Ghetto Revival
So I'm a sucker for basic cable reality shows (hell, I even cry during American Idol), Flavor of Love, Little People Big World, The Dog Whisperer, even Dog the Bounty Hunter. But Ego Trip's White Rapper Show really takes the cake. As a suburban Caucasian raised on hip-hop and obsessed with black culture at a young age, Ego Trip's infusion of race relations, comedy, and old-school adoration/aesthetics, strikes a chord with me. For a primer check out the their two essential books, Big Book of Racism and Big Book of Rap Lists, though their present creation is just as satisfying. This show has everything.
I'm going to go out on a limb and predict the winner. Though it's apparent they picked some cliched "white rapper" types that will fall in the coming weeks (G-Child, 100 Proof, the awful British chick), they picked John Brown. The self-proclaimed "King of the Burbs" is leaps and bounds better than his peers. He just has that surreal quality that a guy like Prince Paul is probably itching to work with, once the "Ghetto Revival" takes the prize. Though you can check out all the competitor's horrendous MySpace pages through the first link, I thought I'd get you started.
The only other "white guy" with any reasonably creative skills, is Sullee.
Who won't let you download any of his songs. Punk.
Of course Jon Boy and Shamrock could be a wrench in the real battle, due to their similar "dirty south" stammers. But I'm really anticipating the finals between my two favorites. As long as Persia doesn't pluck the heartstrings for ratings, I'm damn near sure of this.
Then again, one of my heroes, MC Search, is the host. And none of them can touch this.
I'm going to go out on a limb and predict the winner. Though it's apparent they picked some cliched "white rapper" types that will fall in the coming weeks (G-Child, 100 Proof, the awful British chick), they picked John Brown. The self-proclaimed "King of the Burbs" is leaps and bounds better than his peers. He just has that surreal quality that a guy like Prince Paul is probably itching to work with, once the "Ghetto Revival" takes the prize. Though you can check out all the competitor's horrendous MySpace pages through the first link, I thought I'd get you started.
The only other "white guy" with any reasonably creative skills, is Sullee.
Who won't let you download any of his songs. Punk.
Of course Jon Boy and Shamrock could be a wrench in the real battle, due to their similar "dirty south" stammers. But I'm really anticipating the finals between my two favorites. As long as Persia doesn't pluck the heartstrings for ratings, I'm damn near sure of this.
Then again, one of my heroes, MC Search, is the host. And none of them can touch this.
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