Celebrity Rap Superstar

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.

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.

Week 1: "Tambourine" by Eve

Week 2: "My Name Is" by Eminem

Week 3: "No Time For Hating" by Shar Jackson

Week 4: "It's Tricky" by Run-D.M.C. (Duet with Sebastian Bach)

Week 5: "Ruffneck" by MC Lyte (Duet with MC Lyte)

Week 6: "Overnight Celebrity" by Twista

Week 7, Song 1: "Get Ur Freak On" by Missy Elliott

Week 7, Song 2: "Bust A Move" by Young 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: "Whatta Man" by Salt-N-Pepa featuring En Vogue (with Kendra, Perez, and Countess)

Week 8, Song 3: "Get Ur Freak On" by Missy Elliott

Week 8, Song 4: "Good Life" by Kanye West

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]

Week 1: "Mama Said Knock You Out" by LL Cool J

Week 2: "California Love" by Dr. Dre featuring Tupac Shakur

Week 3: "One for the Money" by Sebastian Bach

Week 4: "It's Tricky" by Run-D.M.C (Duet with Shar Jackson)

Week 5: "A Doggy Dogg World" (Duet with Kurupt)

Week 6: "Bombs Over Baghdad" by Outkast

Week 7: Eliminated by viewer votes But Still Performed his Viewers Choice "Fight for Your Right" by Beastie Boys

Week 8: "Slam" by Onyx

Perez Hilton - Celebrity gossip blogger known for his signature doodles on paparazzi photos [Mentor: Tone Loc]

Week 1: "Right Thurr" by Chingy

Week 2: "Jesus Walks" by Kanye West

Week 3: "I'm The Queen" by Perez Hilton

Week 4: "Push It" by Salt-N-Pepa (Duet with Kendra Wilkinson)

Week 5: "Funky Cold Medina" by Tone Loc (Duet with Tone Loc)

Week 6: "Still Not a Player" by Big 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 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 Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County 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]

Week 1: "In Da Club" by 50 Cent

Week 2: "Insane in the Brain" by Cypress Hill

Week 3: "It's not EFR-ren, It's EE-fren " by Efren Ramirez -- Eliminated by Rap Battle

Week 8, "Shake Ya Tailfeather" by Nelly (with Jamal Anderson, and Jason Wahler)

Jamal Anderson - Former NFL Atlanta Falcons Running Back [Mentor: Redman]

Week 1: "Big Things Poppin'" by T.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).

Legend

Gender:      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