''Ego Trip's Miss Rap Supreme'' is an American

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series that aired on

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. It is a follow-up to 2007's '' Ego Trip's The (White) Rapper Show''. In ''Ego Trip's Miss Rap Supreme'', contestants compete to win the title of next great female MC. The show is hosted by MC Serch and female MC Yo-Yo. It premiered on

in April 2008.

Contestants

;Notes: *^*Lionezz was eliminated on Episode 1, but brought back in Episode 2 after

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was disqualified.

Call-out order

: The contestant was named Miss Rap Supreme. : The winning contestant(s) on that week's challenge, making them safe from elimination : The contestant was named "Miss..." for the week (team MVP) : The contestant was eliminated : The contestant was eliminated and later brought back into the competition : The contestant won the challenge but was eliminated : The contestant was disqualified. ;The "Miss..." awards *Week 1: "Miss Representation" *Week 2: "Miss Thang" *Week 3: "Miss Maneater" *Week 4: "Miss Lady of the Stage" *Week 5: "Miss Video Venus" *Week 6: "Miss Popularity" *Week 7: "Miss Con-G-nality" *Week 8: "Miss Rap Supreme" ;Episode Notes *Khia was disqualified at the beginning of Episode 2 due to her use of a pre-written song ("Respect Me") for her 16-bar song. Lionezz was brought back as a result. *In episode 7, Chiba admitted to Byata And Rece Steele that she uses pre-written songs in the competition, but stays original when told to do so. This caused even more tension with the girls. All the girls became suspicious of Chiba when everyone stumbled on their raps, but Chiba did not. *Although Chiba won the challenge, she was eliminated in episode 7 after being in the bottom two with Byata.

Celebrity guests

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* Soulja Boy Tell 'Em *

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* WC *

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* will.i.am *

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* Charli Baltimore

Reception

In a mixed review, ''

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''s Melissa Camacho gave the series two stars, calling it "an iffy viewing choice for tweens" though she liked that it gave "mature teens a chance to learn more about the rap and hip-hop culture". Anastasia Kotsosavas of the '' Philadelphia Weekly'' called ''Miss Rap Supreme'' "equally cheesetastic" to its predecessor '' The (White) Rapper Show''. She said she anticipated a mix of '' Flavor of Love'' and ''

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'' but found a rap version of '' Paradise Hotel''. ''

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'' television critic Adam Graham thought that people who liked ''White Rapper''s "playful take on hip-hop culture" would like ''Miss Rap Supreme''s scenes. He cited how the competitors in the debut episode were given the task of rapping for some "sisters" who turned out to be

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s and sorority sisters. Malcolm X. Abram of the '' Akron Beacon Journal'' thought that although the hosts MC Serch and Yo-Yo genuinely hoped to identify a skilled woman rapper, the contestant

had a "bad attitude and lack of talent".

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