So Erica’s only got this one move, huh?
Before we get into Erica though, let’s start at the very beginning.
Hurricane Chrissy has blown over, and like Hurricane Irene, those of us on the East Coast were fortunate that she didn’t do as much damage as she probably could have. Yandy, after making her backdoor exit out of the club, didn’t get a chance to see any of the other girls after her fight with Chrissy, so she’s meeting up with Olivia and Emily in the city to figure out what went down.
Emily‘s loyalty lies fully with Chrissy, and she sees the negative, instigating forces that Chrissy does within Yandy. Like Chrissy, she doesn’t ike that Yandy’s all about the checks, and she takes offense to Yandy’s comment that she bought a table at the club and insinuated that Chrissy didn’t have that kind of money. With Yandy, Emily says, “When the money’s gone, it’s just BS left.” Olivia see things a little differently and is trying to give both sides a fair shake. She tells Yandy “I already told Chrissy you aren’t the problem, she has the problem with you.”
Yandy asks Emily for help reaching out to Chrissy and wants her to broker a peace agreement, and Emily’s response is a simple “Ask Olivia. She’s both of y’all’s friend.” Because she’s learned her lesson and is NOT getting involved. It’s refreshing when someone on reality TV has learned their lesson, isn’t it?
Yandy may not have Emily on her side, but she goes to visit her mentor, Mona Scott Young (hey, it’s coincidental that Mona Scott Young is also a television producer who works on a show called Love And Hip Hop!) I kid, but Mona is easily the loudest, clearest voice of reason this show has seen since ole Uncle Ralph visited Jim to tell him about relationships. Among folks in the industry who know Jim and Yandy, rumors have been flying over how Yandy quit her job, and she clears some of them up. At one point in her resignation email, she mentions Jim’s money funding Chrissy’s bag and shoe habit, among other things, and Yandy admits that yeah, she may have crossed the line when she took a couple of digs like that because she was emotional. “That emotional s— has no business in your business,” Mona tells Yandy.
Erica, on the other hand, hasn’t learned any lessons in her brief time on the show, and she just keeps on digging in at Kimbella. During an interview with Vibe, she’s asked about the fight she had with Kim, and tells us that Kim’s been talking some smack.
“One thing you don’t do with me,” Erica warns, “is pick a battle, ’cause I will always win.” The interviewer, Stareene Rhett, asks what Erica said to Kim to set her off and Erica tells her “I think I mentioned that she was a joke and even her man laughs at her, probably with the next bitch.” She basically laughs this off, as if to say “Can you believe she got so bent out of shape over that??” In the same breath, Erica accuses Kimbella of sleeping around and says “I wouldn’t even call what she does ‘modeling.’”
“You don’t think you guys have a littttle something in common?” Stareene asks her, which is hilarious because it’s clear she’s thinking what we’re all thinking “Don’t you both define the term ‘modeling’ loosely?”
Over at Olivia’s career. Rich explains that she’s got a deal worth somewhere around $1.5 million and “If Liv takes this deal, we could be on our way. If she doesn’t take this deal, it could be the end of her.” But Olivia isn’t sure she wants to “sign her life way” for another deal where she loses creative control of her music, so she tells Rich she’s got to sleep on it before she makes a decision.
Rich isn’t thrilled by that. But you know what? He’s not the first person she’s going to disappoint tonight! Because she’s got a lunch date with Emily and Chrissy and Emily becomes uncharacteristically feisty and informative, telling Chrissy that Olivia told Yandy to stop being the bigger person in their argument, and just walk away instead of persistently apologizing.
Olivia feels caught in the middle because she’s friends with both women, but Chrissy tells her “You know what happens to people who play the middle?…I don’t need no weak people around me and I don’t need no sucker-ass people around me.” “Well I ain’t neither of those,” Olivia promises her.
Kimbella is still focused on her home life and making things right with her family, so she meets with her brother Kenneth to talk about the talk she had with their mother last week. That’s a lot of talk.
Kim explains that she told their mom that she didn’t want to end up like her (yes, we already witnessed it, but still, ouch), and then she says that she worries because it’s not like she and Juelz don’t have their scrapes every so often. She wishes she had a husband at home, but she’s not ready for that with him and she wants to continue to get to know him. At what point are you like, sure, I’ll have your kid and also live with you and also throw glasses at people who doubt our relationship…buuuut I am not ready to commit? I guess I’m just old-fashioned.
