Tiny & Toya: What Did You Think?

Published by Starr Rhett on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 11:00 am.

I initially imagined that Tiny & Toya would be more like the babymama version of Laverne and Shirley, but with a pretentious twist (like the rest of the world). However, the first episode was more interesting than I anticipated.

The show chronicles the lives of good friends, Tameka “Tiny” Cottle, TI’s alleged wife, and Antonia “Toya” Johnson-Carter, Lil Wayne’s ex-wife and first child’s mother. In last night’s premier, we got a first glimpse into each woman’s world. Tiny is dealing with her now incarcerated “husband” preparing to go to prison in addition to her father having Alzheimer’s disease, while Toya struggles with a drug addicted mother.

What I like so far, is that each woman has her own identity and they both seem very down-to-Earth. Tiny reminded us in the opening credits, that she had her own career and money before TI, and Toya was Lil Wayne’s teenage love (from back in the CMB days).

It’s not ostentatious like The Real Housewives of Atlanta, and Tiny and Toya actually act their ages. Sorry drama addicts, I don’t think you’ll be seeing too much cattyness this season. I’m definitely tuning in next week. What did you think?

Tiny and Toya airs Tuesday nights on BET at 10pm ET

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MONIQUE Said on

Love the show i’m so happy tiny put it out there she had all that b4 t.i. to let her hater no she don’t need t.i. to live her live she got this $@** by her self love you 4 keep ur head up god will make a way 4 u and ur nail shop it’s going 2 be a wonderful thing take care of ur dad i pray he get better god is with u guys love u!!! TOYA boo ##%~ what the hater r saying do u boo if u want ur bd back go 4 it if not ##%~ it move on wiyh ur live u have a pretty child and u no he always have 2 take care of u and her so it’s whatever if u feel u want 2 be with him go 4 it !!!! I hope everything go right 4 u and ur mom it will cause my mom was on the same $@** 2 around all the wrong people i live with my grandma when i was a child my mom was out here bougs looking bad but i stilled loved her 4 whatever keep ur head up things will get better 4 u and ur family love u 2 take care of daddy’s little girl !!!!! GOOD LUCK WITH THE SHOW!!!!!!!!!



Aaliyah Roberts Said on

I think the Tiny and Toya show is an amazing show for the simple fact that because they are famous doesn’t mean they don’t have to go through problems that other people has to go through. The first time the show came on I really was enjoying it and hopefully the show will last for a long time. I am glad that Tiny and Toya are best friends because they share similar problems and they have one another to lean on. But I really enjoy the show I really hope it is a big success. Although Toya and Lil Wayne should get back together. They make an amazing couple. Tiny should just keep Tip up. I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-C-E is the key to life. But I only seen one episode I already love the show.



phoo123 Said on

i think it was a really good show tiny is amazing and toya is so confused she just meeds to get it together and find herself. But, I will continue to warch it to see what happens.



Keisha Said on

This show is a real waste of BET’s airtime..What is the whole point of it? I give Tiny her props cause T.I. does acknowledge her but Toya, neva heard Lil Wayne mention her. I will not be watchn it again..



noona Said on

In a time like this when we are fortunate and blessed as a people to see the First African-American President, it amazes me how the one network tailored to African-Americans, puts out such a disgusting display of African-American females. What exactly is the point of this show, but to glorify being a “baby-mamma”. When are we going to learn, you can’t expect a world to respect you when you dont respect yourself. This show just gives rise to the stereotypes some of us are fighting so hard to get beyond. They can’t talk, don’t know how to use correct english, and are talking about how lavish a life of pre-marital sex and multiple children is so wonderful cause you got a place to stay out of the deal!!! Wake up BET..you are supposed to be Black Entertainment Televison. And when does being black mean you have to talk like you have no sense, act like you have no home training, and dress like you are a street walker..again living up to the stereotype. So if you like the show, you trully can’t keep saying the “white” man is keeping you down, looks like its your own people and your own ignorance.



babymoody6 Said on

I think it was a good show so far I thought it would be a dumb reality show I think everyone now has a show and its nothing different same reality different people if they want a real reality show someone making a difference in helping people that does not have anything not another reality show thats making them more money than most of us have every time we watch the ratings go up they get money and were still struggling in our depression watching them is not helping anything its not changing the world to make it a better place its making bet money and they need to still help the Katrina victims there still struggling make a reality show about one of them to give them money Im not a hater just being real



mrs 419 Said on

i think it was a good show i will be watchin it on tuesdays



mrs 419 Said on

i think it was a good show i will be watchin it on tuesdays



Monica Said on

I am looking forward to the show. It did not know what to expect. Toya, is a nice lookin young lady and tiny is okay at times (alot of people hate on her) but, she just looks different (lips) and I did not realize she talked like that until now, but t.i loves her so, I hope things work out for their family. Seems from the 1st episode that she wants to work but t.i wants to be the provider?



