Zoe Saldana is one of the stars of the latest Star Trek installation. “Star Trek: Into The Darkness” hit theaters yesterday and the cult followers have already descended on the film. Zoe has quite a buzz right now following her provocative Allure magazine interview in which she poses nude and openly discusses her possible interest in the same sex.

I celebrate her accomplishments and her boldness…..But can you imagine my surprise when Zoe became snappy with me during this interview. As a matter of fact, I think she was flat out rude at one point, not only to me, but to fans who waited all day to hear her interview. Maintaining class is important to me so I tried to remain professional. However, Zoe should work on her public relations. An interview is exactly that- AN INTERVIEW. If there is a subject you don’t want discussed, then perhaps you shouldn’t make it a headline in magazines on your publicity tour. Good Luck on the new film lady!

Check out the interview and the transcript below:

Egypt: Oh my goodness. Zoe there is so much to talk with you about right now. You know you’re all over the blogs and the magazines. There’s such a buzz.

Zoe: {Laughs} Good because we’re selling a movie. It’s good for the cast and me you know on people’s minds. That way they’re inspired to go watch Star Trek.

Egypt: So the new installation is out. It hit theaters yesterday. Star Trek Into Darkness. Tell us about your role in the film.

Zoe: I play Uhara and it’s a role that I really enjoyed doing and I was very very happy to be able to come back to it.

Egypt: You know for those of you that don’t know Star Trek is…it’s a remake of a classic and I think it’s very difficult sometimes to remake movies especially that have a cult following. When you guys first came back with Star Trek did you experience any backlash at all from the ‘Trekkies?’

Zoe: No this time around you know we just felt much more relaxed and happy because we had already done it the first time and knowing that it had been received so well coming back, it just made us feel more comfortable.

Egypt: I’m excited to see it myself. We’re going to see it over the weekend. But girl we gotta talk. Now Allure magazine, if you haven’t picked up Allure magazine, she’s on the cover, very beautiful, very nude also. What made you decide to show allll your stuff?

Zoe: I’ve always wanted to do something like that. I’m an artist. I don’t believe that the body feeds, I think it’s the mind and that’s the way that I was raised. So I wanted to do something different besides of everything I’ve done before and that never happened before with a magazine where the creative director and the editor approach you and they ask you to collaborate with them in terms of what you want your story to look like. And we were all on the same page. We wanted it to be sort of bare skin and just be honest and very bold.

Egypt: So this was a stripped down Zoe Saldana and so the cover was symbolic of what we were going to get from the article.

Zoe: Yes absolutely. It’s kind of much more similar to who I really am. You know, I’m not always dressed to the nines at home. I’m barely wearing any clothes. I’m Latin so we walk around very free.

Egypt: {Laughs} Alright now Zoe, in the article, you make some extremely bold statements but I think sometimes what happens is you know once the press gets a hold of it and they stretch it all into different contortions and they misinterpret things… there was a statement where you said in the article, that you could see that maybe you would end up with a woman raising your children. What did you mean by that? Did you mean with a nanny or did you mean in a woman on woman relationship?

Zoe: I meant what I meant. Right now my whole life I’ve been attracted to men, but if one day I wake up and I’m attracted to a woman I am going to go in that direction and I’m not going to ask anybody for permission because it is my life, therefore it is my decision only.

Egypt: OWW!!! Zoe have you ever felt like you might have been attracted to a woman before? Has that feeling hit you yet?

Zoe: No, like I said, I’ve been attracted to men up until now but if one day that changes, it’ll change.

Egypt: Hmm… You know what? You are so good with it. You just leave everybody curious, like I’m going to give you a little bit and I’m going to pull it back and that’s all you’re going to get.

Zoe: {Laughs}

Egypt: Zoe, since you seem very comfortable, with some of the controversial questions, because clearly you’re comfortable in your own skin, let me throw one at you that people have debated for years. As a beautiful woman, as a Latina woman, you’ve dated what- everything- black men, white men, Latin men, yes?

Zoe: Yes.

Egypt: Which do you prefer?

Zoe: That is literally the most arbitrary question you can ever ask somebody because I see the soul so if that comes in any package I am not going to have a problem with it. Literally there’s not one preference, there’s not one demographic that makes me weak at the knees. To me, if a man has all the virtues that I’m looking for in a man, it’s green means go for me.

Egypt: She is so good. She’s just like woop, I’m going around that one and handle that. Actually I’d like to touch on the Nina Simone biopic.

Zoe: We already shot it last fall. I cannot wait for the time to come for us to be promoting Nina so that we can go into depth in every conversation that may come in my direction. But right now we’re promoting star Trek and that is the movie that I feel the most excited about right now and because we are on Paramount’s dime and time, {laughs}, I can only talk about Star Trek right now.

Egypt: Well I appreciate and I can respect that and I understand that they want to promote that movie but we’re also on the radio in Atlanta and you’ve got a lot of fans here who want to know all about you- every aspect- so I’m sure Paramount can understand that we’re asking questions that the fans want to know. So getting back to Star Trek then, what do you want folks to know about the movie?

Zoe: It’s literally, it’s why we go to the movies. This movie represents the reason why we go to the movies. To buy our popcorn and sit down and be taken for a ride from the beginning to the end.

Egypt: Well I’m exited to see it. Guys, it’s in theaters…Zoe Saldana… make sure you check it out. Continue to be you. Obviously comfortable in your own skin. Beautiful and extremely talented. We love you girls.

Zoe: Thank you so much!!!

Yesterday on my show, Nicci Gilbert, Maxee Maxwell and Teisha Brown came together for their first interview as a group in over 15 years.

They look good!

And best of all, there seems to be true friendship and genuine love between them. They wanted to make it clear that they did NOT break up on bad terms. In fact, they have stayed in touch over the years.

Nicci just wanted to do “other things” for a while. She says she was turned off by the “business” aspect of the music industry.

They announced that they will officially be going on tour this summer along with some of the other artists on “R&B Divas!” Wow, what a tour that will be: Imagine Faith Evans, Kelly Price, Chante Moore, Keke Wyatt and Brownstone!

I’ve always been a fan, and it does my heart good to see their careers come full circle.

*Singing as I type: I HEARRRRD IT THRU THE GRAPEVYYYYYYYNE…..

Pop the hood for more…

 

Egypt: In the building with us, Brownstone!!!!

Brownstone: What’s going down??

Egypt: Ladies has it been 15 years?

Brownstone: It has been 15 years since we’ve done a record, yes absolutely.

Egypt: Tell them who’s in the studio right now.

Nicci Gilbert: Nicci Gilbert Daniels, holler at your girl.

Maxee Maxwell: Maxee.

Teisha Brown: What’s going on? It’s your girl Teisha Jaretta Brown, ya dig?

Egypt: This is history right here. Is this going to be your first interview as a group in all of these years?

Brownstone: Yes. Oh my gosh, yes.

Egypt: Okay, so get comfortable. Tell a friend to tell a friend to turn this on right now. Brownstone reuniting in the studio.

Egypt: It is the People’s Station, V103. Yes you heard correctly, Brownstone has reunited. They’re back together again. For the first time in over 15 years Nicci?

Nicci Gilbert: Yes, we have not had a studio album in seventeen years. Our first album was nineteen years ago.

Egypt: So this is your first interview since when?

Nicci Gilbert: We have not had a radio interview in seventeen years.

Egypt: Okay so we have Nicci Gilbert, we have Maxee Maxwell and we have Teisha Brown. Now Teisha, I forgot for a second. You weren’t the original third member?

Teisha Brown: No.

Egypt: You joined when?

Teisha Brown: 2007. They say 2008 but I got the call in 2007.

Egypt: Mimi was one of the original members. What happened to Mimi?

Maxee Maxwell: Mimi now she’s a mom. She has what three kids? Two kids. I think she’s teaching as well isn’t she? She’s a teacher. She’s quite happy.

Egypt: She didn’t want to come back to singing?

Maxee Maxwell: No she just wanted to be a mom.

Egypt: She ain’t buying into the music industry anymore huh?

{Laughter}

Egypt: So what’s different for you now? How did this happen?

