Have You Met Miss Jones?: The Life and Loves of Radio's Most Controversial Diva

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	Have You Met Miss Jones?: The Life and Loves of Radio's Most Controversial Diva Tarsha Jones One World/Ballantine, 2007 - 224 pages average customer review:based on 27 reviews view larger image
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?Even though I?ve tried to wear glass slippers, somebody has deliberately knocked them off my feet. Because of that, I have walked the earth emotionally barefoot, and expressed my lack of self-esteem and rage in ways that clouded my judgment. I was a participant in a lot of drama. Didn?t mean to be . . . it was never my intention.?

So confesses Tarsha Jones, host of New York?s popular radio show Miss Jones in the Morning. ?Jonesy,? as she?s known to her fans, captivates millions of Hot 97 listeners with her daily dish on hip-hop and rap celebrity. But within these pages are the juicy scandals that even this no-holds-barred DJ has kept off the airwaves. For the first time, Jones reveals everything?from candid stories of her early singing career under Doug E. Fresh?s wing (and between his sheets) to a wild affair with Busta Rhymes; from bitter feuds with Wendy Williams and shock jocks Star and Buc Wild to friendships with Patti LaBelle and Isaac Hayes; from collaborations with Fat Joe and Big Pun all the way to catfights with Christina Milian and Beyoncé?s mother, Tina Knowles. Jones lets it all hang out and doesn?t tiptoe around anyone?s feelings?including her own.

Beginning with her volatile upbringing as the child of alcoholic parents and the target of bullying peers, Jones takes us on a journey of self-exploration, recounting how she survived abusive relationships, twisted coworkers, and backstabbing bosses to ultimately rise through the radio ranks and make it to the top of her game. But more than just a tell-all tale, this inspirational memoir is a testament to the struggles of a black woman trying to succeed in a white male-dominated industry, where the sharks never stop circling no matter how much you achieve. For those who love steamy entertainment gossip, admire coming-of-age chronicles of resilience, or just like to see emperors (and moguls) without clothes, so to speak, the pages will fly. Even devoted listeners who think they already know radio?s rowdiest diva will have to ask themselves . . . Have You Met Miss Jones?

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this book was a good read, read it fairly quickly. i still think she is a big loud mouth ignorant chick on the radio.

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The two star rating I'm giving this book is even generous. Once again, the plot is the same as with most "tell all" books by these former groupies who love to coin themselves as anything but.

Tarsha Jones was a simple "star effer" (pardon my french) who hoped to gain a music career from her activities. Loaded with the hope that she would be a star one day, she rode the coat tails of these men and became bitter when the plan didn't pan out as planned. In fact like Karrine Stephens author of "Confessions of a Video Vixen" Jones' account of the affairs she has with these stars seem very delusional and once sided.

I'm not sure how one could have percieved love or the possibility of committment from men like Doug E. Fresh and Busta Rhymes based on their actions. Based on her side Doug E. basically swept her off her feet at one point, bought her a car, put her up in an apartment and "promised" to be with her. While he recently impregnated BOTH of his "babies mommas."

I believe there was certainly more to the story and more than likely she was being kept in return for basic sexual favors and fantasies. Doug had the means and Jones had the need.

The relationship with Busta sounds a bit sketchy in my opinion as well. I'm not quite sure how one could be surprised or hurt that a man who prefered to pretend he didn't know you in public wouldn't think enough of you to offer you more than just a bite of the sandwhich that he made for himself after sex. Both men discarded Jones as they pleased because the simple fact is that she was expendable. All groupies are. Is that surprising? Well...Newsflash! Here on earth where most of us reside, this is common knowledge Miss Jones :)

While I found most of the book to be somewhat interesting, the material was very disorganized and seemed to jump very quickly to unrelated topics at any given moment.

Her criticisms of stars such as Mary J. Blige and Monica fell on deaf ears with me. After blasting Mary for sounding "depressed" and Monica for trying to appeal to the "youngins" with her new single (Every time the beat drops).

Tarsha goes on to defend her right to dislike any song she wants toward the end of the hodge podge of pages that mimick the adult version of a real novel.

Frankly I believe the industry knew her singing ability was "average" at best. The music industry along with fans of R&B had the right to dislike her songs. Weak sales and constant drops from labels proves this.

Throughout the book she peppers paragraphs with blame, weakly defending the reasons her music career never took off. After reading these excuses throughout the book, I decided to research the song she nearly forced down the readers throat as being a "hit." The name of the song was (Where I Want To Be Boy). While listening I took into account that the song was made in the 90's so the arrangement of the song was understandably primative compared to today's studio techniques. Even with that, Tarsha was weak and average.

While I personally make no serious judgements on the life Tarsha Jones AKA "Miss Jones" has made for herself I believe she is a bitter former groupie who was lucky that someone though enough of her to open the door even a crack so she could get her foot in the door.

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