Ready for yet another reality show
 

**LE SIGH**

Missy Elliott Gets Real
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By Lia Haberman

Missy Elliott wants average folks to get their freak on.


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The "Supa Dupa Fly" songstress is looking to uncover the next hip-hop sensation in a new reality series scheduled to air on UPN that comes across as American Idol meets Road Rules meets The Apprentice.


Select wannabes will tag along with the Grammy-winning performer on an upcoming concert tour where they'll compete for their chance at 15 seconds in the spotlight and access to Elliott's substantial music-biz contacts.


The group will live together, work together and presumably turn against each other all under 24/7 camera surveillance with one member expelled every week.


Open auditions for aspiring performers kick off March 7 in Los Angeles, followed by casting sessions in Chicago, New York, Atlanta, Dallas and Arlington, Virginia.


While there's no official airdate yet for UPN's tentatively titled Missy Elliott Project, the superstar plans to kick off her made-for-TV tour in April in support of her most recent album, This Is Not a Test.


But first, Missy will hit the road with R&B friends Beyonc Knowles and Alicia Keyes this month for a 22-city tour. The Ladies First tour, which Elliott dubbed a "Lillith Fair for the urban side," begins March 12 in Fort Lauderdale and wraps up April 18 at the Oakland Coliseum.


The busy hip-hopster, who won a Grammy last month for Best Female Rap Solo Performance, will face off against Beyonc at the upcoming Soul Train Award where both women are up for the Michael Jackson (news) award for Best Soul/R&B or Rap Music Video.

This should be very interesting to say the least!!!!

Can we say Making of the Band for non-Cable subscribers?

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Yes, indeed. I was thinking the same thing. All those shows they used to describe the show could have been summed up into three words: making the band

http://www.upn.com/shows/missy_elliott/


The Road to Stardom

They are just starting to do 2 much with reality TV. Everything has turned into a reality show.

I have a sinking feeling Missy Elliott is gonna make me dislike her

Did you see her bus compared to the performers' bus? Dallas Austin and Teena Marie are judging. . .

Yes, ladies and gents, I have a new tv show to watch. This will compete with American Idol though.

It wont beat out AI but I'm sure I'll flipping back and forth... I just hope Missy don't act all grand like she is the end all in hip hop:D

Basically.... :rolleyes:

I've known about this show for too long but didn't see anything for too long. My curiousity isn't too high for this anymore, especially after seeing MTB and AI.

IMHO, I don't see it being as interesting as MTB. It's gonna be on UPN, not MTV where it seems drama and a few violent moments (a la Ness and the thumb-sucking Miami boy that I honestly forgot the name of) are expected and almost encouraged. It's on primetime network TV probably before 10 pm, so we're just not gonna see the real. Plus, I've already three seasons of a group getting picked, living together to cut the album, and adjusting to their new status and lifestyles. I'm expecting this to be an aiight remix.

BTW, remember that Diddy did the second version of MTB (no one cares about O-Town :o ), so Missy would be doing the third installation. :rolleyes: YAWWWWWN...

It definitely won't beat out American Idol, but let's face it, all we see on AI are a few putdowns a la Simon, Randy's "dawging" folks out, Paula loving everyone, some corny azz commercials, Ryan Seacrest talking us to death. We don't get any drama. That is why I liked Making the Band. Those people gave me my dose of drama. Oh sure it was said to see the niggerati ack a dayum foo but I still tuned in. I just want to see who and what talent these Road to Stardom kids have and how Missy deals with it.

I am sure Missy will act grand. Why? Because TV brings out the GRAND in quite a few folks.

:o :cool: :p

So true.....

Re: Ready for yet another reality show
 

:D

Beside's Aaliyah, who else has Missy discovered or was an artist's main producer? Missy seems to be the female P. Diddy. She can write and producer her own albums, but has anyone else she produced have a memorable career? That means more than one album or 4 singles total, which ever is greater.

But, of course I'll watch just to see.

I think Tweet?