Love & Hip Hop: Miami is the fourth installment of the Love & Hip Hop reality television franchise. It premiered on January 1, 2018 on VH1 and chronicles the lives of several people in the Miami area, involved with hip hop music. The show features appearances from notable figures associated with Southern hip hop.
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Development
Producers first considered a Love & Hip Hop spin-off set in Miami in 2012 before settling on Atlanta instead, with producer Stefan Springman revealing in the behind-the-scenes special Love & Hip Hop: Dirty Little Secrets: "we found great characters there but it just didn't feel right". On July 4, 2014, Scott-Young discussed expanding the franchise to other cities: "we have looked at a bunch of other cities, Miami I've looked at as well, so we're always looking to expand." On November 20, 2014, rapper Trina revealed she had turned down an offer for Love & Hip Hop: Miami.
On February 28, 2016, it was reported that potential spin-offs set in Miami and Houston were in pre-production and the producers were auditioning potential cast members. In April 2016, Trick Daddy and Trina confirmed their involvement in Love & Hip Hop: Miami, despite the latter turning down the offer years earlier. On April 20, 2017, after over a year of development hell, it was reported that the show's producers had been granted permission to start filming in South Florida.
During the nearly two year development and filming process, many people were reported as being attached to the show, including Plies, Brianna Perry, Dawn Heflin, PreMadonna, Buck Thomas, Mike Smiff, Skrawberry, and Lil Scrappy. It was reported that the show's producers approached Gucci Mane and his fiancée Keyshia Ka'oir to star in the series, however they turned it down to film a wedding special for BET. Despite persistent rumors, Joseline Hernandez denied filming any scenes of the show.
On August 25, 2017 VH1 confirmed the cast and announced Love & Hip Hop: Miami would make its series premiere in January 2018. On August 27, 2017, MTV aired an exclusive sneak peek of the show during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards. On December 18, 2017, VH1 released a 5 minute super trailer, as well as "meet the cast" interviews with Trina and Trick Daddy.
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Series synopsis
Overview and casting
Love & Hip Hop: Miami cast reflects Miami's diverse community. Its main cast consists of Trina, party promoter Prince, Afro-Latina singer Amara La Negra, Gunplay, Cuban-Venezuelan rapper Veronica Vega, openly gay rapper Bobby Lytes, Pleasure P's girlfriend Shay Johnson and Trick Daddy. The show has a sprawling supporting cast, including "latinx trap" producer Young Hollywood, Amara's mother Mami Ana, Gunplay's girlfriend Keyara Stone, Grammy Award-nominated singer Pleasure P and his Pretty Ricky band mates Baby Blue Whoaaaa, Spectacular and Slick 'Em, rapper Miami Tip, Trick Daddy's wife Joy Young, celebrity stylist Jojo Zarur, Prince's girlfriend Liz Cifuentes, DJ Michelle Pooch, Steph Lecor, JT Money's openly gay son Jeffrey White, stylist Malik Williams, model Gabrielle Davis, Bryant McKinnie, socialite Chinese Kitty and her mother Chinese Nicky.
Storylines
The premiere episode deals with colorism and eurocentrism within the latin community, including a scene where light-skinned producer Young Hollywood criticises dark-skinned singer Amara La Negra's afro.
Reception
Critical response
Ebony praised the show and Afro-Latina star Amara La Negra for "inviting cultural conversations" about misogynoir and the underrepresentation of black latinas in mainstream entertainment, hoping the franchise would continue to go in a more "conscious" direction. La Negra was dubbed by Billboard as the show's "breakout star", landing a multi-album record deal with BMG hours after the show's premiere. However, the show was not well-received by some Miami locals, including Khia and TS Madison who reviewed it negatively on their web show The Queen's Court, comparing it to a "telemundo" and criticising the casting and production values, with Khia stating "they had everything bad but a bad bitch on there".
Ratings
The series premiere garnered 1.8 million viewers, making it VH1's best launch since Hip Hop Squares the previous year.
Episodes
Season 1 (2018)
Distribution
Love & Hip Hop: Miami episodes air regularly on VH1 in the United States. Episodes run from around 41-44 minutes and are broadcast in high definition. The series' episodes are also available on demand through the official VH1 website, as well as for digital download at the iTunes Store and Amazon.
References
External links
- Love & Hip Hop: Miami on IMDb
- Love & Hip Hop: Miami trailer at VH1.com
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