Hip Hop Fans Hound TIDAL’s Elliott Wilson To Resurrect MC Serch-Hosted ‘The (White) Rapper Show’
VH1 launched The (White) Rapper Show in 2007, a rap competition show hosted by 3rd Bass legend MC Serch and created by Ego Trip magazine. As the name suggests, the show consisted of 10 white rappers vying for the chance at $100,000 grand prize – all they had to do was be the best white rapper.
Friday (January 8) marked 14 years since The (White) Rapper Show first aired and Twitter decided to look back on it with a little encouragement from TIDAL’s Chief Content Officers and one of the The (White) Rapper Show’s executive producers Elliott Wilson. At the same time, Hip Hop fans encouraged Wilson to revive it somewhere, somehow. Some even suggested a 2021 version or special “Where Are They Now?” follow-up.
Made some ? pic.twitter.com/a7Br9fYNqd
— Elliott Wilson (@ElliottWilson) January 8, 2021
And the winner is… pic.twitter.com/a9YvEbY6CP
— Elliott Wilson (@ElliottWilson) January 10, 2021
The (White) Rapper Show ran for only one season consisting of eight episodes. In the inaugural episode, the 10 contestants — Dasit, Jon Boy, Misfit, Sullee, Persia, John “King Of Da Burbz” Brown, 100 Proof, $hamrock, Jus Rhyme and G-Child — moved into their new home in the South Bronx dubbed “Tha White House.”
Dasit was the first contestant to be eliminated and as soon as he left Tha White House, he was ambushed by someone dressed as a giant cockroach wielding a large can of “Step Off!” spray that “Eliminates Wackness with Quickness.”
Several special guests appeared throughout the season, including Prince Paul, A&R Dante Ross, R.A. The Rugged Man, Fat Joe, N.O.R.E, Kool Keith, Just Blaze and even the Insane Clown Posse. In episode 8, John Brown and $hamrock battled it out for the grand prize and $hamrock ended up walking away the winner.
Tweet after tweet about The (White) Rapper show have flooded Wilson’s feed since he initially tweeted about it. Some people can’t believe a show like this even existed while others truly wish it would be given the 2021 update. Even Wale told Wilson to get it on Netflix.
Check out some of the reactions below.
YN u got to get this on netflix
— Wale (@Wale) January 9, 2021
@ElliottWilson we definitely need the white rapper show on Netflix or Suttin
— Henny Johnson (@MikeyFresh123) January 9, 2021
Elliot u gotta find a way to get this to us. I learned about it later on but I was 8 when it aired so I missed it ? for the culture ?? https://t.co/rnnthot3Ic
— PHATS ? (@MARAPHATS) January 10, 2021
we need a where are they now https://t.co/XFmDRDaltP
— mystical negress (@Quiet_Spheres) January 10, 2021
What I liked about this show was first, it was hosted by legendary @MCSerch who kept it so real it hurt feelings, plus they brought in other hip-hop legends & pioneers to teach not only the contestants, but viewers about hip-hop history through challenges. Bring it to Netflix! https://t.co/oIbumRWNvq
— Quibián Salazar-Moreno ?? (@q_salazar) January 9, 2021
Bruh this shit used to have me in tearssss??? https://t.co/Gx0OOOz6Ox
— D.?♑ (@5DBlanco) January 9, 2021
No way this is a real show https://t.co/5PH46YIw7E
— Khan the Conqueror (@TerrellKhan_) January 9, 2021
Man I forgot about how cringe this show was. Bring it back. lmao https://t.co/BCu2hj8Pt2
— #AmherstBakingContestSoWhite (@mjgchick) January 9, 2021
I’ve never seen or heard of this before today and I’m honestly baffled it ever existed. https://t.co/SNMemTDqDn
— Here to Talk Shit (@scrapmetalmutt) January 9, 2021
? Elliot we need this streaming somehow someway https://t.co/iNlWcDCDCI
— Bee ? (@Beeisbomb) January 9, 2021
This show was the best. https://t.co/dAXUofCZjN
— Fam Bam Bigelow (@cutso) January 9, 2021
Bring this back https://t.co/5jasGGyHOk
— ?? Trippin off the beat kinda.. (@_lilterrorist) January 9, 2021
They need to put this on Netflix https://t.co/NXOlYTC8Md
— DT (@ThatGuy_BASED) January 9, 2021
When is this coming to Tidel https://t.co/Op4HLU3e7b
— AJAR (@KingAjar) January 10, 2021
This show was literally ??? https://t.co/fvEDTh01LR
— is jamal coming? (@Keykeydot) January 9, 2021
I FUCKIN LOVE THIS SHOW JOHN BROWN WAS WAY AHEAD OF HIS TIME KING OF THE BURBZ https://t.co/jqAPluAjNh
— Koki (@SamHabla) January 9, 2021
bro elliot stay with the gems from deep in the dungeon ???? https://t.co/NVbtD6yPJq
— morris say it witchya chestnut (@meli_mel94) January 9, 2021
I wish @vh1 would let this rock on repeat & the series about female rappers
— NCqueens (@nicolec620) January 9, 2021
This show was the best. https://t.co/dAXUofCZjN
— Fam Bam Bigelow (@cutso) January 9, 2021
Peak reality TV https://t.co/ZMMW0hQoNY
— Harris, @truenorthviews #TNVPodcast (@M2H4) January 9, 2021