Shows like Love & Hip Hop Miami attempt to show the glitz and glam of the music industry. Instead of highlighting artists and their music, the show focuses on drama, betrayal and flat out foolishness.
When I tuned into this season, I had hoped to see a matured cast who was rising above the drama but I don't know why I expected so much from them. Not only did it seem like each cast member had more drama than last season, the show introduced new members who made it even worse.
Season two began with a recap of the events that took place on season one such as drama surrounding colorism, cheating and drugs. I thought it couldn't get any worse and I was sadly mistaken.
One of the first clashes shown in season two is between Latin Artist Amara La Negra and new cast member Jessie Woo who is a comedian/aspiring singer. At an event, Jessie Woo accused Amara of trying to flirt with her then boyfriend, leading to threats and drinks being thrown. This wasn't the only issue Amara faced this season. She also dealt with gossip and accusations causing her to end her long time friendship with fellow cast member Jo Jo. In season one, Amara clashed with producer Young Hollywood over his colorist comments, that feud brought a lot of eyes to the show and it seems the producers wanted Amara to have even more drama this time around.
When it comes to love, there is very little of it on this show. Hardly any of the relationships seem to last and there seems to be accusations of infidelity constantly thrown around. Another feud highlighted this season is between Joy who is the cousin of the famous rapper Trina and wife to rapper Trick Daddy. The two are unhappily married and while Joy wants a divorce, Trick refuses to give her one out of spite.
These fights and feuds don't appear out of thin air. The behavior of the cast is toxic and embarrassing. The show should be called the seven deadly sins because much of the disagreements and fights stem from things like anger, jealousy and pride. Almost every other scene is someone fighting and cursing each other out. As I mentioned before, the music isn't even at the forefront. Even when we do see cast members showcasing their music, it is quickly followed by a fight or some type of drama.
While some may assume that most of the drama happened between the women, the men are just as problematic. The men on the show were probably the ones who fought, cried and screamed the most this season. The toxic friendship between Bobby Lytes and Prince is a perfect example of this. These two were fighting practically every other scene they were in together or talking negatively behind one another's back.
Collectively, the women on the show are not very good examples for young women and girls. Not only do these women embody what it means to be fake and plastic in Hollywood, most of their clashes involve men which sends the wrong message to young women about where their priorities should be.
This season did have some positive moments such as mended friendships, new accomplishments and facing internal obstacles. Unfortunately they were overshadowed by the drama the show seems to run on.
The End. While season two did introduce new artists and provide a glimpse of their music, It still fell short of my expectations. I expected a show that has Hip Hop in the title to give me Hip Hop. The show isn't about artists and their music, it's about artists and their drama filled lives. It's not a surprise that this kind of content brings views and higher ratings, and while I think this show is trash, I'll probably be tuning into it next season.
When I tuned into this season, I had hoped to see a matured cast who was rising above the drama but I don't know why I expected so much from them. Not only did it seem like each cast member had more drama than last season, the show introduced new members who made it even worse.
Season two began with a recap of the events that took place on season one such as drama surrounding colorism, cheating and drugs. I thought it couldn't get any worse and I was sadly mistaken.
One of the first clashes shown in season two is between Latin Artist Amara La Negra and new cast member Jessie Woo who is a comedian/aspiring singer. At an event, Jessie Woo accused Amara of trying to flirt with her then boyfriend, leading to threats and drinks being thrown. This wasn't the only issue Amara faced this season. She also dealt with gossip and accusations causing her to end her long time friendship with fellow cast member Jo Jo. In season one, Amara clashed with producer Young Hollywood over his colorist comments, that feud brought a lot of eyes to the show and it seems the producers wanted Amara to have even more drama this time around.
When it comes to love, there is very little of it on this show. Hardly any of the relationships seem to last and there seems to be accusations of infidelity constantly thrown around. Another feud highlighted this season is between Joy who is the cousin of the famous rapper Trina and wife to rapper Trick Daddy. The two are unhappily married and while Joy wants a divorce, Trick refuses to give her one out of spite.
These fights and feuds don't appear out of thin air. The behavior of the cast is toxic and embarrassing. The show should be called the seven deadly sins because much of the disagreements and fights stem from things like anger, jealousy and pride. Almost every other scene is someone fighting and cursing each other out. As I mentioned before, the music isn't even at the forefront. Even when we do see cast members showcasing their music, it is quickly followed by a fight or some type of drama.
While some may assume that most of the drama happened between the women, the men are just as problematic. The men on the show were probably the ones who fought, cried and screamed the most this season. The toxic friendship between Bobby Lytes and Prince is a perfect example of this. These two were fighting practically every other scene they were in together or talking negatively behind one another's back.
Collectively, the women on the show are not very good examples for young women and girls. Not only do these women embody what it means to be fake and plastic in Hollywood, most of their clashes involve men which sends the wrong message to young women about where their priorities should be.
This season did have some positive moments such as mended friendships, new accomplishments and facing internal obstacles. Unfortunately they were overshadowed by the drama the show seems to run on.
The End. While season two did introduce new artists and provide a glimpse of their music, It still fell short of my expectations. I expected a show that has Hip Hop in the title to give me Hip Hop. The show isn't about artists and their music, it's about artists and their drama filled lives. It's not a surprise that this kind of content brings views and higher ratings, and while I think this show is trash, I'll probably be tuning into it next season.