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Rappers Who Starred In Their Own Reality TV Shows

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Over the years, many rappers have made successful ventures into reality TV shows. There have been several reasons for the transitions, too. For some, it’s a chance to be more vulnerable with fans, and for others, a convenient cash grab or platform to fame. Many of these reality TV shows have offered a closer look at the lives of these rappers. Their families are often involved, and many exciting dynamics are revealed. 

As expected, not all shows are successful right off the bat. Moreover, those that score huge ratings have a familial touch to them. Reality TV is littered with many famous names, from legends in the game to newer acts in the industry. Furthermore, they have delivered some important pop culture moments and timeless memes. 

Rev Run – Run’s House

Run’s House is credited for paving the way for other rappers to break into Hip Hop related reality TV shows. The series focuses on the life and family of Joseph Simmons, popularly known as Rev Run. His fleet of talented kids, his brother Russell, and his wife Justine contributed to the show’s success. Run’s House was also noteworthy because it didn’t shy away from deeply emotional moments the family shared. 

The series ventured into the death of Simmons’ daughter Victoria, showcasing the family’s vulnerability. It also packed several hilarious and heartwarming moments for great TV content. Run’s House and its success greatly influenced other reality TV shows featuring rappers. The series ended in 2011 after six seasons.

Ice-T – Ice Loves Coco

Hip Hop veteran turned actor Ice-T was initially skeptical of welcoming cameras into his home. With the help of his wife, Coco, the pair delivered some fun reality TV moments. Ice Loves Coco offered viewers a softer side to the hard-hitting rapper. The series delved into the couple’s personal moments, from dealing with Hurricane Sandy to the birth of Coco’s sister’s baby. Ice Loves Coco aired on E! for three seasons.

Ice-T famously revealed that he left reality TV to not overstay his welcome. The rapper and actor decided not to give the public deeper access to his family. Additionally, Ice and Coco had begun plans to star in their own talk show. However, these plans did not come to fruition. 

Nelly – Nellyville

One of many mainstream rappers to venture into reality TV shows is Nelly. The Grammy winner starred in his own show between 2014 and 2015. Nellyville, named after his acclaimed sophomore album, showed the Grammy winner in his element as a family man. Nelly took in his deceased sister’s children and created a loving, blended family. All their antics, highs, and lows were documented for two seasons and 21 episodes.

Snoop Dogg – Snoop Dogg’s Father Hood

Besides his career as a rap legend, Snoop Dogg has been known to be a lover of family. Snoop Dogg’s Father Hood brought his relationships with his wife and children to the forefront. Snoop and his family welcomed viewers into their loving and fun dynamic. The series also had a few notable guest stars, from David Beckham to John Cena and Keyshia Cole. 

There were several interesting plots in the series. Snoop let fans in to see how he prepared to host the 2007 MTV Europe Music Awards. He also educated his son Corde about sex, traveled around the globe, and even got his Man Cave reinvented. Like other reality TV shows featuring rappers, Snoop Dogg’s Father Hood showed a more delicate side to the icon. 

T.I. – T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle

T.I., his wife Tameka “Tiny” Harris, and their kids starred in The Family Hustle. Similar in style to Run’s House, The Family Hustle featured a large cast of the rapper’s children. The reality TV show also lasted much longer than most, with six seasons and 100 episodes. The Family Hustle had several hilarious moments but kept an emotional balance throughout. 

T.I. and Tiny’s relationship was a noteworthy highlight in the series. The matriarch of the Harris family held things down during low moments they faced. The Family Hustle also showcased the Harris children growing into their own as teenagers. The reality TV show was undoubtedly a hit for VH1.

Flavor Flav – Flavor of Love

Flavor of Love is responsible for introducing Tiffany “New York” Pollard to the world at large. While that is reason alone for its timelessness, the series offered so much more. Flavor Flav, veteran rapper and founding member of Public Enemy, was on a journey to find love. Several women vied for the legend’s hand, and that made for quality TV.

Flavor of Love is still culturally relevant today with many legendary catfights, disses, and a historic “Beyoncé” meme. While other rappers starred in family-based reality TV shows, this was much more chaotic and exciting. Flavor Flav famously refused to wed any of the girls on the show, too. Due to its popularity, it launched several spin-offs.

Various Rappers – Love & Hip Hop 

Love & Hip Hop is one of the most popular reality TV shows to house many famous rappers. Megastars like Cardi B have Love & Hip Hop as the platform that shot them to mainstream fame. Many other household names have also appeared in the reality TV show: Soulja Boy, Remy Ma, Joe Budden, Safaree Samuels, and many more.

