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Monday night, the first episode of VH1′s newest reality show, The Gossip Game debuted. When we first reported on the show, some of you expressed that you were excited about its debut, as you expected that a reality show starring seven career-driven women would offer positivity. Others revealed that they expected nothing more than another ratchet reality show with a different name, concocted in the mind of media maven, Mona Scott-Young. Considering all of the backbiting, public screaming matches and verbal assassinations that went down, the premiere episode proved that drama is to be expected this season. But is that all we can expect from the show that once offered promise of positive images of Black women on television? In a recent VH1 blog post, The Gossip Game star and host of Power 105.1′s The Breakfast Club, Angela Yee discussed the show’s first episode. In the blog, the radio personality expressed that the show was actually supposed to rise above the craziness that we’re used to seeing on other reality television programs. An excerpt from her post reads:

“Why would you agree to do a reality show? That’s the first question I get in almost every interview. It seems that everyone and their mama has a show now, or is working on a pilot for a show, or has an idea for a show that could work. There’s a stigma about reality shows and the people who star in them. Reality shows mean your career will end, your marriage will be cursed, you have to fight and/or throw a drink, or you’re going to end up broke and a has-been when the series ends. Only a slim percentage of people will go on to profit and reap the benefits.

When I interviewed Marlon Wayans, he pulled me to the side after and warned me not to get into a fight or act crazy on TV. Of course, that was never my intention. I’ve seen people “turn up” for the camera, thinking that this is the best way to maximize their platform and get more camera time. This formula works, but it’s shortsighted. When the season ends, where do you go?

The Gossip Game is supposed to defy this formula. There are 7 women who have their careers and reputations on the line. After working over 8 years in radio to build my brand, I would never want to misrepresent myself. I’ve had to deal with racism, sexism, rumors, malice, a little bit of everything. I’m used to being around men at work all the time, and dealing with a cast of women is a completely different arena.”

So far, the show doesn’t exactly appear to be much different from any other reality television show, but I suppose that could eventually change.

Did you check out The Gossip Game? What do you think of the show so far?

If you’re anything like us, you’ve probably heard about all the drama brewing between radio hosts and potential reality TV stars K Foxx and Angela Yee and wondered what exactly they’re beefing about. Instead of speculating that it’s just typical crabs in a barrel mentality, we decided to go straight to the source — one of them anyway. Check out our interview with Hot 97′s K Foxx as she tells us what her real issue with Power 105 host Angela Yee is.

You’ve read the headlines, listened to the radio shows and even seen the trailers. The bloggers, hosts and media mavens are coming to Vh1 for their new series “Gossip Game.” Before you tune in and sip the tea these ladies are serving see what they had to say about each other and what we can expect from the show. Check out what these women had to say in the video above.

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A couple of weeks ago, we told you about Mona Scott-Young’s new reality show, “The Gossip Game,” which is a series based on the lives of popular media personalities and gossip bloggers. The cast for the series is comprised of Vibe.com‘s JasFly, The Source magazine’s Editor In Chief, Kim Osorio, The Breakfast Club‘s Angela Yee, Hot 97′s K.Foxx, Hip Hop Gossip Site’s Vivian Billings, Global Grind‘s Sharon Carpenter and internet personality Ms. Drama.

During last night’s episode of “Love & Hip Hop,” the network debuted the official trailer for the upcoming series, which is scheduled to debut April 1st at 9 pm EST. The teaser briefly shows all seven cast members and offers a little taste of what we can expect from each of the ladies during the upcoming season. It definitely looks like there will be some friction. Both Viv and Ms. Drama somewhat imply that there is potential drama brewing on the horizon.

In case you missed our original posting on “The Gossip Game,” check out VH1′s description of the new series below.

“VH1′s new series ‘The Gossip Game,’ draws viewers into the lives of seven media personalities covering the fast-paced, competitive urban entertainment beat in New York City. Every day, these ambitious women navigate the ever-shifting landscape of the media industry, where they strive to preserve their place in the ‘pecking order’ while chasing the latest exclusive scoop. These rivals, who often find themselves at the epicenter of celebrity controversy, forge an uneasy alliance of friendly foes as they compete to hit their professional marks by being the first to break the latest news and divulge the intimate details of the enviable lives of hip hop’s movers and shakers.”

Check out “The Gossip Game’s” trailer on the following page and let us know what you think.

If you have ever been the least bit interested in taking a peak into the secret lives of gossip bloggers and media personalities, you’re about to have your wish granted and your curiosity quenched. VH1 recently released the roster of shows that will be appearing on their spring schedule and one of them happens to be a new show that will be produced by “Love & Hip Hop’s” Mona Scott-Young entitled, The Gossip Game. According to the network’s press release, the show will provide viewers with a glimpse into the lives of seven well-known and ambitious media personalities.

The Gossip Game’s starring lineup includes: Kim Osorio, Editor-in-Chief of The Source; Angela Yee, co-host of Power 105.1′s The Breakfast Club, K.Foxx, co-host of Hot 97′s The Cipha Sounds & Rosenburg Show with K.Foxx; Sharon Carpenter of Global Grind; Vibe columnist, JasFly; Ms. Drama, host of Ms Drama TV blog and Vivian Billings of Hip Hop Gossip Site.

