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It’s another win for Issa Rae. HBO Max has ordered eight episodes of her new comedy series “Rap Sh*t.” According to The Hollywood Reporter, the half-hour episodes will be based on two estranged high school friends from Miami who reunite to form a rap group. Rae will be the mastermind …

Issa Rae’s HBO series “Insecure” will take its final bow with season 5.  According to Variety, the story of Issa, Molly, Lawrence, and our other faves is coming to an end. Last year, the show was renewed for a fifth season back in May. The cast and crew have already …

Six prominent TV industry figures have been called on by Frank Scherma, chairman, and CEO of the Television Academy, as appointees to the Television Academy Executive Committee, Deadline reports. Among the list are two creators, Insecure’s co-creator and star, Issa Rae, and One Day at a Time co-creator, Gloria Calderón …

Kanye West took to Twitter to complain after being mentioned in a joke during Saturday Night Live, hosted by Issa Rae. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Rae played as an NAACP lawyer in a “Your Vote Chicago” speaking about political candidates, and Rae’s character stated that she is “voting for …

Issa Rae showed off her 4C hair for Emmy night and spoke with InStyle about her hair journey and the versatility of her coils. “I have been natural for most of my life. I didn’t start embracing my hair until college, but I still didn’t have a handle on it. …

Netflix has secured the rights to The Ghost in the Machine, Tanya Smith’s new memoir, that is to be adapted into a feature film produced by Issa Rae. As originally reported by Deadline “The memoir tells Smith’s unbelievable story— of how a middle-class black girl from the North Side of Minneapolis would, …

Insecure creator and actress Issa Rae recently sat down with the Hollywood Reporter, where she opened about her views on being a black creator, incorporating social injustice into Insecure and what she is looking to accomplish throughout her career. When asked why she never dedicated an entire episode to the Black …

 Written by @kristenshylin_ Issa Rae is set to executive produce a two-part documentary with HBO, Variety reported. The doc was announced during HBO’s summer press tour. The new project called Seen & Heard will explore the history of Black television through the pioneers who wrote, produced, and starred in legendary …

Zendaya and Issa Rae are among a list of actors and show creators to be nominated for Emmys this year. The 2020 Emmy nomination list was announced Tuesday and saw Zendaya nominated for her first Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for HBO’s Euphoria. Insecure was nominated for …

Issa Rae’s new movie The Lovebirds is being pulled from theaters and moved to Netflix because of the coronavirus pandemic. The romantic comedy, starring Issa and Kumail Nanjiani, does not have a premiere date set just yet, but it is the first to be pulled from theaters and go straight …

Will Packer Productions’ new film, The Photograph is already receiving rave reviews from critics, and the film’s producer, James Lopez, took some time out to have a chat about it with Baller Alert. The movie is based upon a famous photographer’s daughter, “Mae Morton,” played by Issa Rae. As Mae’s …

Film director Stella Maggie is kicking off 2020, promoting Black love with her new film, The Photograph. The romance drama epitomizes the root of a romance while journeying the woes and self-doubts of a new relationship. The film features an all-black cast, starring Issa Rae and LaKeith Stanfield. When asked …

Issa Rae’s on-screen romances are heating up, as the actress and producer is co-starring in two romantic films, “The Photograph,” alongside Lakeith Stanfield and the upcoming rom-com “The Lovebirds,” with comedian Kumail Nanjiani. Both films standout, as they both delve into relationships of color, something that is not often seen …

On February 14th, Valentine’s Day, Issa Rae is set to star in Stella Meghie’s romance/drama, ”The Photograph,” alongside Lakieth Stanfield. Ahead of the film’s release, Issa Rae, creator and star of “Insecure,” opened up about the film, her fan-favorite television show, and shot down rumors of longer episodes. “Stella Meghie, …

Issa Rae opens up about the lack of diversity and inclusion in the film and TV industry and why she feels there’s a false promise of representation. Rae, 35, sat down with Cultured Magazine for a photoshoot and an in-depth interview about her current projects and her thoughts on the …