Growing Up Hip Hop

Growing Up Hip Hop
Genre	Reality television
Starring	Romeo Miller Angela Simmons Kristinia DeBarge Boogie Dash Egypt Criss TJ Mizell Vanessa Simmons Briana Latrise Tahira "Tee Tee" Francis Jojo Simmons Savannah Jordan Cree Campbell
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	74
Production
Executive producers	Tara Long Datari Turner Mark Herwick Gennifer Gardiner Jeff Morayniss Romeo Miller Master P Angela Simmons Sandra "Pepa" Denton Damon "Dame" Dash Oji Singletary Mala Chapple Kate Farrell Suzanne Gladstone Bow Wow (season 5) Jojo Simmons (season 5) Steven Jordan (season 6) Sam "Sammattick" Wright (season 6) Boogie Dash (season 6) Egypt Criss (season 6) Luther Campbell (season 6)
Running time	42 to 44 minutes
Production companies	Datari Turner Entertainment Entertainment One Studios
Release
Original network	WE tv
Original release	January 7, 2016 (2016-01-07)
Chronology
Related shows	Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta Growing Up Hip Hop: New York
External links
Website

Growing Up Hip Hop is the original installment of the Growing Up Hip Hop reality television franchise on WE tv. The series premiered on January 7, 2016, and chronicles the lives of the children of hip hop legends. Its success has led to the creation of spin-offs Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta and Growing Up Hip Hop: New York. The series is executive produced by Datari Turner Productions and Entertainment One Studios.^[1] On March 11, 2021, WE tv announced the show's return for a sixth season which premiered on May 13, 2021.

Cast[]

Main[]

Cast member	Seasons
	1	2	3	4	5	6
Romeo Miller	Main
Angela Simmons	Main
Kristinia DeBarge	Main
Boogie Dash	Main
Egypt Criss	Main
TJ Mizell	Main		Supporting
Vanessa Simmons	Guest	Supporting	Main
Briana Latrise		Supporting		Main
Tahira "Tee Tee" Francis			Supporting	Main
Jojo Simmons				Supporting	Main
Savannah Jordan						Main
Cree Campbell						Main

Current[]

• Angela Simmons

Daughter of Rev Run of Run–D.M.C. and sister of Vanessa Simmons. Simmons first gained public attention when she appeared with her family on the reality TV series Run's House. She has made a name for herself by making a clothing line. The third season chronicles her struggles of connecting with her family after becoming a mother.
She broke up with her ex-fiance of Romeo in the fifth season.
He Moves in with her new man and fiance of Bow Wow in the fifth season and New boyfriend of Daniel Jacobs in the sixth season.

• Damon "Boogie" Dash

Son of Linda Williams and music mogul / fashion designer Damon Dash. The second and third seasons showcase his struggle with drinking alcohol and hiding DUIs.

• Egypt Criss

Daughter of Pepa of Salt-n-Pepa and Treach of Naughty by Nature and fiance of Sam. Criss has the desire to create a name for herself musically.

• Vanessa Simmons (Season 3–present) (supporting cast member in season 2) (guest star in season 1)

Daughter of Rev Run of Run–D.M.C. and sister of Angela Simmons. Simmons first gained public attention when she appeared with her family on the reality TV series Run's House. In the third season, she struggles to become closer to Angela.

• Briana Latrise (Season 4–present) (supporting cast member in seasons 2–3)

Daughter of Kendu Isaacs. In the second season, Briana deals with an abusive relationship. The third season chronicles the fallout from the breakup of her father and Mary J. Blige. Boogie's ex-lover and Lil' Eazy-E's love interest.

• Tahira "Tee Tee" Francis (Season 4–present) (supporting cast member in season 3)

Niece of Pepa. In the third season, Tee Tee goes to LA to watch over Egypt as Pepa goes on tour again, however, she becomes involved in a lot of drama.

• Jojo Simmons (Season 5–present) (supporting cast member in season 4)

Son of Rev Run and brother of Vanessa and Angela. Jojo will be joining the cast of Growing Up Hip Hop: New York along with his father.^[2]

• Savannah Jordan (Season 6–present)

Daughter of Stevie J and new love interest of Boogie.

• Cree Campbell (Season 6–present)

Daughter of Uncle Luke.

Former[]

• Romeo Miller (Seasons 1–5)

Son of Master P and brother of Cymphonique Miller. Miller's career began with the release of his debut studio Lil' Romeo at the age of 11, which led to other opportunities including his own Nickelodeon sitcom, Romeo!, running from 2003 to 2006. Miller appeared on Dancing with the Stars during its twelfth season. In 2016, Miller appeared on Empire during its third season as Gram. The series chronicles his business ventures with his father. He broke up with his ex-fiance of Angela in the fifth season. He quit the show.

