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Latest revision as of 07:26, 20 October 2025
2006 American TV series or program
| Ice-T’s Rap School | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Ice-T York Prep Crew |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Network | VH1 |
| Release | October 20 – November 17, 2006 |
Ice-T’s Rap School is a reality television show on VH1. It is a spin-off of the British reality show Gene Simmons’ Rock School, which also aired on VH1.
In Rap School, rapper/actor Ice-T teaches eight teens from York Preparatory School in New York City how to become a real hip-hop group called the “York Prep Crew” (“Y.P. Crew” for short). Each week, Ice-T gives them assignments and they compete for an imitation gold chain with a microphone on it. On the season finale, the group performed as an opening act for Public Enemy.
Cast and characters
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(nicknames were given by Ice-T himself)
| Real Name | Nickname | Job | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy Morrow | Ice-T | Teacher | Ice-T is a skilled veteran of the rap game. He also gets some of his friends to help him teach rap school sometimes or just to judge or encourage them. |
| Dodge Landesman[1] | Dodge City | promoter/Rapper | “Dodge City” is the old fashioned student who loves 1940s’ and 1950s’ music. He is always dressing in a suit or another old fashioned way. He claims to have not worn jeans for 6 years. |
| Sam | Money Man Sam | Rapper | “Money Man Sam” is a prep student who works the hardest on his raps. He is also one of the best at rapping according to Ice-T. |
| Sophia | So Fine | Manager/Rapper | “So Fine” is the popular prep student who loves to speak her mind. She is best friends with “Lady A” and “E-Rizzle”. |
| Leir | Big L | Hype man | “Big L” is a student who loves to play and joke around but is one of the best at rapping according to Ice-T. He once considered quitting the group but then decided to come back. |
| Mary | Missy M | Rapper | “Missy M” is a shy student who likes rapping about life. She is upset sometimes about her parents’ divorce, and causes her to have low condfidence. |
| Arielle | Lady A | Dancer/Rapper | “Lady A” is also a popular student and is best friends with “So Fine” and E-Rizzle”. |
| Erin | E-Rizzle | Dancer | “E-Rizzle” is also a popular student who’s best friends with “Lady A” and “So Fine”. |
| Phil | Phil the Agony | DJ | “Phil the Agony” has trouble rapping because he stutters. Ice-T thinks he should be a DJ, because that is where he showed the most talent. |
| Episode # | Students | Who gets the gold mic | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dodge City, So Fine, Money Man Sam, Big L, Lady A, E-Rizzle, Missy M, and Phil the Agony | Dodge City | Dodge City gets the gold mic for his skills and trying his hardest to DJ and rapping the whole 6’n the Morning. |
| 2 | Dodge City, So Fine, Money Man Sam, Big L, Lady A, E-Rizzle, Missy M, and Phil the Agony | Money Man Sam | Money Man Sam is upset with Big L getting the gold mic. They freestyle battle and Money Man Sam wins the gold mic. |
| 3 | Dodge City, So Fine, Money Man Sam, Big L, Lady A, E-Rizzle, Missy M, and Phil the Agony | Money Man Sam | Wins gold mic for the 2nd time for good skills. |
| 4 | Dodge City, So Fine, Money Man Sam, Big L, Lady A, E-Rizzle, Missy M, and Phil the Agony | So Fine | Wins gold mic for being more responsible. |
| 5 | Dodge City, So Fine, Money Man Sam, Big L, Lady A, E-Rizzle, Missy M, and Phil the Agony | Missy M | Wins gold mic for her improvement and confidence |
| 6 | Dodge City, So Fine, Money Man Sam, Big L, Lady A, E-Rizzle, Missy M, and Phil the Agony | Dodge City, So Fine, Money Man Sam, Big L, Lady A, E-Rizzle, Missy M, and Phil the Agony | All of them win the gold mic as a final farewell from Ice-T |
| Episode them guest starred in | Celebrity | What they did / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 | Grandmaster Melle Mel Grandmaster Caz |
Both helps students DJ |
| Episode 2 | Pro Dancers | Teach students hip hop dances |
| Episode 3 | MC Lyte DJ Premier |
Both were Judges |
| Episode 4 | – | – |
| Episode 5 | Ed Lover GMS-152 Gang Common |
Ed Lover hosts his radio show. GMS-152 Gang does freestyle raps with the York Prep Crew. Common raps and later inspires and gives advice to the group. |
| Episode 6 | Public Enemy | They perform at BB King’s after the YPC open for them and meet the band before and after the show to give them a pep talk |
- ^ Mcgrath, Ben (May 25, 2009). “Dodge City”. The Talk of the Town. The New Yorker. Vol. 85, no. 15. p. 24. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
