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Hip-Hop Girlfriends: Overnight Celebrity or Just Arm Candy?
March 3rd, 2009
Lately, there seems to be an infatuation with the girlfriends of hip-hop artists. These women have become overnight celebrities in their own right, whether it be through the art of a TMZ video or a Youtube upload that has virally spread around like an internet wildfire. Not that this is a new phenomenon. I remember the doubt that fans had when Ms. Melody, former wife of KRS-One, decided to put out a rap album. Despite any talent that she may have had (arguable or not), no one wanted to ever give Ms. Melody any props for being anything else but KRS’s wife.
But these days, the girlfriends of rap artists are getting media attention for being just that—girlfriends. No rapping, no singing, no nothing; just the high honor of being the chosen one in the sea of women in which artists dive. So the question becomes, can being someone’s girlfriend transcend you into stardom or will these girls get the short end of the stick when, and if, the relationship fizzles out?
Kanye West is one celebrity whose girlfriends always seem to get their 5 minutes of fame. His latest, Amber Rose, a shaved-head, light-skinned aspiring model with a fierce body and a permanent cigarette attached to her fingers, seems to be the most intriguing of all, especially as the lesbian rumors continue to pour in. Blogs also say that Amber is a former stripper, and if pictures soon surface, I predict her star will rise even more so. But it still remains to be seen whether Amber’s appeal transcends being Kanye’s girl. In the past, former Kanye girls have become partially successful—depending on how you look at it. Alexis Phifer, the most recent ex, is an aspiring clothing designer, and Brooke Crittendon is a current cast member of the BET reality series, Harlem Heights.
In the case of Joe Budden and his girl Tahiry, who was just recently photographed for the cover of King magazine, the scales seem to be tipping in her direction. Unbeknownst to Tahiry, she became the star of Joe Budden’s video blogs–the reality tv-type material that became popular on his Youtube channel. Since the couple started broadcasting their private lives on the internet, Tahiry has become the latest hip-hop darling. But while a possible reality TV and modeling career could be awaiting her, will she ever grow outside of the Joe Budden girl role?
In an era where the role of women in hip hop has been reduced significantly, it remains to be seen whether dating a rapper (yeah, I said it) is the fastest way to come up. Please, let the comments begin…because I smell a part 2 coming.
–KIM OSORIO
Checkout http://www.backoffsucker.com , Kanye. Keep those chumps out of your face.
Come on you guys they might just like each other or it might be kanye west want a hot model chick maybe he wants to be like jayz and beyonce type of couple who knows it can be them both in the wrong,she is a hot upcoming model and he is a hot hip hop artist …..everyone likes the fame, rapper or not…..im not going to be a HATER and say a whole bunch of negative personal opions which it doesnt really matter…..who cares let them do them the truth will com out soner or later….tim will tell
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I’m mixed myself, half black half mexican and we always gotta hear it about not being “black” enough or whatever the case is. I’m both.. get over it.. Just cuz she’s half Italian doesn’t take away from the black in her blood..
Her hair was so long dat it looked like weave; cut it all off now she look like Eve. Don’t be fooled some of this rappers treat these chicks like Nikes.Wear um once mayb twice…it’s been nice.
she look like a man anyway but i guess that’s what he like
hip hop trademark is the big booty and theyen that is arm candy and ifshe got good looks and sometimes craft right she in for nuthin,nut all like to see a beatiful bad and good girl as well as see how the hipoper is by her the tougher she is say his hip hop strength nas,jz,all them was declared when we seen they squeez they was in the light before plutonicin,but the girl gone be noticed,even though she aint neva been fresh
WELL IM ONE OF KANYE’S FANS AND I DO CARE ABOUT WHO HE DATES AND HER OR ALEXIS WASN’T NUN FOR HIM BUT A PHASE UNTIL HE FIND SUMTIN BETTER
they are gold diggers nothing for nothing get someone who has they own
i find it funny that yall bringing race in2 this fact is she is beautifull and regardless 0f what c0l0ur she is shes g0t the l00ks, a banging b0dy and shes with a multimilli0nare rap star ….S0 if she a g0ld digger then g00d 0n her the 0nly dumb 0ne is the f00l dating her cz its his m0ney and he ch00ses t0 spend it 0n her
… im frm New Zealand and a pr0ud p0lynesian we are c0nsidered BLACK here but fact is we light skin s0 call it what u like… BEAUTY ALWAYS HAS A PACK 0F HATERS… u g0 girl…
Kanye is a grown a$$ man so if he decides to date a blue,green,red,purple with hair or not thats his decision. thats whATS WRONG WITH THE WORLD TODAY PEOPLE IN EVERYONE ELSE BUSINESS.
In about 5 years she’ll be just about as attractive as Brigitte Neilson
LOL.
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR HAIR. DO YOU HAVE FACKE BOOBIES. LOVEU. SEXY
I think when you are dating someone famous they expect the person to be sucessful also cause people are looking at them too and hoping some drama is going to pop off cause most people live for that. And as far as race goes it seems like when a black man becomes sucessful they don’t want a black woman anymore, but we was their when you didn’t have nothing!
o no.. wtf.. she straight ugly. on the real
ok now first who is this woman tru enough shes different and has her own sence of style but com on you guys do we really care who kanye is dating ?
woww..these comments got me rollin. do you guys hear yourselves? dont get me wrong we are all entitled to our own opinion but lets not forget the respect. What does somebodies race have to do with any of this..on the real
WHEN DID RACE BECOME A FACTOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DAME THE ? WAS WILL THE GIRLFRIENDS BE SUCESSFUL WHEN THE FLING IS OVER??
why wouldn’t they be successful? one shouldn’t be so dependent on a man that they fall to completely nothing when something happens or goes wrong. where is the independence? gotta hold ya own no matter what the case is..