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Who's Hip Hop's Reigning Couple? Jay-Z & Beyonce Or Kanye & Amber?

By Shakenya JacksonJT

IT MUST BE HARD TO GET OUT OF BED EVERY MORNING WITH INVISIBLE SACKS OF MONEY accumulating at your feet, in a Roberto Cavali nightgown, while your long, lovely tresses (scalp-grown or store bought) bounce on your exfoliated, spa-treated shoulders as an adoring public roasts in a rosemary and garlic basted recession.

As I typed this, I placed air quotes around the word "recession." The air quotes are due to this divalicious artist reportedly raking in over $80 million last year, putting her at number four on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list.

In addition, she and hubby topped Forbes's other list in 2008 making a whopping estimated $162 million.

Her hubby, former CEO of a couple of record labels and part-owner of the New Jersey Nets, Jay-Z is one lucky bastard. And obviously a secure one, too, as wifey outranks him on the power list.

In fact, the only ding in Beyonce's crown comes from the crossfire of Jigga's rival, the rapper and Change of Heart dating game show alum Game, who referred to Beyonce as

being a garden variety hoe (but not a garden ho) in his latest freestyle.

On his Twitter page, Game says he wasn't really aiming at Beyonce. "I was freestylin and she got hit." She's not the only one who got hit.

Game takes shot at Kanye West's on-again, off-again girlfriend, ex-stripper turned model and sometimes video-vixen Amber Rose. Possibly during one of those off-again moments, Rose was spotted smooching on Chris Brown during one of those all-white parties Diddy and I have every year.

Okay, maybe that last part wasn't true but Game blasts Rose as a gold-digger and advises West to dump her.

This got me thinking: Who's hotter and who's most worth going after in a hip-hop beef between the two ladies? And it was hard to decide.

Then I asked who's got the complete couple package? When I started wondering who was going to make the prettiest babies -- Jay-Z and Beyonce or Kanye West, Amber Rose and his steady girlfriend "Over-Inflated Ego," a light bulb floated over my head and a little white man with shock gray hair hollered, "Eureka!"

Then I put down the bong and developed a Crabbychecklist to determine hotness. It goes a little something like this:


I'M RICH BITCH!


West also ranked on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list. He was way beyond Beyonce though, and spots behind Jigga with a paltry $25 million. Rose, who so far has nothing to offer except her relationship with Kanye West, does not appear on the list.

Point: Beyonce and Hova, clearly. Making well over a $100 million a year will do that to you.


SEXIEST


Fact: Rose and Knowles are smoking and they happen to be much more smoking than their romantic counterparts. I found that somewhere in Wikipedia so let's just accept it as the truth.

Jay-Z's looks have been compared to a great cigarette mascot,
a camel, by multiple artists he's been beefing with. And West's pastel colors and recent mullet have thwarted many straight women who told themselves that this was the year they were going to try and develop a crush on him. So, tossing the guys aside, let's just compare the smoldering beauties.

Beyonce has been hot. In her Forbes power ranking, she ranks #2 in terms of web action. Nice. Though openly criticized for her fashion choices in the beginning of her career, nobody's yet to criticize the yams! Beyonce possesses a nice body and a charming beauty. It's true.

On the other hand, Rose is stripper hot. Meaning she oozes sexy. Meaning she's not the type you take home to momma. Plus, she's new. Beyonce's been hot for a long time and that kind of works against her.

Looking at Rose's fierce, facial features with her blond, bald head and noticing that she's still hot without hair proves the point. Point: Rose. She slightly edges out Beyonce because of the smoke coming off her body.


MOST HATED


It's a well-established fact that you can't be the shit without a flock of people disliking you, envying you or being rude to you. It's a badge of honor, a sign that you've gotten or done something elite to have haters.

With that said, no one really publicly hated on Jigga and Beyonce's relationship as the couple were tight-lipped and secretive; They kept it undercover. Catching a picture of them was more elusive than catching D-Lister Kathy Griffin at an A-list event. Even now, it's rare to catch either one gushing about one another or catching the two in an embrace.

Jay-Z has certainly had his share of beef with hip-hop notables: Mobb Deep, Nas, Tupac and now Game, with just a little tussle for bragging rights with Lil Wayne. He is the rapper that other rappers like to hate. He's also had street beefs. Wikipedia does (it's true this time) mention that Jay-Z shot his brother when he was 12 for stealing his jewelry.

West, on the other hand gets criticized regularly for his outlandish fashion choices, leading many to question his sexuality as well as his suffocatingly large ego that sits on his chest like a giant tumor feeding on him.

Game certainly had remarks for West regarding his love choice, citing catching Chris Brown and Rose in a lip-lock as grounds for dismissal.

Rose's ex-girlfriend, and no I don't mean the "we do each other's nails and talk about boys on the phone" girlfriend, says Rose will inevitably come back to her. Also, the media has had a field-day reporting on the alleged Brown and Rose smooch.

Point: West and Rose. They're controversy, in matching silk Dolce jumpsuits.


CUTEST COUPLE NICKNAME


My first thought of one name monikers to represent the fashion forward duo and Kanye and Rose is K. Rose. That's cute.

Hovionce for Beyonce and Jay-Z? Or maybe Jay-B? That's kind of hot too.

Point: Tie. I liked K. Rose but Jay-B could not be denied.


PROMISE FOR THE FUTURE


Much like the "I'm rich bitch" category, Jay-Z and Beyonce slam-dunk this one. I mean, he liked it, so he put a ring on it, much like the lyrics to Single Ladies by Beyonce. The married pair also reportedly wear the roman numerals "IV" on their ring fingers because of their shared birth date and its symbolism to both.

On the other hand, West can't figure out if he truly likes it or what to do with. They've already been reportedly broken up and people swore they saw woman-beating Brown bludgeoning Rose with his tongue at the White Party. What are you gonna do?

Point: Jigga and Bey are clearly in a committed relationship for the long haul. Rose may have moved on before this gets published.

So, after tallying the totals, I realized something: this was a complete waste of time.

This is true for many reasons. 1) I'm not getting paid. 2) No one, aside from my millions of readers (and by millions I mean 2) cares, including Jay-Z, Beyonce, Kanye West or Kanye West's new leech flavor-of-the-month, Amber Rose. And perhaps the most important reason, 3) It came out a tie.

Now, I'm going to cut off the lights and go to sleep as I contemplate the life a degree in journalism entails.

Oh yea, the Divalicious Beyonce Knowles' I Am… tour hits Chicago tonight, July 17th, gracing the United Center's stage at 7:30. MK at Popbytes reports here on his tour experience.

Shakenya Jackson boasts she is among Chicago's finest writers. She enjoys long walks in the park and dirty dishes.


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Beyonce is a really talented artist, and I really liked her latest albumn, but to me she looks like a man? All the male characteristics in her facial features just creep me out. Anyone agree?

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