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Hip-Hop Artists Who Have Opened Up About Their Mental Health Struggles

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Hip-hop artists are known for their creative prowess and captivating performances, but many struggle with their own battles of inner demons behind the scenes. Many hip-hop artists have courageously opened up about their mental health struggles in recent years, shedding light on the often-overlooked aspect of fame and success. In honor of Mental Health Awareness […]

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Cardi B Shows Off The Beats By Dre Studio Buds As Only She Can In An Ear-Catching New Ad

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Cardi B shows off the new Beats By Dre Studio Buds+ as only she can in an ear-catching ad. As the Bronx rap star’s hit single “Up” plays in the background, Cardi helps demonstrate the new earbuds’ improved characteristics: clearer calls (“Yeah, girl, she gone go broke trying to keep up with me!”), better noise canceling (“Y’all ain’t got no more ginger ale?”), and more powerful sound.

The Studio Buds+ will come in three colors — Black, Ivory, and Transparent — and boast improvements to many of fans’ favorite features like Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency modes, as well as up to 36 hours of battery. They’re available to order starting today for $169.99.

While part of the appeal of booking Cardi for your campaign is getting that signature authenticity, fans will be hoping that at least one part of the commercial — the part where she’s in the studio — is truer than the rest. We already know she’s great at talking trash and that she knows how to fill up a space with her boisterous personality, but with her debut album four-plus years in the rearview, what fans really want to know is when her next album is coming out.

Fortunately, she really has been in the studio, and she promised that her new album is “coming soon” on Instagram. In the meantime, it looks like she’s maintaining her reputation as one of the most marketable artists in the business. You can watch Cardi’s Beats By Dre commercial above.

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Cardi B’s Thirsty Tweet About Janelle Monáe’s NSFW Video Causes Shadow Ban, She Asks Elon Musk For Help

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New York-born lyricist Cardi B has never been one to censor herself, which is precisely why fans love her. Unfortunately, it seems Twitter isn’t so fond of her often-salacious nature, as the mother of two’s account was hit with a shadow ban following her NSFW response to a video of Janelle Monáe. If you somehow didn’t hear, the Dirty Computer songstress practically broke the internet last week with a video of her bare breasts being flashed to her audience during a performance, among other antics.

When she came across the footage, Cardi took the opportunity to thirst after Monáe the way many fans have – shamelessly. As Uproxx reports, she used an image of the reality star and OnlyFans content creator Natalie Nunn hooking up with another woman to express her feelings, though the message was quickly taken down. In the days following, the rap diva seems to have noticed a substantial difference in her Twitter engagement, as she reached out to CEO Elon Musk with a public plea for help.

Read More: Cardi B Twerks In Bright Red Pants To Match Her Bold New Hair

Cardi B Turns to Elon Musk for Help

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“I’m shadow banned ’cause I posted a picture of somebody getting their [t*tty] sicked,” she wrote on Tuesday (May 16). “@elonmusk please unshadow ban me. I won’t do it again,” Bardi further pleaded. That most, like the original one that got her in trouble, has since been deleted as well, though we nabbed a screenshot before the removal. Seeing as the South African engineer will only be head honcho of the social media platform for a short period, it remains unclear if he’ll still have the authority to help the Grammy Award winner following his demotion.

It’s worth noting that her post’s impressions are noticeably lower than in the past, prior to her expressing interest in Monáe. Do you think Elon Musk should help Cardi B out with her shadow ban situation? Let us know in the comments, and tap back in later for more hip-hop/pop culture news updates.

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Cardi B Asked Elon Musk For Help After Her Thirsty Tweet About Janelle Monáe Got Her ‘Shadowbanned’

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It looks like Cardi B’s Twitter fingers might have gotten her in a little trouble with the platform’s admins, so she’s going to the owner himself for help. It all started when Janelle Monáe dropped her refreshingly racy video for “Lipstick Lover,” prompting a 24-hour thirst-fest on Twitter. Cardi joined in with an NSFW post of her own, which included a photo of a woman sucking another woman’s breast. However, Cardi now believes that her explicit post got her account “shadowbanned” and is even ready to suck up to the app’s owner and former CEO.

“I’m shadowbanned cause I posted a picture of somebody getting their tittie sucked,” she wrote. “@elonmusk please unshadowban me. I won’t do it again.”