Nicci Gilbert: I mean it happened with me kind of getting out of my own way because Maxee has wanted to do it forever and Teisha has been you know, grinding. And we would get little opportunities like the Negro League stuff so we would do our little spot moments, but I just kind of, you know Egypt, I was in my way. You know sister girl.

Egypt: Yeah, Nicci didn’t want to sing anymore for whatever the crazy reason was. Cause girl is gifted. What’d you do Maxee call and say, if you don’t come back so we can make these checks…

Maxee: I really really really wanted her to do it but you know what, I just wanted her to do it when she’s ready. So I said I’ll be patient. I’ll do what I’m doing and I’ll just wait and God willing, she’ll come back around, and she did. She’s very talented and she likes to do a lot of things, so she wanted to try other avenues.

Teisha Brown: We always say Nicci has like ten baskets and she’s got her hand in each one of them. So it was like she kind of put the music basket on the shelf for a minute.

Egypt: So it was all your fault Nicci?

Nicci Gilbert: You know I will take responsibility for that. I was just in some kind of a way, like I wanted to produce tv and theater, and I just wanted to creatively exercise some other muscles. But I like having them here. Having them here and being around women that …I would not be here if…if this one right here from this South American place and Mimi and Teisha of course, you know didn’t bless me with the opportunity to be able to sing with them, I would not be in this industry as successful as I am. And of course Michael. (Jackson)

Egypt: So you thought, we’re doing “R&B Diva’s,” you got a second chance, you wanted to bring the girls into it and share it with them.

Nicci Gilbert: Absolutely! They deserve it just as much as the next person. No offense, I think the other ladies are very deserving, but Brownstone definitely deserves this opportunity so here we are.

Teisha Brown: We love her so much. Straight up love her.

Egypt: I forgot that ya’ll were the first group to sign for Michael Jackson’s label and you tell a funny story about that so they’re going to tell us on the radio when we come back. Brownstone reuniting live on V103 and you know I will not let you leave without hearing how you sound together now. You might have to sing a little something.

Egypt: Hey it’s Egypt. Brownstone’s been in here hanging out with me and I did say Brownstone. Because the group is completely back together again and you have a big announcement. Let’s make sure their microphones are straight over there.

Brownstone: My mic sounds nice check one. My mic sounds nice check two.

Nicci Gilbert: I love Egypt. You are my sister in this industry and I love being able to share these kinds of great announcements with you but looks like Brownstone, in addition to recording our first studio album in seventeen years, will be hitting the road this summer and going on tour and not just any tour…we will be going on the road with one of the best promoters in the world- he’s worked with Tyler Perry and a bunch of other people. We’re in the final stages of everything, but there will also maybe be a couple of other diva’s on the road with us. So we’re working through the details of all of that so we’re looking at June through August. Ya’ll going to be able to catch us.

Egypt: That’s what’s up.

Nicci Gilbert: Atlanta will absolutely be able to catch us.

Egypt: Maxee how does this feel?

Maxee Maxwell: Great!!!

Egypt: You know I don’t think I ever realized that you had an accent. Where are you from?

Maxee Maxwell: I’m from Guyana.

Egypt: Really?!??

Maxee Maxwell: Yeah. Guyana’s South America.

Egypt: Teisha where are you from?

Teisha Brown: Ugh…

Nicci: She’s from the hood!!!

Egypt: Was it that deep? Where are you from…

Teisha Brown: Excuse me, I’m from Farmington Hills, Michigan. Stop! I’m from the D. I represent the 313 ya dig?

Egypt: Oh my goodness. Alright, so we have so many people calling up. They’re excited that you girls are back together again. But we really want to hear you sing.
I mean I know it’s been some years…have you been rehearsing together?

Nicci Gilbert: We rehearsed yesterday.

Teisha Brown: We sing, you know, we sing.

Nicci Gilbert: Spot dates here and there…

Teisha Brown: We did the Monique show.

Nicci Gilbert: We did the Monique show in 2010.

Egypt: This is what we’re going to do. Let’s get up on the microphones.

Nicci Gilbert: Oh Lord Jesus.

Teisha Brown: Oh Lord Jesus it’s a fire.

Egypt: One of my favorite Brownstone songs of all time- “Grapevine.” Now it’s been some years since you recorded it but let’s just hear ya’ll raw. You got the talents I’m sure you could do it.

Nicci Gilbert: We’re not warmed up and Egypt is putting us on the spot so we’re going to do our little “Grapevine” intro.

{{Brownstone sings}}

Egypt: Ya’ll cheating. Ya’ll cheated. No! Don’t you want to hear a little bit more?? It’s not a reunion unless we get to hear… ok, at least I have the music bed oin the background. I’ll be the fourth member.

Teisha Brown: Oh, let’s do it!
Egypt: {singing} “I heard it through the grapevine that you and me would do fine…” Alright.

{Laughter}

Egypt: I guess we’re going to have to wait to hear them on tour. Congratulations ladies sincerely. I’m happy that number one, you still love each other, you’re still sisters. So much happiness and joy in the studio right now. Sometimes when people reunite it’s because they have to and they know that they need those checks and there’s not really any love in there. We’ve had some guests recently that sort of expressed that. I had Kid n Play on believe it or not on the phone and Play was expressing to me I don’t even see Kid, I don’t know, we just connect for some of the dates and you know that’s kind of heartbreaking for the fans. So this is a beautiful thing. Congratulations and don’t let this be the last time ya’ll come up in here.

Brownstone: No!!! Oh no!!!!

Nicci Gilbert: We’ll have a single in the spring for sure.

Today Nicci Gilbert of TV One’s “R&B Divas” stopped by to discuss her participation in my upcoming “Sister’s Keeper Shut-In” Friday at Clark Atlanta University.

But while she was here, she dropped a BOMB on the listening audience: Nicci announced for the very first time that Brownstone has decided to reunite!

YEAH! They brought us hits such as “Grapevine,” “5 Miles To Empty”  and “If You Love Me.” I am so happy that these girls have worked out whatever issues were going on, and decided to get that PAPER!

Pop the hood for more…

Egypt: Nicci Gilbert still hanging out.

Nicci: Hey!!

Egypt: Okay, we’ve waited anxiously. What is this big announcement? She’s been so top secret about it. Secret squirrel.

Nicci: Okay. Theme song is playing. Ladies & gentleman, I have been praying about this. I have been scolded about this. I have been on my knees about this and I am very very happy to announce here, with my girl Egypt, and all of Atlanta, that we will be doing a Brownstone reunion record.

Egypt: Woahhhh!!!! So you know I have to grill you because we’ve had several conversations and you said nah, I don’t even want to sing anymore.

Nicci: Yeah you know what? I just kind of, really when I say I was on my knees, and I had to talk to people who I think understood what my fears were and I’m not going to get too deep into it because I really want you guys… I really take this journey on the show, Season 2 “R&B Diva’s” May 1^st plug…so I really go through this journey, but it was really about me just looking in the mirror and being honest with myself, you know what I mean, about what my issues were with music. You know, having an understanding as to how I can get past that and everywhere I go people stop me and they’re like, girl, are you crazy?? When are ya’ll going to sing???

Egypt: We miss Brownstone. Now Nikki let’s keep it real. You saw how many zero’s were on the check that you could possibly get if you really wanted.

Nicci: I mean, you know it’s a little bit of business. It’s a little bit of business involved in every decision I make. Maybe a lot of business. But you know, and the other part of it is I felt really in my heart more than anything, I felt like Maxee & Teisha, the other members of the group, really deserve this opportunity to shine with me.

Egypt: What have they been doing? Where are they?

Nicci: Maxee has been an incredible mother. She has a wonderful amazing son Nicoli, who’s my nephew. Mimi is probably on her doctorate PHD number five… she’s teaching and her children are grown and they’re beautiful. Kina’s in LA doing her thing and Teisha, our new member who’s amazing, is in Detroit and she’s like my sister so this is going to be incredible and we’re actually doing our reunion show in Atlanta.

Egypt: You heard it here first. There will be a Brownstone reunion!

Nicci: Yes!

Egypt: Can I host it?

Nicci: You better host it!