Yandy and Olivia meet to..do what now? Oh, right, talk about Chrissy some more. Olivia is still trying to play nice with both of them, but she calls Yandy out for “throwing darts” and instigating some of their problems. Yandy makes matters worse when Olivia calls Chrissy Jim’s wife, and Yandy responds “First of all, she’s his girl. They were engaged when she proposed, and now they’re installed, because he gave her an installment plan.” Chrissy is not going to like that. Chrissy is also not going to like Yandy’s comparison of her to Hitler. OY.
“It is so not messy between me and Nancy,” Yandy says as she and Jim’s mom get questionable massage treatments together at the spa. Their relationship is so much more comfortable than getting beaten with reeds.
When the beatings finally subside, Yandy confides in Mama Jones that she doesn’t want to lose her, even if she’s stopped working with Jim. She depends on Nancy for advice and being her second mom. It’s nice, but will it create a problem for Jim and Chrissy? I mean, who really knows, but probably yes.
This episode marks the LONG-AWAITED RETURN of Somaya Reece, finally! Somaya meets up with Kimbella at the fancy, expensive chocolate shop (is this the only kind of establishment this cast is allowed to film in now? One that’s too classy for them to throw hands/glasses in?) and Somaya wonders why Kimbella and Erica are blowing up her Google Alerts. What do we think Somaya’s Google Alerts are set for? “Love And Hip Hop” or “Insane Video Girl Fights”? Kim tells Somaya that Erica has continued to talk smack about her and that means the next time they see one another, it’s on. Again.
Emily is hanging out with Fab’s former assistant, Winter, and Winter is a straight-shooter who asks why Emily moved out and moved on from Fab.
Emily acts coy when Winter tells her she’s playing games with him and Winter says outright “You did all of this to get a reaction.” That’s not untrue. “I do know that I need a change. And I got it,” Emily tells her. “I needed him to realize what he’s done over the years and how it affected me…I want to be number one and the only one.”
Winter is pushing her hard though to go back to Fab, who is apparently begging Emily to come back to him. Winter thinks that to move on from a nine-year relationship would be a waste and tells Emily “I say ride it out.” Emily wants to so much, but you can tell she’s learned from past mistakes and isn’t quite sure what to do.
And finally, it all comes back to Erica and Kimbella. It’s Erica’s birthday and she and her girls, ahem, just want to have fun. So we get several shots of Erica doing her one move:
This girl has been in like three episodes and we’ve seen her pull this boob move in like, every single one. Keep it up and I can probably turn it into a calendar. Unless she already has one?
So Erica is having a grand ole time at her party, dancing, drinking straight Grey Goose, showing off her goods, when Kimbella shows up. As much as I know this is going to turn into a disaster, I have to appreciate that Kimbella has the balls to ruin Erica’s birthday just to address this issue.
Kimbella asks why Erica apologized to her and then went around and did a scathing interview full of lies, and Erica creates a beautiful semantic black hole, telling Kimbella she was only ever sorry “for the fact that you thought I judged you.” Not for saying all those judgey things.
“You’re a crack bitch and I’m not,” Kim tells her, and Erica takes a swing. A bunch of guests (including Somaya) intervene to keep them apart, but Kimbella didn’t come to fight, she clearly just wanted to ruffle feathers.
Erica continues to not make friends when she remarks about Somaya remarking that “It’s so funny because she brought a Sumo wrestler to back her up and yet the Sumo wrestler was the first one walking out the door.” Ew. Look, I know not everyone who watches this show is on Team Somaya, but that was just an unwarranted, ridiculous dig for no reason. Just because she didn’t want to pummel you, you have to insult her? Erica has stripped me of all objectivity, I can’t handle her anymore! (So since I’m not being objective, I’ll admit that I’m totally on Team Somaya and I’m glad she’s back this week!)
“It’s not over, you know that, right?” Kim asks Somaya. Yeah, we know.
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13 responses to to Love And Hip Hop – Episode 9 – Do You Know What Happens To People Who Play The Middle?
