I logged onto Twitter today, & fell into a comic GOLD MINE! RazB of B2K fame managed to insult Chris Brown while vying for the affections of Rihanna via his Twitter feed. Chris Brown responded to RazB, and all Hell broke a-loose in a glitter-sprinkled ball of R&B fury! I’m glad I don’t work as either one of these two’s publicist, because they are still going at it as I type this, making monumental asses of themselves. As a social media professional, it is my obligation to break down the course of events, in order to keep future celebrities from doing the same sort of damage to their celebrity brand in 140 characters or less.
Up first are the tweets RazB sent to win the affections of Rihanna:
First of all, Twitter macking is kind of pathetic when normal people do it. To try it on a star is even less likely to win you points. What’s worse is that anyone with a shred of common sense can see that this is a ploy for attention. A 1980′s Zapp song, some 1990′s Jodeci videos…and A RAZ B SOLO SONG?! Which one of these does not belong?! His strategy worked in one sense because I’m writing about him. Then again, I did not click on that link, and I never plan to…so was it really a success?
Next, Raz B upped the ante with this tweet:
The man managed to stick his nose in two other people’s past relationships at once. Fortunately for him, Eric Benet was too busy to read this, otherwise he may have walked up to Raz B, taken off his man-sandals and delivered an Earthy, incense-scented ass whipping. However, Chris Brown saw it, and responded with a heavy dose of angry tweets that amounted to: “Nigga, you gay.”
Chris Brown should have followed Eric Benet’s lead and ignored this mess. He’s just starting to recover from the backlash caused by the whole domestic assault incident. He has WAY more to lose by stooping to this level than Raz “I Ain’t Had A Hit Since the You Got Served Soundtrack” B does.
That said, the Peter Pan insult was funny! If this were a prize fight, and I were Raz B’s corner man, I would have thrown in the towel after that one. The gloves have officially come off once you call a grown man Peter Pan. Think about it: a punk-ass fairy in green tights! Alas, both sides kept going, and I honestly can’t keep up with it all at this point.
I need celebrities (as well as everyone else) to learn that NOBODY wins when it comes to Twitter arguments. It just makes both parties look like clowns. In print, no less. I think that next time a famous person has a problem with another famous person, they should put on some gloves, and settle it in a boxing ring or MMA octagon for charity. I bet 80% of all rap beefs would be non-existant if the threat of actual ass whuppings were a real possibility. Besides, I’d watch the fight, and some charity would make money. Everybody wins…except for the loser, of course.
So to all of you out there reading this, please keep your arguments and personal beefs off of social media. I have a number of friends and relatives who have yet to learn this lesson and repeatedly put their business out in the streets while angry. I’m hoping that this celebrity version of “When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong” shows you all how ridiculous things can get, in a very short amount of time. To Chris Brown and Raz B, best of luck in your respective careers, and next time, please…cut that shit out! I don’t want to send Eric Benet over to your house to bitch slap you with a pair of Birkenstocks.
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taken off his man-sandals and delivered an Earthy, incense-scented ass whipping…FUNNY!
Eric Benet is not to be f*cked with!
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My kids know the rapper very well, I’m sure of that, but he’s not familiar to me. On the other hand, Chris Brown is familiar; I wish he had taken the high road and not feed the flames. He has brutally reaped his misdeeds, one of the worst a man can do, but I’m one who wishes him the very best & that he gets over his past, do good in life, and continues to be successful.
I was very disappointed about his treatment of Rihanna. There was a beautiful write-up about him in Ebony Magazine. I read every word; happy for a young man’s success. Then he did that. That hurt, but I FORGAVE the youngster & hope others will also, & that he can move on from that ugliness. Chris Brown: leave things like this in the trash bin, and don’t get in there with them.
Any form of social networking macking is just tacky. Especially Twitter, because everyone can probably see the tweets and retweet it to everyone else.
As for Raz B, he just needs to go back under the rock he crawled out of.
I was done after “an Earthy, incense-scented ass whipping”…
Those two, clawing at each other like angry kittens via Twitter! PLEASE!
Yes, and it is truly amazing. When I saw this I wanted to go double-check my two cats! They look like my cats’ twins. I teach them not to fight, especially at mealtime. Very uncanny.
Peter pan??.. DAYUM Son!!
I consider myself very petter pan like. I especially love his “peanut butter” the creamy kind of course. praise be allah yall!
LOL @ this!
Sorry for everyone that still likes Chris B. I believe this is evidence that he has not worked on his anger management. he is only faking it to get back in the masses’ good graces.
Him and RazB can crawl back under the same rock as far as I’m concerned.
I think it’s more of an immaturity thing than an “anger” issue, but your observation is EXACTLY why Chris Brown shouldn’t have gotten caught up in all of this.
Sorry for everyone that still likes Chris B. I believe this is evidence that he has not worked on his anger management. he is only faking it to get back in the masses’ good graces.