This week's episode begins with Rich summoning Yandy to discuss the situation with Erica. After asking if it's for real that she's his boo thang, she says "you know the golden rule, we don't mix business with pleasure" please tell me someone other than myself had a flashback to this time last year when HER mentor told her just about the same thing with the Jim Jones and Chrissy triangle? Altho this situation isn't quite the same, she sure is someone to be talking about keeping boundaries. Rich proceeds to explain his issue with Liv not giving in to his requests for her participation on the track with Erica and that someone needs to give her a chance. Yandy reluctantly agrees to talk to her despite the bust up she caused at her event with Olivia and will give some sort of counselor's opinion to Rich afterward.
after jokingly apologizing to Tahiry for not being able to stay for whatever tryst she may have been set up and ready for as an after dinner activity, he bounces but not before giving her one of THOSE hugs...ya'll know the one, the real flirtatious feel each other up hug *rolls eyes*
Raqi and Jen pitch a show to EBRO, the programming director at Hot 97 about a double female hosted show. After stating that he's not currently looking for on-air talent and is there out of love for Raqi, she convinces him to give the women a shot at an interactive internet streaming program. BUT, and this is a very important but, he emphasizes that no flirting can happen. NONE. ZILCH. Jen begins to question Raqi's reputation. Perhaps there is a reason that he is making this explicitly clear in regards to Raqi especially after last week's debacle with Rashidah checking Raqi's "P" miles with people in the industry in the past.
Yandy has her meetup with Erica in which the latter explains her past through tears and why that makes her the way she is. Though the elder explains to her that she is not alone in having a tumultuous past, she has to straighten up as it might excluding her from opportunities. Though needed and heartfelt, this blogger didn't get the impression that the message was strong enough. The two part with Yandy feeling sorry for Erica and I think that sort of pity is the very same reason Rich can't seem to shake this chick.
Tahiry, Rashidah and Winter (who I completely forgot was even on this show) meet to discuss her recent activities with Joe. Thankfully, Winter is perhaps the first person in a long time to point out to T that Joe is shackin up with someone else. As usual, the friends reiterate that she shouldn't be allowing herself to get involved with Joe again to which she claims that he asked her for help and she would feel guilty if she turned her back on him. what is a girl to do? upon hearing that Tahiry's song is about him, they try to reason with her but of course there's no making sense with someone who isn't over a past lover. quite frankly, the producers could have cut this entire clip from the episode as it mirrored every other exchange T has had with Rashidah.....but they probably had some sort of obligation to film in Brooklyn's Woodland.
At Yandy's family photo shoot, Mandeecees finds out that her mom and she are moving to Jersey. When he attempts to question it, Yandy glides over it by leaning in to baby Omere (who is gorgeous btw) and saying it's no big deal in near baby tongue. that was smooth Yandy, LOVED it! In the confessional, she claims they're just boyfriend and girlfriend so she really didn't see the big deal. That really puts things in perspective, huh? They have an argument about the moving plans on the terrace ending with Mandeecees threatening not to come home. But have no fear, Yandy is full of surprises. After Kimbella insists that it is Yandy's duty to bring the sexy back, Yandy films a sexy video and shows it to her baby daddy during a stay at the first of "many" hotels they stayed in. The shocking part is, she actually did a pretty good job. If she hadn't become a manager, she could've attempted a career as a video vixen.
I don't know how Yandy has time for everything seeing as though she also managed to get to the studio and check out Erica's first attempt at a ballad. The songstress, model, dancer err......wait, what exactly IS Erica manages to produce a decent sample, Yandy admits she's surprised that it's not bad (her hopes of showing up to laugh her guts out were dashed) and leaves to return to the office.
Joe finally makes it to the studio to hear Tahiry's project. The usual banter and body language is exchanged between the two. Check out that knee touching. Ladies, don't we all know that move? Carelessly blatant.
But the best and most amusing part of episode 5 is the fight between Jen and Raqi. They finally do their first show but surprise, surprise, Raqi flirts relentlessly with the guest, rapper Vado. Jen remarks that she feels uncomfortable but the words completely fall on deaf ears. Later when they meet at Harlem Tavern, Jen expresses her frustration that she didn't get enough airtime to which Raqi points out that the opportunity of the show took place not only because of her connection but that she had been working on it for months beforehand. Disgusted, Jen recites her resume for Raqi so as to clear up any confusion that she needed her help to get back on the radio especially when she was about to "straddle" Vado right then and there during the broadcast. The argument quickly escalates with Jen smartly walking away and leaving in the car. Raqi approaches her before she leaves to ask how they're leaving the situation between them. When she tells Jen good luck on making it in the biz again after Jen essentially ends her role with. The program nearly sounded like a record scratching when Jen says "I'm white, it will get done, I'm white, it will get done".
Tread lightly Jen, don't forget how many of the viewers are ethnic and this blogger was pretty offended.
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