Comments on: Hip-Hop Girlfriends: Overnight Celebrity Or Just Arm Candy?

By: Boston Divorce Lawyer

Boston Divorce Lawyer — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:33:13 +0000

Isn’t this true in other cases too? You sometimes have the athlete’s wife, or the politician’s wife? Its not the rapper’s wife is so unique, its probably the caliber of women rapper’s are attracted to. Rappers like models. Models like media attention. Its a perfect career fit. Then you have people like LL cool J’s wife who although most people don’t know what it is she does was probably not seen as a rapper’s girlfriend before she was married. Its all about what the girl is trying to do. For many of these girls its just another career opportunity.

By: belinda ward

belinda ward — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:44:43 +0000

hell every one wants to be famous be it can make you like kim kardashing or break you like a video vixie

By: belinda ward

belinda ward — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:42:53 +0000

hell everybody wants to be famous and if being seen with the artist is going to get you ther so be just dont think its worth cause as sure they can make they can also break

By: Keith

Keith — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:51:38 +0000

Cool blog. It’s a breath of fresh air to find something informative on the web for a change. Keep up the great writing! I sure wish I could afford a ride like that! one day…

By: How to Get Six Pack Fast

How to Get Six Pack Fast — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:30:36 +0000

The topic is quite trendy on the Internet right now. What do you pay the most attention to when choosing what to write ?

By: Deacon Priest

Deacon Priest — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:38:27 +0000

Ms. Kim can you be my arm candy? LOL! Just kiding i don’t want to get injured by no ones boyfriends a guy can have his fantasies right? Anyway i do think think any star status helps and that goes both ways it doesn’t hurt to have a beautiful person with you no matter what you call beautiful and famous for whatever there career field is.

By: temps

temps — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:15:53 +0000

You are what you record says you are: So much for the independent women movement-I dont know if women are not feeling being “reduced” in hip hop but the reality is EVERY club in the USA this weekend will have a majority of women tryna become one of these rappers (or a black man of similar stature and fame) girlfreind. Thing is they wont date a brother in the same boat they in-not “on” and/ or coming up in their chosen profession-yet then I gotta hear how “independent” she is…kiss my ass-my moms brought 4 cars with no man in NYC since 68- includig co-signning her daugthers car and she is married!!!!

Until women change-thats right WOMEN-men arent gonna stop this kinda of thing-I be damned if I am Kanye and “I’d do better” no-I am gonna date all these self sabotaging chicks who once they get clipped they are as dead as George Washington, despite all of the new power women have today…aint a damn thing change

BTW…still waiting for Gloria Velez “album”

By: Uncovergirl

Uncovergirl — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:22:16 +0000

Good post, I think the question comes down to longevity and what these girls really have to offer. Photo shoots and publicity is cool, but not if no one will ever know you beyond being “so and so’s girlfriend”. Lots of people (male and female) get a little leadway in because of who they know, so it’s not uncommon, but after the party or relationship is over what’s left and will the media even care about them.

Amber Rose is pretty but no one knew who she was until she appeared on Kanye’s arm. The question is do they have staying power or talent? For every pretty face or banging body, there’s a million others girls, so if they have nothing special to offer and don’t make the right moves to be more than just a rapper or artist’s girl, yeah their time will certainly fizzle out.

By: Jay Boogie

Jay Boogie — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:32:06 +0000

Rapper gf = social mobility; not a new phenomenon. If a rapstar rolls into a club, $ eyes lightup w @ least 30% of the regular female patrons, who then proceed to “lock & load”. Have seen it more times than I care to remember. Those women, five years later, are still reaching for the same caviar dreams. Sad, really.

By: bonafidelatina

bonafidelatina — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:58:52 +0000

Good one Kim…hmm well in my opinion…it’s easy for us to say that most of these women are just that…arm candy…I mean if its a lady that we kinda know (based on what we read see or hear) was there before the ‘celebrity’ happened to the guy its easier to say that she is not really arm candy but may be the real deal…but there is always a very fine line…
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