Love & Hip Hop: New York | |
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Genre | Reality television |
Directed by | David Wolfgang Josh Richards |
Starring |
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Opening theme | "This Is The Life" (feat. Cardin, MeetSims & Travis McClung) (instrumental) |
Composer(s) | Lofey |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 7 |
No. of episodes | 94 |
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Executive producer(s) |
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Producer(s) | Vivian Gomez |
Running time | 20 to 23 minutes (2011) 42 to 44 minutes (2011–present) |
Production company(s) | Monami Entertainment Eastern TV |
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480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Original release | March 6, 2011 | – present
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Related shows | |
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Website |
Love & Hip Hop: New York (also known as Love & Hip Hop) is the original installment of the Love & Hip Hop reality television franchise on VH1. The series premiered on March 6, 2011, and chronicles the lives of several people in New York City involved with hip hop music. Its success has produced the spin-offs Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, Chrissy & Mr. Jones, Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood, K. Michelle: My Life, Stevie J & Joseline: Go Hollywood and Leave It To Stevie. On October 31, 2016, VH1 announced the show's return for a seventh season, which premiered on November 21, 2016.
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The series has a large ensemble cast. The lead cast members appear in the opening credits, while other cast members are credited as "additional cast" or "featured" in the show's credits. These cast members appear in green screen confessional segments and (for the most part) have the same amount of screen time and storyline focus as the show's main cast members.
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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 21, 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. The show's second season premiered on November 14, 2011, with two new additions to the cast: Kimbella Vanderhee, mother of Juelz Santana's son, and Yandy Smith, Jim Jones' manager. The season 2 premiere came in with the highest ratings in 2 years in VH1 history with 2.566 million viewers for a premiere episode.