After 15 years of come-ups and takedowns, VH1’s Love & Hip Hop franchise is ending.
The network will close the books on the reality TV staple this fall, with a six-part event series titled Love & Hip Hop: The Final Chapter.
The limited series features new interviews with cast members from every city — New York, Atlanta, Hollywood, and Miami. Viewers will also hear from producers, and cultural critics as they look back on the best moments and biggest controversies.
“Love & Hip Hop has been a part of the fabric of VH1 and of the culture for over 15 years. This limited series is our love letter to the cast, fans, producers, and everyone who made the franchise a success and forever changed reality television,” Sitarah Pendelton, executive vice president of unscripted at MTV Entertainment Group, said in a statement.
The franchise debuted in 2011, bringing fame to emerging artists and attention to established stars hoping to make a comeback. It followed music artists and those close to them, as they released new projects, built empires, and dealt with relationship drama.
Familiar faces that emerged from the Love & Hip Hop world include Cardi B, K. Michelle, Safaree Samuels, Josephine Hernandez, and dancehall artist Spice.
The franchise also featured Stevie J, Remy Ma, Papoose, Benzino, Jim Jones, Soulja Boy, Waka Flocka Flame, Lil Scrappy, Trina, Trick Daddy, Yung Joc, Ray J, Keyshia Cole, members of B2K, Kirk and Rasheeda Frost, Mimi Faust, Karlie Redd, Momma Dee, Yandy Smith, Teairra Marí, and Erica Dixon.
But with feuds involving Joseline and Mimi, Scrappy beefing with his on-off partners, and Stevie and Benzino throwing punches, the series was a lightning rod for controversy.
In a 2021 interview on TV One interview series Uncensored, executive producer Mona Scott-Young addressed criticism the franchise negatively portrayed Black women and encouraged cast members to “tear each other down,” as previously reported.
“I understand as a woman, and as a woman of color, there is a responsibility that I have to protect the image of Black women and of Black people, as transmitted by the world and I recognize that,” Scott-Young said. “This right here was about the women in hip hop who have relationships with these men and they have a right for their stories to be told.”
Scott-Young executive produced Love & Hip Hop: The Final Chapter alongside Lashan Browning, Donna Edge-Rachell, Alissa Horowitz, and Daniel Wiener.
The series is produced by Antoinette Media and premieres this fall on VH1.
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