardly a star in the NBA and Jackie's one and only claim to fame is being the crazy, stalker, lunatic wife of a middle of the road NBA player. Not exactly the couple thats gonna pull in ratings. We'll see how this plays out and I for one, hope this show gets the go ahead from VH-1. I could use a good laugh at the expense of the Christies.
Trina
According to documents filed with the 17th Judicial Circuit for Broward County, Florida, JP Morgan Chase Bank has begun forclosure proceedings on the home of rapper Trina, the self proclaimed baddest bitch, whose real name is Katrina Taylor. This foreclosure is the result of Miss Taylor not making payments on her Pembroke Pines, Florida home.
Trina purchased the home in 1999 for $157,500, though its current value is approximated at about $300,000.
I have seen this house on "MTV Cribs" and I am amazed that you can buy a house that size for $157,500. Where I live, even in 1999 $157,500 wouldn't buy you a rat infested studio apartment let alone a house. I am obviously residing in the wrong part of the country, but I digress.
Being that Trina music isn't so great, I'm sure she's not the millionaire that the bragging in her songs would lead people to believe her to be, but why the hell could she not have paid this house off long before now? She drives around in cars that cost more than this house. It's seem like the classic example of a rapper living beyond her means and not really paying attention to what is important.
Hopefully Trina will get some money from somewhere and she'll be able to salvage her home. She might want to sell her cars or something. Just an idea. I'd hate for her to go from being the baddest bitch to being the baddest homeless bitch.
Da Brat
So So Def rapper Da Brat will be appearing on "The Surreal Life", a show on VH-1 that houses a group of former c and d list celebrities and records every minute of their lives for 12 days. Former cast members include defunct rappers Vanilla Ice and M.C. Hammer and former 1980's television child star Emmanuel Lewis.
Da Brat didn't see a problem with appearing on a show that is for has beens, who in most cases really never were. She did get some resistance from label owner and collaborator Jermaine Dupri. According to MTV Jermaine says, "With 'The Surreal Life,' it was a real hard decision for her to do that. As her superior, I felt she shouldn't do it. But at the same time, she talked to me like, 'If I went on there, other current rappers would want to do it. They would think it's something new to do.' She felt that as long as her life was current, it empowered her."
Da Brat doesn't think doing the show was a bad idea at all and feels that her appearance on the show might inspire other current rappers to participate in the show. She says, "I think it's gonna be a good thing. It's gonna be funny fo' sho. I can't really wonder what people think, as long as I do my thing. I enjoyed it. I think people are going to love it."
Da Brat has been working on a new album that will be releases some time in the future when So So Def finds a distribution deal. Brat is optimistic about her album and So So Def's future and says, "Me and J.D. just been mashing it out. So So Def is about to do something major, so I want to have a catalog of songs ready." The album is scheduled to include guest appearances from the likes of Trick Daddy, Trina, Lil Jon, T.I. and Lil' Scrappy.
The first episode of the new season of "The Surreal Life" airs on Sunday January 9 at 10 p.m. on VH-1.
Jermaine Dupri had the right idea when he thought Da Brat should skip this show. This show is like the last stop on the train to pseudo-celebrityville. No one on this show is a star, though Flava Flav and Brigitte Nielson from last season are working the extra 15 minutes of fame for all its worth. They are an anomaly and I can't see anything good coming of this for Da Brat. Frankly, with or without this show I don't see anything good coming her way. She thinks she's current and a rapper, but most people would tend to disagree on both counts. She hasn't done anything relevant to hip-hop in a long time.
Hopefully, she will get her wish and this show will restart her career. Hip-hop is definitely in a bad state right now, so there is definitely room for Da Brat if she chooses to come back. I couldn't care less either way, but I hope this new season of "The Surreal Life" is entertaining.
More important that anything Da Brat is doing, why the hell does So So Def still not have a distribution deal? Wasn't it well over 2 years ago when So So Def ended their relationship with Sony? Maybe the powers that be are trying to tell Jermaine Dupri something. Could So So Def be just as washed up as Da Brat? Just something to ponder.
Maia Campbell
Does anyone remember us discussing the Sister 2 Sister magazine article featuring actress/crackhead extraordinaire Maia Campbell? In the interview she was talking about her drug abuse, other actresses and a bunch of other nonsense.
In the February 05 issue of Sister 2 Sister, Maia is back and claiming that she didn't say half of those things in the article. She told Sister 2 Sister's Calvin Lee, "Well, the interview that I did with you guys was misprinted. A lot of the things were misprinted. I never said anything bad about Meagan Good. I think she's a wonderful actress and I think she's a beautiful girl and I wish to retract the statement that was made against her. I don't think it looked really good on my part to say something like that. The interview had a lot of true statements, but it had a lot of false statements."
When questioned about exactly which statements were false, Maia said, " For example, I only have one daughter, I don't have two kids. I do agree with what it said about Vivica Fox and LisaRaye, but truly I did not say what they said about Meagan Good. I did not say that."
Maia was adamant that a number of the statements credited to her were lies. She went on to say, "People just basically said they liked what I had to say and I came clean about some things in my past and they enjoyed getting to know me in a true light. And they appreciated the realness out of it and the truth that I told. But again I want to retract the statement about Meagan Good because I never said anything bad about her. I think she's a good actress and she's very beautiful.
The rumor that I have two kids. I only have one daughter and I'm still married to her father and we're separated right now, but we're thinking about getting back together. So other than that, I didn't have any children out of wedlock. I have one daughter by one man and I'm married to him and we're separated right now but we're thinking about getting back together."
Maia Campbell is the biggest loser in all of the world. In the last Sister 2 Sister interview she claimed that she was no longer addicted to drugs, but her commentary would lead readers to believe otherwise. She is so erratic. She may have been so high that she doesn't recall making those statements. I find it hard to believe that Sister 2 Sister would make up any of those things, especially adding another daughter to Maia list of achievements.
It's also really amazing that someone would like to retract statements they claim never to have made. Makes perfect sense...if you're a cracked out former c list actress that is. Maia Campbell has been a washed up has been for many years and she should just be glad that Sister 2 Sister wasted time interviewing her in the first place. I really hope this girl gets the help she deserves because her issues are really serious.
- reported by Keshawnta J.