One of my surprise favorite TV shows of last year was VH1's The White Rapper Show. In the sea of reality competitions, it was great to see a show be so utterly self-aware, with touches like the Ice Ice Chamber (where contestants on the verge of elimination would go to write their raps) and "Mayo" (video mail). I have to respect a show that was so committed to its own over-the-top kitsch factor. Read more

For fans of VH1's "The White Rapper Show," it all comes down to this: John Brown vs. Shamrock for the title of the next great pale-faced rapper. Would you respect me less if I told you I can't wait for tonight? My two favorites, 100 Proof and Persia, have already been kicked off, so now I'm rooting for Shamrock (at right in the photo), a good ol' Atlanta boy who's as likely to rap about Read more

Every Friday, I round up the week's best, funniest, strangest, and most embarrassing moments in television for your amusement. I'll definitely be tuning in for more of VH1's "The White Rapper Show." Some of the contestants have serious skills. Others, um, not so much: On "30 Rock": Tracy: "I'm gonna make you a mixtape. You like Phil Collins?" Jack: "I have two ears and a heart, don't I?" "It's Read more

Apparently, there is a white-rapper shortage, and VH1, for one, is very concerned. Hence, the "celebreality" channel's latest series, "The White Rapper Show", which debuts tonight, Jan. 8, at 10:30 p.m. Hosted by MC Serch and Prince Paul, the program takes 10 hopeful white rappers from around the country and puts them up in a South Bronx pad dubbed "The White House" as they face off to become the Read more