After 19 years, BET axed the only show dedicated to hip-hop, “Rap City.” The show has seen an array of hosts including, Chris Thomas, Joe Clair, Mad Linx and Big Tigger, and seen its share of ups and downs.

The show has consistently flipped-flopped between the 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. time slots but drastically changed to 1 a.m. which foreshadowed its demise. BET announced that the show was officially canceled after the last show aired on Sept. 30.

BET replaced “Rap City” with a new show called “The Deal,” which first aired Nov. 10. The show, hosted by MeMpHitz, takes place on a set which is modeled after a hip-hop boutique. Diamond Kutz serves as the shows resident DJ on the show, airing weekdays at 5 p.m.

“The Deal” features captions during the videos, similar to that of VH1’s ’90s show “Pop-Up Videos,” but has a BET-twist to it. Example, “The world’s first robot hype man,” popped up on the screen describing Pharell in Common’s “Universal Mind Control” video. Things like that are what make the show seem a little sub-par.

Besides the pop-ups, the new show will implement new segments such as “Certified Fresh” and “Line for Line,” while still keeping the legendary Booth.

MeMpHitz is an adequate VJ but he sometimes sounds like he’s doing a vocal drop on a mixtape. Nothing against Diamond Kutz, but the guest DJs customary to “Rap City” was something that gave the show more variety.

The cramped and dark set of “The Deal” is nothing exciting. It’s a steel-gray and looks like a dungeon with random effects placed seemingly at random. I, personally, am not a fan of the show and hope they do something to make the show more appealing.