And finally, we share why Kim's actual voice isn't in the episode at all and what that absence says about why hip-hop has never really had the reckoning it deserves. We speak with Tarana Burke - the activist who, the very same year as The Source trial, coined the phrase "Me Too" - about what it takes to build a Me Too movement. We talk with organizer and journalist Rosa Clemente about the trial and the norms of sexual harassment in hip-hop media, and unpack how both illustrate the barriers that make harassment cases so difficult to prosecute, let alone win. Former Source writers Aliya King Neil and Khary Turner take listeners behind the scenes at the hip-hop bible, through the environment that led to Kim's complaint. On this episode, we report on what it costs to speak up in a culture where it's always been safer to keep quiet. She sued the magazine and her former bosses on four claims: gender discrimination, sexual harassment and hostile work environment, retaliation and defamation. In 2002, she made it happen - working her way up to become the magazine's first woman editor-in-chief.īut her dream started to come apart at the seams when she alleged the magazine's owners harassed and discriminated against her based on her gender - just one part of what she'd come to view as a pattern of inappropriate behavior in the office. Growing up in The Bronx, she pictured what it would be like to interview culture-shifting artists and be part of the 5 Mic Council. Starz also has 50 Cent-produced drama Power, while VH1 is adapting Dan Charnas‘ hip-hop bible The Big Payback as a backdoor pilot.Journalist Kim Osorio always dreamed of working at The Source magazine. Hip-hop fare is in high demand following the success of Fox’s Empire. On the June 24 episode of Growing Up Hip Hop, Cree and her dad have an emotional reunion. But her relationship with her father is rocky, to say the least. A specific date has not yet been determined. Although Cree is the heir of a hip hop icon, she’s worked hard to make a name for herself in the entertainment industry. Growing Up Hip-Hop will premiere in late 2015. 1 cable network on Thursday nights among African-American adults and women 18-49 and 25-54. The series will join a roster of originals that also includes Braxton Family Values and Marriage Boot Camp Reality Stars, both of which are on pace to deliver their best seasons yet. WE tv’s Lauren Gellert, Suzanne Murch and Mark Powell will oversee for WE tv.įor WE tv, the series comes as the cabler posted 8 percent and 10 percent gains among women 18-39 and women 25-53, respectively, in its recently concluded second quarter. The Growing up Hip Hop star is rumored to be dating a famous rapper that has shown interest for years. Growing Up Hip Hop is executive produced by eOne’s John Morayniss and Tara Long Miller, Angela Simmons, Percy Robert Miller (Master P) and Datari Turner whose Datari Turner Productions co-produces. This series will be right at home in our growing lineup focused on the authenticity and the challenges of real people and real relationships, and we can’t wait to share these distinctive original stories with WE tv viewers.” “ Growing Up Hip Hop profiles what it’s like to be raised by hip-hop legends, living in their shadow while trying to balance success and independence. “Hip-hop is a hugely popular music genre, but beyond the songs it has become a lifestyle and has influenced a generation of young people,” WE tv president Marc Juris said. TJ Mizell, the son of the late Run DMC DJ, Jam Master Jay, has stepped into his father’s shoes as a DJ, spinning at the hottest events and venues around the world, yet always on his mind is his father’s mysterious and still unsolved murder. Her overprotective mother, however, has yet to bless her career choice based on her own experiences in the hip-hop industry, which she helped establish. With her father in prison, Kristinia leans on her uncle, hip-hop legend El DeBarge, as she struggles to choose between family and fame, all while considered the outsider of this tight-knit group.Įgypt Criss, the daughter of Sandra “Pepa” Denton from Salt-N-Pepa and rap icon Treach from Naughty By Nature, is actively pursuing a solo music career. Kristinia DeBargeis the daughter of James DeBargefrom the legendary yet troubled group DeBarge, and a singer-songwriter. Like father like son, “Boogie” is also an entrepreneur having co-founded Chipz Cookies as well as a record label and NYC art gallery. Angela is a social media powerhouse who’s hoping to translate her fashion success into dollars away from the comfort of her father’s fortunes.ĭamon “Boogie” Dash is the namesake of his father, Roc-A-Fella co-founder and media mogul, Damon Dash. Run and niece of Russell Simmons, is a hip-hop socialite, model and fashion designer of her own line, Foofi. See more ‘Empire’ Cast Before They Were StarsĪngela Simmons, the daughter of rap pioneer Rev. Bryan Cranston, Allison Janney Board Drama 'Everything's Going to Be Great'
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