Judging by the press release, it appears that this show will play on the competitive landscape of the media industry, as many of the aforementioned cast members are rivals and ultimately duking it out with one another to get the latest exclusives and “preserve their place in the pecking order.”

The Gossip Game is executive produced by Brian Flanagan, Matthew Ostrom, Laura Palumbo Johnson and Sean Lee on behalf of Magilla Entertainment, Tone Boots and Jay Griffin for District Media and Mona Scott-Young for Monami Entertainment, Tom Ciaccio, in addition to a VH1 production team.

The show is scheduled to premiere Monday, April 1st at 9:00 pm EST and a few of the gossip girls are already buzzing about it.

It will be rather interesting to see how this show is received by the public, as a common complaint about many reality shows with all-female casts is that the stars became famous as a result of who they’ve slept with, dated or married. That doesn’t appear to be the case with this show.

Are you interested in checking out The Gossip Game? Did any of your favorite bloggers or personalities make the cut?

Jazmine Denise is a news writer for Madame Noire. Follow her on Twitter @jazminedenise.

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Who remembers last season’s “Love & Hip Hop” reunion special when Erica Mena tearfully admitted that her behavior was totally unacceptable and promised to do better? How about last month when she claimed that she was going to clean up her act? I suppose all of that went out of the window because it seems that her erratic antics have reached an all time low.

Over the past couple of days, the “Love & Hip Hop” star has been utilizing her Twitter account to hurl a tirade of insults at Power 105.1′s The Breakfast Club host, Angela Yee. It seems that Ms. Mena got her panties in a bunch after Angela tweeted a question, asking her Twitter followers what they thought of  Erica’s new single “Fantasy”.

“What y’all think of Erica Mena singing?” Angela tweeted.

As to be expected, the responses received were not flattering to say the least and Erica, of course, was not too happy about it. Instead of using the negative responses as motivation to improve her “craft”, she lashed out at Yee in a series of insulting tweets.

“This cabbage patch slore bag loves talking about me so when I run into let’s see if she can still say all this to my face. @angelayee”

“You need to really be asking what people are going to think when I slap the blood out your face @angelayee“

The ladies continued to exchange insults, but Erica and her minions took things a step further when they showed up Angela’s job this morning with a box of donuts (as depicted in the above photograph) and waited for her to arrive. There was no real exchange between the two. Yee walked into the building and Erica did nothing. She later tweeted the above photo of herself along with her cronies, which read:

“E Money feeds the hungry! Your breakfast is waiting @angelayee !#SponseredByCiroc F**k Belvey Lmfao”

Angela wasted no time striking back via her Twitter page.

“It’s 6:04am do you know where your son is?”

The high school-type bickering ensued as to be expected. Many believe that the indifference between Erica and Angela goes a bit deeper  than what meets the eye, as Erica is rumored to have had an affair with Angela’s married co-host DJ Envy in the past.

It seems that Angela wasn’t the only person whom Ms. Mena felt the need to confront. She also hurled insults towards Chaundrea Nicolle, the alleged mother of Rich Dollaz’s pre-teen daughter. If you recall, Chaundrea came out some time ago and exposed Rich for allegedly not taking care of their daughter.

“@Chaundrea LOL Chaundrea’s truck looking broke down in court today! Fake LV bag and nappy a** lmfao pic!”

Tacky.

What do you make of Erica’s off-the-wall behavior?

Jazmine Denise is a news writer for Madame Noire. Follow her on Twitter @jazminedenise.

Surprise, surprise: Nicki Minaj is upset about someone not “supporting” her movement.

She was a guest on New York City’s Power 105 FM’s Breakfast Club morning show earlier this week and when the hosts didn’t seem completely prepared (or maybe they just didn’t care), Onika gave each of them their own personal tongue lashing. The moments were definitely a bit cringe-worthy and though you’d hope she was just playing around with them, Nicki no longer seems like the “fun” type of woman.

Fussing at DJ Envy for not having the right music:

“Why don’t you have the songs cued up though? I wanna hear ‘High School,’ I wanna hear ‘Hell Yeah,’ I wanna hear ‘I’m Legit,’ I wanna hear ‘Up in Flames.’ Y’all don’t even know these songs. You guys clearly don’t support me, neither does Clue, but that’s neither here nor there. Those are the songs that I would like y’all to play. I don’t understand why I’m coming to radio and y’all don’t even have my songs ready.[...]That’s the main focus of the kid coming to the radio. *banging her fists on the table* When the kid comes to the radio, the kid comes to hear her songs on the radio!…Ya’ll package ride stuff that got a big name on it. It’s other great records on there so let’s go.”

“How are y’all on radio, especially if you know an artist is about to come up to your show and you know, she just put out a video…what would make you not watch it?…I love you Angela because you and I have always had the best interviews. I don’t know what’s happening now that you are with these boys, but when you and I used to do interviews on your other show (Lip Service), you knew everything. Y’all either want to discuss something personal, or not discuss anything that I’m here to talk about. How do you not watch a video of an artist that’s coming on your show? Of the single?[...]It’s fake and y’all not prepared. If you’re gonna support me then you’re gonna watch stuff and prepare yourself and ask me relevant questions to what I’m promoting right now.”