Yandy needs to stop mixing business with her clients personal life… Business is Business at the end of the day and if your really about your money, you do not mess up your money because your working with feelings. I really think by Yandy’s action she wants jim for herself because she is to involved with his personal Life ensteed of business. Styop working with feelings and be more Professional.
Yandy might have overstepped her boundaries but Jim should have never invited her in. Chrissy needs to grow up and stop trying to solve issues with her fists. It’s sad because she is beautiful, smart and I would like to see a different side of her. This is my first season watching this and either she is getting in Jim’s ass about something or yelling at her so called girls.
Bro Kimbela Da bADDEST bLEARLY
I love the show…. I want to comment on everyone. I love Chrissy and congrats on ur future wit Jim. Emily, I love you as well and Applaud u on your decisions that u made this season. For example, not getting too involved with the chrissy and yandy situation in a respectful way but still saying your input as a witness who want to stand her ground and loyalty as atrue friend. Also, your decisions with Fab was magnificent. You are a strong woman, keep up the good work. Winter, my first impression of you is not good. I’m not saying that I don’t like you but the advice you gave Emily was wrong. You basically saying everything she have did transitioned into was not beneficial, which is was because now look how Fab is reacting to her decision. Emily you made a wonderful decision. However, take your take when it comes to Fab. I know you wasn’t going to be able to shut him out of your life because you two have history but take your time with him. Make him work for every minute u give him.
Kimbella, at first I didn’t like you because the impression you gave me of yourself from the first couple of episodes but I grown to like you. Erica, as much of a whore u call Kimbella your always talking about your “girls” and this and that. The impression you give of yourself label you as the whore. Yandy, I don’t know how to feel about you. Long story short, “you are mixing business with a personal relationship that you have with Jim”. However, you feel about Chrissy is personal. At the end of the day you still have to respect her. There shouldn’t be anything going to Jim referring to her at all. Unless you plan on throwing her a surprise party. Also, the smart “wifey” remarks that your always saying, “STOP HATING”. By the way, I love your MENTOR, she kept it real. However, sometimes when Chrissy talk to you her wordings is offensive like your a child but that’s it. Somaya, you are soo different with your crazy self but I really like you. Keep reaching for your dreams because you will achieve them soon. Olivia, you are okay as a person. Stop giving Rich a hard time he put in too much time with you as it is. Give him the appreciation that he deserves because you owe it to him. Also, I think Chrissy should question your loyalty because I would. YOU ARE THE MIDDLE MAN honestly. Nancy, I love your crazy self as well and I can see the person you have matured into for your son.
OMG Yandy you are as wrong as two left feet! As soon as you understand that you cant mix business with personal the better off you will be. You should have stayed in your lane when it comes to Chrissy and her relationship with Jim or anyone else. Friendships are almost always ruined by people crossing those lines.
whr do i start? YANDY…i can undastand u let yo emotions cloud ur judgement but u CANNOT do dat. dis shuld b all bizness fa u. make yo money && keep it movin. idk wat waz n yo text ta jim jones but if it had anythng ta do wit his relationship wit chrissy u crossed da line. ur mentor waz rite. but i cee u yandy…i dnt thnk ur ta blame fa evrythng goin on, but u gotta take responsibility fa da part u did play. culd it b dat ur jealous of jim & chrissy’s relationship? CHRISSY…u a bully. srry huney, but das reality. i can undastand u dnt lyk bein or feeln disrespected but u cnt go around pickn fights jus cuz of yo emotions. nobody on dis show no how ta control dey emotions! OLIVIA…u jus stop bein stubborn and tryta get yo record deal. stop playn middle man cuz dem girls gon drive u crazy && u got enuff goin on wit yo music stuff. FOCUS! SOMAYA…whr u been? EMILY…u hush. u always gotta opinion but wen u bein dogged by fab u sit back && cry. u shuldnt hav nuthn ta say cuz u wanna jump n & defend chrissy wen she obviously can fight her own battles but whr were u wen kimbella waz sleepn wit yo man? chrissy & yandy’s situation didnt hav nuthn ta do wit u so sit back & chill. yaw all always n sumbody else bizness wen nuna yaw got room to place judgement. wrry about wus goin on n yo own life……..hope mah truth didnt offend any1 :)
