Melyssa Ford DECLINES Gunna's Invitation to Video Shoot

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[@Ginga]

For those interested, the models in the video: Rosa Acosta, Tammy Tores, Bria Myles, Esther Baxter, Eboni Jackson, Sasha Gates, Lanisha Cole and KD Aubert.

[@BossofBosses111]

This was my childhood video vixens

[@drizzyfreckles]

Esther Baxter is 🐐

[@Kickinthescience]

Still missing some others from that time

[@Ginga]

@@Kickinthescience So many

[@genius179]

No cap Mel is the 🐐 when it comes to video vixens to me

[@robinjae1058]

Mel complained that video vixens were not acknowledge with the celebration of Hip Hop. Someone sympathized with her and paid homage to the women in her field. She decided not to participate. However, this conversation brought attention to artists the attempting to correct the oversight and it shined some light. Shout out to Turbo and Gunna! Someone tried to make it right. Everyone is good!

[@LoLo_1997]

Everyone involved is rich asf. Yes nigga they good 😂

[@HueyFreeman.]

They were just eye candy, ppl can pay homage but it's not necessary at all

[@omizzy20]

She doesn't want to be around a snitch

[@Jay-jb2vr]

Melissa is classy, not trashy 💯

[@TheBrotherHoodSports]

Joe is paying her well, ain't nobody missing a bag for Gunna

[@wharris123184]

“Did you check your email?” Sounded so sincere 😂😂😂

[@quilluntouchableentity2034]

Nah thats pettyy 😭

[@Muzzlecrowe-li9kt]

She’s kinda corny for that. Mel be lying so hard and she’s bad at it. That excuse was so weak

[@twiggynation.2779]

That goody too shoes attitude is the reason why Melissa Ford is not winning, and still drives a Honda Accord...😅

[@TheBrotherHoodSports]

She is corny for having the flu? 😂 People are psycho

[@michaelehirim1446]

Weak asf my guy, she think she a superstar now because she's on this podcast, like they said she takes days off for stupid shitshe could've flew out there and did it.

[@drizzyfreckles]

A heads up to Joe, feel he’d have given greenlight for that.

[@Jay-jb2vr]

Nah she's classy. There's a difference

[@eastr1ch]

I promise her missing a couple episodes for this dope opportunity wouldn’t have made her appear any less loyal to the podcast. 😭

[@michaelehirim1446]

Exactly she blew it, that was a great opportunity to hang her hat on and get that acknowledgement that she always yapping about

[@pareeshaslaughter6798]

Joe wants her there or she would have been replaced like Jess hilarious on the breakfast club…. 😮

[@eastr1ch]

@@pareeshaslaughter6798 Man, Jess still waiting on that damn chair herself.

[@Jay-jb2vr]

She don't need that "acknowledgement" she's classy 💯 Gunna should have called up Megan or something

[@TheBrotherHoodSports]

If Gunna was paying more than the JBP maybe she would have showed up. 🤷‍♂️

[@nathanielwhite5208]

Melissa is so weird!!!! None of her opinions or stances ever equal up. She just be yapping

[@elputazoavisa]

That's why she hasn't been wifed up

[@PJ_food_kicks_culture]

Right

[@szasremmurd8002]

Now if they would’ve got Karrine to do it she would’ve been livid 😂

[@KeithEasley-vc1mb]

That part

[@blacknoire3730]

I only recently realized that mel and supa head aren't the same person

[@koronteh807]

@@blacknoire3730so did Corey Holcomb

[@JusSick24]

"You took a day off for that Tubi shit you did"😂😂😂😂

[@helloworld3043]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@bradfordhenderson8917]

Wonder if he talking about the movie with nene leakes on lifetime saw part of it a minute ago.

[@trechasin]

I don’t think my generation knows about Melyssa Ford nearly as much as this podcast believes Respectfully

[@TheCarpentersApprentice]

So true.

