Family_Reunion:_Love_&_Hip_Hop_Edition
Family Reunion: Love & Hip Hop Edition
American TV series or program
Family Reunion: Love & Hip Hop Edition is an American reality television series featuring cast members from all four Love & Hip Hop cities. The series premiered on February 8, 2021, on VH1 as a crossover spin-off of Love & Hip Hop: New York, Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood and Love & Hip Hop: Miami.[1][2]
| Family Reunion: Love & Hip Hop Edition | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality |
| Opening theme | "Family Affair" |
| Composer | Mary J. Blige |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 28 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Running time | 42–44 minutes |
| Production company | MTV Entertainment Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | VH1 |
| Release | February 8, 2021 (2021-02-08) – February 6, 2023 (2023-02-06) |
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It is the first Love & Hip Hop production to be produced in house by MTV Entertainment Studios, with no involvement from Mona Scott-Young and her company Monami Productions.
In early 2020, production on the Love & Hip Hop franchise was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing the series off air for the first time in 6 years. On June 12, 2020, VH1 announced that they had severed their relationship with Big Fish Entertainment,[3] after their reality show Live PD was canceled due to the handling of the video footage of the killing of Javier Ambler.[4]
On October 8, 2020, Mona Scott-Young confirmed VH1 were working on a reimagining of the franchise, to be produced in-house.[5]
On December 10, 2020, VH1 announced the four part special Love & Hip Hop: Secrets Unlocked,[6] a reunion special hosted by Kendall Kyndall and featuring cast members from New York, Atlanta, Hollywood and Miami. The special premiered on January 4, 2021. On January 12, 2021, VH1 announced Love & Hip Hop: It's a Love Thing, a special featuring various Love & Hip Hop couples, would air on February 1, 2021, followed by VH1 Family Reunion: Love & Hip Hop Edition, an spin-off show featuring cast members from New York, Atlanta, Hollywood and Miami, on February 8.[1]
Overview and casting
The first season of VH1 Family Reunion: Love & Hip Hop Edition features Love & Hip Hop: New York's Yandy Smith-Harris, Jim Jones' former manager, her husband Mendeecees Harris and his mother Judy Harris, Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta's Karlie Redd, Yung Joc, Lil Scrappy, his wife Adiz "Bambi" Benson, his mother Momma Dee, his baby mama Erica Dixon, and beauty shop owner Sierra Gates, Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood's Ray J, Lil' Fizz, Omarion's baby mama Apryl Jones, and K. Michelle's former assistant Paris Phillips, and Love & Hip Hop: Miami's Trina, Trick Daddy and his ex-wife Joy Young.
The series also features Trick's 19-year-old son Jayden Young, Joc's 20-year-old son Amoni Robinson, and Karlie's 26-year-old daughter Jasmine Ellis, as well as guest appearances from Tamika D. Mallory, social justice leader and co-founder of social justice organization Until Freedom, and hip-hop artist and activist Mysonne.
The second season features Love & Hip Hop: New York's Rich Dollaz, Olivia's former manager, Juelz Santana and his wife Kimbella Vanderhee, Peter Gunz and his baby mothers Amina Buddafly and Tara Wallace, Joe Budden's baby mama Cyn Santana, producer Cisco Rosado and stylist Jonathan Fernandez, Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta's Mimi Faust and her baby daddy Stevie J, Erica Mena, Shekinah Jo Anderson, former best friend of Tiny Harris, and Safaree Samuels, Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood's Brooke Valentine and her husband Marcus Black, Daniel "Booby" Gibson, stylist Zellswag and Yo-Yo, and Love & Hip Hop: Miami's Bobby Lytes, Trina's cousin.[7][8] Later, Hollywood's Paris Phillips returns from last season.
