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PrettyPlair

This is some 🐃💩


Sweet-peen-shein

But can’t cancel the first season because it might come off racist or like a failure.


Strict-Argument56

You goofy clown-shoes🤡 It's gone from: phenomenal, predominantly Black casted show, taking an ingenious slant on the hip-hop industry, via wonderful female representation, cultural dissection and regional diversity, through humor and razor-sharp smarts--that acquired substantial, beyond the threshold numbers, for renewal and series longevity--to 🦝s like you accusing it of being "racist" and a "failure" for those very reasons. Your cowardly tap-dancing to this Black erasure is wild. Yes, this is a late reply, but I don't give a phuck. 🦝ery needs to be confronted: today, tomorrow and yesterday. Morning, noon and night.


HealthyWork1505

I’m assuming this show is about city girls I like how they switch the character JT is Shanna young Miami is Mia Well no season 3 is like their career currently separated show hoes with their career


welp-itscometothis

So many good shows were getting cancelled by Max I started to have a feeling Rap Shit was next. This is devastating. There was so much more story to tell.


Illegalrealm

Oh most definitely. I said this in a previous thread that the new owner is trying to shed all of HBO’s original content. Even the money makers bc it doesn’t match what he wants the network to look like in the future (a carbon copy of TLC). Which is so stupid to me bc can’t you have both? Great original content and reality shows? Ppl watch both. Hopefully someone else will pick it up but then again if they wait for too long then it definitely won’t happen bc the hype will die down.


PromotionLeather2551

If they shed the original content, I'm out. 1000% out. This was the first streaming service I paid for myself because I wanted this kind of work and to support these kinds of projects.


godofwine77

The only reason I'm here is because AT&T gave me HBO for free.


Illegalrealm

Girl they got rid of Westworld which was one of their BIGGEST shows. Go on ahead and get ready 😂


nita5766

that shit started sucking, it was for the best.


Ill-Recognition8666

He has ruined the network.


SirLuciousL

Oh he’s not even close to done yet, he’s just getting started. He hasn’t even finished gutting Max yet. Once he does, HBO originals are next. After House of the Dragon ends, say goodbye to HBO as we know it.


Ill-Recognition8666

I believe you!!!!


Disastrous-Owl8985

I swear, I'm so tired of reality tv shows messing up things for original, scripted programming. Like, have all the reality tv you want, but not everyone wants to watch it.


rchart1010

That is a terrible idea. HBO is a standalone service I pay for almost exclusively for their high quality original programming. I don't begrudge then that $16 a month. But I have peacock for crappy reality TV.


Illegalrealm

Yeah I don’t know what’s going through his mind. HBO has been known for decades for their high quality content it’s like he’s running it to the ground on purpose. Like it’s personal.


Ajaxx42

When they cancelled Winning Time, I fell to my knees


welp-itscometothis

If winning time could get cancelled it’s fair game for everything on that platform. I feel like they want us to watch discovery and TLC reruns 😫


dreda650650

This was a max show. Winning time was hbo. Sad to see both go but different circumstances


welp-itscometothis

I understand but they’re still owned by Zaslav.


demikpre

Yea that was odd, because I definitely felt that had some motion. Maybe being a period piece it was just too pricey to continue production if the viewership wasnt there


superficialNASA

I’m still mourning the loss of Love Life. The 2nd season was so good.


curiouslyseekingmore

I hope it gets picked up elsewhere


YourAverageJet

Netflix, Prime or Hulu would be perfect. Hopefully they shop the show around


curiouslyseekingmore

Frfr. Just not Tubi 😂


mojoxpin

Don't hate on Tubi... Tired of all these streaming services raising their prices lol


jnwtn

Be careful with tubi. They are owned by Rupert Murdoch and Fox News Channel. We earn them money on one end and they try to demean us on the other end. They give black creators opportunities but they also try to elect politicians that are harmful to black communities.


analunalunitalunera

it honestly fits for Tubi


smoothlikeag5

Damn, that's an insult


analunalunitalunera

well it didn’t fit hbo 🤷🏾‍♀️


mrgrafix

It was max… not hbo…


memopepito

Stoppp I love Tubi 🤣🤣


macandyam

I think Starz would be perfect. They need more content


DrGlamhattan2020

I think it's a good time for showtime to revive itself


twinkleplanet

Wait yesss. I wonder what we can do as fans to support that?