[@TheCarpentersApprentice]

Who tf is she lol

[@jetblkm3112]

She not as famous as she n they think she is

[@j.e3336]

Not true

[@minfamous5841]

Nah forreal

[@illxander]

"Did you check your email?" Is wild 😂

[@PurebreedFLA]

Flip is wild...."You take yoga days, daisy days"😂😂

[@wilk215]

Sharing a business email is Nasty Work Mel.

[@LiteraryPicks]

One of the most unprofessional things I’ve ever seen honestly

[@Bossdonbigga]

Promise you she likely won’t be getting any major offers after that she could’ve summarized it but reading it is just plain wrong

[@LiteraryPicks]

@@Bossdonbigga 1000%. Well said! She has to know this, too. which tells me she doesn’t care. To each their own I suppose.

[@anttoz4989]

She’s like “I don’t have to do that anymore” 😂

[@yamon598]

I don't understand women🤦 This makes 0 sense after her homage tirade a couple months back.

[@dobia4486]

Denied an opportunity to be shutdown for 2 hours🤷🏾‍♂️

[@edtcreative]

Could've left it at "I don't understand women"... Welcome to the club buddy... Gonna be like this the rest of your life🤣

[@nathanielwhite5208]

No one ever understands her. She don’t have a foundation of belief. She just be yapping

[@TheBrotherHoodSports]

She said she had the flu. Y'all dumb as hell.

[@nnamdi602]

She ain’t want that kind of homage apparently

[@vernstar32]

So she wants acknowledgment for video vixens of yesteryear but refused to be in a video that acknowledged the same video vixens 🧐

[@Kickinthescience]

Not all legends from that era was there anyway

[@loveizdaonlyway9406]

@@Kickinthescience No. But the email from the director clearly said...'You (as in Mel) where one of the first names that came to our mind. So the other ones you are speaking of is irrelevant

[@kristopherdavis2715]

Based on the story Mel told Angie Martinez on her podcast, I think Mel has serious trauma from the time those men cornered her in the break room. She only told Angie that about that one situation where she feared for her life on a video set but I can only imagine about stories she’d never speak on where something probably did occur. So I can understand why she wouldn’t want to be on the video scene again. Hell and in her defense, casting her in a Gunna video would not be this huge honor or break in her career. Like tf. If anything she’d be hustling backwards by doing a video. Especially in a climate where people barely to watch videos! lol Now if they have some “elite” award ceremonies honoring the top video vixens then that’s different. This new generation kills me thinking that just because someone who’s newer and more current for the “moment” in the music industry is supposed to have every and anyone at their feet. Gunna has some catchy songs and is extremely popular but let’s hope he can sustain relevancy within the next 5-10yrs. Clearly Mel’s name is still ringing bells and it’s been well over 15yrs since she did videos so that alone speak volumes of her value. She’s on one of the biggest podcasts out so clearly she’s not in need of or seeking relevancy. Therefore appearing a Gunna video is not a flex for her. lol At the end of the day she’s still The Melyssa Ford. 💪🏾🏆

[@atlemartoresonfjeldstad4557]

I cry over small things so i never checked it out. But i might check it out on monday while i work out LOL

[@Shalayah2010]

BOOO that is not the reason.

[@kristopherdavis2715]

@@Shalayah2010 and who are you exactly to make that call? lol

[@UnpackingJoy]

I agree. She’s not ratchet. A little lost in life yes but not ratchet. I don’t think a video was the homage she was talking about. But she’s to “classy” and passive to say that. So yea I agree with you

[@kristopherdavis2715]

@@UnpackingJoy exactly. Only an idiot would think Gunna asking her to be a video is the type of homage she was referring to or even worth acknowledging. Let alone accepting. Like wtf. I can even see if a Drake asked her to make a cameo then that would be worth the efforts because aside from them both being Canadians, Drake is an actual BRAND. Someone on that Mainstream level that she could potentially capitalize off of. Clearly she didn’t wanna say but I will. Her doing a video for Gunna would’ve been beneath her. Period.

[@twiggynation.2779]

That goody too shoes 👟 mentality is the reason Melissa ford, still drives a Honda Accord...

