| For the Love of Ray J | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
 The cast of For the Love of Ray J | |
| Starring | Ray J |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Release | |
| Original network | VH1 |
| Original release | February 2 – April 27, 2009 |
| Season chronology | |
For the Love of Ray J was a dating show on VH1 that featured hip hop singer Ray J.[1][2][3] The program had a format similar to Flavor of Love, I Love New York, and Rock of Love with Bret Michaels.[4] One source noted that it would "be produced by the same geniuses" as those shows, 51 Minds.[5] In reference to the series, Ray J said:
I've been in this game a long time... I've been with a lot of women but I'm ready to get out. I want to do this show to find a ride or die chick, a chick that makes me want to get out of the game.[6]
The show, which premiered on February 2, 2009, followed Ray J and his entourage of female suitors to clubs in Los Angeles, to Las Vegas where they partied with his friends, and to Ray's childhood home where they met his family and older sister Brandy Norwood.
According to one commentator, the concept of the show involved pampering the contestants with "upscale trips throughout the series" and Ray J being "so in love" he had "already given participating girls names like Cashmere, Unique and Hot Cocoa."[7][8]
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- ^ "VH1 "For The Love Of Ray J" Contestants Revealed". Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2009.
- ^ Clarke, Norm (January 5, 2009). "The scene and heard". Las Vegas Review-Journal: A3.
- ^ "For the Love of Ray J: Meet the Ladies". VH1 Blog. VH1. January 13, 2009. Archived from the original on January 18, 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2009.
- ^ "The Hollywood Gossip".
- ^ "Lipstick Alley: For the Love of Ray J".
- ^ "Official Ray J: For The Flavor of Ray J Nabs February Debut on VH1". Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2009.
- ^ "Ray J films a scene from show". Concrete Loop. Archived from the original on December 25, 2008. Retrieved January 18, 2009.