• Kristinia DeBarge (Seasons 1–4)

Daughter of James DeBarge of DeBarge. DeBarge followed in her family's footsteps and went into music. DeBarge's debut single Goodbye released in 2009, went platinum and released an album Exposed along with it. DeBarge has continued to make music over the years. She has the desire to find out if she has a half-sister whose mother would be Janet Jackson beginning in the second season. The third season chronicles her desire to put out music, but faces rumors about sleeping with her producer.^[3]

• TJ Mizell (Seasons 1–2) (supporting cast member in season 3)

Son of Jam Master Jay of Run–D.M.C..

Supporting[]

Cast member	Seasons
	1	2	3	4	5	6
Master P	Supporting
Pepa	Supporting
Damon Dash	Supporting
Rev Run	Supporting				Supporting	Guest
Andre King		Supporting
Bow Wow			Supporting
Tyran Denton				Supporting
Kyndall Ferguson				Supporting
Sammattick				Supporting
Lil Eazy-E				Supporting
Lil Twist				Supporting
Raquel Horn			Guest	Supporting
Tanice Amira				Guest	Supporting
Treach	Guest				Supporting
Ava Dash			Guest		Supporting
Troy			Guest		Supporting
Maureen "Aunt Bev"					Supporting
Shawn Rogers					Supporting
Stevie J						Supporting
Steven Jordan, Jr.						Supporting
Sakoya Wynter						Supporting
Uncle Luke						Supporting

Current[]

• Pepa

Mother of Egypt Criss. Pepa is a part of the female rap trio Salt-n-Pepa. Pepa serves as a support system for Egypt and looks out for her well-being. They clash about Egypt's singing career plan throughout the series.

• Rev Run (Season 1, 5–present)

Father of Angela and Vanessa Simmons. Rev Run was a part of the hip hop group Run–D.M.C.. Rev Run helps Angela with her stalker situation in the first season. Run will be joining the cast of the spin-off Growing Up Hip Hop: New York along with his son Jojo.^[2]

• Tyran Denton (Season 4–present)

Son of Pepa and brother of Egypt.

• Sammattick (Season 4–present)

Boyfriend and Fiance of Egypt Criss.

• Lil Eazy-E (Season 4–present)

Son of Eazy-E. Real name Eric Wright, Jr., he was previously in a relationship with Briana.

• Lil' Twist (Season 4–present)

Rapper. He is currently signed to Young Money.

• Tanice Amira (Season 5–present) (guest appearance in season 4)

Fiance & Wife of Jojo Simmons.

• Treach (Season 5–present) (guest appearance in seasons 1–4)

Father of Egypt.

• Maureen "Aunt Bev" (Season 5–present)

Mother of Tee Tee and sister of Pepa.

• Shawn Rogers (Season 5–present)

Fiance of Tee Tee.

• Stevie J (Season 6–present)

Father of Savannah, Dorian, and Steven, Jr. Stevie is a record producer who has worked multiple artists including Mariah Carey, Eve, The Notorious B.I.G., and Jay-Z.

• Steven Jordan, Jr. (Season 6–present)

Son of Stevie J and brother of Savannah and Dorian.

• Uncle Luke (Season 6–present)

Father of Cree. Uncle Luke is a rapper who was the lead rapper of 2 Live Crew.

Former[]

• Master P (Seasons 1–5)

Father of Romeo Miller. Master P is a rapper from New Orleans who is best known for his singles "Mr. Ice Cream Man" and "Make 'Em Say Uhh!". Master P supports Romeo throughout the series, while also clashing with him when it comes to business deals.

• Damon Dash (Seasons 1–5)

Father of Boogie Dash. Damon is one of the founders of Roc-A-Fella Records Damon makes sure his son stays on the right path.

• Andre King (Season 2)

Brother of Swizz Beatz. The second season showcased King coming out to his friends and family.

• Bow Wow (Seasons 3–5)

Angela's ex-boyfriend & fiancee. In the third season, Bow Wow tries to rekindle his friendship with Angela. Bow Wow is also a main cast member of Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta.

• Kyndall Ferguson (Season 4)

Daughter of El DeBarge and cousin of Kristinia.

• Raquel Horn (Seasons 4–5) (guest appearance in season 3)

Girlfriend of Damon Dash. Also known as Rocky.

• Ava Dash (Season 5) (guest appearance in seasons 3–4)

Daughter of Damon Dash and sister of Boogie Dash.

• Troy (Season 5) (guest appearance in seasons 3–4)

Former hairstylist and friend of Pepa.

