The scripted new series “Single Ladies” packed in so many music references, I half-expected VH1 to resurrect “Pop Up Video,” with informative thought bubbles hovering over the heads of Stacey Dash, LisaRaye, and Charity Shea.
The cameos were in full effect on “Single Ladies,” an original two-hour movie turned TV series. First it was Eve. Then TLC’s Chilli stopped by. Then Common played a Mayor while Jermaine Dupri and the “Real Housewives” Kandi Burruss partied in the background.
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Music even found its way into the background of certain characters, like LisaRaye's Keisha, who plays a Superhead-inspired former video vixen.
So, it wasn’t really surprising that the “Single Ladies” premiere began with our three female protagonists having a music-related debate with the three men in their lives. Dash’s Val, LisaRaye’s Keisha, and Shea’s brotha-loving April argue over the merit of sexual songs and artists.Continue reading on Examiner.com ‘Single Ladies’ review: Stacey Dash, LisaRaye mirror ‘Basketball Wives’ formula - National African American Entertainment | Examiner.com
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