Finally, we’re getting a more in-depth have a look at Issa Rae’s subsequent huge TV creation, “Rap Sh!t.” Taking viewers all the way down to the 305, the HBO Max sequence follows two estranged highschool mates, Shawna (Aida Osman) and Mia (KaMillion), who provide you with the concept of beginning their very own rap group.
HBO Max launched “Rap Sh!t”‘s first teaser trailer on June 13 and the total trailer adopted on July 5, exhibiting the up-and-coming the duo’s journey to turning into hip-hop stars of their hometown. “We obtained the chance to have a very good time and win,” KaMillion’s Mia says within the one-minute clip. “We in the midst of a bad-b*tch renaissance.”
The crew behind “Rap Sh!t” is as star-studded because it will get. Created by Rae, the sequence consists of Yung Miami and JT of Metropolis Ladies as government producers, together with Kevin “Coach Okay” Lee and Pierre “P” Thomas from High quality Management movies. “Insecure” author alum Syreeta Singleton serves as showrunner.
Set to debut in July, “Rap Sh!t” follows the immense success of HBO’s “Insecure,” which concluded its five-season run in December. Since then, followers of Rae’s work have been questioning how she plans to proceed her TV legacy. Throughout an interview with Harper’s Bazaar in Might, Rae talked about her sophomore providing and the way it stems from an authentic “Insecure” script.
Rae’s secret love for rap was one of many highlights of her first HBO sequence, and “Rap Sh!t” expands on that appreciation — on a a lot greater scale. “It seems like we’re in an period the place there’s such a supportive setting now due to that abundance,” she stated of the present’s concentrate on feminine rappers. “All of that, mixed with simply my very own story of developing, grew to become the following story that I needed to inform.”
Forward, discover out every thing we find out about “Rap Sh!t” forward of its premiere, together with the total forged, plot, trailer, and launch date.
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