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If Ludacris is still pissed at Pepsi for firing him because of his lyrics and then hiring less-than-squeaky-clean Ozzy Osbourne — “‘a man who bit the head off an animal onstage [and] who has an MTV show where you have to bleep out every other word’” — as his replacement, then he’s really not going to be happy with Ebony magazine.

The Don Imus-fueled controversy over misogynistic rap lyrics surrounds Ebony magazine’s recent decision to pull rapper Ludacris from the cover of its June issue on “the New Black Fathers” and replace him with actor, Boris Kodjoe, reports Journal-isms. “Something has changed in America in the last few weeks,” Bryan Monroe, editorial director of Ebony and Jet magazines, told Journal-isms, without disclosing the identity of the rapper. As president of the National Association of Black Journalists, Monroe led the movement to have Imus fired. “I think the media is being called to account in these areas,” Monroe said.

To quote Ludacris, “Life is unfair.” But really. I hate to sound like a puritan here, and I’m sure Luda’s a good father, but isn’t Boris Kodjoe a better choice for the cover of a black fathers issue, anyway? He’s married to Nicole Ari Parker, the mother of his two children, and…well, isn’t that reason enough?

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May 4, 2007 · Link · 5 Responses
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Tagged: Don Imus · Hip Hop · Pepsi · Ludacris · Ebony · Boris Kodjoe · Nicole Ari Parker · Bryan Monroe · National Association of Black Journalists
Comments (5)

No. 1 Hollywood Bedroom » Blog Archive » Jossip Juxtaposition: Ludacris May Act Like An Animal Sometimes, But At Least He Doesn’t Bite Off The Heads Of Other Animals Onstage says:

[…] Ludacris is still pissed at Pepsi’s decision to replace him with “man who bit the head off an animal onstage […]

Posted: May 4, 2007 at 12:57 pm
No. 2 hillarity says:

Ludacris is, uhh– ludicrous.
I can’t stand him. I hope he never gets another acting role, magazine cover, recording contract, or woman stupid enough to multiply with him.

Posted: May 4, 2007 at 11:42 pm
No. 3 BILLIONAIRES ON STAGE!!! « Distribution of Grams says:

[…] cover on Ebony Magazine is replaced by Boris […]

Posted: May 7, 2007 at 8:54 am
No. 4 Jossip Juxtaposition: Ludacris May Act Like An Animal Sometimes, But At Least He Doesn’t Bite Off The Heads Of Other Animals Onstage at MyQaeda Celebrity Fashion Blog says:

[…] Ludacris is still pissed at Pepsi’s decision to replace him with “man who bit the head off an animal onstage […]

Posted: May 15, 2007 at 5:17 pm
No. 5 Ludacris Gives Back To The Youth / Stereohyped says:

[…] Post A Comment You can say what you will about the Ebony Boris Kodjoe vs. Ludacris issue — I certainly have — but as much as Boris may be a more ideal version of the African American father, Ludacris […]

Posted: May 17, 2007 at 9:02 am
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