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If you haven’t heard of the name Erica Mena from the new season of Vh1 “Love & Hip Hop” then well.. we actually don’t blame you. The Latina star of the show, who’s role is to be in a relationship with manager Rich Dollaz whilst trying to jump start a music career has taken a liking to the cameras and does not pass up an opportunity to show off how “ratchet” she can get. If you tune in, you’ll either see Erica in another cast members face  like singer Olivia about the failure of their career, or you’ll see her fighting with her boyfriend/manager Rich Dollaz and fighting at events. Well Erica has seemed to really be upsetting women across the country with her bad representation of Latina single mothers, and Lady Blogga over at StupidDope.com aired out her opinion in this “Open Letter To Erica Mena”. Read the letter in its entirety after the jump, and let us know what you think about the situation. (more…)

In an interview with Hot 97‘s Angie Martinez, Joe Budden announced that he and girlfriend, Kaylin Garcia aka “Young Ratchet Knowles”, will soon transition their less than private love life from the virtual world to your living room. Despite failed efforts to keep his casting on the DL, Budden has kept quiet on the details of the upcoming season. Nevertheless, the Slaugtherhouse rapper has asserted the seriousness with which he’s taking the opportunity, stating “People hear Love & Hip Hop and they think ‘buffoonery’… I’m not gonna let VH1 depict in a way that I’m unsatisfied.”

Olivia from “Love & Hip-Hop” is taking steps to reinvent herself, as well as taking a stance against domestic violence in her new video for “Walk Away.” If you been following the former G-Unit member throughout the Love & Hip Hop season, everyone is expecting Liv to tell her story and pour out her soul through her music. Well here we are, she put a very solid effort into what might be Olivia’s final stance. Check out the video and let us know what you think?

Erica Mena of VH1′s Love & Hip-Hop is a name that has become popular in only a matter of a few days. If you watch the television show, you would have seen why as the Bronx, NY native is quite a physical force to reakon with. A couple of days ago Mena sat down with Cherry Martinez of Power 105.1 and described that she was meeting with a co-star of the show, Yandy, to discuss music opportunities. She was serious. Above is an exclusive snippet to her new and debut song titled Fantasy, which she will play for Rich Dollaz on next week’s episode (this coming Monday). We’re asking you, is this track HOT or NOT?

Cherry Martinez got the first ever interview with the now infamous Erica Mena from VH1′s Love and Hip Hop. Listen as Erica discusses everything from why she called the cops after the fight with Kimbella to her relationship with Yandy to her connection to the industry and the video in which she is fighting with her son’s father. Hear her side of the story and how her perception of the fight is different from the edited version we saw. Listen to the full interview tonight at 10pm on Power 105.1 or Power105fm.com