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Issa Rae has revealed the surprising inspiration behind her Rap Sh*t comedy series. In her new cover story for Rolling Stone, the entertainment multi-hyphenate confirmed she began writing the show in response to Jermaine Dupri’s controversial comments about women MCs. Durpi faced widespread backlash in 2019, when he suggested the new wave of female rappers were indistinguishable and unworthy of a hip-hop […]
On Tuesday, Michelle Obama and other co-chairs of the When We All Vote organization dropped an open letter urging Americans to put their support behind the For the People Act. At the moment, 43 states across the country are considering an estimated 253 proposals that could dramatically limit voting rights and access to millions of […]
Issa Rae’s breakthrough HBO series Insecure is coming to an end with its fifth season. HBO Programming Executive Vice President Amy Gravitt announced the end of the show on Wednesday. To coincide with the announcement, it has also been revealed that the season has already been written and will go into production this month. Rae, Yvonne Orji, […]
Kanye West‘s friction with Saturday Night Live is extensively documented, and the tension apparently still hasn’t let up. On Sunday, West took to Twitter where he criticized SNL for using host, Issa Rae, and cast members, Kenan Thompson and Ego Nwodim, to try to “hold other black people back.” “Ive always said SNL uses black people […]
In her opening monologue for Saturday Night Live, Issa Rae explained how her hit show Insecure premiered in 2016 and how it was like high school. She didn’t exactly know how she would fit in Hollywood during her first year of filming the HBO show. But now, hosting SNL is her prom, she said. “Hosting SNL is […]
Issa Rae is set to star alongside Dan Levy, Bette Midler, Sarah Paulson, and Kaitlyn Dever in HBO’s new coronavirus-themed comedy special, Coastal Elites, The Wrap reports. In it, they’ll portray characters that live in either New York or Los Angeles who are dealing with the results of the coronavirus pandemic. Per HBO, Coastal Elites will attempt to highlight the “universal pursuit of […]
Did you know Lawrence directs? Insecure broke formula for a special destination episode—and it was directed by none other than cast member Jay Ellis. Jay discusses his long-time desire to direct and the legends he learned from, and of course, he gets into #LawrenceHive (including which celebrities have pledged their allegiance) and if Issa and Lawrence […]
When it comes to Insecure, the music is just as liable to get Twitter buzzing as much as any relationship twist. Issa Rae has said that the music each season is basically an extension of her personal playlist, but that in no way shortchanges what Kier Lehman brings to the table. The veteran music supervisor has […]
Once again, it’s on; after almost 20 months of being off-air, Insecure is back with its fourth season. With the schism between Issa and Molly the real focal point of Season 4, you can expect all kinds of heated scenarios and hilarious moments. What you can also expect is Insecure creator and star Issa Rae coming through with a […]
In a relationship that makes perfect sense when you consider that he: A.) Stars in Ballers, and B.) Is a freakin’ wrestling legend, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is set to executive produce a half-hour series for HBO that centers around the creation of a backyard wrestling league. According to Variety, who first reported the news, […]
