I agree Black…I want to see more dark skin sistas take the cover. I love ligh skin girls but our dark skin sistas always get looked over.

Peace.

Now on Bria in reference to N Credilbe saying “Just because Bria hasn’t had a tribute issue means she’s not beautiful?” I never once said she didn’t have a cover for that reason. I said I personally wouldn’t put her on any COVER of a magazine I owned unless it was loads of emails sent asking for her because I don’t feel she is facially strong or talked about enough in the urban scene, but I would have her as a feature inside the magazine for the fans that like her. And I said “If Bria were as BAD as you guys are saying she is, she would have an SSW Tribute by now if Marcus thought it would sell. He’s no dummy at the end of the day if Bria’s gonna put more money in his pocket by selling mad magazines I doubt he would not give her a tribute and thats real talk.” But I meant SSX tribute my bad I type fast sometimes so I don’t check my spelling lol. Anyway my opinion about Bria holds NO greater weight than the next mans. My taste are different in women then the next mans. But because of all the debate I have actually gone to Bria’s site cause before I didn’t really even know who she was until BlackJack posted her on here. She was not that memorable to me like Angel, Esther Baxter, or Vida Guerra to want to know her. But I just think with dark skin females, me personally I’m attracted facially to the more East African/Indian dark skin female features (in BK growing up we called them Chyna Dolls) and Bria has a more West African look that others might find more attractive and thats alright everyones entitled to their own standard of beauty. But I like bone structure and lips like Naomi Campbell, complection and eye color like a Jessica White, slanted eyes like Foxy Brown or Maia Campbell, and hair like Kim Porter. All those women I mentioned are beautiful dark skin women to me that I think are prettier than any lightskin female today, but might not be to other fellas. I just said that to state my probable reasoning why I don’t find Bria attractive facially although her body as I’ve said almost every post is on point theres no denying that.

I also wanna touch on a couple things cause I respect N Credible’s response he reminds me of how I go in for Angel lol but he said “And why should someone come to a thread about a particular model and then say, ” aw she ok but so and so looks better”. Sounds like a personal vendetta or suspect hate.” Good points but no I DO NOT have any personal vendetta or suspect hate for Bria. I’m a male I have no reason whatsoever to have any personal vendetta or suspect hate for her that would be more justifiable had I been a female. To be honest I think she has a beautiful skin tone and is attractive from the neck down. I just stated that I personally wouldn’t pay to see her on the cover of the magazine because her face wasn’t there for me that was my opinion. I probably wouldn’t have said anything had a request for her to be on covers not been stated. And I was curious why Bria was getting all these old pics posted and Brittany Dailey wasn’t getting any scans. Black knows on a couple posts I always get random and ask him about other models even on Angel’s post I asked about Stacey Dash scans. It’s not intentional I’m just random at times like that.

Lastly, what got me to really have an attraction to Angel and what seperated her from the majority of these video vixens and why she is where she is on all these covers of mags and such was when I saw her on her birthday. She didn’t have her ass or breast exposed she was in a classy silver dress and I saw her and my mouth dropped like DAMN shorty looks like a Trinidad/Ethiopian Princess or a Barbie Doll she was sooo facially beautiful I didn’t notice any other females in the club. Don’t believe me look for yourself at Angel on her birthday at Club Retreat.
(http://a768.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/127/l_fdc148a025edcbaab67f44444ca97397.jpg)
(http://a778.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/33/l_dd5132fe95885ce872e94f38f8629a61.jpg). And all the other dudes were up on her also. It’s not many vixens that can be fully clothed and have dudes still in awe of them, solely on their facial beauty (i.e. Maliah Michele, Temeca Lashuntae, Buffie the body couldn’t do it in my opinion). I just notice when I went to Bria’s site she couldn’t have just a face shot she had to have her ass showing in order to make the photo appealing! Almost like the photographer or she knew her face alone just wasnt gonna cut it, just my take on it. On a lighter note I do feel Bria should be getting more attention than Buffie the Body though if anything. I feel if Bria had been in that G-Unit video instead of Buffie she would be in a much better situation as far as exposure. Buffy just got the big booty thing popular mainstream when she showcased it in the popular G-unit video. Cause Bria is all around better than Buffie in my opinion( face and body wise). I just hope in ‘08 casting directors and magazine editors look more at the girls face and body and not just search for who has the phattest ass and thats whose gonna get the most play. Cause I personally find that insulting as a consumer and reader.