The third season features Love & Hip Hop: New York's Jim Jones, his fiancée Chrissy Lampkin and mother Nancy "Mama" Jones, Mariahlynn, Phresher and his wife Jenn Coreano, Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta's Karen "KK" King and her son Scrapp DeLeon, Spice, Tokyo Vanity, Estelita Quintero and Alexis Skyy, Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood's Teairra Mari, Nikki Mudarris and Lyrica Anderson, Love & Hip Hop: Miami's Amara La Negra, Gunplay, Shay Johnson and her brother Emjay Johnson, Miami Tip, Khaotic and Sukihana. Atlanta's Karlie Redd, Shekinah Jo and Safaree, and Miami's Trick Daddy return from previous seasons.[9]
| Cast member | Original series | Seasons | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Trick Daddy | Miami | Starring | Starring | |
| Yung Joc | Atlanta | Starring | ||
| Ray J | Hollywood | Starring | ||
| Lil Scrappy | Atlanta | Starring | ||
| Yandy Smith-Harris | New York | Starring | ||
| Momma Dee | Atlanta | Starring | ||
| Paris Phillips | Hollywood | Starring | ||
| Lil' Fizz | Hollywood | Starring | ||
| Sierra Gates | Atlanta | Starring | ||
| Joy Young | Miami | Starring | ||
| Trina | Miami | Starring | ||
| Bambi Benson | Atlanta | Starring | ||
| Karlie Redd | Atlanta | Starring | Starring | |
| Mendeecees Harris | New York | Starring | ||
| Apryl Jones | Hollywood | Starring | ||
| Judy Harris | New York | Starring | ||
| Erica Dixon | Atlanta | Starring | ||
| Mimi Faust | Atlanta | Starring | ||
| Jonathan Fernandez | New York | Starring | ||
| Brooke Valentine | Hollywood | Starring | ||
| Cyn Santana | New York | Starring | ||
| Peter Gunz | New York | Starring | ||
| Rich Dollaz | New York | Starring | ||
| Zellswag | Hollywood | Starring | Guest | |
| Shekinah Jo Anderson | Atlanta | Starring | ||
| Yo-Yo | Hollywood | Starring | ||
| Cisco Rosado | New York | Starring | ||
| Juelz Santana | New York | Starring | ||
| Tara Wallace | New York | Starring | ||
| Amina Buddafly | New York | Starring | ||
| Erica Mena | Atlanta | Starring | ||
| Bobby Lytes | Miami | Starring | ||
| Daniel "Booby" Gibson | Hollywood | Starring | ||
| Kimbella Vanderhee | New York | Starring | ||
| Marcus Black | Hollywood | Starring | ||
| Safaree Samuels | Atlanta | Starring | ||
| Stevie J | Atlanta | Starring | ||
| Spice | Atlanta | Starring | ||
| Amara La Negra | Miami | Starring | ||
| Mariahlynn | New York | Starring | ||
| Estelita Quintero | Atlanta | Starring | ||
| Chrissy Lampkin | New York | Starring | ||
| Scrapp DeLeon | Atlanta | Starring | ||
| Nikki Mudarris | Hollywood | Starring | ||
| Teairra Marí | Hollywood | Starring | ||
| Gunplay | Miami | Starring | ||
| Jenn Coreano | New York | Starring | ||
| Phresher | New York | Starring | ||
| Lyrica Anderson | Hollywood | Starring | ||
| Karen King | Atlanta | Starring | ||
| Alexis Skyy | Atlanta | Starring | ||
| Khaotic | Miami | Starring | ||
| Tokyo Vanity | Atlanta | Starring | ||
| Shay Johnson | Miami | Starring | ||
| Emjay Johnson | Miami | Starring | ||
| Nancy "Mama" Jones | New York | Starring | ||
| Sukihana | Miami | Starring | ||
| Miami Tip | Miami | Starring | ||
| Jim Jones | New York | Starring | ||
In the first season, Trick Daddy's son Jayden Young, Yung Joc's Amoni Robinson and Karlie Redd's daughter Jasmine Ellis appear in supporting roles and in green screen confessional segments with the other cast members.