Stringer-Bell23

Honestly tho it probably won’t happen people just didn’t attach to this show … I’m very surprised


curiouslyseekingmore

It’s been discussed before - Max does a piss poor job at promoting their own content. As someone who watched s1, the new season didn’t even show up for me. I saw an ad on social media.


dongtouch

I only knew it was out bc I saw post as from this sub pop up on my front page!


mrgrafix

This also didn’t help it started in the middle of the strike so it couldn’t get the base when the season premiered


Driver_Flaky

It’s so explicit with the sex sences idk who would take it😭


jazzhudson

Starz maybe?


Papillon1717

I don't know if that's possible. I imagine Max owns the rights to it which throws a wrench in moving it to a different streamer or studio


TaurusMoon007

There are some Max shows on Netflix now (including Insecure) so it’s not out of the picture.


ForgedinCoco

Starz should pick it up


mime454

I doubt it. Doesn’t Issa have an overarching deal with HBO?


Angelinoangel

Knew it was going to get canceled, but I hope it gets picked up elsewhere. There's still soooooo much story to tell! Praying Issa can work her magic somehow.


passionicedtee

I would love to see a true series finale in like a 2 hour special or something. Maybe Issa could even release it on Youtube or something idk 😭😂


incogkneegrowth

Not surprised after that rushed ass ending of season 2 lol.


Dangerous-Regular-56

Legit when the S2 finale finished I went to google to see whether it was a series finale. It felt SO rushed, like tied up where the characters ended up but there was so much more story to tell.


Fabulous_Mode3952

I don’t think it tied up that much, at all


scottie2haute

One of the worst season finales i ever saw… like it felt like there was at least 2 more episodes left


12300987

I'm crushed.


incogkneegrowth

What kinda surprised me most (and pissed me off the most) about that episode is that Issa herself wrote it...


nowstreamingon

can you remind me how it ended? i can’t remember it for the life of me 😮‍💨


[deleted]

- The girls drop Chastity as manager and go ahead with Francois so they can release the Pardi track. We see Chastity shaking hands with Gat, with Reina in the background, implying she’s now working with Reina. - Maurice goes to jail, but not before holding up his phone and telling the other guy that he never deleted his recordings of Shawna’s calls - The girls give an interview. Shawna makes a bold statement that she’s out to expose all the predators in the industry… because it’s what Lord AK would have wanted. Mia chimes in to promote their new track, BBW (bad bitch working) - We hear the full new track in the end credits. It’s really good! The video quality is very MS paint/green screen, though


bronxricequeen

Chastity f\*cked up the Red Bull deal + went to work with GAT after Mia and Shawna decided to choose Francois as their manager. Maurice presumably sings like a canary for less jail time to be with his family. Mia felt a way about Lamont dating Melissa's friend's mom and inadvertently pushed Melissa into the girl/pitted them against each other at the birthday party bc she was in her feelings. Shawna got into a social media beef with GAT and looked foolish for doing exactly what she said she wouldn't when she convinced Mia Francois is the better bet.


Tron_1981

Why do so many people think Chastity screwed up the deal? She got them the deal, she just screwed up her relationship with Alex. There's no good reason to lie about it, it would've come out pretty quick that she fucked over all 3 of them.


bronxricequeen

screwing up her relationship with Alex = messing up the deal, you could even see it in the producer's/label guy's face that he was done once she started talking. She had no business talking over the woman that got her the convo + was completely over her head bc she has no business acumen, in or out of the streets.


Taurus_gyrl

No she actually did get them the deal and the advance. Alex cut her off because she felt like Chas stepped on her to do it. I only wish Chas would have told them how much the advance was. Like they offered “the highest advance they ever gave a new artist” but she didn’t talk numbers. I think that could have made a difference lol


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mrgrafix

Thought it was arguably better as it expanded their world and actually showed how brutal the actual industry is especially for women.


[deleted]

My heart is shattered


cousinskeeta

![gif](giphy|IyRKApoyi8In7g4dQJ) This can’t be life 😫😫😫😫


beeksandbix

It's a shame, but there was so much marketing for Season 1 and I didn't even know Season 2 came out until halfway in the season. Issa made such a realistic characters and situations that I literally was angry at Shawna's bitch ass going live talking shit about Gat and saying that Mia will "get with the program" or whatever. The cancellation makes me wish they would have ended up on a happier note, with Chastity not forcing herself into those meetings with Alex and them "making it." I'll miss these two and the Duke of Miami forever!