[@trippljjj]

Type shit she not even goody two shoes💀 hilarious

[@KrisNation]

nothing wrong with a honda accord lol

[@user-wr9on9ff4d]

​@@KrisNation everything is.

[@KrisNation]

@@user-wr9on9ff4d ?

[@zplummer12]

@@KrisNation this is shows how young you are or you don't go back and listen to old hip hop lol

[@Therealjtyler]

Flip laughing and pushing the mic away from him is hilarious when “esther baxster” is named to be in the video 🤣🤣🤣

[@prod.campbell]

I honestly can’t see Melyssa on a Gunna video. I think it was a good decision personally.

[@nolimits.h.a.y.9748]

We just need a 2000s video vixen reunion.

[@MissRory662]

She dont have to do that anymore but sitting on joe budden podcast

[@jaeger1989]

On Zeus lol

[@eddy562]

Inflating someone’s ego who’s literally contributed nothing other than their aesthetic results in this. The fact importance at any point was placed on a video vixen is genuinely confusing to me

[@Dayxh8]

😂😂 facts

[@teriking1187]

THANK U!

[@blaq0ut_]

*Joes Voice* “That’s Hate…”

[@eddy562]

@@blaq0ut_ guess I’m a hater then lol

[@rosegoldbanks4842]

Huh she was apart of the era when artists actually had creative videos and d as pent millions on videos you must be young

[@lakwansawyer5527]

The queen of video vixens is the equivalent of the smartest dude in a special education class 😂😂😂 foh

[@martinrosario4018]

Plus who gave melyssa that crown ? Lol she was a prominent vixen yea but she was never the top chick it was always Velez or vida getting those shouts

[@biyrdie]

That smart dude in special ed fix always fix my car. She that important?

[@toritreadwell119]

Had it been a 1 vixen feature for Mel (a la Knock Yourself Out), she would’ve done it. The assemble cast wasn’t sumthin she was gonna do lol.

[@christonhollywoodsmith5825]

Yooo ….this was my first thought ✅ She didn’t go because she thought she was too good for the video or…she didn’t want to run into certain people that would have brought back the past (Positive or negative) She was not honest about why she said no….im not buying her answer

[@hangingwithnick3251]

Flip- “Did you check ya email” 😂😂😂

[@BestDressTV]

I was waiting for Mel to say Free Thug 😂😂😂😂

[@ccryptotrapper6128]

You took a day off on that a Tubi shit you did. 😂

[@Anakele20]

I just watched the video. It is one of the most respectful treatments of video models I've ever seen. Don't get me wrong, I love booty poppin' like the rest of you guys. But this truly felt like they were trying to be as respectful and tasteful as possible. I get why Melyssa might not have wanted to do this. But she would have been the icing on the cake. They probably wouldn't have even needed her to wear anything crazy. She might have missed an opportunity with this video.

[@TheIcemanthomas]

Did u check ur email is hilarious 😂😂

[@_Just_V_]

Word lol

[@PhillyGlobetrotter]

Exactly why you can’t pay these chicks no mind when they complain.. she just want us to know they checked for her old ass cuz she can’t believe it either 😂

[@quilluntouchableentity2034]

Mel is wild. She wants that acknowledgement for being somebody in life but won't give any attention or homage to what actually put her in the industry 😮‍💨 Edit: I understand why, but if thats who you are then be that. Dont try to only detatch from your roots and background in public for perception if thats what you are when nobody else is watching. 💯

[@_Just_V_]

Pay for the OF 😂

[@AwwwSteeze]

@@_Just_V_ Send me the info since you are already paying for it 😅

[@benl4707]

💰 talks and bs walks. Quit 😢 This is grown woman business. Sounds like they just took a no...with all the flattery they came with! Can we both agree with baddie which is a vixen if she says ehhh you show her why she should say yes...whatever way that is..yea😶‍🌫️

[@michaelehirim1446]

That's real spill right there I wish he would fire her ass already damn she phony as shit

[@TheBrotherHoodSports]

She literally said she had the flu. Something is wrong with people nowadays. You don't listen.