JayDee, I respect what you sayin homie and I also respect your grind. Even though Angel didn’t get that cover over Deelishis I see what they were tryin to do now that you explained it and its understandable. I checked out your site and you definitely have a winner with Sasha (I bigged her up on my first post saying she and Brittany will be the top vixens in ‘08). She is already one of my favorite up and coming vixens for ‘08. I was a believer after that smooth girl spread lol I really can’t wait to see more from her. You from BK so I’m assuming you know this other model girl name Sophia Marie I keep telling her she needs to get back in industry cause she is sooo pretty and thick also. I predict if she gets back into the game Sasha, Sophia, and Brittany will be the top contenders for ‘08. But if Sasha (32B-25-41) moves up to a C or D cup the games a wrap give her XXL Eyecandy of the year ‘08 crown now. She’s gonna be putting alot of models out of work haha TRUE STORY. And thats all luv and real talk! Stay up on ya grind homie much respect everybody! ONE

Oh yea one last thing!
“I sometimes wonder what kind of women they personally date…most likely they don’t compare to the women on here that they say that, ” her face needs work” BS” -N Credilbe
My girls in the industry she’s a model and video model but not a video vixen because she does high fashion not T&A shots! Without tryin to put my shyt or her shyt out, here’s a blind item she’s in this months BlackMen in an high fashion editorial with a celebrity, she’s from Brooklyn, blueish/grey eyes, and I’ve never mentioned her in any of my posts. haha thats very easy Happy Holidays everyone be safe!

Much respect. I can tell from your note that you have the experience to back up what you are saying.

I agree with it all. I too have seen Bria in person. Hell, I’ve photographed her. People just don’t understand. She’s got crazy body and is very attractive. When Sandy first met her, she was like “Oh my God, you’re even more beautiful in person.” Most guys that meet her in person cannot believe how crazy her body is. This is no exaggeration.

In my opinion, Bria should be further along than she is right now. I think she is top of the game, and unlike Coco and Angel, she’s 100% natural.

But as you say, other factors come into play.

–Kale

Now, to throw in my 2 cents on this Bria/Brittany topic…
I hear what all of you guys are saying…some of it is right, so of it is wrong….but most important, it’s just everybody’s own opinion.
Here’s a great way to straighten this out…our own opinions on how models look…pretty face, nice body, phat ass…is like an asshole..WE ALL HAVE ONE.
It doesn’t make what any of you bloggers say is correct or not, or written in stone…it’s just your opinion that some folks agree or disagree on.
To me, all of these Models are beautiful in their own way (obviously the popular ones, you know who they are).
For me, i’m a very picky guy when it comes to working with Models…they have to be star quality, inside & out, in my eyes.
A guy in Miami might think Bria is fine with a crazy body & phat ass, a dude in Pheonix might think Bria looks wack.
I don’t know about you but i’ve met Bria in person…she’s sick! her body is outta control, her ass is crazy phat AND she’s a beautiful chocolate sista…but my version of beautiful might be different from Redz or the next guy.
I’ve seen her in person but have not met Brittany…i’ve seen her Magazine & video work…to me she’s cool, cute, has a nice body.
But that is just my opinion…doesn’t make me right or wrong from the next guy’s taste in women.
Everybody talks about Bria in Rhymefest “Brand New”…did most of you forget she was in T-Pain’s first video, “I’m Sprung” ? Better yet, all over the Chingy “Dem Jeans” video? She had a major look in that one…those 2 videos are more recent than the Rhymefest or Clipse videos.
If these Models want longevity in this Modeling game, it’s all about maintaining and establishing yourself.
Bria had her Magazine & Video run earlier this year, so has Brittany. I think Bria might have been remembered a little more because of her complexion and thickness (trust me, in person, Bria is crazy thick!). Brittany did have a nice Magazine run in the Spring &Summer wher she was in just about every mag at the same time.
I agree…there is & always has been a light complexion thing in choosing Models to be in music videos & magazines…I just hope that more beautiful Models who have chocolate features, looks, complexion & body like Bria get more of a shot in Magazines & Videos.
(one of my Models, MONIQUA from NYC, who is gorgeous from head to toe, ass & everywhere in between, looks just like Bria…has had alot of Magazine & music video experience)

