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VH1 STEPS UP HIP HOP PROGRAMMING: More details given on upcoming reality shows starring Ice T and Paul Wall.
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(May 5, 2006)
*This fall, VH1 will introduce two new reality series built around hip hop artists.
As previously reported, Ice T will try and teach rich private school kids how to rap, and Houston rapper Paul Wall will get his own unscripted series to be produced by Pink Sneakers, the production company behind VH1's ratings winner, "Hogan Knows Best."
VH1 has ordered a pilot for the Paul Wall series, which is likely to follow some aspect of his business hawking high-end grills for celebrity teeth. Ice T’s show, titled “Ice-T’s Rap School,” will feature the West Coast O.G. schooling 7th and 8th graders from New York City's exclusive York Prep on Manhattan's Upper West Side.
After tension-filled auditions and recording sessions, the kids' skills are put to the ultimate test in a final exam: opening up for rap pioneers Public Enemy at the acclaimed B.B. King's Club in New York City.
Throughout the series, the kids are supposed to learn the art of rhyming, timing, scratching and breakdancing, while their parents come to understand that hip hop culture can be a positive outlet for children to express themselves.