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Keyshia Cole — Keyshia Cole: That's the Way It Is - Singer Keyshia Cole starred in her own reality series, highlighting her life as a singing star. However, her birth family drama dominated the plot.\r\r(Photo: Donna Ward/Getty Images)

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Frankie Lons and Neffeteria Pugh — Frankie and Neffe - The show starring Keyshia Cole's mom Frankie Lons and sister Neffeteria Pugh put a spotlight on the duo building a closer relationship and Frankie's new-found fame as a radio personality.\r(Photos: BET)

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Ray Cunningham — College Hill: Virginia State University\r - Cunningham, the first openly gay personality to be featured on BET, was discovered by Tracey Edmonds on the HBC campus of Virginia State University.\r\r(Photo: Amanda Edwards/Getty Images for Verizon Wireless)

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Tameka "Tiny" Cottle and Antonia "Toya" Carter — Tiny and Toya\r - Tiny and Toya, which had the the highest-rated series debut in BET history at the time, chronicled how they juggled motherhood and careers in the shadows of their famous men — T.I. and Lil Wayne.\r(Photo: Adrian Sidney/PictureGroup)

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Monica — Monica: Still Standing\r  - Singer Monica had the distinction of starring in the second highest-rated series debut in BET history. Still Standing explored her troubled past, searching for her fifth studio album's hit single and life as a single mom.\r(Photo: John Ricard/BET)

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Lil' Kim — Lil' Kim: Countdown to Lockdown\r\r  - Lil' Kim: Countdown to Lockdown documented the Queen Bee's last 14 days of freedom before she entered the Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia to serve a 366-day sentence in 2006. \r(Photo: Graham Denholm/Getty Images)

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Vanessa and Krystal — College Hill: The Virgin Islands\r - Paradise weather wasn't enough to diffuse tensions between Vanessa and Krystal. The two coeds got into an infamous fight which caused Vanessa to be kicked out of the house early in the season.\r(Photos: BET)

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Gerren Taylor — Baldwin Hills\r - Baldwin Hills helped to highlight the exploits of teen supermodel sensation Gerren Taylor, who enjoyed worldwide success on the catwalk between ages 12 and 15.\r(Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

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Bridget Bland — Harlem Heights\r - Harlem Heights put a spotlight on a tight-knit group of east coast twentysomethings trying to navigate through life and love, including Bland, a Spellman graduate, entertainment writer and law student.\r(Photos: BET)

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Terry Crews — The Family Crews\r - Celebrity security guard-turned-actor Terry Crews bared all for his reality show close up, The Family Crews, including sharing all on his daughter's out of wedlock pregnancy.\r(Photo: Evan Agostini/PictureGroup)

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Michael Vick — The Michael Vick Project - Following his prison sentence and dogfighting controversy, football star Michael Vick's reality series highlighted the pro baller getting a second chance with his family, community and personal legacy.\r\r(Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)