I love the show. Congrats to Jim and Chrissy. I really love how Jim stepped up and handled the situation. I’m waiting on the wedding. Yandy has issues. I know she wants to get paid just like any manager would, but she does not have to broadcast it everytime she opens her mouth. Yandy does not handle herself professionally. She does not know how to separate business from personal and I definitely would not want her to represent me as a manager. I do agree with the comment made by Monica Young in season 9 speaking with Yandy. Jim is doing the right thing and not getting involved. The comments that Yandi makes towards Christy ring is an installment is tacky and other comments that she makes. Olivia has a beautiful voice and I hope things working out for her but she does not need to get in between Christy and Yandy. Olivia I don’t know what your situation with Somaya, but if she is woman enough to try to make peace, then you consider the options. Emily hold your head up. You made some valid comments of being first and the only one. Don’t let know one talk you into going back to Fab if he does not have his shit together because the results will be more painful. Kimbella, love yourself and stop looking for reason why your life is a mess. I don’t how Jerell feels about you but if it not working then move forward. One thing I can say about Christy, Jim Jones put a ring on her finger and the speech me made was beautiful.( Kuddos to Jim) You and Yandy needs to stop hating. If yall don’t like Christy then respect reach other space or keep your distance. Hating is not cute. Somaya, I haven’t seen much of you lately but good luck with trying to get your record deal and don’t get up with drama between Kimbella and Erica. That was tacky how Kimbella threw the glass that broke and cut Erica after an argument. If I was Erica, when I see her she would get a rewind of the beaten down that Christy gave her.
Yandy Smith is legit all day everyday. crissy is very childish she acts like she wants yandy to get on her knees and beg for forgiveness. Oliva remember you stand fornothing you will fall for anything, and you should speak up to crissy hell if she wrong she wrong point blank period. Crissy you only have one bitch in your corner which is emily, and we all know she does not have a mind of her own, so she plays a good dummy for you. Crissy you are the type of person that tries to intimidate others in order to get through the day, I do not find that cute or fair at all. And emily oh, emily you can’t even take a stand with your man and you had so much to say on oliva vs crissy situation…….. Thats bullshit get ya life together first before you try to put livia under the bus for crissy you seem like a dog that takes a bone to their master, crissy got you whipped like nastasia had judie on bad girls. YANDY AS YOU CAN SEE U ARE WHATS HAPPENING KEEP GETTING PAPER, KIMBELLA YOU MY GIRL TOO FORGET WHAT ERICA TALKING BOUT OBVIOUSLY SHE JEALOUS OF YOU….
EVERYBODY GOT SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT YANDY, i FEEL JIM DID INVITE HER INTO HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH CRISSY HELL THEY BOTH CONFIDED IN HER. BUT TRUTH BE TOLD CRISSY IS A BULLY NO LIE OR DOUBT ABOUT IT. THERE ARE MORE THAN ONE WAYS TO SKIM A CAT YANDY! EMILY NEEDS TO GO AND FIX HER AND FAB BEFORE SHE TRIES TO CONFRONT OLIVIA ON HER FEELINGS OVER THE DRAMA WITH CRISSY AND YANDY! ERICA NEED REHAB, AND KIMBELLA KEEP STRONG, CUZ THAT SO CALLED FIGHT YOU AND CRISSY HAD WAS A PUSSY MOVE SHE WAITED UNTIL YOU WERE CAUGHT OFF GAURD TO ATTACH, JUST LIKE IN THE CLUB YANDY AND HER WAS FACE TO FACE AND SHE DID NOTHING UNTIL PEOPLE GOT IN THEMIDDLE, I SEE YOU CRISSY YOU AREN’T AS BAD AS YOU TRYNNA MAKE YOURSELF SEEM PLAYA!
SOMEONE LOOKS LIKE OPRAH!
