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How Gossip Blog’s & Reality TV Made Snitching Trendy

If you have ever seen the A&E series, “The First 48″ you know the standard of the random hoodrat or crackhead coming telling the cops, the who’s, what’s and where’s for some sort of fiduciary reward. You attend your local house of worship and there is always a group of elderly women, whispering about [...]

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Posted on October 14, 2008

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It Just Seems, Jesus For the Fetus, Walking Investment, Women

Could Tricking Off Increase Chances of A Child Support Mess?

Granted one of these Rap Boys get some hoodrat or cute/covert whatever knocked up, does all the laxisness to get them to bed create the understanding, it ain’t tricking if you got it? I reading today and T.I has been ordered to pay some random rat a hella mount of cash. I guess that [...]

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Posted on September 24, 2008

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Business News, Entertainment, Fashion, Making the Brand, Walking Investment, Women

Cashing In: (Trans-Gender) & Hip Hop

Shown: Andre J and LePore
Not since Ru-Paul has this been the time for the Trans-Gender community. First the Andre J cover on French Vogue, Project Runway’s Trannylicious scandal and the Chris feature on a Challenge, I Want To Work For Diddy, Top Model and Janice Dickinson but, she just publicly humiliated hers.
Its also safe [...]

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Posted on September 09, 2008

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Entertainment, It Just Seems, Making the Brand, Women

Beyonce’ Is An Icon (To Me)

Apparently Beyonce’ feels she should no longer have to prove herself in the music business. I for one agree.
Beyonce in Marie Claire:
I’m over being a pop star. I don’t wanna be a hot girl. I wanna be iconic. And I feel like I’ve accomplished a lot. I feel like I’m highly respected, which [...]

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Posted on September 04, 2008

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Making the Brand, Women

The Cassie Factor

Okay, I had this discussion about Cassie last week with a friend and got a blank stare across the room. Yes, I am a Cassie fan. I’ve been one since myspace and the awkward viral music video days.
Then she came out of the myspace shadows and she sang live, it was a controversy. I [...]

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Posted on September 03, 2008

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VH1 Working For Diddy Show 1

I caught the first episode of Vh1’s I Want To Work For Diddy and, it might be the best business related show on TV (right now) and the Best (Majority Black) reality show out of Project Runway and Make Me A Supermodel (US). I think this show gives people who are really business minded [...]

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Posted on August 02, 2008

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Death in Taxes, I Get Money, Stay Losing, Women

Dear Mama, Stop F’In Up Your Money

Now, the Family Matter’s mom is not my actual mom but she looks prosperous right? Use the pic for reference. ha!
I love my mom to death but there are just some things I just can’t ignore anymore. For the most part, we learn our money values from our parents. For me, mine were [...]

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Posted on July 31, 2008

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Business News, Endorsements, It Just Seems, Power List, The Market, Women

Blackberry Blurbs

Top 10 Black Women In Corporate America [DimeWars]
Sharpton Must Have Made Another Side Deal [PerezHilton]
Diddy’s New VH1 Reality Show, DaBand meets “The Apprentice” [Reality TV]
Wachovia’s $8.86 Billion Loss..[Foxbusiness]
Major Airlines continue to report losses [Forbes]
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Posted on July 22, 2008

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Omarosa, A Dash Too Much Hood Than Hustle?

Most of you might remember Omarosa as the casted “ABB” on the Donald Trump, reality hit, “The Apprentice.” She was on Wendy Williams newly launched show and to be honest, despite Wendy making a point, no one would care “how” she acted if she was making bank. period.
Her hardcore, no prisoner attitude, had her [...]

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Posted on July 22, 2008

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Dissolved, It Just Seems, Jesus For the Fetus, Salt Doses In Grain, Stay Losing, Women

Mos Def Wifey Mama Drama

A new day a new book from a busted rapper/baby mama. But this is different. The baby mama, is an ex-wife and the rapper is a “Native Son” politically minded, emcee. Yes, its a parallel world or just the new face of busted fathers, educated, two parent upbringing and “questionably” deadbeat. A pass, I’ve [...]

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Posted on July 07, 2008

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MAGNATE ANALYSIS:BARI THE BEAUTIFUL EPISODE

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