[@hottboytv]

It’s obvious why she didn’t do the video… Mel was standing on business she don’t fxck wit rats 😂

[@IamDjTroof]

"ever since he snitched" thats how u know he not a real Gunna listener

[@asdfdc1946]

4:30 the video was an homage to the hottest video models from the 2000's, of which she was one of them. it would've brought her a lot of exposure & opened up many doors. Mel played herself, as per usual... but then again... nobody here is surprised by that smh

[@olaakande5581]

She’s on the hottest hiphop pod right now The other girls we haven’t seen do much since. They need the re-exposure

[@twiggynation.2779]

That goody too shoes attitude is the reason Melissa Ford, still drives a Honda Accord...

[@cenatraa]

@@twiggynation.2779bro what?

[@LightsOut08]

​@uzi1914 people take the Games lyrics too serious thats all lol

[@asdfdc1946]

@@olaakande5581 "She’s on the hottest hiphop pod right now" ---- thats like saying you're the smartest kid in the special needs class lol. thats not really an accomplishment these days, especially when you compare it to other big podcasts like Impaulsive, Theo Von, Diary of a CEO, Lex Fridman, Joe Rogan, Club Shay Shay, Chris Williamson, etc. the views & exposure on JBP is a drop in the bucket compared to TV & movies & those other big name podcasts. "The other girls we haven’t seen do much since. They need the re-exposure" --- KD Aubert has done a lot of TV & movies. she was the main girl in the video, but she wouldn't have been if Melyssa Ford was there. that would've been Melyssa's spot. thats why they called her first. what would it have hurt to miss one episode of JBP for a big hit of exposure / opportunities.

[@lwamalo505]

Mel's about that life she ain't workin with no... 😂😂🤷🏾‍♂️

[@JPitamus]

LOLLL I feel we’re the only ones that get it 🤣🤣🤣

[@fuhyou3223]

It’s funny that both Parks and Ice don’t listen to Mel. She said the date THREE SECONDS prior to and Parks is like uh what date was it? Ice having a whole conversation with her about the video nearly two months ago and has absolutely no recollection of it.

[@larrylove1069]

So, what's your point? They didn't really care about what she had to say

[@justicequeen]

That was the most dumbest reason to decline 😂 . Its giving this is beneath me vibes 🙄

[@charlierose1708]

Well it is 😂 those dust girls ain't done nothing in 20 years comparable to mel

[@Moonthre]

That “go” shit is wild condescending 😂

[@lovelegacy500]

Mel got that Flu Game 😂

[@Curt_theKING]

Mel is a cornball frfr!

[@cjd9978]

Clearly because she’s part of a big Pod unlike the other vixens, she played I’m busy card. Mel didn’t want to walk backwards remembering how they used to be treated on set.

[@focuz4899]

I have 2 words Vida Guerra. 🔥🔥🔥

[@mookiez18]

They just gon glide by ester Baxter lol

[@JamaicanJohnny]

top tier shade from mel

[@d.f.thedefinitionthefyoudo992]

She picked some tea for the POD over the project. Smooth move for Big M Ford.

[@timkruse9912]

Vida Guerrara was missing too

[@eastsider85]

Nah she fumbled that,she probably didnt want to be around certain females

[@twiggynation.2779]

Goody too shoes, and broke, that up nose in the air attitude...

[@shaynalavon]

I think Mel's reason for not doing it is much deeper. She should have been honest, so ppl could FEEL it. This just sounds crazy. Still love Mel, though.

[@greendro6410]

Melyssa didn't want to work with a rat 🐀

[@christianthomas1877]

Melyssa threw Joe under the bus to get out the video 😂😂

[@autumnmarz6389]

Whats the name of the Gunna song

[@kennethemenike1597]

Mel missing a couple of episodes won’t mean nothing cos she hardly even contribute meaningfully to conversations. She’s so full of herself and forgets she’s just a video vixen that’s easily replaceable as they did in that gonna video.

