Beyonce, BET Hip Hop Awards, & Grown Folks

Oct 12, 2011 5 Comments by

So last night, while watching the GOP debate on Boomberg TV, I get a call from one of my closest friends. He called me smack dab in the middle of the debate, to ask me if I’m watching the BET Hip Hop awards. I literally looked at my phone as we all do when we hear something ridiculous. And I tell him no, while I’m thinking, son, umm, you’re older than me! The fuck are you doing watching the BET Hip Hop Awards? Grown-ass men older than 40-years-old should not be watching something like the damn BET Hip Hop Awards ever! That is unless your kid is up for an award, or you’re a record company executive. Other than that, you have no business watching that foolishness.

But then I wake up today and I hear grown women debating whether Beyonce is really pregnant, and I’m like, really? Seriously people, what exactly does Beyonce stand to gain by lying about being pregnant? More importantly, what do you have to lose if she was in fact lying about her pregnancy? Were you invited to the baby shower, and are you now worrying about showing up with that expensive gift your broke-ass obviously can’t afford? Listen, the only person who should be worrying about whether she’s llying about being pregnant, is the dude worrying about getting a second job at MJcDonalds just to make child support payments. I’m not sure if her husband Jay-Z is too worried or in a financial pinch, so who are you to question it. I swear, some of y’all need to get some business.

Look, just be happy that the woman is even able to get pregnant. Hell, take it a step further and throw a celebratory party for Jay-Z’s lazy sperm making it. Do something positive if you feel like it. However, stay away from all the conspiracy talk, please? Seriously, getting sucked in to the “fake pregnancy” debate really makes you look silly. I mean, like, who cares? I know I don’t.

 

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RiPPa is the creator & editor-in-chief The Intersection of Madness & Reality. A finalist in the 2009 Black Weblog Awards, he is also a regular contributor to theFreshXpress.com, voiceofthemigrant.com, and can be found just about anywhere on the internet being a shit-starter or provocateur extraordinaire. Born in Trinidad & Tobago, and having spent over half of his life in the United States, RiPPa’s life hasn’t been, how Langston Hughes wrote “a crystal stair”, but that stairway has enriched him with life experiences that has shaped his point of view on various subjects. Whether he’s writing about the injustices African-Americans face, politics, and the reverent or irreverent, under the pseudonym "RiPPa" he uses his sense of humor and sarcasm to convey his opinion; and whether others agree with him - being the habitual line-stepper - just isn’t his concern.As a strong defender of all things ghetto, & an avid lover of fried chicken & watermelon. he fights for truth, justice, & the Negro way way, but he doesn't wear a cape.
  • http://www.depravedmindset.com jujube

    Hey now, I did not watch the BET awards, but honestly, I believe that debating the pregnancy status of Beyonce is as least as productive as listening to a bunch of liars, um I mean politicians, standing on a podium and claiming they care about the Amurrican public.

  • http://www.curvygurlchronicles.com Melzie

    Hey Rip! I didn’t have a chance to thank you for tweeting the debate highlights, but I appreciated being able to see something other than the dang awards tweets.

  • http://rippdemup.com/ RiPPa

    I had a blast tweeting that debate last night. Glad you enjoyed it!

  • http://rippdemup.com/ RiPPa

    I guess I’m just a glutton for punishment. LOL

  • daMonstah

    **Hand WAAAAAAAY up**
    Uhhh…that would be TWO of us mayne.

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