More serious-minded than "American Idol" and "Popstars," "The Road to Stardom With Missy Elliott" has a solid chance to click with the network's youthful demo. Thirteen aspiring rappers and singers are picked from a nationwide audition to go on tour with R&B star Missy Elliott. Ranging in age from 19 to a downright fatherly 29, the contestants endure an elimination process that will ultimately score one of them $100,000 and a deal for a single released by Elliott's label.

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