[@YouBeanz]

Getting acknowledged by a hip hop historical celebration is not the same as being asked to be in a vintage bitches of hip hop video. I would decline also.

[@theonlykingA]

This is still a celebration though. An offer was extended to pay homage.

[@trvf7053]

Hard to believe young Gunna requesting Auntie Mel services lol

[@jebrock09]

Mel is one of the most media trained people that are even left in the industry. Gunna would/ should be the last artist she cameos for. I think she would do it but for somebody like Wayne or Nas…a seasoned artist who’s one of THEM

[@theonlykingA]

That’s cool in theory, but if she still had any interest in being in the spotlight as far cameos in music videos this may not have been the right move. Gunna is one of the bigger newer artists out, being in the video would have given her a platform to gain a new audience.

[@queens2nd2none]

Wait!!! How TF Ice got on the Reebok PreSeasons already? Them shits dropped last night at midnight!!! Even with the fastest shipping available them shits wouldn't arrive til Monday the earliest! I bought the ones he got on and the OG Black and White color way that Emmit wore on the field. I never had either of these drops in Highschool so I'm so glad Shaq & AI putting them out... That PreSeasons line was hard AF... Looking forward to never wearing them when they arrive 😊

[@HoodHandyman]

Me still looks good. Also ice remembers that conversation he's capping hard (Pause)

[@ONLYROG]

just say you didn't have the PTO....😂

[@mikebeon2539]

When Esther Baxter's name came up...

[@lovelegacy500]

Ice T stole her phone 😂

[@TharsanJeyachandran]

lit ep

[@Gilmacauley]

Mel probably was out of shape only valid reason

[@kennethemenike1597]

😅

[@szasremmurd8002]

That’s what I think 😅

[@zplummer12]

Melyssa Ford drove a Honda Accord

[@eastsider85]

If its a 9th gen I wouldnt be mad

[@kwame334]

Cameron would have made fun with that so it’s a good choice that Mel did not do it

[@_Just_V_]

Truth is: I know I’m past my prime, if you would like to see me scantily dressed there’s an OF page for it. Short of that, I’m a podcaster now (a good one), not a video vixen. Respectfully.

[@kynshii]

Very true but then she can't turn around and take shots lol or scream about feeling underappreciated

[@_Just_V_]

@@kynshii Idk bro, I can’t speak to that lol

[@HaightTheGreat]

​@@_Just_V_why not?

[@kynshii]

@@_Just_V_ lol yeah

[@michaelehirim1446]

She's definitely not a good Podcaster I wholeheartedly disagree with that shit, she's trash

[@SurfDUI]

You took mad days off😂💀

[@2w0nGranTurismo]

Wasnt she complaining about the OG video vixens not getting enough recognition? lmao

[@kampalamwapephiri3066]

JOB forever ❤

[@benjamintribe4652]

I dunno know yall and I could be wrong but I think the real reason Mel turned down the Gunna video is because he has the being a snitch stigma attached to his name and Mel is far from a street/hood chick but hey that's what I think is her real reason for turning down the offer!😆🤷🏾‍♂️💯

[@ryanstevenson6300]

She aint wanna be affiliated with a snitch but she also didnt put it out there she a real one on the low 😏

[@burrow9l-xu1fp]

She probably didn't wanna get wanna sexy in nasty

[@user-vq2qj7eh5l]

You took a day off for that Tubi shit you did 😂

[@kallinkalika1881]

SUPER HEAD would make a great co host, replace MEL. And your ratings would sky rocketed.

[@moodmuzik5785]

Melyssa Ford has been the most viral person on the podcast other than joe budden . She needs a raise

[@tony4534]

The podcast was doing just fine without her.

[@thegoldenerra2402]

Fyb j mane fbg butta or fbi butta however you put it goes viral everyday

[@_8thirty1]

so what was 10% reason she said no lol...

