On Miss Rap Supreme

With the proper discussion and contextualization of Ego Trip's Miss Rap Supreme, a "reality show" on VH-1, it has the potential to be a helpful instrument to shed light on gender issues within hip hop culture. I found that the show provided important historical and cultural lessons woven into an entertaining format. Of course as with any "reality show" there has to be drama between the characters *I'm rolling my eyes* but I was able to get past it. While I had been hoping for more strong femcees with some outstanding lyrical content I think that the show is a good start in cultivating women who will be at the forefront of hip hop. Yo Yo and MC Search were good hosts and they brought in a wide array of rap legends,artists and producers. I hope it doesn't go the way of say Flavor of Love, and there were moments when it looked a bit like it, because I'm glad that it was out there to combat the negative images of women in hip hop.