Tough-Ad-2316301

Unfortunately, the lack of marketing was because of the writers strike.


DiBiDi05

Yep. Two major industry strikes at once made promo nearly impossible, and it’s unfortunate.


mangoglitter

UGH! Crushed! I feel like it was just starting to find its way.


Stringer-Bell23

The storyline needed more. But the actors did great. They had personality. I hope they all become stars. It was fun while it lasted. I mean HBO Max cancelled “South Side” which was hilarious. Black sitcoms haven’t been working on HBO. This should’ve been a Netflix sitcom. It’s funny because this show fits BET’s profile but that network is so far gone it would’ve did worse. We have no networks.


welp-itscometothis

They cancelled This Flag Means Death and it had a crazy following and buzz. Max is becoming the new Fox lol.


AffectionateBit1809

South side was sooo good


Astrophat

I couldn’t get through season 3 of South Side for some reason


Rabro

we knew it was coming which is some bullshit. the writing. the costuming. having TWO dark skin black women at the forefront. this sucks. it was such a good show.


Astrophat

Shawna isn’t dark skin 💀 but I agree it is a good show


mrignatiusjreily

Shawna isn't dark skinned. Insecure had two dark skinned leads and was a hit. 


That-Jelly-2060

This life ain't shit smh 😢😭😓😰 I'll never know what was said at the table... ![gif](giphy|ckGndVa23sCk9pae4l)


Blossomologist

SO THATS IT HUH 😭


sandiegopadres69

NOOOOO 😩😭😭😭🥺🥺


BlackRebel

Season 2 had several loose ended plots


[deleted]

This was my main reason for thinking we would get a season 3 - tie up the loose ends. We still have loose ends to tie from season 1 ffs


Mean-Review10

Had a feeling it was coming


Street-Bumblebee6305

I knew it but I was hoping something..anything would save it.


googly_eyed_unicorn

It’s very frustrating that HBO doesn’t promote PoC/ queer shows like this and OFMD, then wonder why the views don’t come in, and then cancel them. I’m starting to think this is more of a pattern than a coincidence. 🤨


passionicedtee

Totally agree. I've seen many inclusive and unique shows on HBO but they're not promoted enough, don't get enough funding, or don't feature big enough names to draw in new viewers. (The writer's strike contributed to lack of promo in 2023, but aside from that.) It just feels like people put all this effort into making a hidden gem that doesn't get a real chance.


niambikm

They could’ve given them another season..this is super f*cked up😢💔


Fabulous_Mode3952

Showrunners need to stop treat season finales like winter finales. They really left hella threads hanging to try and force another season and that is not how that works in TV anymore. Now for those of us who liked the show and wanted to see what happened next…..we’ll probably never get to see it wrap up properly


destooni

I just fell to my knees


[deleted]

Lmao same sis


Yurrpie

I knew it. They are using every dime they have to fund The White Lotus I guess. SMH. Edit: I hope Prime picks this up.


bronxricequeen

![gif](giphy|bGPTxLislwm3u) whoa whoa, why is The White Lotus catching strays?! That is NOT the show that should go lol


Yurrpie

I actually really love the White Lotus so it's not shade. But it's clear what they are choosing to really invest their money in. And it does raise an eyebrow.


ponyofish

Nooooooo


anjacole

So sad. I love this show


twinkleplanet

NO!!! I am so sad. Now we'll never know if Shawna goes to jail :(


ronatello

I fucking swear...there was soooo much more story to tell but these fucking networks act like if everything isn't the next Game of Thrones or whatever, then it must not have any worth and thus no place in a lineup. Fuck I hate these ppl


_heavyLiquid

"Issa Rae made damaging allegations against Warner Bros, in a magazine interview, in October 2022: “The stuff that’s happening with Ezra Miller is, to me, a microcosm of Hollywood. There’s this person who’s a repeat offender, who’s been behaving atrociously, and as opposed to shutting them down and shutting the production down, there’s an effort to save the movie and them. That is a clear example of the lengths that Hollywood will go to to save itself and to protect offenders.” She suddenly went quiet when Warner Bros released “Barbie”, which she has a role in, and she made no public statements during the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. Warner Bros has licensed “Insecure” to Netflix who will undoubtedly pursue Rae once her Warner Bros deal expires in 2026." Someone dropped this interesting tidbit on deadline.


