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Reality Bites
Reality Bites
The reality TV show phenomenon is showing no signs of slowing down -- as long as viewers keep watching the shows. BlackVoices.com takes a quick look at some of the most notable personalities within the reality series realm. Join us.
Russell Simmons
Affiliation: 'Running Russell Simmons' on Oxygen
Side Note: Before the Def Jam co-founder got his own reality show, he appeared sporadically on his business partner and ex-wife Kimora Lee Simmons' hit E! show 'Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane.'
Melanie Brown
Affiliation: 'Mel B: It's a Scary World' on The Style Network
Side Note: Mel B is affectionately known as Scary Spice from the British pop group the Spice Girls, but she made a career comeback on the competition series 'Dancing With the Stars.'
Kandi Burruss
Affiliation: 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta'
Side Note: Though she was in her own platinum-selling girl group, Xscape, this Atlanta native won her only Grammy Award for penning 'No Scrubs' for fellow ATL girl group TLC.
Fantasia Barrino
Affiliation: 'Fantasia For Real' on VH1
Side note: The 'American Idol' champion (2005) is a best-selling author ('Life is Not a Fairytale') and garnered critical acclaim as Miss Celie in the Broadway musical 'The Color Purple.'
Holly Robinson Peete
Affiliation: 'The Celebrity Apprentice 3' on NBC
Side Note: The 'Hanging with Mr. Cooper' actress and her husband/former NFL quarterback Rodney Peete created the HollyRod Foundation in 1997 to honor her late father Matt Robinson who died of Parkinson's Disease and also to raise money for families who are affected by autism.
Al B. Sure
Affiliation: 'Donald J. Trump Presents: The Ultimate Merger'
Side note: While vying for Omarosa's love during the show's first season, the former 'Apprentice' star described the R&B crooner as; "the ultimate romantic and perfect gentleman. He sets the tone for all of the bachelors on how to properly court a woman."
Trey Songz
Affiliation: 'Trey Songz: My Moment' on BET
Side Note: Born Tremaine Aldon Neverson, this Virginia native, originally put out diss mixtapes aimed at R. Kelly, but quashed his beef with the legendary Chicago crooner when he enlisted Kels help to produce 'Grub On' off his 2007 album 'Trey Day.'
Dwight Eubanks
Affiliation: 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta'
Side Note: Although he remains a flamboyant bi-sexual, Eubanks, who owns his own Atlanta hair salon owner, told Essence magazine in 2009 that he was engaged to be married to an Atlanta woman.
Brandi Simpkins
Affiliation: 'House of Glam' on Oxygen
Side Note: The Howard University graduate's The B. Lynn Group quickly became the go-to image agency after stylist Crystal Streets nailed Jay-Z as her third client – helping him craft his style persona.
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By: cdm on 1/17/2011 8:21AM
NENE can be right sometimes. Kim, that "Beach" she treats her assistant "Sweetie" like a slave. On the bus with Kandi, it was "Sweetie get me this and get me that. NeNe cussed Kim out and so did Kandi. Sometimes ghetto gets down.
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By: myviewok on 1/17/2011 8:41AM
Nene has been pumping up the drama on the series a few years now.She don't respect cameras off just be yourself time.Perhaps she's just ghetto.I would rather listen to en educated ex news person.Than a reality tv person.
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By: Littoya on 1/17/2011 10:45AM
I'm so glad my bootleg cable will not let me get this channel!! I hate that ghetto sh*t. I can't stand when someone like NeNe...who lived off of her husband's money and just when they were about to lose it all, they renew this damn show. Ahhh.. Most of us are self destructive. Ok NeNe..u got 16 minutes so u owe us one big lip trick.
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By: Jessica on 1/17/2011 12:47PM
You have bootleg cable. Does this mean your not paying for it? I hope not because that is the epitome of Ghetto.
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By: CuriousMind on 1/17/2011 3:47PM
@ Jessica...wait she is in a recession but has bootleg cable! ROFLMAO!! That is not ghetto...that is ghettofabulous! Apparently she is proud of it...that, in itself is GHETTO.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.
~~Albert Einstein~~
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By: Kim on 1/17/2011 10:45AM
I LOVE YA NENE! Be you and only you. It is, what it is. You doing something right, or you wouldn't have the rating's. Kim can't sing, PERIOD! You will have HATER'S in your life, some people will like you, and some will not.
As long as you "LOVE YOU", that's all that matter's.
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By: Littoya on 1/17/2011 10:49AM
Well Jessica, since you're so paid, bring your ass to my crib and pay for the cable. It's called a recession. FYI..i dont pay for internet either. I'll take that ghetto pass and if it's not such a problem, can you pay my high ass light bill too since i can't bootleg that. get a life woman.
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By: Kim on 1/17/2011 10:54AM
ROFLOL!! LOL!! ;)
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By: Justifyed on 1/17/2011 3:50PM
Don't hate the player, hate the game. Who admits to having bootleg cable, but hates on those who are able to pay?
Jesus, be a fence.
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By: Tiffini on 1/17/2011 10:33PM
UH Littoya, if you know someone who don't mind climbing on the utility pole and putting a few wires together, you can get bootleg electricity too. LMAO!
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