Egypt: There it is!

You can listen to the audio below:

When I was a teenager all I wanted was to be the fifth member of Xscape. I used to watch the videos and sing the songs, “Just kick it”, “My Little Secret” to the top of my lungs. I am a true fan!

Recently Kandi Burruss was on Tigger’s afternoon show on V103 and mentioned that she would not be taking part in the So So Def Reunion. When Tigger asked why, she said that she and Xscape had unfinished business and she didn’t feel comfortable reuniting with them because it doesn’t take her to a happy place. ( (sad face)

So former group member Latocha Scott stopped by my show yesterday to promote the upcoming season of TV One’s “R&B Divas” which she will be on. I couldn’t resist asking her what the disharmony was all about? What unfinished business business was Kandi talking about?? You’ll be very surprised at what Latocha had to say. But all in all, it sounds like both the girls need to sit down and hash it out. Here’s a tidbit…

Egypt: So when you talk about relationships and personalities and clashing, are you & Tiny okay?
LaTocha: We’re cool, very cool.
Egypt: Is your sister and Tiny okay?
Latocha: Very cool.
Egypt: You and Kandi okay?
LaTocha: Not very cool.
Egypt: Your sister and Kandi?
Latocha: Not very cool.
Egypt: Tiny and Kandi?
Latocha: Cool.

Pop the hood for the full interview…

Egypt: LaTocha Scott is in the building. So I’m so excited to talk to you. You’ve got a lot of great things going on. First and foremost I just found out you have been married for 17 years to your husband-ager. Your husband and manager.

LaTocha: Cute, real cute. {laughs}

Egypt: But 17 years, especially today. How? We’re like the same age.

LaTocha: Okay.

Egypt: So that means when you were in Xscape you were married.

LaTocha: Yeah we were. Nobody knew.

Egypt: How’d you keep that on the low?

LaTocha: We kept it on the low. It was all about business, all about work. You couldn’t put the two together so we kept it down.

Egypt: Ya’ll are so cute. You’re even starting to look alike.

LaTocha: Oh my gosh. People do say that. They’re like you look like brother and sister and I’m like why cause we’re chocolate?

Egypt: No, they are too cute. So okay, “R&B Diva’s” just announced that you’ve joined the cast. Give us the whole scoop. Who else is on the cast, how did this come about? Who else is going to be on the show this season?

LaTocha: Oooh, everybody’s coming back. Everybody that was on the last season.

Egypt: Nicci Gilbert…

LaTocha: Nikki, Syleena, Keke Wyatt, Faith and Angie Stone is new. And Monifah. Monifah’s there too.

Egypt: Did you say you know what, I want to be on that show, or did they call you and say it would be great if you could join us?

LaTocha: I was just really on my grind last year. I was doing performances and then they called my management, like, we really want to put her on the show. It’s all about the music so can we get LaTocha on the show? At first I was apprehensive but then I thought about the fact that people- I’ve been gone for a long time- and people have been like what’s going on with you and it’s the perfect platform for me to come back, and it’s all about the music.

Egypt: Not with reality shows, it ain’t all about the music!

LaTocha: This one is. This one is.

Egypt: So, what are we going to learn about LaTocha that we may not know?

LaTocha: Ya’ll gotta watch and see.

Egypt: No, that’s why I’ve got you up here! {laughs}

LaTocha: Well, you’re going to learn that I’m a mother. I do the same things that everybody else does. I’m on my grind in the studio all the time and just my relationship with Rocky. Rock on the block. How we do things as far as him managing me. It’s just a lot. It’s me doing me.

Egypt: Hey Rocky, come on up here to the microphone.

LaTocha: Oh my gosh.

Egypt: I had to do it. You said you’ve been married for 17 years. Valentine’s Day is just two days away.

LaTocha: Which is his birthday.

Egypt: Is it? So you’ve gotta make it extra special. What are ya’ll gonna do?

LaTocha: I can’t say right now but it’s going to be some things poppin. It’s a big surprise, it’s a big surprise.

Egypt: She’s going to surprise you???

Rocky: Yeah right, she’s going to surprise me.

Egypt: Alright, so let’s talk about Valentine’s Day priors. Latocha Scott and her husband are up here. What is the best Valentine’s Day that you guys have had together? Give us some ideas. We gotta steal your swagger.

Latocha: What about the Vegas trip?

Rocky: Well, let me see. I think one day…Jamon our son was probably like…he may have been one and so I made Tocha feel like you know listen, I have this big meeting, and I need you to come with me. We’re going to go out to eat. I don’t know what she was doing…she had just come from the beauty salon or something so the car came and picked us up at the house, and I’m like we gotta go, we’ve got a dinner meeting. So on the way to the dinner meeting I said I gotta stop by the airport. At this time you could go through the airport without everybody getting searched. So I was like I gotta stop by the airport. I’ve got a client of mine flying in and he has to hand me something.

Egypt: Which you don’t.

Rocky: So she’s like I gotta go through the airport? So she’s going through the airport, people are taking pictures. You know this was Xscape at their height and then I’m like let’s sit right her eand wait on his plane to arrive. Next thing you know our son goes running across the floor.

LaTocha: I’m like is that my son?!?

Rocky: She’s like that looks like my son and he goes flying through the airport. Next thing you know her mom, her sisters, all her friends come out & we all get on a plane and go to Vegas. She’s like I don’t have any clothes.

Latocha: He packed everything.

Egypt: You did that.

Rocky: She was like I have no underwear, I have no soap!

LaTocha: {cracks up}

Rocky: When she gets to Vegas, to the suite, it had everything you could think of.

LaTocha: Everything was there.

Egypt: Okay so you get points! Unfortunately not everybody can afford to fly in the whole family. Hey, So So Def reunion coming up. We gotta talk about that and you know Kandi Burruss was up here and said some things about Xscape that we want to talk to you about. Let’s take a break.

Egypt: We’re back with LaTocha Scott. We’re just catching up. You know she’s going to be on “R&B Diva’s” this upcoming season but you’ve got this new mixtape coming out as well right?

Latocha: Yes, Truth in the Booth.

Egypt: When is that dropping?

LaTocha: End of March.

Egypt: March 24th. So it’s after the So So Def Reunion, which is right now on the tip of everybody’s tongue. Pretty big deal. Everyone who’s ever been a member of So So Def is going to be there, part of the reunion, but Kandi Burruss was on Tigger’s show just recently. I’m so glad I have you here so we can get your side of the story.

LaTocha: okay.

Egypt: She said she has no problem with Jermaine Dupri but she has opted not to participate in the So So Def Reunion. And let me just say this. She was very clean, not drama filled at all. Just speaking from a place in her heart where she felt that there was some unfinished business in Xscape that were not allowing for you guys to come together and do the reunion so she would not be a part of this. What is this unfinished business? I don’t know, I’m just a fan. I wanna see ya’ll together.

LaTocha: My thing is the only unfinished business I can think of is the fact that we didn’t go onto the other albums that we were supposed to do. Other than that, I don’t understand where the unfinished business comes in at. I don’t know what she’s talking about.

Egypt: You guys get along?

Latocha: We talk. I mean times you know…we kind of spread out. Everyone found out what life was like outside of the group so I don’t know. You know when she says unfamiliar business, I would have to talk to her.

Egypt: Would you like to do a reunion though?

LaTocha: Oh I would love to do a reunion with Xscape. Why not?

Egypt: Do you know how much money ya’ll would make are you kidding me??

Latocha: I mean it’s not even that. I mean that’s part of it but I think we owe it to the fans, to the people. They put us all here. You know we’re successful and people were calling us because of what the fans allowed us to do and that’s the scene. You know the universe opened up for us in ’93. We were able to sign to So So Def very early on. We worked hard and to be here now, it’s like 20 years later, who can even say that?

Egypt: So when you look back on Xscape, you guys were all young. You’ve got this money, you’ve got this fame, what stopped you from finishing the other albums? When you say the unfinished business, that’s what you’re referring to, but what even stopped that?