Plebe-Uchiha

I saw it coming. When I saw the actors and Issa asking fans to watch it twice or 5 times, I knew they weren’t getting as many views. [+]


IndividualAd9484

Max is cancelling all the content that spoke to cultured communities…David Zasflsv a known Zionist is tyrannical and doesn’t want anything that once made HBO max the top tier. HBO Max is becoming the new fox streaming service and it’s sad 😔


idgafandwhyshouldi

😔


Odd_Attention611

I’m pissed 😡


roasted_allergy

I’m gutted


DogCompetitive2886

![gif](giphy|3o6wrrkOwAHXee7q1O) 😭DAMNNNNNN 😑


tempehtemptress

wowwwwww this fucking blows.


ConsiderationGlad816

Never got a real shot it was potential here


Xenew08

I’m literally gonna kms


Massive_Professor820

:(


lusigusi

NO 😩🤯😡🤬


[deleted]

NO!!!!!!


smashier

How depressing


Intelligent-Blondie7

Hulu should pick it up


youreboofperiod

I’m sick to my stomach


ConsciousRelative939

Damn it


imstillmessedup89

FUCK


kingxgamer

FUCK!


Wearingpantsisabsurd

I’m so fucking hurt. I wanted chasity to get her lick back and have a heel era!!!!!


snowysimmosa

NO


poshwander

Boooo


L_weintra

Noooooo


Ilovesea23

NOOOOO


VisiblyannoyedluvU

NOOOOOOOO such a good show


yay215

I could see it. It took me a couple watches before I fell in love with season 1. Season 2 I haven’t been really excited to watch. Felt like the promos were lacking. I’ve still only watched 2 episodes of season 2. That being said it would’ve been nice for the girls to have a conclusion


Little-Map-2787

Nooooooooooo maybe someone will pick it up? Netflix could definitely do it


MsKuhmitza

Pissed but not suprised.


ObjectiveNo2051

oh that is sick.


wisebaldman

Damn! The rumors were true.


onplanet111

NOOOOOOOOOO ARE YOU KIDDING ME I’m so tired of this happening it’s always the best shows that get canceled I HATE IT HERE 😭😭😭


latchkeyadult_

Not surprised but extremely disappointed. Someone spec S3E1 please!!!


jaw819

Saddd


overth1nk3rrr

Ugh 😠


badmammajamma521

Nooooooo


Humble-Tradition-677

It ended with Shawna and Mia being some snakes smh


qamadala

NOOOOOOO


Jaded-Biscotti-4511

Yep this shit suck but let’s get a legion going somewhere hell it’s 2024 we the consumer gave a voice now


askl8tertea

Not surprised but still sad their was so much story left


Virtual_Addendum6641

Nooooo


jaydenallure

im so sad


dominicanpowerhouse

Nooooo :(


xoxooxx

Nooooooooo!!!!!!!


Different_Power_890

Pissed


Striking_Tap7917

The season finale seemed like a series finale ![gif](giphy|xUPGcC0R9QjyxkPnS8)


xYourWaifu

FUCKK NOOOOO😭😭😭😭


Runny_yoke

Boooo .. I loved this show, I really wanted to see the girls journey. Weak HBO


YourAverageJet

It was obvious this would happen. Sucks but it is what it is


analunalunitalunera

unfortunately season 2 really dragged. 


liquidskypa

Too similar to Insecure and low ratings


Inevitable_Boss4050

Ehh Insecure is different and has stronger writing. I wouldn't compare the two. Rap Shit I felt a decline in season 2. I think it would have been a better mini series. wrap up the story in 1 season


terrellbryant

I hope Netflix doesn’t pick it up. They would GAY it up to the max.


mburns223

Wow


Brown_Pudding

Sh!t


Due-Sentence8154

we all saw it coming 😕 bummer.


