Ice-T's Rap School
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| Ice-T's Rap School | |
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| Genre | Reality Show |
| Running time | 30 minutes (with commercials) |
| Starring | Ice-T York Prep Crew |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Original channel | VH1 |
| Original run | October 20, 2006–November 17, 2006 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Ice-T's Rap School is a reality television show on VH1. Ice-T teaches 8 teens from York Prep School in New York City how to become a real hip-hop group called "York Prep Crew" ( "Y.P. Crew" for short). Each week, Ice-T gives them assignments and they compete for an imitation golden chain with a microphone on it. On the season finale, the group performed as an opening act for Public Enemy.
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[edit] Cast/Characters
(nicknames were given by Ice-T himself)
| Real Name | Nickname | Notes | |||
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| - | Ice-T | Ice-T is the rap teacher. Very skilled in rapping. He also gets some of his friends to help him teach rap school sometimes or just to judge or encourage them. | |||
| Dodge | Dodge City | "Dodge City" is the old fashioned student who loves 40s' and 50s' music. He always dressing in a suit or another old fashioned way. He claims he hasn't wore jeans for 6 years. He is one of the best at rapping. He is a hype man and freestyle rapper in the group Dodge City currently stars in his own show, "Dodge City's 50s School" on reddbaron.com |- | Sam | Money Man Sam | "Money Man Sam" is a prep student who works the hardest on his raps. He is also one of the best at rapping according to Ice-T. He is a rapper in the group. |
| Sophia | So Fine | "So Fine" is the popular prep student who loves to speak her mind. She is best friends with "Lady A" and "E-Rizzle". She is the manager and a rapper in the group. | |||
| Leir | Big L | "Big L" is a student who loves to play and joke around but is one of the best at rapping according to Ice-T. He once considered on quitting the group but then decide to come back. Leir is also a hype man. | |||
| Mary | Missy M | "Missy M" is a shy student who likes rapping about life. She is upset sometimes about her parents' divorce. She has a low amount of confidence sometimes until someone encouarges her. She is a rapper in the group. | |||
| Arielle | Lady A | "Lady A" is also a popular student and is best friends with "So Fine" and E-Rizzle". She is a dancer and a rapper in the group. Porbably one of the best MC's in the group. | |||
| Erin | E-Rizzle | "E-Rizzle" is also a popular student who's best friends with "Lady A" and "So Fine". She is a dancer in the group. | |||
| Phil | Phil the Agony | "Phil the Agony" is troubled with rap because he stutters. Ice-T thinks he should be a DJ until he stops stuttering. He is the DJ in the group. |
[edit] Episodes
| Screenshot | Title | Original airdate | Code | # | ||
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"Episode 1" | October 20, 2006 | 101 | 1 | ||
| Ice-T arrives at the prep school. He meets the students. He teaches them how to dress with hip hop fashion. First, Ice has them try freestyle rapping to get an idea of their skill levels. Next, he gives them an assignment to write a rap to get a taste of their rapping style and to decide their nicknames. Then, he takes them on a field trip to the birthplace of hip-hop, the South Bronx. They meet Grandmaster Melle Mel and Grandmaster Caz and perform for them. Some of the students decide to DJ also for extra credit. Dodge gets the gold mic for his good rapping skill and for trying his hardest at DJing. | ||||||
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"Episode 2" | October 20, 2006 | 102 | 2 | ||
| The students get quick dance lessons from professional dancers. Missy has a break down because she thinks she is the worse dancer. Big L encourages her to dance and she finds out she wasn't so bad after all. Later, Ice assigns the students to create their own rap. Big L gets the gold mic for the best rap. However, Sam is upset because he feels he wrote the best rhymes. He confronts Ice and to settle it, Ice decides to have Big L and Sam do freestyle rap battle. Ice wants to make it seem fair so he doesn't judge. He allows Dodge City and Phil the Agony to judge. They both think the best freestyler was Money Man Sam, so he gets the gold mic. | ||||||
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"Episode 3" | October 27, 2006 | 103 | 3 | ||
| Ice-T and his friends, MC Lyte and DJ Premier, will pick the MC's, DJ, dancers and a hype man from the group by audition. Missy M starts her rap but then has another breakdown and cries. But then, E-Rizzle, So Fine, and Lady A encourage her to finish her rap. She finishes her rap sucessfully. Money Man Sam is quick with his rap. Big L made his rap funny and gets good laughs from the judges. Dodge City raps but messes up. Ice expected better from him. Phil the Agony stutters and also forgets his rap. He gives up and walks off stage with tears in his eyes. Lady A, E-Rizzle and So Fine also perform their raps. Then they DJ. Everyone is bad at it besides Phil the Agony. Dodge really wants to be a rapper, so he tries again by freestyling passionately. The judges are impressed, so Dodge is a made a rapper. Money Man Sam and So Fine are also made rappers. Big L is the hype man. E-Rizzle is the dancer. Lady is made a rapper as well as a dancer. Phil the Agony is the DJ. Sam retains his gold mic for his impressive performance. | ||||||
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"Episode 4" | November 3, 2006 | 104 | 4 | ||