LaTocha: Well, you know, personalities clashed back in the day. We really didn’t have that person to say listen, you guys are sisters, ya’ll try to pull it together. Young, naïve, and everybody just felt like you know, we could do better on our own. Just didn’t want to be bother. You know what I’m saying? We had been traveling years and years. It was like a marriage. Everyday you see Xscape. You wake up Xscape. You go to sleep Xscape. So I just think everybody was at the point where it was time to move forward in our own direction.

Egypt: So when you talk about relationships and personalities and clashing, are you & Tiny okay?

LaTocha: We’re cool, very cool.

Egypt: Is your sister and tiny okay?

Latocha: Very cool.

Egypt: You and Kandi okay?

LaTocha: Not very cool.

Egypt: Your sister and Kandi?

Latocha: Not very cool.

Egypt: Tiny and Kandi?

Latocha: Cool.

Egypt: So really if we get you, your sister and Kandi in one room together, that’s where the disharmony is. If we can get ya’ll to work it out maybe …I mean in time for So So Def Reunion?

LaTocha: But this is the thing. I don’t know why people want to continue to hold on to the negative. I think we’ve all progressed in life, you know, everybody’s doing their thing. Big ups to Tiny and Kandi for standing in their lane with the television show. It’s great for them. And I just don’t understand why we have to keep going back to the negative. I want to move forward. I want to see 20 years, you know what I’m saying? This whole 20 year reunion is big for me, but to say you’re not going to do it because you feel like we have unfinished business is…I don’t want to say it’s insulting to the fans, but it’s like come on, it’s not even about that. Let’s get out of self and let’s think about what we did for music.

Egypt: I’m going to tell you one thing. All of you girls are so successful in your life right now you’ve got the tv show, Tiny, Kandi’s got her show, you’ve all got your albums and you’re working and Tiny has the OMG Girlz. If you could take that force that you all have in your lives individually and put it together and go on tour…

LaTocha: I think it’d be great.

Egypt: It would be…come on ya’ll, you’re all thinking the same thing. Think of all the hits they had. I just would love to see you guys as grown women sit together in one room and say that was then, this is now.

LaTocha: And I’m down for that. Like I said, I moved forward and everything and I think that it’s always the miscommunication and I think that Kandi and myself or my sister, we’ve never sat down and talked about everything.

Egypt: I’m going to work on that. If I can get Kandi to agree to come in, can we do this as sisters?

LaTocha: We can.

Egypt: And then can I be the fifth member?

{LAUGHTER}

LaTocha: We’ll see.

Egypt: LaTocha I love you so much.

LaTocha: Love you too Egypt.

Egypt: And Kandi knows I love her so much too, you guys are great.

LaTocha: People that want to talk to me, I’m on Twitter all the time, although my Twitter got hacked. I’m @IamLaTocha. Ya’ll hit me up and we can talk about it. I like to talk on Twitter.

Egypt: Hugs and hugs. Love is love. Alright , LaTocha Scott, check her out- “R&B Divas!!!”

Today reports hit the net that legendary boxer Muhammad Ali was on his death bed and had only days to live.

I reached out to his daughter Laila Ali to get confirmation of his condition; and she tells us that he is just fine and was up the other night watching the Super Bowl.

She also gave us the lowdown that she may be getting her own cooking show soon!

You can watch her tonight on NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” at 8 p.m. And then watch her tomorrow on “Real Husbands of Hollywood” on BET at 10 p.m.

But the question is: WILL SHE EVER BOX AGAIN?

Pop the hood for more…

Egypt: This next lady is a knockout –literally and figuratively. You know her Ms Laila Ali.

Laila: Hi!

Egypt: Hey whats up lady?

Laila: How are you doing?

Egypt: I am too blessed to be stressed. How have you been?

Laila: I am good, how’s the baby?

Egypt: She’s one year old now believe it or not.

Laila: I was about to say the baby is almost one years old.

Egypt: One year old going on twelve!

Laila: How quick time flies right??

Egypt: How’s your little one?

Laila: I’m at school. I’m at my daughter’s first day of school outside the classroom. I just can’t believe it.

Egypt: Laila Ali has gotta be like the hardest working woman in the business I gotta admit it. Look she’s a wife, she’s a mommy, boxing champion, philanthropist, cooking specialist I hear. Let’s just start with what’s going on tonight. So you’re going to be on “Biggest Loser?”

Laila: Yes I’m making an appearance on “Biggest Loser.” Dolvett is a friend of mine. He’s one of the trainers on the show and it’s his team’s last chance to sweat and workout before they do their weigh-in’s so he brings me in as a surprise to help them do an unorthodox workout.

Egypt: Wait a minute. So you got those folks boxing on the show?

Laila: Yes honey yes. It doesn’t matter what size you are, boxing is one of the best workouts there is so yes I put them through the full workout honey.

Egypt: Have you really hung up your gloves Laila?

Laila: I have I have. Yes, I have.

Egypt: We couldn’t even get you to fight for charity.

Laila: No I love to fight so I definitely could…oh definitely. I’m not saying that I would never fight again, it’s just that I can always get my scrap on for the right reason ya know?

Egypt: Now that you have a daughter, what if she came home one day and said Mom I want to be a boxer?

Laila: I don’t want to hear that ever, but I’m definitely not going to tell her what to do, just like I wouldn’t want my parents to do that to me. I’m not going to introduce boxing to her, no.

Egypt: And just because you said that, she’s going to be a boxer, watch.

Laila: Exactly, we’ll see. She’s real fiesty already.

Egypt: Let’s see if Daddy’s doing it on the sneak tip when Mom’s not around.

Laila: Oh Lord, no I don’t think so.

Egypt: Hey, if you’re just tuning in we’ve got Laila Ali on the phone. So you’re doing a guest appearance on “Real Husbands of Hollywood” tomorrow night?

Laila: Yes, tomorrow night. I’m super excited about it because of course we shot it, I haven’t had a chance to see it yet. Me and Kevin Hart have a scene together so I’m looking forward to it.

Egypt: I can just imagine Kevin Hart trying to climb your leg.

Laila: Oh my God, he is so funny. I took a picture with him and I was like look, let me just pick you up and I’m holding him in my arms in one of these pictures.

Egypt: I love that little man so much. Now Laila, we did get a news report this morning. I’m so glad I have you on the phone. Your father, the legendary Muhammad Ali was very very ill and they claim that it could be months or just days.

Laila: That is something that it seems like every six months or so a report like that comes out and I get emails, I get calls, and I hadn’t even heard anything, so it scared me, because my dad is sick. He has Parkinson’s and you never know how long he’s gonna be here and none of us are promised tomorrow anyway, but especially him. So then of course I call the house and my stepmom was like, your dad is right here, ready to watch the Super Bowl. He’s fine and I sent out a picture of my father, so if anybody wants to see it, they can go to real Laila Ali, and yeah, he’s fine. He’s all good and I appreciate all the well wishes.

Egypt: And if anybody would know, it would be his daughter, so let’s stop it already.

Laila: No it’s all good, it’s all good. But it scares me too because sometimes I think, did something happen that I didn’t hear about yet?

Egypt: And that’s always our worst fear. Laila Ali. Make sure you check her out on “The Biggest Loser” NBC airing at 8pm. And then tomorrow, at 10pm on BET for “Real Husbands of Hollywood” and I already know, Kevin Hart’s going to have a crush on you on the show. A little birdie also tells me you might be getting a cooking show.

Laila: I’m always trying to take recipes and make them healthier, but keep all the flavor, so that’s a passion of mine.

Egypt: We ain’t trying to hear that. Girl you gotta fry up something. Make some macaroni and cheese and throw some bacon bits in that.

Laila: Girl please. Look we can do the mac and cheese with some turkey bacon.

Egypt: I’ll tell you what, when you come to Atlanta, you’re gonna come up here

and cook for us.

Laila: I could throw down like somebody’s grandma. Don’t get it twisted, for real.

Egypt: And she can box and knock you out if you don’t like it.

Laila: Yeah I was going to say, and I’ll whoop your butt if you got a problem.

