Following its debut in July for eight episodes, Issa Rae will have her series Rap Sh!t renewed for season 2 on HBO Max. It was likely to happen shortly after its premiere as it received a $12 million tax credit from California to move its Miami setting to the west coast.
It stars Aida Osman (They Follow), KaMillion (After Effect), Daniel Augustin (Cake: The Series), Jonica Booth (XXI: O’Day), and RJ Cycler (Power Rangers). Created and written by Issa Rae, Rap Sh!t follows a group of women trying to make it in the music industry in the Miami area. Osman also acts as a writer for the series. It all starts when old high school friends Shawna (Osman) and Mia (Kamillion) reunite.
HBO Max to see season 2 of Rap Sh!t by Issa Rae
Rap Sh!t continues with the relationship between HBO and Issa Rae, who co-created Insecure with Larry Wilmore (Grown-ish). Her latest series with the platform is executive produced by the creator and showrunner Syreeta Singleton, who was a writer on Insecure. Montrel McKay, Jonathan Berry, Kevin Lee, Pierre Thomas, and Dave Becky executive produce. Co-executive producing are hip-hop artists JT and Yung Miami.
Continuing the series for the creator will keep her busy along with her other projects. She will be executive producing the adaption of the Octavia E. Butler novel Fledgling, the revival of Project Greenlight, and Seen & Heard. On the acting front, she will be in the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse with Shameik Moore (The Get Down), Oscar Isaac, Hailee Steinfeld (Hawkeye), Brian Tyree Henry (Bullet Train), Jason Schwartzman (Fargo), Shea Whigham (Perry Mason), and Jorma Taccone (Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping). She will also be in the Barbie movie with Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. She will also co-star with Bill Hader in the comedy-drama Empress of Serenity.
