Love & Hip Hop
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| Genre | Reality television |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Running time | 41–44 minutes |
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| Original network | VH1 |
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Love & Hip Hop is an American music media franchise that consists of several reality television series broadcast on VH1. The shows document the lives and relationships of hip hop & R&B musicians residing in varying regions throughout the United States. The original franchise version, Love & Hip Hop: New York, premiered on March 6, 2011. Its success resulted in spin-offs located in Atlanta and Hollywood. The subsequent installments have proven similarly successful, and have resulted in spin-offs of their own.
On August 8, 2016, VH1 and 345 Games announced the release of Love & Hip Hop: The Game, a mobile game for iOS and Android. It was released worldwide on September 22, 2016.
As of February 27, 2017, 224 original episodes of Love & Hip Hop: New York, Atlanta and Hollywood have aired over fifteen seasons.
Love & Hip Hop had its origins as a pilot called Keeping Up With the Joneses, which centered around rapper Jim Jones and was produced by Stefan Springman and Toby Barraud. When VH1 brought producer Mona Scott-Young on board in 2006, its focus shifted to include Jim's girlfriend Chrissy Lampkin and her circle of friends. The series was first mentioned in VH1's programming development report in early 2010 as Diary of a Hip Hop Girlfriend. On January 4, 2011, it was announced that Love & Hip Hop would debut on March 6, 2011, as an eight episode series. The first season was later expanded to nine episodes in order to include the first season reunion, which aired on May 16, 2011.
On May 25, 2011, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on November 14, 2011. It featured two new additions to the cast - Kimbella Vanderhee, mother of Juelz Santana's son, and Yandy Smith, Jim Jones' manager. The second season premiere came in with the highest ratings in two years in VH1 history with 2.566 million viewers. Cast relations with the producers eventually soured and Lampkin and Jim Jones announced that they would be leaving the show to star in their own spin-off series Chrissy & Mr. Jones. The show was revamped in the third season with nearly a whole new cast.
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