Egypt: Love you girl so much. Laila Ali everybody. Make sure you check her out tonight and tomorrow. It’s V103. “

“Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Kandi Burruss called into my show today to talk about her recent engagement. Her beau, Todd Tucker, proposed to her on New Years Eve, after getting permission from her daughter Riley, of course. She told me all about the exact moment of the proposal and her complete oblivion to it all. Lol!!! She also said a photo of her ring is in US Weekly Magazine for those of you wanting to check out the bling! I’ve got the audio and  full transcript for you.

Pop the hood for more…

Egypt: Kandi Burruss is on the line. She is now an engaged woman. Congratulations!
Number one, when did it happen?

Kandi: Well, New Years Eve, a couple of our friends came over and right after midnight, when the new year came in, Todd kind of gathered everybody together and was like ok, everybody needs to give their 2013 goals. So he started giving this speech and he was like oh yeah, last year was my preparation and this year is my year of execution and what better way to start it out and he took out the box and everybody started screaming and I was kinda clueless. I was sitting off to the side trying to figure out what was I going to say when it was my turn to give my goals, so I really didn’t see him pull the box out at first.

Egypt: You were absolutely oblivious to the whole thing.

Kandi: Yeah. It was so funny, but anyway, when he came over, got down on one knee…it was a really emotional moment for me.

Egypt: So you broke down crying Kandi?

Kandi: You know I got a little teary-eyed.

Egypt: Aww. Wait a minute, I gotta give Todd… Todd is a cool brother. I gotta give him some props because he did it old school. Not many people would still do the get down on one knee thing.

Kandi: Well I love that too.

Egypt: Did he ask your momma’s permission?

Kandi: You know what? I’m sure he never did get a chance to sit down and talk with her but what he did do. He got permission from Riley.

Egypt: From your daughter? Okay, perfect.

Kandi: Yeah he took Riley to the side before he came in there to ask me to marry him. I asked her how did she feel. He said he showed her the ring and she told him, I want you to make my mom happy. She was following behind him with all her friends. It was like a group of her and her friends walking behind him but I didn’t, I still didn’t catch on.

Egypt: Kandi, you didn’t see the sings? See women, we usually know when it’s coming. We know when it’s coming, because you feel, wait a minute he’s acting secretive. It’s either that or you think he’s cheating.

Kandi: I didn’t feel like he was being secretive. Oh you know what? There’s also going to be, in US Weekly magazine, the one that’s coming out today. They have a picture of the ring and everything. So if you want to check it out, get the US Weekly.

Egypt: We shall pick it up. I was trying to be classy and not ask how many carats.

Kandi: {laughs}

Egypt: I’m glowing over here like I just got proposed to. You know being able to watch your story and all that you’d gone through on television and with your last relationship. The sadness you went through. You came out, you prevailed, you found someone else. And God put this man in your life and ya’ll just seem like you’re going to have a very blessed life together.

Kandi: Thank you.

Egypt: Now is the baby still going to be named Cash. That’s what I wanna know.

Kandi: Umm…probably not. {laughs}

Egypt: Did ya’ll hear that story? She said that if they have a baby it’s going to be named Cash because she paid cash for the house.

Kandi: I actually, some years back, met this girl and her name was Cash and I always thought, that’s a really cool name, because I always feel like you should have names, things that you know it seems like it’s going to come together, you know what I mean?

Egypt: Cash, middle name out. Cash out.

Kandi: You’re hilarious.

Egypt: So you want a big one or you want a small intimate wedding?

Kandi: I would prefer a small intimate wedding, kind of hard to do. Well I guess it would depend on if we go with the destination wedding idea or here in Atlanta.

Egypt: Yeah. Everybody tells you it starts out small and before you know it, it’s 375 people.

Kandi: Oh wow, that’s crazy.

Egypt: Kandi Burruss is an engaged woman! She’s a getting’ married ya’ll. We are so happy for you girl. Thank you for sharing it with Atlanta.

Kandi: Love you too. Bye!

Congratulations again to the happy couple!!!!!

Pastor Mark Couch and his wife, Ivy Couch, stars of TLC’s “The Sisterhood.” Their church, Emmanuel Tabernacle, is right here in Atlanta, and they joined me on my show today to talk about why they chose to do the reality show, their thoughts on some of their fellow castmates, and Ivy addresses the headlines Kandi Burruss made when she said Ivy was never a part of Xscape.

Egypt: I want you to meet two people that you’ll be seeing on television this season. Pastor Mark Couch and First Lady Ivy Couch from Emmanuel Tabernacle right off of Dill Ave right here in Atlanta and they are the cast members of “The Sisterhood.” It was formerly called “The Preacher’s Wives” I heard at one point.

Ivy: Yes

Egypt: Number one, Hi! How are you?

Ivy: Hi!

Egypt: Why did they change the name of the show?

Mark: I think it was to eliminate some of the controversy. I don’t know how good of a job they did, but they wanted to take the church out of the equation and use the sisterhood to maybe bring down some of the potential controversy. So, I don’t know if that worked or not.

Egypt: You know there’s a lot of talk out here that this show is a bit scandalous and what not, that you still have some fighting, and there’s some arguing and I heard something about someone- I don’t know if it makes it to the cut- getting pushed in the pool and all kinds of crazy stuff. But we don’t see that from you do we? Ivy, please tell me no.

Ivy: No no I don’t know anything about a pool.

Egypt: I don’t get that from you.

Mark: Nobody got pushed. Nobody’s cussing, nobody’s physically fighting. You’ll see. None of that would be on this show.

Egypt: So your church, probably out of everybody on the show, is probably a little bit more conservative, right?

Mark: Correct. Traditional, with a traditional twist.

Egypt: Traditional. That’s a better word. Why go on a reality show? I’m sure that’s what everybody is wondering.

Ivy: Right, that’s a great question Egypt. I think for us it was definitely an assignment We definitely fasted and prayed for a long time and I feel that God personally came and said, listen I’m really trying to do some unique things and when you put yourself out there, I think we’re in a place now where people want to see the real. They want you to be transparent. You know it’s easy to sit up in church and look perfect and act perfect, but what really goes on? We’re humans. We’re all in process and that’s why I feel honored to be involved in something that shows that.

Mark: And more importantly, we didn’t do the show to appease Christians or to reach out to Christians. The Bible says that those who are well don’t need a physician and so we actually did the show to reach out to those who may be outside of the Body of Christ in hopes that our light will shine and radiate and someone else may be drawn to that light.

Egypt: Very good. But you know, sometimes we go in with good intentions and we come out saying what were we thinking?!?

 Pop the hood for more…

Egypt: Pastor Mark Couch and Ivy Couch are in the studio from Emmanuel Tabernacle. They are on the cast of a new show that’s been getting a lot of criticism and it’s called “The Sisterhood.” I got a chance to watch the show myself. I can see why it’s getting some criticism but it’s not a bad…well, thus far, cause we’re only two eps in. It’s not a bad show. You Ivy, you don’t like Pastor Tara, cause you said she quotes the Bible too much.

Ivy: Well no let me correct that. I love Pastor Tara with the love of Christ. First and foremost. I really do love her. She’s funny.

Egypt: Lord, I love ya with the love of Christ, but stay away from me! Okay…

Ivy: What I was trying to convey to Tara was that you know yes the word is the word and Jesus was the word. As a Christian I love the word as well but even Jesus spoke so that everybody could understand Him. And that’s where your anointing comes. When you can simplify the word and just meet them where they are, then everybody can maybe have an opportunity to get to know the Jesus you love.

Egypt: So you think she’s like Bible-toting holier than thou?

Ivy: I think she’s coming from a lofty place.

Egypt: Just go ahead and say it, it’s okay.

{Laughter}

Ivy: I said it on the show.

Egypt: Thou shall not be judged. Now your husband had me cracking me. You know what he told me? The church was uber packed this past week. Since the show premiered I’m sure. You have some people coming who say that’s good leadership. I need that word. And then you have some come in because they want to stare at you and they saw that handcuff scene.

Mark: Dig it.

{Laughter}

Egypt: Who came into the church this week?

Mark: Well, after the service I did have an older woman…she came up to me after the service and she said, you know baby I sure did like the show and I liked that scene that ya’ll had and I want you to know that I’m coming to join this church. I’m leaving my church this week and I’m coming to join your church baby.