Episodes[]

Series overview[]

Season		Episodes		Originally aired		Extra episodes
				First aired	Last aired
	1	6		January 7, 2016 (2016-01-07)	February 11, 2016 (2016-02-11)	N/A
	2	10		October 13, 2016 (2016-10-13)	December 22, 2016 (2016-12-22)	N/A
	3	10		July 20, 2017	September 21, 2017	N/A
	4	23		May 24, 2018 (2018-05-24)	March 14, 2019 (2019-03-14)	March 21, 2019
	5	23		December 5, 2019 (2019-12-05)	June 18, 2020 (2020-06-18)	N/A
	6	TBA		May 13, 2021 (2021-05-13)	TBA	N/A

Season 1 (2016)[]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"The Master Plan"	January 7, 2016 (2016-01-07)	0.84[4]
2	2	"The Struggle Is Real"	January 14, 2016 (2016-01-14)	0.60[5]
3	3	"Run to Miami"	January 21, 2016 (2016-01-21)	0.71[6]
4	4	"O Romeo, Romeo"	January 28, 2016 (2016-01-28)	0.61[7]
5	5	"Master Player"	February 4, 2016 (2016-02-04)	0.60[8]
6	6	"Master of My Fate"	February 11, 2016 (2016-02-11)	0.65[9]

Season 2 (2016)[]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
7	1	"Blinged Up, Throne Down"	October 13, 2016 (2016-10-13)	0.60[10]
8	2	"Boogie Down"	October 20, 2016 (2016-10-20)	0.53[11]
9	3	"Run in the Oven"	October 27, 2016 (2016-10-27)	0.59[12]
10	4	"Immaculate Deception"	November 3, 2016 (2016-11-03)	0.52[13]
11	5	"Only God and Janet Would Know"	November 10, 2016 (2016-11-10)	0.53[14]
12	6	"Busta Crime"	November 17, 2016 (2016-11-17)	0.60[15]
13	7	"Straight Trippin'"	December 1, 2016 (2016-12-01)	0.61[16]
14	8	"Denial Ain't Just a River in Egypt"	December 8, 2016 (2016-12-08)	0.58[17]
15	9	"Lie to Fly"	December 15, 2016 (2016-12-15)	0.59[18]
16	10	"Empire State of Mind"	December 22, 2016 (2016-12-22)	0.52[19]

Season 3 (2017)[]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
17	1	"Cash Me in New Orleans"	July 20, 2017 (2017-07-20)	0.55[20]
18	2	"Bad and Boogie"	July 27, 2017 (2017-07-27)	0.54[21]
19	3	"Bad to the Throne"	August 3, 2017 (2017-08-03)	0.54[22]
20	4	"Gossip Girl"	August 10, 2017 (2017-08-10)	0.60[23]
21	5	"Mo Money Mo Problems"	August 17, 2017 (2017-08-17)	0.51[24]
22	6	"Let's Talk About Pep"	August 24, 2017 (2017-08-24)	0.63[25]
23	7	"Treacherous Waters"	August 31, 2017 (2017-08-31)	0.49[26]
24	8	"Count Your Blessings"	September 7, 2017 (2017-09-07)	0.54[27]
25	9	"Spilling the Tee Tee"	September 14, 2017 (2017-09-14)	0.56[28]
26	10	"Sticks and Bones and Broken Thrones"	September 21, 2017 (2017-09-21)	0.66[29]

Season 4 (2018–19)[]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
27	1	"Yo Gotti Got the Next Date?"	May 24, 2018 (2018-05-24)	0.47[30]
28	2	"The Boy Is Mine"	May 31, 2018 (2018-05-31)	0.52[31]
29	3	"Game of Thrones"	June 7, 2018 (2018-06-07)	0.45[32]
30	4	"Blurred Lines"	June 14, 2018 (2018-06-14)	0.49[33]
31	5	"No More Boogie Nights"	June 21, 2018 (2018-06-21)	0.52[34]
32	6	"A Ninja in the Shadows"	June 28, 2018 (2018-06-28)	0.48[35]
33	7	"The Cupid Shuffle"	July 5, 2018 (2018-07-05)	0.53[36]
34	8	"Straight Outta Rehab"	July 12, 2018 (2018-07-12)	0.47[37]
35	9	"Tee Tee With the Good Hair"	July 19, 2018 (2018-07-19)	0.51[38]
36	10	"Let's Talk About Sam"	July 26, 2018 (2018-07-26)	0.49[39]
37	11	"What Heirs in Vegas, Stays in Vegas"	August 2, 2018 (2018-08-02)	0.49[40]
38	12	"Hard Times"	January 10, 2019 (2019-01-10)	0.56[41]
39	13	"Meet Your New Daddy"	January 10, 2019 (2019-01-10)	0.62[42]
40	14	"This Ain't My First Rodeo"	January 17, 2019 (2019-01-17)	0.47[43]
41	15	"Don't Get It Twisted"	January 17, 2019 (2019-01-17)	0.50[44]
42	16	"The Battle of the Lil's"	January 24, 2019 (2019-01-24)	0.59[45]
43	17	"Wherefore Art Thou Romeo?"	January 31, 2019 (2019-01-31)	0.54[46]
44	18	"Leave Me Alone"	February 7, 2019 (2019-02-07)	0.54[47]
45	19	"Everyday We Strugglin'"	February 14, 2019 (2019-02-14)	0.53[48]
46	20	"Hot Grass Mess"	February 21, 2019 (2019-02-21)	0.56[49]
47	21	"Imma Throw You a Drank"	February 28, 2019 (2019-02-28)	0.55[50]
48	22	"Will You Be My Feyonce?"	March 7, 2019 (2019-03-07)	0.60[51]
49	23	"Run to You"	March 14, 2019 (2019-03-14)	0.59[52]

