We have finally hit the wall of Mickey Mouse, acid wash jeans, models that sing, celeberity perfume, played out word phrasings that end up being uttered at Bingo night or, worse, late night talk shows, Arsenio Hall status…we are doomed to be shoved into a taime capsule only to be found a hundred years from now and people wondering what the fuck the big deal was that we came up with a few words that rhymed. Big deal, black Shakespeares. No one will remember the genius of the birth of rap and hip hop and take it seriously. We might as well join the heavy metal pioneers, now all bloated and fat in rehab with kids talking about the good old days when a girl would serve up her vagina like she was passing around hors d’oeuvers at a cocktail party or when chubby formerly unpopular fat guys became rock’s best concierges by scoring anything a heart could desire like a modern genie. Why this tirade, you ask?

MTV rapping with pros, celebs
Hip-hop panel to judge reality competition
By STEVEN ZEITCHIK, JOSEF ADALIANMTV is close to a development deal for “Rapping With the Stars,” a reality competition show that will pair celebs with hip-hop pros.
Project features teams squaring off in range of rap-oriented musical challenges. A hip-hop world panel will judge.

Deal is being negotiated with Giuliana DePandi from E! as well as Kimber Rickabaugh and Paul Miller from RickMill Prods and 3Arts.

“Rapping” is being overseen by Tony DiSanto, who was recently upped to oversee much of the net’s original programming in wake of Lois Curren scaling back her responsibilities.

With “Rapping,” MTV is looking to capitalize on its music niche by crossbreeding it with its nonscripted focus.

The pro-am format has been a hit on ABC, which has scored strong ratings for “Dancing with the Stars.” But the concept doesn’t always work, as Fox found out last year with its ill-fated “Singing With Celebrities.”

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