All hail the Queen of the Palace! Momma Dee took the stage in Atlanta and performed her song “I Deserve” live, and if anybody in Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta has earned the right to sing those words at the top of her lungs, it is Scrappy’s mama. Dressed to shut it down and backed by a crowd that knows every bit of her story, Momma Dee gave a performance full of heart, church and that signature fire only she carries. FreddyO was in the building with the cameras rolling.
People forget Momma Dee was singing long before reality TV found her. Long before the palace, the catchphrases and “In That Order” became everybody’s favorite clapback, she was a nurse, a pimp-game survivor and a woman with a real voice and a real testimony. “I Deserve” is her anthem about coming through everything life threw at her and finally collecting the love, respect and peace she is owed — and when she sings it live, you feel every year of that journey in her voice.
That is what makes this performance special. This is not a reality star playing singer for a storyline; this is a woman standing in her truth in front of her city, with her son’s legacy, her family drama and her faith all wrapped up in one song. The crowd was locked in from the first note, singing along and giving the Queen her flowers in person, exactly the way Atlanta is supposed to do it.
Press play and watch the Queen work, then give Momma Dee her props in the comments. After everything she has been through, one thing is clear: she deserves it all — in that order!
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