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EXCLUSIVE: Raj Raghavan is on board at ColorCreative Management as Head of Talent, Partner and Manager. Leaping over to Issa Rae's Hoorae founded banner from Echo Lake Management, the ex-CAA agent will report directly to ColorCreative boss Talitha Watkins in his new gig. "We are excited to…

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Issa Rae’s career is soaring, but even so she’s less optimistic about support for women in Hollywood now than she was in the immediate wake of #MeToo. “It feels like we're regressing, depressingly so,” the Rap Sh!t creator told Elle magazine. “There are just too many enablers for there to be real…

Rap Sh!t, the comedy series from Issa Rae, is officially getting a second season. HBO Max has renewed the show, which stars Aida Osman and KaMillion, after its eight-episode first season premiered in July. The renewal was signposted earlier this summer when, days ahead of its launch, it was awarded over $12.6M in…

HBO Max’s Sweet Life: Los Angeles just got a sweet endorsement by Keke Palmer. The Nope actor took to social media to express how much she’s been enjoying the reality series produced by Issa Rae. “Sweet Life is giving me everything I need. I done binged season one and almost all of season two in just two days. I need…

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains some details of tonight’s Rap Sh!t premiere on HBO Max at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET "I was really drawn to an Odd Couple dynamic," Issa Rae says of the heart of her new half-hour comedy Rap Sh!t, whose first two episodes drop tonight on HBO Max, followed by one episode weekly. "So, for…

Just days before Rap Sh!t’s HBO Max debut, the Issa Rae produced comedy looks to be coming back for a second season and heading out to the Golden State. Penned by the Insecure co-creator and starring Aida Osman and KaMillion, Rap Sh!t was awarded over $12.6 million this morning in the latest round of small screen tax c…

HBO Max has dropped the anticipated trailer for Issa Rae's new original comedy Rap Sh!t.  The show begins streaming on HBO Max on July 21st, but it won't be bingable. The eight episode first season will have one episode a week running through to September 1.  Rap Sh!t is executive produced by Issa Rae and showrunner…

The 2022 American Black Film Festival (ABFF) today announced the Best of the ABFF Award winners. The presentation hosted by three-time Emmy-nominated actor and author Dondré Whitfield was an on-point wrap to the  five-day festival with producer/director/actress Issa Rae acting as the Festival Ambassador. The 26th…

Issa Rae has revealed she mandates that all of her sets are at least 60% diverse. The Golden Globe-nominated star and creator of Insecure disclosed the directive as she laid down a challenge to marketing and advertising personnel today as part of an impassioned discussion at the Cannes Lions conference about…

Since its debut in 2016, Insecure has garnered critical acclaim for telling the story of the Black female experience via its two leads, Issa (Issa Rae) and Molly (Yvonne Orji). After five seasons and 11 Emmy nominations, Insecure had its series finale in December of last year. The Insecure finale, “Everything Gonna…

Insecure alum Issa Rae is taking audiences to Miami on July 21 with the release of her latest comedy series Rap Sh!t on HBO Max. A teaser trailer dropped on Monday and can be viewed above. The series follows Shawna (Aida Osman) and Mia (KaMillion), two estranged high school friends from the 305 who reunite to form a…