Lady Twist Was Robbed

And if you know what that means than you know I'm talkin' bout Ego Trip's Miss Rap Supreme on VH1.

Now before I get into the specifics, please understand that I don't generally care for what the kids call "reality shows." For the most part they are just repetitive, overedited, bollocks that prey on simpletons desperate for a snippet of fame (not unlike bloggers) and pander to the lowest common denominator of citizens who mostly just tune in to watch for potential train wrecks.

That being said, If the reality show in question has some semblance of competition based on contestants having actual skills (not just a willingness to publicly humiliate themselves) than I can tolerate it more readily. And, on occasion there is a show that I even kind of like. Miss Rap Supreme is one of them.

I'm not gonna explain the whole thing to you, but the basic rundown is there's a bunch of lady rappers who live in a house together and perform different hip hop challenges as presented to them by MC Serch and Yo-Yo.

Lady Twist was by far one of the cleverest lyricists on the show. She could rhyme words you never knew were supposed to rhyme. Her verses were always intelligent, witty, and on point. Her one flaw (at least as far as Reality Shows go) was that she didn't create or get in the middle of drama. She was asked to write and perform a verse about drama including at least four bars about drama within the house. Her rhyme was good but since she wasn't a part of any house drama she had to rhyme about other folks in the house but she left out specific details like names and such. So even though she had been strong to this point they ended up droppin her for only one sub-par verse. Bullshit. She never stumbled on her rhymes, she always brought strong stage presence, and she may have been the smartest lady on the show. Unfortunately brains and neutrality don't win you points at the Fembasy Suites.

Serch and Yo-Yo made a huge mistake tonight. I'll miss ya, Lady Twist.