On the wings of Flav

I've never been a fan of Reality TV shows. I watched maybe half of Season 2 of Survivor, and lost interest towards the end.
But I am hooked on Flavor of Love. Why? Maybe it has one element that the other shows lack, and it's not the bounty of struggling and desperate female talent. It's star power. Flavor Flav is a star that has only been waiting to be realized for years.
I was a big Public Enemy fan back in the days. I rung in 1990 New Years at a PE show. I can recite Welcome to The Terrordome at will. But after listening to the entire Nation of Millions album the other day, I find Chuck D sort of didactic.
Flavor has a voice, a presence, an energy, a vocabulary. Cold Lampin nearly had me choked up it was so fucking dope!

But back to the show, I missed the first episode, so I have only caught the last three, and I have some petty views to express.
It is most compelling that Flav is seeking "real-ness" in these girls. That meaning honesty and open-ness. Who knows what kind of rationalization Toastee had in mind thinking what she might have done in the past could be considered non-porn. Her explanation was a bogus smokescreen. Even if it's solo toy show, it's porn, especially if it's video. The breakfast with Nibblz appeared to be mildly "interesting", but it was most apt that Nibblz admitted to doing nude modeling and having a stripper pole in her apartment. Flav likes it honest and real!

The preview of the next episode is a glaring example of things to come. Up to now, Flav has been searching for chemistry and ethical strength in a select group of girls. Many have not asserted themselves glaringly enough or are too quiet to get involved in these bitchy frays. The next step by inviting the rap groups as guests for a pool party will be to establish their hip hop credibility. Flavor wants a hip hop queen, worthy of the admiration and respect of his peers. She must be fun and FLY, but not overtly skanky, i.e. HO, Skeezer. etc.

Krazy gets into hot water by "fronting" before the guests. Krazy, for all her beauty and grace, is possessive and prudish. She feels above the other girls and has not gauged the competitive atmosphere as an equal struggle for Flav's attention. This is where Deelishis is stronger in this department. She has Flav's attention and affection, but is playing it just cool enough not to get carried away.

Next week, look for Deelishis, Bootz and Buckeee to make a good impression on the hip hop impresarios. Krazy is exposed as a diva wannabee and loses it back at the house. How long will Buckwild be tolerated given her cartoonish antics? Like Dat will snap from the pressure of simply being ignored. Beautiful will hang around in the background on a chaise looking beautiful. Will anyone notice her?