Celebrity Rap Superstar Explained
Celebrity Rap Superstar is an American reality show which premiered on MTV on August 30, 2007. The series was hosted by Kevin Hart and Liz Hernandez.
Overview
The series features eight rappers teaching eight celebrities to be able to perform rap songs, which in turn were voted on by the viewers.[1]
The judges had the power in various weeks to choose one or more celebrities to be safe from voting and move forward to the following week's round. The celebrity with the lowest votes from the viewers would be eliminated from the competition. The judges panel consisted of DMC, Da Brat and Big Boy. The hosts were comic Kevin Hart and radio personality Liz Hernandez.
The series was broadcast live on some Thursdays, 10:00 PM Eastern and tape-delayed on others until some controversies arose during the competition that ultimately led to the remainder of the season being broadcast live.
Challenges
- Week 1 : The celebrities performed a hit song they rehearsed.
- Week 2 : The celebrities performed a song of their choice.
- Week 3 : The celebrities performed a song they wrote.
- Week 4 : The celebrities are paired in twos and performed a song together.
The judges' least favorite pairing battled it out while performing Fabolous's "Can't Let You Go" featuring Lil Mo to determine who gets eliminated.Lil Mo guest starred to provide her vocals.
- Week 5 : The celebrities performed a song by their mentors with their mentors.
- Week 6 : The celebrities have to fast rap. Twista was the guest judge.
- Week 7 : The final 2 celebrities each perform 3 songs: A hip-hop anthem, a viewer's choice, and a final original song.
- Week 8 : Season Finale. The remaining two celebrities performed their favorite songs from the season. All the celebrities had a guest appearance in the show. Also all the mentors performed Sugarhill Gang's song "Rapper's Delight".
Celebrities and songs performed
- Shar Jackson - Actress whose credits include the television shows Moesha and The Parkers, the films Good Burger and Love and Basketball, and her spot in the reality show The Ex-Wives Club following her breakup with Kevin Federline [Mentor: [[MC Lyte]]] Winner of the Competition.
- Kendra Wilkinson - One of the stars of E! reality series The Girls Next Door and one of Hugh Hefner's three girlfriends [Mentor: [[Too Short]]]
- Week 1: "Candy" by Foxy Brown featuring Kelis
- Week 2: "Me, Myself and I" by De La Soul
- Week 3: "Hold Up, Pimps Down" by Kendra Wilkinson
- Week 4: "Push It" by Salt-N-Pepa (duet with Perez Hilton)
- Week 5 : "Blow The Whistle" by Too Short (duet with Too Short)
- Week 6: "What's Your Fantasy" by Ludacris
- Week 7, Song 1: "Hot in Herre" by Nelly
- Week 7, Song 2: "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-A-Lot (Viewer's Choice)
- Week 7, Song 3: "Epiphany" by Kendra Wilkinson
- Week 8, Song 1: "It Takes Two" (duet with Shar)
- Week 8, Song 2: "What a Man" by Salt-N-Pepa (with Shar, Perez, and Countess)
- Week 8, Song 3: Blow the Whistle" by Too Short
- Sebastian Bach - Former lead singer of Skid Row [Mentor: [[Kurupt]]]
- Perez Hilton - Celebrity gossip blogger known for his signature doodles on paparazzi photos [Mentor: [[Tone Loc]]]
- Countess Vaughn - Star Search '88 junior vocalist champion turned actress whose credits include the television shows Moesha and The Parkers [Mentor: [[Warren G]]]
- Week 1: "Lip Gloss" by Lil' Mama
- Week 2: "This Is Why I'm Hot" by MIMS
- Week 3: "It's Just Me" by Countess Vaughn
- Week 4, Song 1: "Nuthin' but a "G" Thang" by Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg (Duet with Jason Wahler)
- Week 4, Song 2: "Can't Let You Go" by Fabulous featuring Lil' Mo
- (Rap Battle challenge between herself and Jason Wahler; was declared the winner and advanced to next round by judge's decision)
- Week 5 : "Regulate" By Warren G and Nate Dogg
- (This went un-performed as a duet. Countess Vaughn got sick and was instructed by a doctor that she could not perform for 2 weeks. Additionally, she did not appear in studio for the show's airing. Due to her illness, she was eliminated. Warren G performed the song at the end.)
- Week 8, "What A Man" by Salt-N-Pepa (with Kendra, Shar, And Perez)
- Jason Wahler - Reality TV star known for his roles in and The Hills [Mentor: [[Bubba Sparxxx]]]
- Week 1: "Ridin'" by Chamillionaire
- Week 2: "Going Back to Cali" by LL Cool J
- Week 3: "Baller (I'm Jason Wahler)" by Jason Wahler
- Week 4, Song 1: "Nuthin' but a "G" Thang" by Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg (Duet with Countess Vaughn)
- Week 4, Song 2: "Can't Let You Go" by Fabulous featuring Lil' Mo
- (Rap Battle challenge between himself and Countess Vaughn; eliminated by judge's decision)
- Week 8, "Shake A Tailfether" by Nelly (With Jamal Anderson, and Efren Ramirez)
- Efren Ramirez - Actor best known for his role as Pedro Sanchez in the 2004 film Napoleon Dynamite [Mentor: [[Bizarre (rapper)|Bizarre]]]
- Jamal Anderson - Former NFL Atlanta Falcons Running Back [Mentor: [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]]]
Order of elimination
The elimination results for the week are given during the next show. For example, The elimination results for Week 1's show was revealed during Week 2's show.
To avoid confusion: The results revealed for that week's performance is recorded below as is.
During week 4, the votes were tallied and each contestant was ranked. The ranking had no effect on the outcome of elimination but was used to pair the contestants off (1st with 6th, 2nd with 5th, and 3rd with 4th).
| - | Week: | Episode 1 !Episode 2 | Episode 3 !Episode 4 | Episode 5 !Episode 6 | Episode 7 !Episode 8 | - !Celebrities | Results | - | | — | Safe | Safe | 3rd Place | 3rd Place | 1st Place | Safe | WINNER | - | | — | Safe | Safe | 1st Place | 1st Place | 2nd Place | Safe | Runner-Up | - | | — | Safe | Bottom 2 | 4th Place | 4th Place | 3rd Place | Eliminated | | - | | — | Safe | Safe | 6th Place | 5th Place | Eliminated | | - | | — | Safe | Safe | 5th Place | 2nd Place | | - | | — | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | | - | | — | Bottom 2 | Eliminated | | - | | — | Eliminated | | - | |
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LegendGender: Male Female
The celebrity was the winner of the competition
The celebrity was safe by the viewers choice
The celebrity was selected safe by the judges
The celebrity was in the bottom 2 and voted safe by the judges
The celebrity was eliminated due to illness
The celebrity was eliminated
The celebrity was safe by default
Awards
The title sequence created by Framework Studio won a 2009 Telly Award.[2]
External links
Notes and References
- News: It's a 'Rap' as Celebs Try to Busta Rhyme . Cristina . Kinon . Television . 87 . . 30 August 2007 . 4 Apr 2010 .
- Web site: TELLY Awards / Winners . 2011-02-03.