| The students find out they have to rap in front of the whole school. They promote it on their school TV show. Big L refuses to participate in the show which upsets everyone. Ice makes So Fine the group manager because she's helping everyone out. Big L says he would prefer spending time with his friends. Ice asks him if he wants to stay and Big L responds that he doesn't care. Ice says that if Big L doesn't care, then he should quit. Ice reassigns the spot of the hype man to Dodge. The students decide their group's name to be the "York Prep Crew" (also shortened as "YPC" and "YP Crew"). Later, everyone talks about how Big L walked out on them. They are upset but they continue without him. Dodge practices being the hype man and gets upset at So Fine for laughing at him. Meanwhile, Big L is at home thinking if he should go back to the group. He finally decides to go to Ice's office and tells him he wants to come back. He also aplogizes and promises to have a positive attitude. Ice-T announces to the students that Big L is back in the group. But everyone is still upset at him. Ice lets the students express their feelings to Big L. Their main problem is his attitude. He apologizes to the group. They forgive him but he has to work hard to fit back in. Big L and Dodge City are both the hype men. Everyone is excited but slightly nervous the day of the concert. They start performing and everyone is great until So Fine's microphone goes out. But Ice quickly tells Lady A and So Fine to trade mics and she successfully finishes. The crowd goes wild. So Fine gets the gold mic this week for being more responsible. Then Ice announces that they will soon be an opening act for Public Enemy. Everyone is excited. Missy M is excited but still nervous that the crowd will boo her. | ||||||
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"Episode 5" | November 10, 2006 | 105 | 5 | ||
| The teens are now a real group. They froze up on the Ed Lover radio show. Afterwards, the teens record their music in a recording studio and make their 1st single. And later, they freestyle rap with another real rap group. The York Prep Crew lost but was still skilled. After that, the Y.P Crew and Ice-T go to a concert to watch Common perfrom. They talk to Common backstage. The gold mic goes to Missy M. | ||||||
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"Episode 6" | US VH1 -November 17, 2006 | 106 | 6 | ||
| This is the season finale. The Y.P. Crew perform. It begins with last rehearsals, at which the band argues, but Ice gives the Crew a talk and they pull back together. The band travel to BB King's in a Limo. As they get used to the Celebrity lifestyle, Big L is struck down with the flu and there are doubts over whether he is fit to perform. He fights through and after some great showmanship by Phil the Agony (scratching the decks with a shoe) the band burst on stage. Their signature tune Straigh Outta Prep School begins, then 2 other tunes and a flawless rap by Moneyman Sam. Dodge begins to freestyle, but one hater in the crowd demands the mic, saying Dodge 'doesn't deserve it'. Dodge tells the guy to shut up, screams I hate you then comes up with a freestyle about killing the guy ('I'll kill ya wile ya sleeping, I'll come up creepin') which makes him back down and puts the crowd in stitches. Ice comes on stage to say 'Peace Out' and the crowd's reaction is great. In the dressing room afterwards, the band is greeted by friends and family. Grandmaster Melle Mel says how well they have done, stating 'Before this I wouldn't have trusted Ice with my own kids'. At the end, they all say an emotional farewell to Ice outside York Prep and give him a book of letters from each of them. In return, he gives the each the Gold Mic and one to their Principle as well. He speeds off in his Bentley and as he pulls away he shouts 'YPC 4 Life' to end the series. | ||||||
[edit] The Gold Mic
| Episode # | Students | Who gets the gold mic | Notes |
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| 1 | Dodge City, So Fine, Money Man Sam, Big L, Lady A, E-Rizzle, Missy M, and Phil the Agony | Dodge City | Dodge City gets the gold mic for his skills and trying his hardest to DJ. |
| 2 | Dodge City, So Fine, Money Man Sam, Big L, Lady A, E-Rizzle, Missy M, and Phil the Agony | Money Man Sam | Money Man Sam is upset with Big L getting the gold mic. They free style rap and Money Man Sam wins the gold mic. |
| 3 | Dodge City, So Fine, Money Man Sam, Big L, Lady A, E-Rizzle, Missy M, and Phil the Agony | Money Man Sam | Wins gold mic for the 2nd time for good skills. |
| 4 | Dodge City, So Fine, Money Man Sam, Big L, Lady A, E-Rizzle, Missy M, and Phil the Agony | So Fine | Wins gold mic for being more responsible. |
| 5 | Dodge City, So Fine, Money Man Sam, Big L, Lady A, E-Rizzle, Missy M, and Phil the Agony | Missy M | Wins gold mic for her improvement and confidence |
| 6 | Dodge City, So Fine, Money Man Sam, Big L, Lady A, E-Rizzle, Missy M, and Phil the Agony | Dodge City, So Fine, Money Man Sam, Big L, Lady A, E-Rizzle, Missy M, and Phil the Agony | All of them win the gold mic as a final farewell from Ice-T |
-Hello, this is an edit from Dodge "City" Landesman. I don't know who wrote this (whoever did, thank you very much), but I'm putting a little shameless advertising. If you liked Rap School, be sure to check out "Dodge City's Fiftie's School" on Reddbaron.com. Go to Youtube videos, and it will be there. It's just a project I did with some friends in school. It's only five minutes, and you will enjoy it. Thank you.
[edit] Guest Stars
| Episode them guest starred in | Celebrity | What they did / Notes |
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| Episode 1 | Grandmaster Melle Mel Grandmaster Caz |
Both helps students DJ |
| Episode 2 | Pro Dancers | Teach students hip hop dances |
| Episode 3 | MC Lyte DJ Premier |
Both were Judges |
| Episode 4 | - | - |
| Episode 5 | Ed Lover GMS-152 Gang Common |
Ed Lover hosts his radio show. GMS-152 Gang does freestyle raps with the York Prep Crew. Common raps and later inspires and gives advice to the group. |
| Episode 6 | Public Enemy | They perform at BB King's after the YPC open for them and meet the band before and after the show to give them a pep talk |
