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Miss Rap Supreme Castaways: Lady Twist Wednesday, May 07, 2008 - Aliya Ewing | Comments: 5

They claim all cats have nine lives, but last week on Vh1’s Miss Rap Supreme Lionezz was doomed after her second chance and was sent packing [click to read]. More tension built in the house between Byata and Chiba, but there was one femcee who stayed focused on the competition at hand: Lady Twist. The cool, calm, and collected Chicago native not only tried to mend feelings within the house, but took to the stage with the topic, spittin’ her 16 bar elimination freestyle about the drama that’s been plaguing the house. But when she failed to give enough insight in her lyrics to the judges,...

Miss Rap Supreme Castaways: D.A.B. Thursday, April 24, 2008 - Aliya Ewing | Comments: 13

Ego Trip’s Miss Rap Supreme heats up as scandal emerges within the first few minutes. Last Week, when Lionezz was given the boot despite a sub-par 16 bar freestyle spit by Khia, the internet starting buzzing about Khia using verses from tracks off of her old albums as “freestyles” throughout the entire show. Show host MC Serch addresses Khia’s blatant cheating and consequently disqualifies her (for Khia’s views on her disqualification click here). Due to Khia’s disqualification, Lionezz is now back in the house which a chance for redemption! But the DQ drama didn’t mean the other girls were safe from the chopping block this week. Although soft-spoken...

Miss Rap Supreme Castaways: Lionezz Thursday, April 17, 2008 - Aliya Ewing | Comments: 28

When the masterminds at Ego Trip decided to create the new Vh1 series, Miss Rap Supreme, we knew hilarity would ensue. After all, these are the same cats that brought us The White Rapper Show ["Hallelujah hollaback," anyone?]. Unfortunately for one contestant, it was her grand opening/grand closing episode as she was the first of the lovely ladies to be booted off. Lionezz' s Hip Hop stem back to her childhood, where her father was a deejay at a Munich roller-skating rink. Despite her German roots, Lionezz hates beer and Germany’s notorious cold weather, which might explain why this 29-year-old decided to move to Orlando, Florida to persue...

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