Sadly, Max has cancelled Issa Rae’s hit show Rap Sh!t!
According to The Hollywood reporter the team behind Rap Sh!t Weighed in after news broke Thursday about the comedy series coming to an end.
Created by Issa Rae, Rap Sh!t starred Aida Osman (Shawna) and KaMillion (Mia) as two friends who reconnect in Miami and form a rap duo.
The show’s second season launch was delayed to November 2023 due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, with the season finale debuting Dec. 21.
A real ass group of people,” showrunner Syreeta Singleton captioned an Instagram post that featured video of the show’s writing staff. “The best writers room ever. I will cherish this experience forever and ever. #seduceandscheme for life.”
Issa gave a statement saying:
“I’m so proud of and grateful for Syreeta, our cast, writers and crew that made this show possible,” Issa tells Variety in a statement following the cancelation announcement. “Thanks to Sarah Aubrey and Suzanna Makkos for championing the show, and much love to the fans that tuned in weekly to root for our girls.”
Co-executive producer Syreeta Singleton added:
“I love this show and I am so proud of the work we’ve done. We created something fun, raw, and original and we did it our way! I will forever be grateful to Issa, our incredible cast, the amazing writers and crew that made this show possible. And so grateful to Max for giving us the chance to bring ‘Rap Sh!t’ to the screen.”
Issa about to have me walk into HBOMax headquarters like: pic.twitter.com/3vXBYHqANZ
— Mona Thorne ✨ (@YannaGod) January 18, 2024
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Rapshit getting cancelled is pissing me off bad cause that show was truly on the verge of shaking up the hip hop industry. They should’ve let issa cook!
— I SAID WHAT I SAID (@theericklouis) January 18, 2024
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Issa Rae's '#RapShit' was a safe space for those interested in the ebbs and flows of the music industry and catapulted a new class of artists. https://t.co/aUQJuV2iOc
— Girls United (@EssenceGU) January 18, 2024
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Not sorry, but that HBO + MAX + Discovery deal was one of the worst streaming deals I’ve seen since they launched streaming services. There was literally nothing Issa could’ve done. It’s not her, it’s the platform.
— ✨Kei$ha✨ (@GlamazonJay) January 18, 2024
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Issa needs to get out of that deal with HBO! They are not giving anything of hers a chance. Brought in that Black audience via ‘Insecure’ and haven’t allowed anything else to florish! Imagine if ‘Insecure’ got cancelled after season 2!? pic.twitter.com/PE2mFWob8n
— The Lyons Den (@Love_Binky) January 18, 2024
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I hope Issa knows that we love her work and the spotlight she has put on black people & specifically black women in all of her shows it’s just them damn studio execs that don’t see it & probably don’t wanna see it
— troythedesigner ? (@troythedesigner) January 18, 2024
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Cancelling Rap Sh!t is by far the dumbest thing HBO MAX had ever done. I know it ain’t viewership and it ain’t reviews. It has to be something else. Issa knows something. I wouldn’t be surprised if they said it was too expensive to produce (which is a lie) pic.twitter.com/92Ig5YSJqf
— Soft Top In Training (@TheJream2) January 18, 2024
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I hope Issa Rae brings none of her ideas to these streaming services again. And just starts her own Black streaming service. Because at this point they literally dont cater to us.
— Alien Pedestrian (@kamiron_) January 18, 2024
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This the second Issa Rae banger they canceled at Max ?
Might be time to find a new home for Hoorae, this Max era is not it https://t.co/r4sG2xlM8s pic.twitter.com/ax8kLrQAvT
— Mari (@MariFunkhouser) January 18, 2024
