RAP SH!T
If there's one thing I know about Issa Rae, it’s that she doesn’t miss. I was feeling starved for content after INSECURE had its finale in December, but thankfully Issa is back with something for the girls this summer. Her newest series, RAP SH!T (trailer here), follows two estranged high school friends who form a rap duo. Loosely based on the rise of the show's co-executive producers, city girls Shawna and Mia are stuck in a daily limbo that isn’t taking them very far in life. Shawna’s dreams of making it big were shattered after her record deal fell through, and she now works as a hotel concierge sharing videos of socially conscious raps with her very small Instagram following. Meanwhile, Mia struggles to make ends meet in order to support her daughter, and works as a make-up artist with an OnlyFans on the side. Despite (or maybe because of) their differences, they turn out to be the complements for one another, and come together as a dynamic duo destined to make it big in the Miami music scene. The series has a heavy focus on the characters’ social media presence, allowing for an introspective view on how these women want to be perceived versus how they’re actually living. And similar to INSECURE, the city becomes its own character, and it’s very refreshing to see the working class side of Miami just as we did with Los Angeles in INSECURE. All I know is I’m so ready to see Shawna and Mia seduce and scheme their way across Miami this summer.
—Ellen Amare, Office Coordinator
