Issa Rae, co-executive producer of Insecure, has shared the official trailer for HBO Max‘s upcoming Original comedy series RAP SH!T.
Shawna and Mia, played by Aida Osman and KaMillion, are two estranged high school friends who reunite to form a rap group.
Jonica Booth, Devon Terrell, and RJ Cyler join Osman and KaMillion in the main cast, with Rae and showrunner Syreeta Singleton, City Girls‘ Yung Miami and JT, Quality Control Films’ Kevin “Coach K” Lee and Pierre “P” Thomas, Sara Rastogi, Montrel McKay, Jonathan Berry, Dave Becky, and Deniese Davis serving as executive producers. Rae co-wrote the finale episode with Singleton and wrote the premiere episode herself.
Rae confirmed in an interview with Harper’s Bazaar that RAP SH!T was born from her original Insecure script. ”I think this is just such a unique time in hip-hop, especially when it comes to female rappers, because there’s such an abundance, and it doesn’t feel like they’re all in competition with each other. I’m a child of the ’90s, and there used to always be a tendency to put two women against one another,” she said.
“It feels like we’re in an era where there’s such a supportive environment now because of that abundance. All of that, combined with just my own story of coming up, became the next story that I wanted to tell.”
RAP SH!T premieres July 21 on HBO Max.