[@H1MXavier]

Mel deserves a bonus

[@IISourAyyII]

KD Aubert looked slammin' af in the Bachelor video. But Bria Myles blew me away for real, she still looks 20

[@k.d.fields1226]

Wen gunna say bentayga he's referring to the automobile not the corner store

[@92cgray]

I couldn’t tell if he was saying Bottega or Bojangles because in the video they’re fkn in a different car.

[@fcchannel6162]

she was just talking about video vixens not getting the credit they deserve in here is gunna doing that you turning him down.

[@wpdjs626]

If only someone somwehere was honoring video vixens for their contributions...

[@Ollie199X]

*S/O MEL…BIG M4* *MEL: I’m not in it* *EVERYONE: WAIT WUTTT??!*

[@mathewmcfool]

I made the call, Mel represents my interests, we don't condone telling

[@kynshii]

Women will complain about Patriarchy but they're their own worst enemies. Crazy how she turned it down but then took shots lol smh. I thought she felt underappreciated as a Video Vixen? I understand she doesn't want to do that anymore but let others have their moment

[@kennethemenike1597]

She wanted to be treated specifically

[@LokiHigh]

After that Dr Umar interview Mellissa isn’t that well versed. She knows a few big words and that’s all.

[@tavaresmyers8924]

Mel so damn corny n lame but fine af

[@kingchaos6050]

How exactly was Melyssa Ford number 1!?

[@luggerphilippe8409]

Because when you think of og Vixens she's a Big name in that world..

[@kingchaos6050]

@@luggerphilippe8409 Big name for sure, but how’s that make her number 1? It’s like she was crowned all of a sudden because somebody made the decision on a whim.

[@luggerphilippe8409]

@@kingchaos6050 Well truthfully no other vixen but SuperH... Has a bigger name So if you had to say number 1 it would probably be Mel..How would you name champ?

[@MrUniq]

You must be asking a rhetorical question because she was the prime vixen. I was in school and she was the one that showed first in rap mags and pinups. If u look at her young photos …she’s a 10 of 10 for sure.

[@martinrosario4018]

@@luggerphilippe8409 so you don’t remember vida Guerrera or Gloria Velez or even Buffy the body? They were better than Mel imo and super head was never a big name vixen she gained famed from her book spilling tea

[@oophorror2251]

I know a dude that snitched with our boys blessing. He was going down regardless. Be selfish to let fam do time instead of probation. Not a fan of Gunna. Pushin P sucks.

[@travisguillory5908]

Should’ve done it Mel. That song and video hard af

[@ILoveTheAllCreator]

🧢

[@hezekiyahhuckaby1938]

Smh no it's not

[@Really730-om4ui]

Melyssa Ford is SO beautiful!!!

[@12043eddie]

Yes she said she was coming back from the flu, but make no mistake about it......SHE DID NOT WANT TO DO IT! I'm sure Joe wouldn't have mind her skipping the show to make the video. She was respectful but she did not want to do the video! She could've just said THANKS BUT NO THANKS! 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@Amo4.0]

Playing 😅 Go get dat bag 💼 Mel

[@92cgray]

I remember when Mel described getting into her accident. I kind of feel she is maybe dealing with trauma because she was really hurt and probably has scars. I respect her decision to not do the video if it was going to trigger her. She has thicker skin than I do because all that laughing and joking they did was crazy.

[@Loujeezy]

I love Mel! Put some respect on her name 🐐

[@lexsmart4711]

Damn they cutting up Mel in these comments

[@Muzicboy3]

She don’t mess wit Rats! 🐀

[@runshoottech]

I only know Melyssa Ford, I’ve seen the rest, don’t know em’

[@daveduchovny]

she shouldve gone fck it. easy on mel. but fr mel shouldve gone id be hyped as hell 🫣👀

[@petermegadon1]

Why are queens flip is not sitting on the couch

[@thismilly]

Gunna didn’t need her anyways

[@oglagee454]

Joe said Ever since gunna snitched he don’t miss 😂

[@cheocatano1986]

Joel is hating on the low low on them successful guys

[@cheocatano1986]

I'm good bro it's just a comment I have freedom of speech

[@danielcollins8245]

Mel is so lame