Ever since Ozzy Osbourne invited cameras to document his dysfunctional family life back in 2002, networks have been trying to recreate the same magic by giving musicians reality shows to call their own. Now, 1990s superstar MC Hammer is jumping on the family-themed reality bandwagon with his new series Hammertime (premiering Sunday, June 14 at 10 pm/ET on A&E).
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Mr. Gangsta's Paradise himself is back on the scene, but this time instead going the hip-hop route, Coolio is taking things into the reality realm by documenting his life as a single dad of four teens/young adults in his new Oxygen series, Coolio's Rules. Plus: The rapper explains how he is pursuing a catering business with his "ghetto gourmet." Anyone up for some "Blasian" food?
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Ed McMahon is a host, pitchman, veteran of two wars, rapper, and the greatest TV sidekick ever. Yes, we said it: Ed McMahon is a rapper. He tests out his mic skills in new ads about his recent financial troubles, but in a visit to our studio he sang some impromptu blues. He also talked about the 50th anniversary of his partnership with Johnny Carson, his friendship with Coolio, and his family's important contribution to the world of condiments. We love this guy.
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Oxygen has OK'd a reality show about rapper Coolio's attempts to raise six teens as a single parent. Coolio & the Gang will debut in the second quarter of '08.... Fox and McG (The O.C.) are developing Spaced, a comedy based (of course) on a British series from Shaun of the Dead creators Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright. In it, two singles pose as a couple so they can rent a flat. Er, apartment.... Andy Barker, P.I. creator Jonathan Groff's new laffer, Private Lives of Public People, started a bidding war between ABC and CBS. In the end, the Eye landed the pilot about upstanding citizens whose home lives are disastrous.... Arrested Development alum Abraham Higginbotham got a go-ahead from Fox for his untitled comedy pilot featuring Reno 911's Niecy Nash among the lowbrow staffers at a highfalutin NYC hotel. — Ben Katner
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