Last week was the premiere of MTV's "Rock The Cradle." It's their version of "American Idol" for the kids of rock stars. If you tuned in late to the show--like most of the people I know--you missed the introduction of the judges. The panel of judges consisted of singer Belinda Carlisle, choreographer Jamie King, stylist June Ambrose and business mogul Larry Rudolph. The least recognizable judge, Jamie King, is quickly becoming the "Simon" of the bunch. He is dishing out low scores left and right. I still have questions about the judges they selected. I wish MTV would have picked more judges that have actually discovered music talent. Ha!
I really thought all of them could sing before the show started. Some of them seemed like they didn't think about singing until getting cast for the show. If I had been asked to guess who wouldn't be able to sing, I would have said Lil B. Sure, son of R&B singer Al B. Sure. The fact that he is going by Lil B. Sure made him seem wack. I'm happy to say I was surprised about how good he was. But then again I had low expectations to begin with. The judges enjoyed his performance. Unfortunately, Bobby Brown's son didn't fair as good. When he was performing I keep wondering if he was just letting his nerves get to him. Landon Brown better be glad he is light-skinned…that might keep him on the show another week. He needs a song that is more up tempo. Bobby Brown was rocking a Landon t-shirt…support and embarrassment all in one. It probably wasn't easy for the celeb kids to perform in front of an audience and having their rocker parents in the stands look over them.
My top 3 for the show are Lucy Walsh (her dad is Joe Walsh), Akeiba Burrell Hammer (dad is MC Hammer) and Crosby Loggins (dad is Kenny Loggins). All three impressed the judges, but Lucy was the one person safe from the public vote. What did you think about the show? Who do you predict will come out on top? -Tanspot