Eventually, we’re getting a more in-depth take a look at Issa Rae’s subsequent large TV creation, “Rap Sh!t.” Taking viewers all the way down to the 305, the HBO Max sequence follows two estranged highschool buddies, Shawna (Aida Osman) and Mia (KaMillion), who provide you with the thought 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 great time and win,” KaMillion’s Mia says within the one-minute clip. “We in the midst of a bad-b*tch renaissance.”
The group behind “Rap Sh!t” is as star-studded because it will get. Created by Rae, the sequence contains Yung Miami and JT of Metropolis Women as government producers, together with Kevin “Coach Ok” 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 Could, Rae talked about her sophomore providing and the way it stems from an unique “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 larger scale. “It appears like we’re in an period the place there’s such a supportive atmosphere 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.”
Throughout her July 18 look on “Late Night time With Seth Meyers,” Rae spoke about “Rap Sh!t”‘s musical influences in additional element, revealing that a few of her favourite rappers labored on the present. “We obtained to make use of a few of my favourite rap artists like Pineapple Metropolis, Incognita, Dreezy, they usually wrote lyrics for the characters,” she stated. Rae additionally shared that “Rap Sh!t” created camps to make music for the sequence as properly.
Forward, discover out the whole lot we learn about “Rap Sh!t” forward of its premiere, together with the total solid, plot, trailer, and launch date.
