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VH1 premiers new female rap competition, “Miss Rap Supreme,” on April 14th

   *VH1 will give 10 contestants a chance to win $100,000 and the title of VH1’s Miss Rap Supreme in their new reality show which premiers April 14th 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. The competition of female MCs, “Miss Rap Supreme,” will be co-hosted by rappers Mc Serch (Michael Berrin) and Yo Yo (Yolanda Whitaker).

   “I was talking to one of the creators (Sacha Jenkins) and he said my name came up and of course I was (like), ‘Yea!’” said Grammy nominated rapper Yo Yo about how she became co-host of the show this year.

   Ms. Whitaker was at the time appearing on-air at KDAY 93.5 in Los Angeles and teaching Lyrics at her former high school.

   “I am a mentor to kids, so this is perfect,” the female MC stated.

   Last year VH1 Realty aired, “The White Rapper Show,” hosted by McSerch. This year they decided to focus on female rappers because the MCs have become an overlooked group. Female MCs were prevalent in the early to mid 90s with projects from MC Lyte, Lil’ Kim, Foxy Brown, Yo Yo, DaBrat and Eve. But things have gotten so bad for the rappers that in 2004 the Recording Academy had to take out Best Female Rappers due to the lack of eligible entries.

   The 10 contestants will be given a variety of tasks to perform and by the end of the 8th episode the winner will be announced.

   “Miss Rap Supreme,” is executively produced by Ken Mok and Paul Buscemi for 10x10 Productions; Gabriel Alvarez, Sacha Jenkins, Chairman Jefferson Mao, Brent Pollins and Elliott Wilson for “ego trip,” and Jim Acherman and Christian McLaughlin for VH1.

   VH1 provides viewers with music, artists and Pop culture through television series, specials and live events, with exclusive online content and public affairs. The network reaches 90 million homes in the U.S. and includes VH1 Realty, VH1 Classic, VH1 Soul, VH1Mobile, VH1 Game, and VH1.com (with broadband video).

Actress turned Stunt woman, Jwaundace, wants to be the next black female action hero

   Jwaundace (French for God with us) Candece is one of the most sought after African-American stunt women in Hollywood. She started out as an actress and ended up as a stunt woman.

   “I wanted to be an actress and I was, up to after college,” Ms. Candece pointed out. “After graduation I went to Atlanta and was doing theatre and wanted more, so I moved to Los Angeles.”

   Jwaundace confessed that being a stunt woman was the furthest from her mind. After four or five months in Los Angeles her agent told her about the Wild World of Wrestling Show and the possibility of $30,000 to $60,000 in income.

   “I did it for lack of money,” Jwaundace laughs. “But I made the top 30!”

   So the “physical” roles started to come and Ms. Candece did not hesitate to admit that the first couple of years she took it (stunt roles) for granted because she still wanted to be an actress.

   As a stunt woman Jwaundace has performed for actresses, Jennifer Hudson (DreamGirls); Queen Latifah (Bringing Down the House, Taxi, Last Holiday); Mo’Nique and Kym Whitley.  In 2003 she was nominated for, “Best Fight,” for MTV’s Movie Awards.

   As an actress Jwaundace has appeared in commercials (Volkswagen, Wendys) and television shows, such as Fox Network’s “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” and “Nip/Tuck.”