The rappers on VH1's competition show, Miss Rap Supreme, leave much to be desired, but so have many mainstream female rappers in hip hop's history. Nowadays, they might have resigned themselves to a future in the reality television world, but one upon a time Salt 'n' Pepa were Miss Rap Supreme Nos. 1 and 2.

It's quite a rarity to have so many hip hop luminaries in one room, or one (Hammerstein) ballroom, as it was. But VH1 managed to cram as much talent as possible into their Hip Hop Honors show, which taped last night but airs Monday at 10 pm. Yes, there was a lot of talent there, but I don't count Tracy Morgan, who hosted the awards and couldn't quite get that teleprompter thing down. Could his SCRAM have been going off right about that time? No worries, I'm sure they'll have that all cleaned up by Monday.

I had the pleasure of spending the evening in the press room, where the honorees and presenters came back to chat. In fact, so many VIPs were in attendance, I decided to write up my experiences in a handy superlative format. Check out the Best and Worst, plus lots and lots of pictures, after the jump.

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Pepa: Look! There's the plastic surgeon that did my rhinoplasty!

Salt: Ooh, really? He needs to have his license revoked!

After the jump more pics that double as promos for the Salt 'n' Pepa Show and proof that a certain former rap star is not growing old gracefully.

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See, this is why I can't boycott VH1, people. The new Salt 'n' Pepa reality show premieres tonight, and the sneak peek from VH1 has me semi-hooked already. The premise of the show is that Pepa is, perhaps ill-advisedly, ready to keep the S'n'P train going in perpetuity, and Salt has grown up, matured, and become really conservative. So conservative that she no longer feels comfortable with the lyrics of "Shoop" and "Push It," which Pepa insists a completely misunderstood song. In many ways. Watch for yourself.

But where's Spinderella?

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Salt 'n Pepa haven't been given their proper due on Rewound up until now and for this I am truly sorry. In light of the recent announcement that the group has been given their own reality show on VH1, I felt it was high time.

"Let's Talk About Sex," is definitely not my favorite S&P, but, in the interest of killing two birds with one stone, I thought I would use it to remind everyone that Wednesday is National HIV Testing Day! Salt, Pepa, and Spinderella encourage frank discussion about these matters.

VH1 is continuing their complete obsession with documenting reemergence of has-been celebs with their latest reality show about Salt 'n Pepa. The show will follow the erstwhile rap divas as they reunite and try recreate the magic.

Let's face it — we already know that magic needs to stay back in the 80's and early 90s where it belongs. But I'm sure they'll try their hardest in the name of reality TV. According to AOL Black Voices, the former friends aren't just fighting old age and loss of relevance, they're also fighting each other. We'll see. As with all VH1 Celebreality (although I drew the line at Charm School), I make fun, but I also watch.

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