Series overview
Season 1 (2021)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | US viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Reunited and It Feels So Good" | February 8, 2021 (2021-02-08) | 0.52[10] | |
| 2 | 2 | "Parent Trap" | February 15, 2021 (2021-02-15) | 0.50[11] | |
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added to the cast: Erica (Atlanta) | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "Until Freedom" | February 22, 2021 (2021-02-22) | 0.47[12] | |
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guest stars: Tamika Mallory (social justice leader), Mysonne Linen (Until Freedom co-founder) | |||||
| 4 | 4 | "Who Run the World?" | March 1, 2021 (2021-03-01) | 0.52[13] | |
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guest stars: Tamika Mallory (social justice leader), Mysonne Linen (Until Freedom co-founder) | |||||
| 5 | 5 | "Holy Hell" | March 8, 2021 (2021-03-08) | 0.45[14] | |
| 6 | 6 | "Bothered" | March 15, 2021 (2021-03-15) | 0.43[15] | |
| 7 | 7 | "We Are Family" | March 22, 2021 (2021-03-22) | 0.45[16] | |
Season 2 (2021–22)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | US viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | "When Friends Are Like Family" | December 13, 2021 (2021-12-13) | 0.56[17] | |
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featuring: Jonathan, Cyn Santana, Peter Gunz, Rich Dollaz, Cisco, Kimbella, Juelz Santana, Tara, Amina Buddafly (New York), Mimi Faust, Shekinah, Erica Mena (Atlanta), Brooke Valentine, Marcus, Zellswag, Yo-Yo, Booby Gibson (Hollywood), Bobby Lytes (Miami) | |||||
| 9 | 2 | "It's All Fun and Games until the Estranged Husband Arrives" | December 20, 2021 (2021-12-20) | 0.42[18] | |
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added to the cast: Safaree (Atlanta) | |||||
| 10 | 3 | "They Found Love in a Hopeless Place" | December 27, 2021 (2021-12-27) | 0.46[19] | |
| 11 | 4 | "From Sex Charades to Cisco, This S*** Is Crazy" | January 3, 2022 (2022-01-03) | 0.51[20] | |
| 12 | 5 | "Home Is Where the Family Is" | January 10, 2022 (2022-01-10) | 0.59[21] | |
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added to the cast: Stevie J (Atlanta) | |||||
| 13 | 6 | "Another the Other Woman" | January 17, 2022 (2022-01-17) | 0.52[22] | |
| 14 | 7 | "Pride and Prejudice and Ladybuggate" | January 24, 2022 (2022-01-24) | 0.65[23] | |
| 15 | 8 | "Blood Is Thicker Than Mud" | January 31, 2022 (2022-01-31) | 0.57[24] | |
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added to the cast: Paris Phillips (Hollywood) | |||||
| 16 | 9 | "A Creepy Surprise and the Surprise Un-Anniversary Party" | February 7, 2022 (2022-02-07) | 0.57[25] | |
| 17 | 10 | "Unconditional Love In A Family Dose" | February 14, 2022 (2022-02-14) | 0.50[26] | |
Season 3 (2022–23)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | US viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1 | "Sun-Dazed & Confused" | November 28, 2022 (2022-11-28) | 0.48[27] | |
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featuring: Mariahlynn, Chrissy, Jen, Phresher (New York), Spice, Karlie Redd, Estelita, Scrapp DeLeon, Karen "KK" King, Alexis Skyy (Atlanta), Nikki Baby, Teairra Mari, Lyrica (Hollywood), Amara La Negra, Trick Daddy, Gunplay, Khaotic (Miami) | |||||
| 19 | 2 | "Seeing Redd" | December 5, 2022 (2022-12-05) | 0.46[28] | |
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added to the cast: Tokyo Vanity (Atlanta), Shay, Emjay (Miami) guest stars: Zell Swagg (Hollywood) | |||||
| 20 | 3 | "All For One and One For Brawl" | December 12, 2022 (2022-12-12) | 0.49[29] | |
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departs the cast: Tokyo Vanity | |||||
| 21 | 4 | "Tricks & Stones" | December 19, 2022 (2022-12-19) | 0.42[30] | |
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departs the cast: Trick Daddy added to the cast: Nancy "Mama" Jones (New York) | |||||
| 22 | 5 | "Under Phresher" | December 26, 2022 (2022-12-26) | 0.37[31] | |
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added to the cast: Shekinah (Atlanta) | |||||
| 23 | 6 | "Pride Aside And Enjoy The Ride" | January 2, 2023 (2023-01-02) | 0.42[32] | |
| 24 | 7 | "A Song Of Fire & Spice" | January 9, 2023 (2023-01-09) | 0.45[33] | |
| 25 | 8 | "Jamaican Me Crazy" | January 16, 2023 (2023-01-16) | 0.38[34] | |
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added to the cast: Sukihana (Miami) | |||||
| 26 | 9 | "Party Like It's 1999" | January 23, 2023 (2023-01-23) | 0.42[35] | |
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added to the cast: Miami Tip (Miami), Safaree (Atlanta) | |||||
| 27 | 10 | "The Future Belongs To Those Who Prepare For It Today" | January 30, 2023 (2023-01-30) | 0.37[36] | |
| 28 | 11 | "The End is Only the Beginning" | February 6, 2023 (2023-02-06) | 0.36[37] | |
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added to the cast: Jim Jones (New York) | |||||
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