- Celebrity Rap Superstar
Infobox Television
show_name = Celebrity Rap Superstar
country = USA
creator =Giuliana Rancic
executive_producer = Giuliana Rancic
network =MTV
first_aired =August 30 ,2007
last_aired =October 18 ,2007
num_episodes = 8
website = http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/celebrity_rap_superstar/series.jhtml"Celebrity Rap Superstar" was an American reality show which premiered on
MTV onAugust 30 ,2007 . It featured eight rappers teaching eight celebrities to be able to perform rap songs, which in turn were voted on by the viewers. 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 personalityLiz Hernandez . It 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 performingFabolous 's "Can't Let You Go" featuringLil 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
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Shar Jackson - Actress whose credits include the television showsMoesha andThe Parkers , the filmsGood Burger andLove and Basketball , and her spot in the reality showThe Ex-Wives Club following her breakup withKevin Federline [Mentor:MC Lyte ] Winner of the Competition.
**Week 1: "Tambourine" by Eve
**Week 2: "My Name Is " byEminem
**Week 3: "No Time For Hating" byShar Jackson
**Week 4: "It's Tricky " byRun DMC (Duet withSebastian Bach )
**Week 5: "Ruffneck " byMC Lyte (Duet with MC Lyte)
**Week 6: "Overnight Celebrity " byTwista
**Week 7, Song 1: "Get Ur Freak On " byMissy Elliot
**Week 7, Song 2: "Bust A Move " byYoung M.C. ("Viewer's Choice")
**Week 7, Song 3: "Let It Blow " by Shar Jackson
**Week 8, Song 1: "It Takes Two " by Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock (Duet with Kendra)
**Week 8, Song 2: "What A Man " bySalt-N-Pepa featuringEn Vogue (with Kendra, Perez, and Countess)
**Week 8, Song 3: "Get Ur Freak On" by Missy Elliott
**Week 8, Song 4: "Good Life" byKanye West *
Kendra Wilkinson - One of the stars ofE! reality seriesThe Girls Next Door and one ofHugh Hefner 's three girlfriends [Mentor:Too Short ]
**Week 1: "Candy " by Foxy Brown featuringKelis
**Week 2: "Me, Myself and I " byDe La Soul
**Week 3: "Hold Up, Pimps Down" byKendra 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 " byLudacris
**Week 7, Song 1: "Hot in Herre " byNelly
**Week 7, Song 2: "Baby Got Back " bySir 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 ]
**Week 1: "Mama Said Knock You Out" byLL Cool J
**Week 2: "California Love " byDr. Dre featuringTupac Shakur
**Week 3: "One for the Money" bySebastian Bach
**Week 4: "It's Tricky" by Run DMC (Duet with Shar Jackson)
**Week 5: "A Doggy Dogg World" (Duet with Kurupt)
**Week 6: "Bombs Over Baghdad " byOutkast
**Week 7: "Eliminated by viewer votes" But Still Performed his Viewers Choice "Fight for Your Right" byBeastie Boys
**Week 8: "Slam"*
Perez Hilton - Celebrity gossip blogger known for his signature doodles on paparazzi photos [Mentor:Tone Loc ]
**Week 1: "Right Thurr " byChingy
**Week 2: "Jesus Walks " byKanye West
**Week 3: "I'm The Queen" byPerez Hilton
**Week 4: "Push It " bySalt-N-Pepa (Duet with Kendra Wilkinson)
**Week 5: "Funky Cold Medina " byTone Loc (Duet with Tone Loc)
**Week 6: "Not a Playa " byBig Pun -- "Eliminated by judges vote"
**Week 8: "What A Man" by Salt-N-Pepa (with Kendra, Shar, and Countess)*
Countess Vaughn - Star Search '88 junior vocalist champion turned actress whose credits include the television showsMoesha andThe Parkers [Mentor:Warren G ]
**Week 1: "Lip Gloss" byLil' Mama
**Week 2: "This Is Why I'm Hot " byMIMS
**Week 3: "It's Just Me" byCountess Vaughn
**Week 4, Song 1: "Nuthin' But a G Thang " byDr. Dre andSnoop 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 " ByWarren G andNate 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'" byChamillionaire
**Week 2: "Going Back to Cali" byLL Cool J
**Week 3: "Baller (I'm Jason Wahler)" byJason Wahler
**Week 4, Song 1: "Nuthin' But a G Thang " byDr. Dre andSnoop Doggy Dogg (Duet with Countess Vaughn)
**Week 4, Song 2: "Can't Let You Go " byFabulous featuringLil' 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 filmNapoleon Dynamite [Mentor: Bizarre]
**Week 1: "In Da Club " by50 Cent
**Week 2: "Insane in the Brain " byCypress Hill
**Week 3: "It's not EFR-ren, It's EE-fren " byEfren Ramirez -- "Eliminated by Rap Battle"
**Week 8, "Shake Ya Tailfeather " by Nelly (with Jamal Anderson, and Jason Wahler)*
Jamal Anderson - FormerNFL Atlanta Falcons Running Back [Mentor:Redman ]
**Week 1: "Big Things Poppin' " byT.I.
**Week 2: "Eliminated by viewer vote"
**Week 8, "Shake Ya Tailfeather " by Nelly (With Efren Ramirez, and Jason Wahler)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).
LegendGender: colorbox|PowderBlue Male colorbox|Pink Female
:colorbox|Gold The celebrity was the winner of the competition
:colorbox|LightGreen The celebrity was safe by the viewers choice:colorbox|DodgerBlue The celebrity was selected safe by the judges
:colorbox|MediumPurple The celebrity was in the bottom 2 and voted safe by the judges
:colorbox|Violet The celebrity was eliminated due to illness:colorbox|Crimson The celebrity was eliminated
:colorbox|Gainsboro The celebrity was safe by default
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