The Rappers: Master P and Lil' Romeo

The Show:"Romeo!"

Yo, What's the Dilly-O? Life imitates art, because this sitcom cast Romeo as the leader of a band and his real-life pop, Master P, played his record-producing father.

Did It Have the Skills to Pay the Bills? That O.G. SpongeBob SquarePants not withstanding, no show on Nickelodeon has ever had street cred.

The Rapper: Flavor Flav

The Shows: "Strange Love," "Flavor of Love," "The Surreal Life"

Yo, What's the Dilly-O? After hooking up with her on "The
Surreal Life," Flavor Flav did a reality show about dating Brigitte Nielsen. This went so well that she ran off and married some bartender, while Flav tried to find love on the romantic game show "Flavor of Love."

Did It Have the Skills to Pay the Bills? No, because seeing him with Nielsen just skeeved us out, while "Flavor" makes us wish he'd go back to fighting the power.

The Rappers: MC Hammer, Vanilla Ice, Flavor Flav, Da Brat, Sandy "Pepa" Denton and, in the upcoming eighth season, Bushwick Bill

The Show: "The Surreal Life"

Yo, What's the Dilly-O? Washed-up has-beens and reality show never-wases live in a big house together and agree to have their lives taped so we can see what happens when washed-up has-beens and reality show never-wases live in a big house together.

Did It Have the Skills to Pay the Bills? Sorry, but living in a gaudy Hollywood mansion with Corey Feldman, Trishelle from "The Real World," Dave Coulier, Joanie "Chyna" Laurer, Jose Canseco and that guy who was married to Britney Spears for two days, respectfully, does not count as street.

The Rapper: MC Lyte

The Show: "Half & Half"

Yo, What's the Dilly-O? Though the show was about half-sisters and
polar opposites Dee Dee (Essence Atkins) and Mona (Rachel True) trying to get along, they still found time for Lyte to play Mona's boss.

Did It Have the Skills to Pay the Bills? Yes, since not only was the show a lot funnier than anyone gave it credit for, but also because Lyte's character wasn't the one-dimensional bad boss of most sitcoms.

The Rapper: Brian Austin Green

The Show: "Beverly Hills, 90210"

Yo, What's the Dilly-O? We're not sure if he actually ever rapped on the show (we stopped watching after Brenda left), but in 1996, while he was still there, Green recorded a rap album called "One Stop Carnival." 

Did It Have the Skills to Pay the Bills? No, because it prompted one critic to declare him, "the poor man's Vanilla Ice." Which is a real insult ... to Vanilla Ice.

The Rapper: Queen Latifah

The Shows: "Living Single," "The Queen Latifah Show"

Yo, What's the Dilly-O? One of rap's first and fiercest female emcees went from a sitcom about four friends to an Oprah-esque talk show.

Did It Have the Skills to Pay the Bills? Sort of, because these two shows weren't all that bad, but weren't all that necessary, either.