Adhering to last week’s sudden marriage ceremony ceremony proposal on VH1′s “Love & Hip Hop 2,” rapper Jim Jones had one more great surprise in store for his fiancé Chrissy Lampkin. After watching the lead up to him popping the question, plus Chrissy’s tearful acceptance, we learn–along with Chrissy–that a whole room full of her friends and family were brought down to Miami to celebrate their second and most official engagement to date. “It’s like the princess kissing the frog,” Jim explained. “I’ve got my own fairy tale going on.” And, this time, even his cantankerous Mama Jones seems like she won’t stand in the way of happily ever after.
“He put his ego aside, he put his persona aside, and he put our enjoy first,” Chrissy said. “And I will forever appreciate him for that.”
Meanwhile, Kimbella Vanderhee seemed a step closer to dealing with her troubled childhood by telling her mother that she really could’ve used guidance when it came to dealing with relationships. Later, when she met with Erica Mena (see: bloody catfight in episode six) at the request of Yandy Smith, Kimbella seemed calmer and ready to apologize and move on, though there’s little chance these two will ever be best friends.
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Here’s an unlikely duo for rap beef: Common and Drake. A guy once known for wearing crocheted pants versus America’s most successful emo-rapper. And yet, somehow against the odds, Common has pinned Drake in his cross-hairs as a fortuitous enemy to hip-hop at-large, taking shots at the Canadian rapper for his rapping style. Unfortunately for Common, this rap battle has him looking more like the fool than the victor.
According to Common, Drake is making hip-hop “soft”. He raps on the song “Sweet” from his recently released album The Dreamer, The Believer that hip-hop has lost its heart and that he’s annoyed by one particular singing rapper who’s promoting an edgier lifestyle than he’s actually lived.
Many say these shots were aimed at Drake, known for popularizing both rapping and singing on a track.
Drake fired back at Common’s insults with a somewhat vague defense via a verse on Rick Ross’ new single “Stay Schemin.” By diss record standards it was fairly harmless; more of a precarious comeback than an all-out attack. He defended his wealthy lifestyle, while reassuring that he has street credibility.
Undaunted by his opponent’s lackluster retort, Common has forged ahead with his own remix of “Stay Schemin,” rapping again that Drake is “sweet,” lacks a unique rapping style, and is simply the rapper of the moment. As hip-hop beefs go, this is shaping up to be a very boring peacocking of two poorly matched adversaries.