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Tuesday proved to be a momentous occasion for studious followers of Greta Gerwig’s forthcoming take on Barbie. Up top, catch the latest teaser trailer for the film, which was penned by Gerwig and her real-life partner Noah Baumbach. Starring as Barbie and Ken, respectively, are Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. Rounding out the cast are […]

Issa Rae didn’t hold back in her interview with Elle, calling out Hollywood for shielding dangerous individuals, one reportedly being Ezra Miller.  “While I don’t support people jumping to immediate conclusions and I think it’s entirely fair for investigations to happen, I think it’s extremely important to, like the mantra says, ‘Listen to women,’” Rae said. “I’m gonna […]

HBO Max wants more of that Rap Sh!t. Variety reports the comedy series, created and executive produced by Issa Rae, has been picked up for Season 2. “We’re so happy to play in the world of ‘Rap Sh!t’ for another season with this incredibly talented team,” Rae said in a statement.  Rap Sh!t tells the story […]

Rap Sh!t, a new half-hour comedy series which last February received a series order from HBO Max, unveiled its official trailer on Tuesday. “Are y’all ready for the next big, must-see, fun show this summer?” Issa Rae, who serves as executive producer on the new series, said when introducing the trailer. Rae also wrote the first […]

Nearly three years after it was first announced as being in development, HBO Max has dropped the teaser trailer for Issa Rae’s new series Rap Sh!t. Premiering on July 21, the eight-episode half-hour comedy, which was developed from Rae’s original Insecure script, will focus on the challenges facing women trying to break into the male-dominated hip-hop […]

Issa Rae, who wrapped her acclaimed HBO series Insecure last year, has responded to a rumor that she’s expecting her first child with husband Louis Diame. As Page Six pointed out, rumors that Rae is pregnant first started to circulate last week after a video of Rae greeting her Insecure co-star Yvonne Orji surfaced on social media. Some assumed she […]

Issa Rae has been awarded the key to the city of her native Inglewood, becoming the first person ever to be granted the prestigious honor, per the Hollywood Reporter. The Insecure co-creator received the key at the Taste of Inglewood festival on Saturday, which took place across the street from SoFi Stadium, the site of Super Bowl LVI. […]

Issa Rae had some choice words about the inner workings of the music industry and its more corrupt attributes. The Insecure star and creator sat down with the Los Angeles Times to discuss how she curated music for the hit’s show final season, and during their conversation Rae unloaded on how she believes the Hollywood-adjacent industry is full of “archaic mentalities” and why […]

HBO’s Insecure has been a lot—a platform for Issa Rae to turn the game up to the next level, one of the funniest (and most drama-filled) shows on television, and, when all else failed, it was an amazing space for beautiful music. Issa Rae’s been a music head—Raedio was born during her work on Insecure—and it’s been dope […]

Issa Rae has announced her marriage to fiancé Louis Diame, joking to her Instagram followers early Monday that the wedding marked an “impromptu photo shoot in a custom [Vera Wang] dress.” In the post, which also included a number of photos shot by Lauren Fair, the Insecure co-creator and star also joked that her friends showed up to offer their […]