Of course, her request might be a little too late; Elon reportedly stepped down from Twitter, installing a new CEO — who is, unfortunately, not Dionne Warwick — and is said to be focusing on “product design & new technology.” What “product design” has to do with spreading antisemitic memes remains to be seen. Maybe it’s part of that “free speech” he keeps railing about (to recap: titty tweets=not okay; virulent Nazi symbolism=okay).

For what it’s worth, though, it does appear that Cardi is any kind of banned. Her last tweet, a video of the huge bunch of roses Offset got her for Mother’s Day, has nearly 2 million impressions since yesterday, which means her tweets probably aren’t being secretly suppressed by the algorithm. More likely, she’s been in what’s colloquially known as “Twitter Jail,” when the app won’t let you post for a while because you violated terms of service somehow. It’s less public than an official suspension, and usually, it only lasts about a day. Cardi’s latest tweet kind of proves that she’s off timeout, and we’re sure she’ll be posting something controversial again in no time.

Cardi B is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Beyoncé, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj & More Share Heartfelt Mother’s Day Moments On Social Media

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Mother’s Day was celebrated worldwide, and even hip-hop artists took to social media to express their love and appreciation for their mothers. From Beyoncé to Nicki Minaj, these artists shared heartfelt moments and wishes, showcasing the importance of mothers in their lives. Beyoncé Queen Bey shared a Mother’s Day tribute she did for her mother […]

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Offset Celebrated Cardi B On Mother’s Day With A Sweet Message — And A Racy Nude Photo

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Offset celebrated Cardi B on Mother’s Day with a sweet message on Instagram — and, true to the couple’s fondness for PDA, he also included a racy photo from Cardi’s last pregnancy photoshoot. “Happy Mother’s Day my beautiful wife,” he wrote. “Such a great mother you went against everything for our babies and still was able to balance it all out! I love you 4ever and 4L.”

Meanwhile, the photo carousel started with the nude pregnancy pic, then included a selfie from Cardi in her underwear, pictures of the couple’s kids, Kulture and Wave, and a cute video of Kulture rubbing Cardi’s baby belly before Wave’s arrival.

Cardi and Offset have earned a reputation as one of the entertainment business’ most affectionate couples. Their love for PDA is unrivaled, and it seems that every holiday or special occasion gives them another opportunity to make posts showing off their love — and a lot of skin. For Offset’s birthday last year, he posted a photo of Cardi twerking on him in front of a waterfall, while at the Grammys this year, they put on a red-carpet display that would make anyone blush.

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Cardi B’s Family Shows Her Plenty Of Love Through Mother’s Day Weekend

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While many of our favourite female rap stars are known for spitting salacious bars on stage and twerking in tiny outfits, several are living a double life as parents. During their time off the clock, they’re often on diaper duty, or watching (sometimes in starring in) Baby Shark and other child-friendly content. Today (May 14) is Mother’s Day, meaning that it’s finally time for the lyricists to be spoiled by their little ones in return for all their hard work the other 364 days of the year. Among those receiving the queen treatment is Cardi B, who’s markedly been enjoying a weekend full of activities with her little ones.

On Saturday (May 13) evening, the Invasion of Privacy artist was with her daughter, Kulture, and son, Wave, on a glamorous dinner out. Everyone in attendance was looking their best, with Cardi swapping out her recent bold, bright red hairstyle for a platinum blonde look with intricate artwork on the strands. On her Instagram Story, the New Yorker shared a video with her eldest child, asking the 4-year-old if her mom is her best friend.

Read More: Cardi B, Offset & Family Will Appear In “Baby Shark” Movie

Cardi B Shares Heartwarming Moment with Kulture

The day before their night out, Kulture proved that Cardi is, in fact, one of her favourite humans by surprising her with a beautiful brunch and homemade scrapbook. The Grammy Award winner and Offset’s daughter obviously put in plenty of work on the special project, though she likely had some help form her famous father.

Elsewhere on her profile, the mother of two showed off her outfit for Friday’s brunch date (a curve-hugging, pastel-coloured dress), as well as a video of her smooching her 1-year-old boy. We have yet to hear from Bardi on socials yet today, so it’s entirely possible she could be celebrating further with her family – or working on the album she recently promised fans is coming soon.

Read More: Cardi B Takes Fans Behind The Scenes Of Her Life As A “Regular Person”

More From the Rap Diva’s Social Media

Check out a few of the highlights from Cardi B’s Mother’s Day weekend below. Did you surprise your mom in honour of the special holiday? Let us know in the comments, and tap back in with HNHH later for more pop culture news updates.

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