I love this show a lot. I have a word for everybody on the show. 1 Chrissy- you come off as a real and strong woman. At times i feel like you over react to things because of the fact that you don’t trust alot of the girls. It was hard for you when you had to let Jim know whats the deal between ya’ll two. Overall im glad ya’ll are engaged and you’re finally happy besides the beef with you and yandy. 2 Emily- I really like you. You are free spirited and you keeps it real also. The whole kimbella sleeping with Fab made you a little mad and you questioned ya’lls relationship. I think you handled the whole situation well but kimbella told you at the wrong time and place. Im glad that you”re sticking up for Chrissy and her fight with Yandy. Atleast that shows that you care for Chrissy and you told Yandy how you felt and that yandy herself was wrong. Just keep your head up. 3 Teirra Mari- Idk know to much about you all i know is is that you are cool with Emily. Throughout the show, I felt like you were like rying to understand all of the girls but your main focus was on Emily and Fab. You stated your opinions at times but you also kept it real. 4 Yandy- where do i start. With you its like a pattern. First you brought Kimbella into the group and thats when the drama just popped off. Second you brought Erica Mena into the group drama popped off. I relized that you told Erica you wasn’t her friend like you brought her in the circle like who does that. I feel that the whole you and chrissy thing just went way tooooooo far, The club scene was the one that topped it off. You were wrong for saying something to chrissy about her ring and whatever jim buys her its none of your business at all your his manager WELL NOT ANYMORE!!! I think you should’ve just kept your mouth closed and left them two alone. 5 Kimbella- when you first came into the group i didn’t like you. I’ll admitt that you hit below the belt by telling emily you slept with fab at the wrong time and then you felt that emily should get over like she said you’re on of many idk you but its the way you acted on the show, I know your a model and so is erica mena. Like she was out of line from even trying to get on your level. You didn’t do nothing to her like where did she come from oh i forgot YANDY brought her in the circle IDK WHY. At the end of the day you have a son and a man and erica may be jealous because of that which is obvious. Then she gone call the police after ya’ll fought like she needs to get a life. 6 Erica- Well, idk why you are on the show, All you talk about is Kimbella im trying to figure out if your jealous of her or if you jealous that’s she’s a model and she’s making the same kind of money you are. It’s a fact that your jealous come on like you came on the show talking about her. Maybe you wanted tv timme!!!
Chrissy, keep ur hands 2 urself. U do not have the right 2 put ur hands on people because u do not like what they say or do. Someone will send u 2 the pen or file papers 2 make u pay. And u will pay! What makes u so smart and qualified 2 handle another womans business. Em is a big girl and she can take care of herself. I am happy u are engaged so u can concentrate on ur own business. Em u love that Fab with all ur heart and no matter what his homegirl says do not let him or anyone else make a doormat out of u while youre waitin for him 2 treat u with the love and respect u deserve. You are beautiful and smart. Ther is a man that will appreciate you for who u are. Stay Strong! Yandy do not try to help ur clients out in their personal lives. No one appreciates a person gettin n theirs without being asked for an opinion. Stay PRO. Somaya, find a day job, or get some help and professional opinions. Olivia , stop being so mean! U are not only pretty and talented, u have a wonderful story 2 tell young women. Kimbella, u are a winner, that girl Erica is a mean, nasty hateful, jealous woman that is totally obsessed with you. Let her talk and stop letting her obsession with you become your problem. I feel sorry for her. Pray for her and continue to be the better woman.
Yandy was wrong. you don’t mix business with pleasure. crissy shouldn’t like yandy. Yandy would talk about crissy with mama j then talk to crissy like she was her friend. she didn’t try to tell mama j to lightin up on crissy but she give crissy a self help book. that was some back stabbing mess. Yandy was acting more like the other woman than jims manager. when things got ugly she ran to his mom. Yandy needs to wake up and find her own man instead of chasing behind somebody’s elses man. (business partners, associates, or whateva) All i kept hearing was check this, check that. If you are so good then go get a check from some where else. at first i didn’t know how i felt about yandy but the more i watched her, the phonier she got. there was always drama with or around her but she never knew what was goin on. yeah right. back stabber to the fullest. Kim and olivia need to wake up on her. Kim got into 2 fights b/c of her. Olivia always end up leaving yandy’s company with a crazy look on her face. i’m not hating on the girl cause i hope the best for her but got to point out what i saw. i would question oliva’s friendship as well. she seems like the friend that would watch up get jumped and say girl i don’t know what happen.