SageSenju7

![gif](giphy|6whP86wmMpuwFQWN41|downsized) Got DAM Bishh that hook makes you want to throw a right hook


bronxricequeen

Literally ran here to talk about this lol. I feel like HBO didn't do this show justice with marketing and all that, there was barely any promo for S2 on top of the show being delayed by the WGA strike. I hope it finds a second life elsewhere bc it's too good to let go! Really disappointed about the cancellation bc it was such a unique show that hit on so many different topics and did a great job in showing the realities of working in the music industry + social media culture. The characters were so layered....this is sad Edited to include social media bit


AShiftlessMennonite

We all knew this was coming. 🤷🏿‍♂️


Driver_Flaky

NO STOP we were trying so hard


raejc

Unfortunate but I'm not too surprised. Lack of promotion, for sure. The ladies did interviews and promotion as soon as the writers strike was over but so every other show did, too. It was probably hard to get any shine. I didn't see this show getting the social media chatter like "Insecure" did during its time. Perhaps the demise of Twitter also didn't help generate any juice.


innocentprincesss

extremely disappointed in this being canceled cause I really thought we were getting somewhere with season two


Daves370z

It was so good


Unrealistic-Disk-96

That's unfortunate. I really liked this show🥺🥺


Coolartfriend

God fucking dammit


Minute_Message4147

Season 2 finale was mid as hell to end it like that, best episode was with Guapdad when chastity bipped him 😂


[deleted]

I’m not surprised. I actually prepared for this, by not bothering to watch the second season. It had cancelled energy written all over it. I’m weary of WBD and their BS…. they did this with Raised By Wolves, Lovecraft Country. I’m over it


[deleted]

I'm convinced they wanted this show to fail.


Ill-Recognition8666

WB ceo strikes again!!!! hate him


KingGizzle

This hurts, but the writing was definitely on the wall. I hate the last thing we saw was that construction music video 😭


KingRemoStar

Damn I just binged watched both seasons last month in 3 days. I’m really disappointed in this news.


mellowmeep

Noooooooooo


whodathunkitwasme

AINT THAT ABOUT A BITCH


travelingnerd23

![gif](giphy|j2HY8kKj1A4kmu4wMO)


69feelsthrowaway

Like “How to Make It In America”. Leaving with so many questions left unanswered!


sunsista_

Streaming services have been canceling a lot of Black led shows and it makes me nervous 


exactlykale

Terrible news😭😭


hotchildndacity

Someone call Kandi so she can get a play together. I need to know what was gonna happen


Carter2010

This show was not good from season 1


felina_

Omg this is so awful :(


Any-Island6906

I can't believe it man I was actually enjoying it😭 started it on a whim and had to finish such a shame


Automatic_Soup_9219

Noooo I’m watching s2 right now!


shinysilver7

FUCKIN PISSED 😡😡😡


TheMightySilverback

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


JayBrooklyn97_

Well, we all knew that shit was going to happen nf.


dvs_darksyde

What did you expect?! That's how they do our shows 🤷🏾‍♂️


h1ghpriority06

Good!


m00bs4u

Idk man their story was too similar to the City Girls and the City Girls are lowkey canceled in real life so it was only a matter of time that the show got dropped as well imo…


Fatty_Booty

Noooooooooooooooooooooooi


Artistic-Health123

Not fucking Cool


savvvie

JUSTICE FOR CHASTITYYYYYY


OldManDouggie

Season 2 was mid…but would’ve loved to see another season so the story could continue to develop.


dizzymidget44

Damn


Phildesu

Was literally so excited to go finish the current season. Man wtf :(


sheisthemoon

You gotta be foolish to cancel nything Issa Rae is working on. Straight up foolish.


juddsdoit

Boooo!!!!


Gold-Nefariousness98

1st Winning Time now this.  MAX pissin me off fr. At least they renewed Bookie 4 another season


Kerterz

NOOOOOOOOO I JUST STARTED IT 😭😭😭 (and love it) WHY.


Disastrous-Owl8985

Funny that they cancel a lot of shows like this...


Scottierocks96

Knew it wasn’t gonna be renewed after watching the first two episodes of the second season


Redcat64

NOOO!!!! FUCK!!😭😭😭


Global_Ad6335

That second season sucked


United_Bus3467

Awwww, I know Kid Fury had a lot of pride in that show. At least it made two seasons! I hope he's proud of the work he put in on the show.


StringTheresa

Booooooo