I Love Money: Real Interview
Linda at LRM Entertainment spoke to Real (I Love New York, I Love Money) recently and here’s what he had to say.
Thanks to 51 Minds and VH1 you and Chance have become breakout reality stars. First with I Love New York 1 & 2 and now with I Love Money. Because of these shows you’ve developed a strong fan base of folks who love you. How are you handling all this reality love?
First of all it’s a blessing. I don’t think anyone would’ve thought that from reality television that you would have real stars, breakout. 51 Minds took has-beens and made them popular again. I mean they created New York and now us. If you look at the magazines and everything now its all about reality television. That lets you know where reality television is and how powerful it is right now. It’s not a fad or something; reality television is here to stay.
One thing people don’t understand you gotta be real on reality television. You better show them all of you… every nick, scratch, every tear, every laugh. Let them see you in all your fullness, man. This is reality television this is not acting. I’m not about to sit up here and portray to you somebody I am not. I am going to give you me. I’m going to let the audience grow with me. What I go through.
I’m not going to hide my feelings for nobody. When I’m on that doggone screen you’re going to see me. The audience will see that, embrace that and they will love that.
We’ve been soaking it up and using it to our advantage. Closing deals, cutting deals and all that good stuff, making money and pushing our careers. The fans are one thing showing us unconditional love. To point where they kind of stalk ya. [Laughing] It’s been a blessing man with all the fame and notoriety it’s been a blessing.
Let’s talk about I Love Money. You’ve been through this before and I am aware that you can’t discuss anything beyond what has already been shown; in this case the first episode. I want to get your take on the situation with Midget Mac. Were you there when he said what he said to Hoopz?
I was there I heard everything he said to Hoopz. I’m going to call her Nikki; I don’t like calling her Hoopz.
Ok. Not a problem.
Yeah, I heard what he said; we -the men- didn’t say anything because it was him and all the girls. It started out with him, Nikki and Meagan and then it was him and all the girls. We stayed back because man …those girls can handle their own. We didn’t get up in the mix we just let them handle it. We didn’t want to make the situation worse than what it was.
I know some of the dudes were hot. He’s grown they’re grown. Had it gotten out hand …where people started laying hands, then it would’ve been another thing.
I don’t know man. I don’t know.
Midget Mac I don’t know what to say about him. [Laughing]
What ya’ll saw was a little bit. That whole argument …that thing with Heather, Nikki and Meagan went on for about 45 minutes. [Laughing]
I don’t even know how that damn thing got started. I know he (Midget Mac) was sipping on that damn syrup. [Laughing]
Ok, well the way VH1 edited it, it made for good television I’ll tell you that. After that episode aired a lot of females weren’t feeling Midget Mac. It was like ok? We love Midget Mac but that situation was crazy. Don’t get me wrong the love for Midget Mac is still there, but that situation was like …oh wow.
When it aired I was wondering how was it going to affect his bookings. Because girls love Midget Mac and here he is disrespecting females. I was like damn he could’ve ruined his career from this one simple thing that he could’ve avoided; but he didn’t.
Let’s talk about catching the money to be team captains and the Speedos?
First of all man we did not want to wear that (Speedos). I mean come on. We were seriously thinking about quitting the show. [Laughing]
We were like …what have we gotten ourselves into? Is this what we’re going to have to do to win money?
To be humiliated?
It’s bad enough black men getting set up in Hollywood with people thinking their gay, taking roles wearing dresses and makeup. [Laughing]
Eventually, I was like mannn, the hell with it, lets be good sports. [Laughing]
I tried to wear my boxers underneath. They wouldn’t let us. People were stuffing their draws trying to look bigger down there. My ass was busting out the back looking like I have a big ass butt. [Laughing]
To be honest with you man, I didn’t give a damn about being Captain with those damn daisy dukes on. That was g-string. [Laughing]
It was funny though.
That was gayest moment. [Laughing]
But you survived it.
Yeah, I survived it.
The previews allude to the beginning of a relationship between you and Nikki. I know you can’t speak on that, but Ahmad you have a lot of female fans…who are interested in knowing whether or not you have found your ‘New York’.
No, I ain’t find no damn New York. I’m hoping to find LA. [Laughing]
Ahmad you are so silly! You know what I mean.
I know. [Laughing] I’m joking. [Laughing]
If you haven’t found someone by the time I Love Money ends …we’re going to have to find someone for Ahmad …not Real, but for Ahmad. You are a gentleman and a sweetheart and the ladies need to know this about you.