Egypt: Oh goodness. What do ya’ll feel about…cause there’s another cast member…she used to be a prostitute, self proclaimed former crack head and I even saw a scene where she drove by and said that is the first crack house I was at. Pastor Dominique. How is that for you because like I said you have a more traditional church, working so closely with someone who has a past?

Ivy: I mean, I love me some Dominique. Dominique is keep it real. There’s going to be a lot of women that she touches and she blesses. She has a past. She has a story. To me, I don’t want to be friends with anyone who doesn’t have any scars. I have scars. So I love Dominique. I love that she was willing to be as transparent as she was on the show. And she blesses a lot of people. Her story is very deep. And really, from all that she’s been through, she really shouldn’t be where she is now.

Mark: And even more so than that Egypt, where we come from, our church, Dill Ave., was deemed to be the worst street in Atlanta when we got there. Infested, infiltrated with prostitution, drug, violence, gang banging. And that’s what we did in that community over a 10 year span and we’re known for transforming that community. The prostitutes are now active members in society and members of the church. Same thing with the drug dealers and the gang bangers. They’re now productive. They’re no longer menaces to society, they’re productive people in society and people in the church, so we love Dominique for what she brings to the table and her story is going to bless a lot of people.

Egypt: Ivy Couch & Pastor Mark Couch are here and they’re part of the cast of “The Sisterhood.” Before you go, straighten out something for me. Kandi Burruss I guess took exception to the fact that on one of the episodes that you mention that you were a member of Xscape. Remember the group Xscape? Who doesn’t- Tiny, Latasha, I can’t even remember all the sisters now. I didn’t remember you from Xscape.

Ivy: And you wouldn’t.

Egypt: Clear this up for us.

Ivy: First of all I think someone had called in and made it clear that if you’re in a group for 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 6 months, a year, you’re in the group. But I want to say this from my heart that I have the ultimate respect for Tiny, Tameka, Tasha, Kandi. What they did- they’re veterans- they did something that I will never be a part of what they did and what they put together. I came on into the group when Kandi left and they were looking for a fourth member. I lived with Tiny for a year, absolutely love her. She took care of me and we toured and we were in the studio and we did some stuff with Jermaine and you know they were looking for another deal and I just was kind of along for the ride.

Egypt: So you were there to replace Kandi when she left and so you’re not saying you were on the albums or anything?

Ivy: Nooo. And I would never try and take you know what they did and put myself there. I just was part of something. It was an honor to be there and I learned a lot.

Egypt: Farrah Fawcett – she can still say she was a member of Destiny’s Child, right? Thank you guys for joining the show. Sincerely.

Ivy: Thank you for having us.

Egypt: Stop by their church- Emmanuel Tabernacle right off of Dill right here in Atlanta. And the show is called “The Sisterhood” on TLC. Tuesday nights, 9pm. Last night was the second episode. I do appreciate you. I wish you the best.

Ivy: Thank you.

Egypt: Ya’ll gotta come back at the end of the season and tell me if you still…if you accomplish what you went into the show to accomplish. Please.

Ivy: We will. Thank you Egypt.

Check out “The Sisterhood” on TLC Tuesday nights at 9pm.

Recently, “Real Housewives of Atlanta” stars Cynthia Bailey and her husband, Peter Thomas, came by the V103 studio to chat. We talked about the show, the Kenya Moore situation, the dynamic between the duo and Leon, the father to Cynthia’s daughter, Noelle, and the financial issue that they made public. Below are a few excerpts.

On the dynamic between Cynthia, Peter & Leon, Noelle’s father:

Peter: You see that’s one of the things that out the gate when you’re signing on for that particular package you know that there’s certain things that you must deal with if you want no contentions. So to me, Leon is a real cool cat, that’s his daughter, he can have all rights all the time because that’s his daughter so I fall back all day long  when it comes to me.”

I have to fall back because they’re talking about their daughter. You know they make that little girl so as long as they still in the lane with the daughter I’m fine with it. Not if it gets out of that lane which Leon is not that type of cat so I don’t think it would ever get out of that lane.”

Cynthia: I’m actually glad that you brought this up because we’ve gotten a lot of response about this whole Leon stand with us when he comes Noelle. This is my position on it. I took Leon’s child out of NYC. We were all living there in NYC. So once I made that decision I never wanted to make it inconvenient for him to see her as much as he wants to because she gets to live with me all the time. So when he’s in town if he’s at a hotel then fine you know I pack Noelle up and she goes to the hotel. If he has a rent a car, fine then they roll like that. But I’m happy to you know let him stay in our house, pick him up at the airport. He can use my car. You know I feel like we kind of signed on…you know we have a daughter together so I feel like I’m not trying to inconvenience him because I took his kid away from him.”

On not hiding the fact they were going through a financial crisis:

Cynthia: Well I feel like we didn’t really have an option. I definitely am not the type of person who’s just going to act like I’m ballin’ out, if I’m not. That was our reality and it was our first time being on tv. We didn’t know any other way to do it except tell you guys what was really going on. A lot of people loved us for it and a lot of people hated us for it. Unfortunately people always want to know what’s real and they watch the show for a lot of different reasons. A lot of people want to see, oh my God, you know they think I wake up with my wig on, my weave on, walking around in Louboutins all day and a robe and I look all fabulous and nice.”

I mean I gotta get up, take my baby to school. I gotta clean up, I gotta cook. I can’t look like that all the time. I don’t have this real fantasy life and I can’t speak for the other ladies but I know I don’t and I don’t want to show that. I want to show Cynthia. When I pull it together, don’t get it twisted now, of course I do look fabulous, but there’s the other side that you’re going to see at Kroger that’s going to be looking crazy.”

 On the Kenya Moore situation:

Cynthia: Well, Kenya is someone who…we actually have a lot of mutual friends in common and I invited her into my establishment- The Bailey Institute School Of Fashion- and she was very disrespectful so from that point it has just escalated and escalated and I feel like you know just as grown women, when you come into a new group you owe everybody a shot, you know a fair chance and that’s what I felt I was giving her by even inviting her into my space, so when you go and disrespect…I would never go to your place and try to take it over and just be mean spirited for no reason. Constructive criticism is great if it’s coming from the right place, but I’m not in the business of trying to embarrass people who come to my school or humiliate them.”

On the show, “RHOA:”

Peter: If you do watch the show and see how we operate you know we don’t go out and pretend to be fabulous when we’re not. We’re going to give you 100% of who we are when the camera comes around because it’s a reality show and we’re not liars. Like you said, leased life. We’re not going to go and lease some fabulous house and pretend that we’re living there. We’re not going to do that. That’s not our characters.”

Cynthia: I think what I really want to put out into the world is for me this show is not about bashing any of these women. That is not my intention. Kenya included. You show respect, you get respect. You show disrespect, then that’s what you’re going to get back and that’s what’s happening with Kenya and I. I respect a hustle, I get it. I think she’s a smart, attractive woman and all of that. You know, whether or not we’re going to be able to friends, you’ll have to wait to see.”

You can listen to the full interview below:

These two were a lovely couple and it was great chatting with them. Be sure to keep an eye out for their book, titled Baggage Claim, set to hit shelves early next year. In it they talk about how getting married in your 40′s can work, even with baggage.

Atlanta’s own Lil Scrappy stopped by my show recently to play his new single “No Love” for us. We talked about the upcoming “Love and Hip Hop Atlanta” reunion, and of course he addressed engagement allegations.

More interestingly, Scrappy explained why he believes he is bipolar, and whether or not he will be returning for the second season of VH1′s hit reality show.

Pop the hood for more…

Egypt: You’re on air with Egypt. Man, Scrappy’s in the building.

Lil Scrappy: You feel me.

Egypt: Man. Two days late. No wait wait wait. Two weeks late. Right? He was supposed to be here last week. You stood me up.

Scrappy: A week and two days late.

Egypt: A man gets one time to stand me up. Twice you don’t get a third date. But he promised me lunch after this.

Scrappy: Yeah you can have lunch or whatever you want. I’m definitely sorry blame it on my driver.

Egypt: On your driver? That’s your story?