Season 5 (2019–20)[]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
50	1	"The Gospel of Romeo"	December 5, 2019 (2019-12-05)	0.36[53]
51	2	"Fireworks, Boom!"	December 12, 2019 (2019-12-12)	0.45[54]
52	3	"A Proposal in the Heir"	December 19, 2019 (2019-12-19)	0.35[55]
53	4	"No Run in the Oven"	December 26, 2019 (2019-12-26)	0.46[56]
54	5	"Serving the Tee Tee"	January 2, 2020 (2020-01-02)	0.42[57]
55	6	"Yo Boogie Got the Next Date"	January 9, 2020 (2020-01-09)	0.41[58]
56	7	"Watch Out Sammy"	January 16, 2020 (2020-01-16)	0.40[59]
57	8	"Is That the Joker?"	January 23, 2020 (2020-01-23)	0.39[60]
58	9	"Nothing a Few Shots Can't Fix"	January 30, 2020 (2020-01-30)	0.45[61]
59	10	"Love and War"	February 6, 2020 (2020-02-06)	0.46[62]
60	11	"JoJo Makes a No-No"	February 13, 2020 (2020-02-13)	0.37[63]
61	12	"Popping Off"	February 20, 2020 (2020-02-20)	0.42[64]
62	13	"New Chapters"	February 27, 2020 (2020-02-27)	0.47[65]
63	14	"Check Yourself Before You Treach Yourself"	March 5, 2020 (2020-03-05)	0.53[66]
64	15	"Bring Da Ruckus"	April 23, 2020 (2020-04-23)	0.47[67]
65	16	"Gangsta's Paradise"	April 30, 2020 (2020-04-30)	0.41[68]
66	17	"The Royal Rumble"	May 7, 2020 (2020-05-07)	0.46[69]
67	18	"The Master Demand"	May 14, 2020 (2020-05-14)	0.53[70]
68	19	"The Setup"	May 21, 2020 (2020-05-21)	0.58[71]
69	20	"Sit Down, Throne Down"	May 28, 2020 (2020-05-28)	0.57[72]
70	21	"A Treacherous Heart"	June 4, 2020 (2020-06-04)	0.54[73]
71	22	"Pop Up, Pop Off"	June 11, 2020 (2020-06-11)	0.46[74]
72	23	"Fire & Desire"	June 18, 2020 (2020-06-18)	0.44[75]

Season 6 (2021)[]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
73	1	"Subscribe or Step Aside"	May 13, 2021 (2021-05-13)	0.30[76]
74	2	"Don't Be Salty"	May 20, 2021 (2021-05-20)	0.38
75	3	"Her Backyard Is Not Clean"	May 27, 2021 (2021-05-27)	0.27[77]
76	4	"Loyalty Is Dead"	June 3, 2021 (2021-06-03)	0.31[78]
77	5	"Every Woman for Themselves"	June 10, 2021 (2021-06-10)	0.39
78	6	"Nip It in the Bud"	June 17, 2021 (2021-06-17)	0.32[79]
79	7	"Light Everything Ablaze"	June 24, 2021 (2021-06-24)	0.37[80]
80	8	"The Elephant in the Room"	July 1, 2021 (2021-07-01)	0.34[81]
81	9	"Some Type of Swindle"	July 8, 2021 (2021-07-08)	0.40[82]
82	10	"Coming in Hot"	July 15, 2021 (2021-07-15)	0.37[83]
83	11	"The Showcase"	July 22, 2021 (2021-07-22)	0.35[84]
84	12	"Don't Start the Fire"	July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29)	0.37

Spin-offs[]

Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta[]

The first spin-off titled Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta premiered on May 25, 2017.

Growing Up Hip Hop: New York[]

The second spin-off titled Growing Up Hip Hop: New York premiered on August 29, 2019.^[2][85]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Growing Up Hip Hop at IMDb
• Growing Up Hip Hop at TV Guide