Dionne Said on

I enjoyed the show! As we watched we were glued to the tv set. Interesting in all aspects. It captured our attention from when the previews were first aired & satisfied us after the premier! Great job BET!



nunu Said on

i love there show, to me its what bet is about. and all you haters just step back a let them shine.



Kia Said on

I think the show is good. I’ve always liked tiny from Xscape, I really don’t know Toya, but she seems be to finding her way. I kind of understand TI wants to provide for his family, but a women has to have her own little thang on the outside of the house. Not for the money, but just to be apart of something. I feel you tiny, personally I wouldn’t want to look back down the line and think about all the things you wanted to do while you were still young. You only live once so…… do everything you ever dreamed of accomplishing. As for toya, do what you gotta do for you and your child. At the end of the day, even if you have nobody, you’ll still have your baby. So… do whatever makes you and your daughter happy.



Jo B Said on

I appreciate the fact that the show is centered around them and not their current or ex-men and it is obvious that they are sharing a great deal of personal information with us but to be quite honest some of it comes off unnatural. Just so happens that Toya’s (who I never heard of before) mom happens to run away right before the taping and Toya is able to find her? Just seems like we are dealing with a somewhat scripted show and it is coming off a little phony to me. I like Tiny, I just wish I could clearly understand everything she is saying. I can tell she is a very sweet person and I wish her luck with everthing she is dealing with from TI to her dad, to the struggle she has with being completely fulfilled as a woman. Don’t know if I will follow the show because I really am not sure if it is worth the time but much success to both of them.



zandra Said on

i think tiny and toya doing a good job with the show. if feel like tiny need to work if she want to because T.I. and jail he can’t tell u you can’t work why he and jail so do ur that girl. and toya i think u need to forgot about lil wayne because u is a sexy woman and u can find somebody that going to take care of and ur kid. Please forgot about lil wayne because just run around the make baby around the world he just had a baby last year now he got two baby on the way and i feel that not so tiny and toya i like show



Veda Johnson Said on

OMG – I am hoping that Tiny and Toya are reading these blogs so Tiny #1 will STOP THE BOTOX!!!!! And Toya will go to a speech therapist – these chicks are setting us back 200 years with that ghetto dialect and baby mama pride. Toya – NEWS FLASH – YOU ARE NO LONGER MARRIED TO WAYNE – MOVE ON!!!! Tiny…I am just going to pray for you child cause you are a lost cause and there are no words – it is a rarity for me to watch BET in the first place and after watching this primetime blacksploitation garbage, I feel compelled instead to drive nails into my eyeballs!!!!!!



Veda Johnson Said on

OMG – I am hoping that Tiny and Toya are reading these blogs so Tiny #1 will STOP THE BOTOX!!!!! And Toya will go to a speech therapist – these chicks are setting us back 200 years with that ghetto dialect and baby mama pride. Toya – NEWS FLASH – YOU ARE NO LONGER MARRIED TO WAYNE – MOVE ON!!!! Tiny…I am just going to pray for you child cause you are a lost cause and there are no words – it is a rarity for me to watch BET in the first place and after watching this primetime blacksploitation garbage, I feel compelled instead to drive nails into my eyeballs!!!!!!



amani Said on

this is 1 of the best shows on bet i relly lyke



DD Said on

I think it is really sad that BET will air something so ghetto. What is the point of the show? Neither one of them can speak correct English. Go to school ladies. Remove the show and replace with The Game since the CW doesn’t want it. I’m tired of turning the tv on and there’s nothing but dumb reality tv shows on. What kind of example are we setting for our young women. We have to do better than that.



pumpkin Said on

first off, I think that Tiny should have done the show alone. Who is Toya? Really. I commend Tiny for being a independant woman and having her own. I dont really care if T.I. marry her or not its none of my business however I wish her well. Now toya is a different story. First off, Wayne and Toya was just kids when they got married. What possibly could they have went through in a short amount of time. Shorty girl doesnt have a story besides her crackhead mom. Who Cares? She really need to let Wayne go because he may tell her that he want to be with her or he may not but what man doesnt play that game. Sweetie you’re average!!! He’s having kids after kids and you still trying to be his shadow for the attention. She stated that most people know her from being Wayne babymom. Well I didnt until now. So congrads to Toya, Nivea, that mexican girl, and Lauren. And besides he seem to be in love with Nivea anyway.. Toya seem to want to be in the lime light and make Wayne other babymoms jealous. She keep throwing the marriage word around like that mean something. Im 23 years old and my boyfriend/babyfather is 24 and we been together for 8 years so why is she so special. I know she feel like “in the way” with this non justification lifestyle. You got played in the marriage and so do other women. Wayne is not hot no more get over it!!!!!!!!!



Trish Said on

Both Toya and Tiny sounded like modern-day slaves. I was waiting for the subtitles. If you take a slave from back in the day and these two they would have the same exact dialect…what a freaking shame.