I speak to & do business with folks like Sandy@SMOOTH, Sean Malcolm & Datwon @ KING, Bonsu @ XXL, Sean Cummings @ SHOW, Marcus @ BLACK MENS, Arty & Jamel @ FEDS and SWEETS and other Magazine editors just about every day…i’ve been in the Radio & Music Business for over 20 years so we all run in the same Entertainment circle here in NYC…I know what these folks are thinking when it comes to business.
Even though there are days when they make decisions about shooting & featuring certain Models in their Mags that I might or migh not agree with…I have to respect their decision of choices…and I think alot of readers should understand some things about the Magazine business.
Put yourself in their shoes…trying to decide which girls they are going to feature each issue…it’s a hard job doing that and trying to find a common ground to make all of their readers happy with their Model selections.
Imagine making that decision every issue to please 300-400K subscribers and folks who buy it on newsstands and bookstores around the country…It’s not gonna be easy…some issues they get right, some they get wrong…but these Magazines have been successful for a long time because for the most part, they’ve benn right with their selection of Models, along with everything else in that particular issue.
Don’t get me wrong…yes, politics play a major part on which Model appears in the Mag (even selecting Models to be in music videos)…every business has politics involved when decisions are being made…these editors are in the business of making money, selling Magazines & subscriptions.
These editors not only have to appeal to the bloggers like yourself, but to the guys in barbershops, dudes in Jail(they buy alot of these mags) and the regular man or woman on the street who like, sees or hears about these Magazines.

Redz mentioned in an earlier blog about Sandy choosing Deelishis over Angel for the cover of the new SMOOTH…not to defend Sandy because I do business with her, but I think that was a great choice & a smart business decision.
I’ve known Angel for awhile (I was at her first cover shoot for i.b.Concept Magazine in Jan.2006 when she went by her name Fershgenet)…she’s beautiful, a sweetheart with a crazy body & phat ass (surgeries or not). I congratulate her on all of her success and accoldates this year. But as a Magazine publisher, you have to put Deelshis with a sexy new look on your cover. Angel has been in all of the major videos (you know which ones), but Deelishis is a TV star/household name, whether you like Flavor Of Love or not. When people went to work every Monday, Deelishis was water cooler talk, not Angel. Do the business math-Deelishis, winner of Flavor Of Love 2, was seen by over 6 million plus viewers every week on TV (remember, it’s the #1 rated show in the over 25 year history of VH1) plus she was the SMOOTH Cover Girl for their successful Jamaica Issue this Summer…Angel was just recently on the cover of KING (with a spread), has a sexy Black & White spread for Eye Candy of the year (I think that is her best spread yet), has a BLACK MENS SSX Tribute issue and she’s a couple of 4 minute music videos.
Deelishis is known to the masses from TV, black & white…Angel is really still known only in the Urban world.
If Hugh Hefner were choosing between the two to put on the cover & featured in Playboy, it would be Deelishis hands down…same thing if it were Maxim.
If you were the Publisher of SMOOTH, with Angel all over the marketplace on your director urban competitors magazines, would you still put her on your cover? Unless it’s the hottest cover/spread/issue ever, you are not going to sell alot and stand out, especially putting out an important issue financially at this time of the year.
A lot of those reasons are probably why Deelishis was chosen #2 on SMOOTHGirl’s Top 100, and not Angel # 3.

Now sometimes, over saturation works in reverse for a Model being featured in alot of Magazines…
take CoCo for example.
This time last year, SMOOTH got the jump over everybody by having CoCo on the cover with a featured spread…it did very well, her spread was crazy hot. From my understanding, it was one of SMOOTH’s biggest selling issues ever.
Then came BLACK MENS, SSX, Owners Illustrated and about 20 other Magazines that featured CoCo on the cover and/or had a spread on her. Magazines had an opportunity to cash in on CoCo’s popularity plus, take advantage of Ice T’s popularity. When you have a chance as a Magazine publisher/editor to feature a woman with looks, a body & ass like CoCo’s (surgery or not) and have an opportunity to interviewing Ice T, who is a hip hop legend/icon AND star of a top 10 TV show (Law & Order SUV)…you take that chance. That’s business and trying to sell more Magazines. A lot of those things probably factored in with CoCo chosen #1 on SMOOTHGirl’s Top 100, and not Angel.
Plus, CoCo and Ice T wanted to be everywhere so they can sell CoCo’s 2007 Calendar and DVD…on their part, that’s business.
I understand all of you bloggers’ passion & love for some of your favorite Magazine Models/Video Vixens.
But before you start criticizing other Models’ looks, faces, bodies, etc. and getting pissed off because a Model you don’t like was featured in this Magazine or on the cover of that Magazine or lead in a Music Video…
understand that this is a business…understand the decsions that some of these publishers, editors, casting directors make when they select Models to be featured.

FYI…If you are in the NYC area this weekend, Dec.28-30, SASHA & MONIQUA will be appearing at the International Bike Show at the Javitz Convention in NYC..they will be at the WCB Booth signing autographs & taking pictures…both of them are featured in the 2008 WCB Bike Calendar, with SASHA on the cover.

Hope everyone in BlackJackSkanz blogger land has a safe holiday and prosperous 2008…
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