[Laughing] For Ahmad. I hear you.
I will do just that. Before you go, tell us, what can we expect from this season of I Love Money?
Wow. People were there for $250,000.00 and it turned into a damn soap opera. So, much so, that you’ll end up calling it General Hospital. [Laughing] People who went on the show as friends; will leave that show as bitter enemies.
It’s going to get ugly. I mean ugly man.
People in the house are going to turn their back on each other. It’s going to be the wildest thing on VH1.
Let me tell you this, I mean this, expect the unexpected and that’s no B.S
just saw the luke’s parental advisory show.
::smh::
i think im getting really fed up with vH1.
Steupz, did you read that — “a different collection of lacey, tight, and all around feminine dress”? See what kinds of juicy tidbits you can get when you are so freaking shameless? It’s unbelievable. LMAO.
Rev, come on. Do you seem so masculine?!?!? Para, por favor. Cancers can be coy, too. Bugs Bunny would simply blink repeatedly and say, “Tell me more about my eyes.” And to boot, I suspect that you already know what I think of your beauty, your mind, and soul; I’ve written tho tersely; you’ve read tho briefly. To write or read anymore would invite trouble with Mr. Revenge… unless you are looking to get into trouble, again, mi preciosita.
hmmmm.
The jacked up teeth comment was jacked up, though funny and quite plausible. He did have some jacked up teeth. However, being the older brother of Chance and watching him throw tantrums often (maybe because his pops was not around to keep that ish in check?) could be why Real is low key. The kid that doesn’t throw the tantrums is the good one and gets the spoils.
Hello ALL,
As for more white on ILM than black. Come on people, VH1 start the show off with people they thought will make the show interesting. There will be a ILM2. They save the best people for the second time around. You know the second show have to be better than the first one to hold the interest of the viewers. So stop it. Vh1 will use all of it BLACK people in the furture!!!!! This is not a race problem. Be happy and watch the DAMN show already. ggggeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!
p.s. Hey Steupz
Steupz, your welcome!
Oh Revenge. How are you my love?
im ok, my feline friend…busy as a bee as usual.
happy to see a familiar face!
CL – i said i am cancer as in the illness, not a “cancer” as in horoscope – i fall under the libra stars and i am as crazy as libras can be.
and your spanish is horrible, btw.
I’ve come across a few Libras in my time and they are good at the beginning, lots of fun and all that.
But, quickly and very surely, they wear you out.
You either live for them or die.
I really really hope this means Whiteboy gets his.
It would be cool to see Heat and 12 Pack beefing, too.
Oh Rev, sometimes I wish the cat did really have your tongue or your cat had one, so you would not have time to be such a grumpy grump with me. Oh well. You are still quite lovable, darling girl.
:: I stand corrected. “cancer” the illness is right. Hmph.::
In Rev’s case, it might be more like “you either live for them or be killed.”
It’s weird, mate. ‘Cause I’ve seen her state many a time that she prefers to be controlled.
But maybe it’s one of those things where she invites you to think like that for some other purpose.
I dunno; I can’t begin to understand her.
I know that other woman in the picture looked hella dangerous.
I mean, I saw evil in that woman. I can’t explain it.
LMAO. The other woman was dangerous looking. It could’ve been a convention of witches of some sort, preparing themselves before the lynching outing. “Witches of Eastwick,” even. She is fine dough.
But my fav is Rev. She is so unpredictable.
::sorry to speak of you in the third person, darling girl::
I may have to look-see again.
Because, on first view I saw it as just friends going somewhere. I was more focused on the shock of her in a dress.
But when
your shameless selfshe brought out all this other information; the thing seems sinister, now. Almost…Aint this guy a cross dresser?
I can’t FUCKING STAND ugly ass “REAL” PLEASE! Your hair makes me SICK!
Edited by Steupz: we try not to use that word around here
REAL IF U READIN THIS-IM N LUV WIT U-I AINT PAY UR SEXI ASS NO MIND TILL CHANCE GOT ELEMINATED, WEN U STARTD SNAPPIN………..HONI LEMME TELL U-BOI-U LOOKD ALL SEXI MAD. HOW OLD R U CUZ IM OF AGE, NEXT TIME U N PHILLY HIT ME UP ON THA SPACE YA DIGG