Who said being a Hip Hop wifey was easy?!

In case you haven't caught Vh1's new reality show for a look
into the life of The Inc's C.E.O Irv Gotti, you should! The show which airs Monday's at 10:30pm takes camera's into the world of Gotti after being acquitted of money laundering charges and how he faces the task of rebuilding The Inc (formerly Murder Inc.).

Ashanti's ex Irv Gotti and his protege Ja Rule are in the studio to produce another hit to propel them to hip hop legendary status. Only problem is 50 Cent sort of destroyed Ja Rule's career, Ashanti has distanced herself from the label, and all other acts from The Inc. (Cadillac Tah, Vita, Charli Baltimore) were all canned or didn't sell enough to be mentioned again. R&B singer Lloyd might be Gotti's last great black hope.

But here is the thing the most interesting part of this reality show is Gotti's relationship with wifey Debbie Lorenzo. The couple have been separated for 5 years, but not divorced. Gotti sleeps on the couch and if not there, at his Manhattan apartment most of the time. They describe their relationship as a "friendship". Mrs. Lorenzo looks at him as to say 'don't touch me'. Gotti wants to move the family to a bigger house with a pool, but wifey is smart enough to know better so Gotti won't split and leave her with paying the mortgage with her alimony.

Deb Lorenzo is a good looking woman, but seems to be disgusted with what she thought would be a hip-hop fairy tale. Surely Irv's infamous cheating with Superhead aka Karrine Steffans and Nelly's publicity girl Ashanti has put a cloud over their marriage. And who said being a Hip Hop wifey was easy?!

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