Scrappy: This time. Last time it was me.

Egypt: Last time your alarm didn’t go off or something.

Scrappy: It didn’t go off.

Egypt: This time the driver…

Scrappy: It’s the driver. His car couldn’t go over 100.

Egypt: So alright, “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta,” we’re waiting on the reunion now.

Scrappy: Yeah and it’s crazy because the reunion is two segments.

Egypt: They always do a Part 2.

Scrappy: Yeah, it’s long as hell. I was in that thing all day.

Egypt: So I know there’s a lot you can’t tell us because your contractually binded not to be able to talk about it right?

Scrappy: Right. Til after it goes off.

Egypt: So let’s just address some allegations then.

Scrappy: Okay.

Egypt: Now I had Erica up here what was that three weeks ago and you showed up with her. I was so surprised to see you in the studio. The big talk on the blogs that day was that you guys had gotten engaged. Now you dismissed that immediately. There was no ring to prove such, but then, a picture comes out which is supposedly an engagement photo shoot that you two did.

Scrappy: Nah.

Egypt: Now Scrappy, when do you ever dress in a tuxedo? Is this an engagement photo shoot?

Scrappy: That was actually a Rolling Out photo shoot for Love & Hip Hop.

Egypt: Well a source over there claims that you gave hi an exclusive about your engagement.

Scrappy: No.

Egypt: And that on the shoo she was rocking her brand new diamond ring and a pair of color coordinated- oh, ya’ll color coordinated- and your daughter was there too.

Scrappy: (Laughing) First of all just want to clear that up.

Egypt: Ya’ll were matching. You took it back to the 90’s!

Scrappy: Let me clear that up. I don’t even remember being color coordinated. I remember taking some good pictures though, you feel me? But never was color coordinated because me and her had two different stylists. I’m just saying, no rings involved. I hate they told you that- put that out- you feel me?

Egypt: Why do I have a feeling we know something we’re just not supposed to know yet? Are we putting you between a rock and a hard place?

Scrappy: I’m definitely not in a rock and a hard place.

Egypt: As long as we use the word allegedly you can’t get in trouble with VH1.

Scrappy: You feel me.

Egypt: Speaking of which- you and Stevie, Stevie J., you all cool now? Did you guys work through your differences?

Scrappy: I’m a man. We men, so if I see him and he wants to do something, I’m with it. If he don’t I’m cool too. I don’t want to go to jail.

Egypt: Come on we don’t want ya’ll fighting. Especially not you because your teeth are too pretty to fight. You weren’t born with those teeth were you?

Scrappy: No I wasn’t. In Jesus name. (Laughs)

Egypt: (Laughing) So okay here’s another allegation. We’re just having fun. He knows I’m just picking with him. So, Erica revealed on one of the previous episodes of Love & Hip Hop Atlanta that she was dating an Italian real estate agent and although they had not slept together, in all fairness, but she was enjoying his company. So now of course they’re having a field day with this on the internet cause they said it didn’t sit right with you and you had to put your paws on him. Di you meet him?

Scrappy: I’ve spoken to him. I can’t really say too much but I’m trying to be a free man. I’m cool. (Laughs) I’ve spoken to him that’s all I’m going to say.

Egypt: Well let’s just say at that time ya’ll weren’t together together sooo-you were allowed to date somebody else but she wasn’t allowed to date somebody else?

Scrappy: I don’t have a problem with that, but once it’s over with, it’s over with, you feel me? Once I ain’t doing it no more, you can’t either. It’s done.

Egypt: Wait a minute, that’s the double standard!

Scrappy: Yeah it’s a double standard. I mean look, I’m going to tell the honest with women- how we look at it. We look at it like somebody is entering ya dig? We have an outside, ya’ll have an innie, ya dig? So the innie is way more intimate and you want to hold that in….you know what I’m saying? Than the outie, ya dig?

Egypt: That is the biggest crock of mess I ever heard in my life.

Scrappy: I’m just saying from a man’s point of view. Some stuff ya’ll shouldn’t do as women; some stuff we shouldn’t do as men. But hey.

Egypt: Should I take my shoe off on him now or later? Oh nevermind, Momma would be up in here in a minute. ‘I know you didn’t take your shoe off on my son!’ (Laughing) Shouts to Momma Dee!

Scrappy: (Laughing) Shouts to Momma Dee.

Egypt: We’re back it’s Lil Scrappy, “No Love.” We’ve been having fun picking on him and he’s picking on me. What else? What size shoe do you wear?

Scrappy: 11.5

Egypt: Oh I can’t say nothing about that.

Scrappy: You feel me??

Egypt: Tell us, the girl Tocarra who was singing on your single, is that the Toccara I think it is?

Scrappy: I have no idea.

Egypt: What do you mean? You weren’t in the studio with her?

Scrappy: I don’t know her history or nothing like that. I just know that she’s a beautiful singer.

Egypt: Tocarra from “America’s Next Top Model” that’s who I’m talking about.

Scrappy: No no no.

Egypt: Because you don’t hear that name too often. So what is this Scrappy now…you came out with a comment that you believe you’re bipolar? You really truly believe you have bipolar disorder?

Scrappy: Yeah. I’ve been trying to run from it because I see my momma go through it with herself. She got bipolar like the worst. But I honestly have it too because my momma kept telling me like different people will be around and they’ll be like, well you’re bipolar. Like wow, but I feel like it’s a medicine thing. As long as I take it. My medicine in the morning, get my drift?

Egypt: Have you been diagnosed?

Scrappy: Nope. I will not let them diagnose me with it. I will not. I just pray. You feel me? I just pray and take my other medicine. Not that medicine. Not that medicine. Not that medicine.

Egypt: Woahhh!! I’m worried about you.

Scrappy: I’ll go take a shot or something. You trying to get me in trouble? (Laughing) Egypt you trying to get me in trouble?

Egypt: I’m not trying to get you in trouble. You’re getting yourself in trouble. I’m just asking questions. How we choose to answer them is how we choose to answer them. So wait, next season there will be another Love & Hip Hop, how could there not? It was the #1 reality show in the entire country so there’ll be another season. Are we going to see a little more of your life

Scrappy: I don’t even know if you’re going to see Scrappy on there. Like I don’t know, you’ll have to see. I talked to Mona and she is like casting right now for new people. I don’t know.

Egypt: They’re not going to get new people.

Scrappy: Oh no, they’re getting new people. My whole thing- I was definitely happy to do that one time, even though I know that I might be on the second- it’s adorable. No lie, it was fun. I had my little times when I was like look ya’ll from hell. You all need to get the hell up out my house. Like for real, with all this you got going on, Mona I love you but you got to go, you feel me? The majority of the time it was fun, real fun.

Egypt: Do you have any regrets about the season when you watched it back?

Scrappy: I want to say like some stuff that I have to wait until the reunion comes on, but there’s some stuff that I regret, you know what I’m saying? Man, a lot of stuff I regret. I lost and won with the show. I lost and I won.

Egypt: That’s real. I think that’s probably the realest thing you’ve said since you’ve been up here right now.

Scrappy: (Laughing) I gotta play with you. I can’t even…

Egypt: Scrappy I like you. I think you’re a cool dude.

Scrappy: I appreciate it.

Egypt: Even though you stood me up twice, just don’t do it again.

Scrappy: I’m so sorry. Like I said the independent album I got is out right now. The grustle, the grind and the hustle- go get that on itunes, at Best Buy, FYE. Single’s out right now, Helicopter, No Love, Bags, featuring Rasheeda we’re about to drop that right now. Helicopter actually got 2 Chainz Twist on it. Ya’ll go listen to that, it is stupid. The video is out- MTV Jams, MTV2 all that craziness. Get it.

Egypt: Get your paws off me.

Scrappy: (Laughs)

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“Love and Hip Hop Atlanta” has become the No. 1 reality show in the ENTIRE U.S.

Let’s admit it: We hate to love it, and love to hate it.

Ms. Erica Dixon stopped by today’s show to give us some insight on last night’s episode. And on that episode, we watched her find out that Lil Scrappy was seeing another woman named Shay.

She declared that they were OVER!

