10 Most Important Things We Learned From Love & Hip Hop Atlanta

Hot mess, yes, but VH1's hit reality show taught us a lot.

The 10 Most Important Things We Learned From Love & Hip Hop Atlanta - Yes, Love & Hip Hop Atlanta is reality TV at its trashiest. Yes, it set back love, hip hop and Atlanta 10 years. But despite all the wretchedness, VH1's hit reality show taught us some important life lessons. Click on as BET.com counts down the 10 things we learned from Love & Hip Hop Atlanta.  —Alex Gale(Photo: Courtesy of VH1)

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The 10 Most Important Things We Learned From Love & Hip Hop Atlanta - Yes, Love & Hip Hop Atlanta is reality TV at its trashiest. Yes, it set back love, hip hop and Atlanta 10 years. But despite all the wretchedness, VH1's hit reality show taught us some important life lessons. Click on as BET.com counts down the 10 things we learned from Love & Hip Hop Atlanta.  —Alex Gale(Photo: Courtesy of VH1)

Lil Scrappy, ‏‪@reallilscrappy - Twitter: "‪@redd_bundy: ‪@reallilscrappy  u need to chill on the reality shows and get in the studio :just dropped a single what rock u live up under"Lil Scrappy sets the record straight for anyone who thinks he's too caught up in the reality world to focus on making music. The Love & Hip Hop Atlanta star just released the single "They Hate Me" (featuring Young Buck) from his upcoming LP, Reparations. #nowyouknow(Photo: John Ricard/BET)

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1. Scrappy Is the New Flavor Flav - Scrap has more in common with Flav than merely entering a brief relationship with the former Public Enemy hype-man's sloppy seconds, Shea "Bucky" Johnson. Much like Flav, Scrap's love life has become more interesting than his music. (Photo: John Ricard / BET).

Benzino on wanting to be married:  - “I do. It’s that real support system. I’m doing a lot, and if I had that partner that really helped me out and vice versa, it’s like we’re waking up with each other helping each other out, that’s big, you know? It’s hard to find that.” (Photo: Prince Williams/FilmMagic)

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2. Benzino: Bad Rapper, Bad Magazine Publisher, Good Friend - If you need someone to lean on when your five baby mamas and who-knows-how-many jump-offs are bringing the drama, Zino is your guy. We hate to say it, but he was actually giving Stevie J sound advice throughout the show, telling him to chill out and settle down with good ol' Mimi. Just don't ask him to help you record a song about your pain. (Photo: Prince Williams/FilmMagic)

Joseline Hernandez on her sex life with Stevie J: - "Yeah it's the best I've ever had, but I don't even want it anymore. He just disgusts me."(Photo: Prince Williams/FilmMagic)

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3. Accents Are Funny - Let's be honest: Joseline's mangled accent produced some of the funniest Spanglish TV moments of all time. Ricky Ricardo would be jealous.  (Photo: Prince Williams/FilmMagic)

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4. Pregnancy Tests Are Great Mementos - Remember when you got your speech-impedimented former-stripper girlfriend pregnant and she had an abortion? What a sweet, romantic moment! A great way to make sure you never forget this highlight of your burgeoning love is to walk around with the pregnancy test in your pocket, urine smell and all. And it's the perfect gift for your other baby mothers!  (Photo: Stevie J/Twitter)

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4. Pregnancy Tests Are Great Mementos - Remember when you got your speech-impedimented former-stripper girlfriend pregnant and she had an abortion? What a sweet, romantic moment! A great way to make sure you never forget this highlight of your burgeoning love is to walk around with the pregnancy test in your pocket, urine smell and all. And it's the perfect gift for your other baby mothers!  (Photo: Stevie J/Twitter)

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5. Psychology Degrees — Not So Hard to Get - Apparently anyone can call themselves a doctor these days. You certainly didn't need a psych degree to realize that TV therapist Dr. Jeff Gardere's suggestion that Stevie, Mimi and Joseline sit in on a group therapy session wasn't going to turn out very well. (Photo: VH1)

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5. Psychology Degrees — Not So Hard to Get - Apparently anyone can call themselves a doctor these days. You certainly didn't need a psych degree to realize that TV therapist Dr. Jeff Gardere's suggestion that Stevie, Mimi and Joseline sit in on a group therapy session wasn't going to turn out very well. (Photo: VH1)

7. Pimps — Not the Best Moms - Surprise, surprise. After being raised in a brothel by his pimp mom — whom he once saw beat a prostitute with a crowbar — Lil Scrappy is more Mr. Wrong than Mr. Right. (Photo: VH1)

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7. Pimps — Not the Best Moms - Surprise, surprise. After being raised in a brothel by his pimp mom — whom he once saw beat a prostitute with a crowbar — Lil Scrappy is more Mr. Wrong than Mr. Right. (Photo: VH1)

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8. K. Michelle Is Keeping India's Economy Afloat - Thanks to K. Michelle changing her hair every other scene, India is now home to millions of bald women with money in their pockets.

Stevie J on being perceived as a role model:  - “I don’t want anyone trying to pattern themselves after me or anything like that. Instead of worrying about me, people should figure out how they can make the world a better place themselves.”   (Photo: Paras Griffin /Landov)

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9. Bad Boy Made a Ton of Money in the '90s - How else is Stevie J — who hasn't produced a hit record in a decade — affording all those pregnancy tests and abortions?

Match #4: K. Michelle - K. Michelle is one of R&B's more controversial figures, but that's why we think she's a good match for Terrence J, or betteryet, he's a good match for her. Terrence breathes positivity, strength, and growth daily, so he would probably be a great balance and support system for the R&B diva. (Photo: Paras Griffin /Landov)

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10. People Still Don't Take Domestic Violence Seriously - All jokes aside: The fierce blow-back K. Michelle received from Rasheeda and others about her allegations that she had been abused by her ex-boyfriend Memphitz wasn't one bit funny.  (Photo: Paras Griffin /Landov)