Wednesday, February 15, 2012

A Love Like This

Say what you will about rapper Jim Jones and his girl Chrissy of the VH1 show Love & Hip Hop. But one thing's for sure: Their love for each other is undeniable.

Last season when a character's manager said something nasty about Chrissy, we saw Jim confront the manager and make him apologize to her on camera. I mean Jim almost had dude by the throat. I was scared for the little man because he looked like he was gonna get a beat down.

This season we really got to witness their commitment to each other. I mean Chrissy is sho nuff a ride or die chick. She will stand up for her man and will fight anyone who she feels disrespects him.

Jim is just as passionate about his lady love.

I admired the way Jim went to his mother and, in tears, pleaded with her to make peace with Chrissy - "the woman he loved." The two had been at each other's throats a long time. In fact, Mama Jones made a diss record about Chrissy (and has performed it live). But Jim made it clear to his "mommy" that he loved Chrissy and that she was going to be in his life - whether his mother liked it or not (Check out the video below). His mother agreed to call a truce and the three even went on vacation to Jamaica.


And when Jim's long-time manager, Yandy said some not-so-nice things about Chrissy, he shut that down real quick. Yandy is no longer Jim's manager. On the reunion show, Jim explained to the executive producer that "Chrissy comes first." Nuf said.

I like a man who can stand up to his mother for the woman he loves, let's his friends, co-workers and everyone around him know that this person comes first — her needs, her wants, her happiness. Chrissy noted on one of the episodes how Jim had put aside his ego, his persona, everything to be vulnerable before the cameras and express his feelings for her.

Indeed. While the other women on the show were in constant heartache about how their hip hop men refused to acknowledge their relationships, Jim was never shy about his feelings for Chrissy. In one episode he said he felt it was a PRIVILEGE that she chose to be with him.

Now, I don't condone violence by any means, but I have to give it to these guys, they have each other's back and if you mess with one, you've got a fight with both.

This season we saw Jim do something that Chrissy has been wanting for a long time. He proposed. Check out the proposal below.


This is a man who protects his woman, supports her and believes it is a privilege to be with her. What do you think of a love like this?

1 comment:

kendra said...

um, well, i'll check back when they've been married for 50 years and stuck together through all the trials and tribulations.