And at one point, he did the same.

So imagine my SURPRIIIIIISE when Lil Scrappy walked in with Erica to my show this morning.

Could there be truth to the rumors that he proposed to her on the reunion show; (which has already been pre-recorded?)
Are he and Shay a thing of the past? Did Scrappy finally recognize that while he was looking for treasure, the biggest jewel was right in front of him?

Find out in this very candid interview…

Egypt: She is here. Ms. Erica Dixon

Erica: Live in the building.

Egypt: She’s blaming it on the parking downstairs but ok, we already know…CP time!! lol I must admit if you watched “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” last night I wasn’t really ready for her walking in the studio with Lil Scrappy.

Erica: (Laughs)

Egypt: Hey that’s how relationships work.

Erica: Yes.

Egypt: You guys have always seemed to be very civil with one another.

Erica: Good friends.

Egypt: Very good friends. But I saw you come in and I just did not expect him to walk behind you but it maybe makes sense because there’s all these rumors floating that on the reunion show you guys got engaged???! (clears throat) Did that happen?

Erica: (Cracks up)

Egypt: Scrap is saying no.(Scrappy shakes his head) No? You’re not engaged?

Erica: Look…

Egypt: Okay, so there’s no engagement? You’re not?

Erica: No comment!!! (laughing) It’s funny to me.

Egypt: Oh I know stuff I’m not supposed to know. Is that it? Everybody’s giving me the signal.

Erica: What are you talking about?

Egypt: Ok we’ll talk about it in 3 weeks. (cracks up)

Erica: It’s funny because we were at the dub car show and this girl was like Congratulations and I was like…

Egypt: You didn’t know what she was talking about.

Erica: She was like yeah the engage…. Actually you know what I think Media takeout has no love for me. It’s just always something with me.

Egypt: But you knew this was gonna happen when you guys put your lives on reality tv.

Erica: Absolutely.

Egypt: You opened Pandora’s box and who knows what’s gonna come out. So you are friends and you’re raising your daughter together?

Erica: Yes.

Egypt: And that’s where you are right now?

Erica: Yes.

Egypt: And the reunion show has been taped already?

Erica: TUNE IN. All I’m gonna say is it went dowwwwwwwn.

Egypt: Between who?

Erica: I mean…everybody!

Egypt: Look they know you’re here now Scrappy. Stop trying to make like you’re not in the studio.

Erica: It went down. It went down. It went down.

Egypt: Alright. Let’s start with this and I was very sad to see- it was just pulled for me- that K. Michelle and Rasheeda are no longer friends. Was this because of the reunion show, what we’re going to see? Did this have something to do with- well I kinda saw the teaser last night- Rasheeda saying that she didn’t believe Memphitz did what K. Michelle says he did? Is that where it stemmed from?

Erica: I honestly don’t know. I’m friends with both girls and I love them both. I honestly don’t know where it went wrong because you said it best- they were friends so I don’t know. I’m just as confused as you.

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Egypt: You watched last night’s episode and you saw-I can’t even call her Bucky anymore- Shay. She was Bucky on Flavor of Love. I was surprised to see her on the show. How did you feel about that whole situation watching it back when you guys had just broken up? You were in the dark about that.

Erica: No. I didn’t know. (Laughs) Honestly, Scrappy was just lying on both ends. He was just lying on both ends but like I said, I never took their relationship serious anyway. From my understanding it’s always been a friendship. I kind of felt even me looking at it on the screen it was so forced- coming from her- like it was forced. Every conversation they had it was about me. It was always pertaining to me not them.

Egypt: Huh? You felt that way? Is that because you are in a better space now?

Erica: No. Go back to my very first interview when I saw it and I just felt like it was so forced. The very first thing, ‘well would you do that for me?’ and ‘what about me?’ and it was like if it was there and it was that type of relationship, why do you even have to ask or question, would he do the stuff he does for me for you?

Egypt: Erica.

Erica: Yes.

Egypt: You were hurt. It’s okay to say you were hurt.

Erica: Oh I’ve said on screen that I was hurt, but like I said, Scrappy was just lying- back and forth.

Egypt: And he’s becoming the incredible shrinking man over on this sofa right now. (everyone laughs) Let me ask you this from a different perspective then. Your girlfriend K. Michelle was forced to do something that you know as friends we never want to do…. be the bearer of bad news. If you missed it last night here it is.

{plays clip from last night’s episode where K. Michelle tells Erica about seeing Scrappy & Shay together at Scrappy’s mixtape event}

Egypt: In that moment were you happy that she was trying to be a friend to you and told you? Or were you upset?Because sometimes when we have emotions running high we don’t know where to throw ‘em.

Erica: I had a bunch of mixed emotions. You could see it all in my face when she told me like my face just dropped. I was just like what?! And it was all because you’re telling me this that he shows up with this girl but in the midst I was like he was still texting me, let’s kick it, let’s do this, let’s do that and it’s like but you just showed up at a major event with another female. And being that – had it even been a week- I don’t even think it’d been a week that we had officially broke up.

Egypt: I know in reality shows, things are often shot and then played back out of sequence. So there was a scene where you broke up in a restaurant at the table. And then there were scenes when he was with Shay droppin’ it like it’s hot or whatever she was doing.

Erica: (Cracks up)

Egypt: What was shot before what? Because I’m watching trying to figure out.

Erica: Honestly, we don’t know. So you’re right. The producers- they can take it and put it any type of context that they please to.

Egypt: How are you and Momma Dee doing? Hi Momma Dee.

Erica: Like I tell everyone- I love her, I just don’t like her. I’ve been dealing with this woman for 10 years. She’s still the grandmother of my child and you can’t – Momma Dee’s Momma Dee and nothing’s gonna change.

Egypt: That’s real.

Erica: I just know how to deal with her.

Egypt: You can love members of your family and just wish you were never related to them. I gotta admit I have a few in my family. That’s real deal Holyfield. But okay then I’m going to ask you this. I wish we had more time and maybe I could get you to come back up before the reunion actually plays because I know we’re going to have questions for you.

Erica: Sure.

Egypt: Scrappy does not want to get on the microphone.

Erica: (Laughing) He over there quiet!

Egypt: Alright, I understand why.

Erica: He says he wants his own interview.

Egypt: You want yours right after this? (Laughing) We’re going to have Lil Scrappy up next guys. Coming up next at 12 o’clock. Do you regret it though? Just for the sake of how some things have played out or have been misconstrued about you or your relationship?

Erica: I have no regrets. Nope.

Egypt: No?

Erica: None whatsoever. I mean what you see is what you get. There’s nothing fake about it. Nothing script about it. This is my life, it’s just on television. And so many are going through it that’s why so many can relate to different people on the show. Because people go through different things and that’s the one thing that I wanted to be able to do. For somebody to be able to relate and if you see something I didn’t-where I messed up at- you do something different. Take a different route.

Egypt: You know what, that’s why I like you on the show because it is what you see is what you get. I’ve always gotten that from you. I think you’re very beautiful.

Erica: Thank you. Likewise.

Egypt: I think she’s beautiful Scrappy!! And if you haven’t put a ring on it you should!

Erica: (Cracks up laughing)

Egypt: Look how he’s looking at me. Oww! You snuck up on me. I didn’t know if you were going to put me in a headlock or what.

Erica: Can I clear something up too by the way?

Egypt: Yeah.

Erica: Let me just make it clear that Scrappy has always been a great father people. They just take things and I guess- it’s your mindset – for those that don’t understand, he’s always been a great father. He’s always been there for little Miss Emani and always will be.

Egypt: Aww look look look! They just showed me a picture of Emani on the honor roll.

Erica: Oh yes.

Egypt: Congratulations! Look you’re a proud daddy… yeah? Aww good. I’m glad you guys are okay. You knew this was going to happen though. You know things get misconstrued but keep your head up.

Erica: Absolutely.

Egypt: Keep handling your business and your child in a very civilized manner like it seems you are. You know I’m very happy for you guys. Hopefully when I see you back up here you will have that ring on it because you’ll all be ready to announce it thank you very much, sexy chocolate.

Erica: Hopefully I will.

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