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As the timeline erupts with the beginning of a new season of Insecure, the show’s creator and star, Issa Rae, blessed the pod. Issa breaks down Season 4’s themes and teases where this year’s conflict is headed, and also talks Stella Meghie on The Photograph and one important episode of this season of ‘Insecure’, and more […]

Insecure is finally back next month, and HBO just dropped a trailer for season 4 to whet the appetite of fans. The highly-anticipated return of Issa Rae’s comedy-drama series is just around the corner, and the new season looks to follow her character as she comes to terms with having “no job” and “no man.” While the […]

Issa Rae has a lot of things on her plate, but remaking a cult classic isn’t one of her upcoming projects.  During a conversation with Entertainment Tonight, Rae shut down  rumors claiming that she was working on remaking the 1996 film, Set It Off.  “Oh, I would never remake a classic,” Rae told ET. “I don’t know […]

Back in September, Variety revealed that Issa Rae was in the early development stages of re-imagining the 1996 cult classic Set It Off, starring Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox and Kimberly Elise. But not everyone likes the idea of moving forward with a remake, even if Rae was attached to the project as a producer and possibly, star. While speaking with […]

Issa Rae has always been known as an exceptional writer and producer. Now, she’s trying her hand in the music world. The Emmy-nominated writer announced the launch of Raedio, her new imprint on Atlantic Records. The label officially launched Friday with the release of the new single “Kinda Love” by the singer TeaMarrr. You can watch […]

Earlier this year, John Legend’s voice graced Google Assistant in a limited capacity, and now Issa Rae is making a cameo, too. Issa Rae’s voice in Google Assistant will be able to read the weather, news, and tell jokes. She will also offer what Google promises are “motivational messages.” Users will be able to access a number […]

Issa Rae is in the early development stages on her remake of the 1996 cult classic Set It Off, Variety reports. Issa will produce and possibly star in the film.   Set It Off told the story of four friends who turned to robbing a string of banks amid frustration over their low-income jobs, but aside from being well recieved during the time of […]

Chloe X Halle went from viral sensations to a Grammy-nominated duo. Looking to keep up their momentum, the sisters are back with their latest song, “Be Yourself.” The song will be featured on the official soundtrack for the movie Little. When speaking on the song, the duo told Complex, “We are so proud of our friend Marsai and […]

In an interview with BuzzFeed News’ Profile, Issa Rae said that she took the news of Nipsey Hussle‘s death “mad hard” since she grew up with the late rapper, who inspired her by being “just so purely about his community.” Donning a shirt with Nipsey’s name and face on the front, Issa remembered seeing his humanitarian work as something should could aspire to do when […]

Issa Rae‘s Insecure co-stars Yvonne Orji and Jay Ellis may have unknowingly confirmed the rumor that she is engaged to her longtime boyfriend Louis Diame. While on the red carpet at the 2019 NAACP Image Awards, Orji and Ellis spoke with Entertainment Tonight about finding out about her engagement “in different ways.”  “We’re very excited for her,” Orji said. “We all found […]