The first season of the reality television series Love & Hip Hop: Miami aired on VH1 from January 1, 2018 until March 19, 2018. The show was primarily filmed in Miami, Florida. It is executive produced by Mona Scott-Young and Stephanie R. Gayle and co-executive produced by Maricarmen Lopez for Monami Entertainment, Toby Barraud, Stefan Springman, Mala Chapple, David DiGangi, Rick de Oliveira, Gilda Brasch and Alissa Horowitz for Eastern TV, and Nina L. Diaz, Liz Fine and Vivian Gomez for VH1.
The series chronicles the lives of several women and men in the Miami area, involved in hip hop music. It consists of 12 episodes, including a two-part reunion special hosted by Nina Parker.
Production
On February 28, 2016, it was reported that potential spin-offs set in Miami and Houston were in pre-production and the producers were auditioning potential cast members. In April 2016, Trick Daddy and Trina confirmed their involvement in Love & Hip Hop: Miami, despite the latter turning down the offer years earlier. On April 20, 2017, after over a year of development hell, it was reported that the show's producers had been granted permission to start filming in South Florida.
On August 25, 2017, VH1 announced Love & Hip Hop: Miami would make its series premiere in January 2018. The series would star Trina, Trick Daddy, Afro-Latina singer Amara La Negra, Gunplay, Cuban-Venezuelan rapper Veronica Vega, party promoter Prince, Love & Hip Hop: Atlantas Shay Johnson and openly gay rapper Bobby Lytes, with stylist Jojo Zarur, Pleasure P, Baby Blue Whoaaaa, stripper-turned-rapper Miami Tip, producer Young Hollywood, DJ Michelle Pooch, Gunplay's girlfriend Keyara Stone, Trick Daddy's estranged wife Joy Young, JT Money's son Jeffrey White, stylist Malik Williams, Steph Lecor, Prince's girlfriend Liz Cifuentes, model Gabby Davis, socialite Chinese Kitty and her mother Chinese Nicky rounding out the supporting cast. Amara's mother Mami Ana and Jojo's mother Faride Nemer would appear in minor supporting roles, while Love & Hip Hop: New Yorks Juju C. and Love & Hip Hop: Atlantas Lil Scrappy would make special crossover appearances.
On August 27, 2017, MTV aired an exclusive sneak peek of the show during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards. On October 30, 2017, VH1 confirmed January 1, 2018 as the show's start date. This was followed by a series of teasers, including a cypher video, directed by Flex God Daps and featuring Trina, Trick Daddy, Veronica, Bobby, Amara and Gunplay performing in their distinct musical styles. On December 18, 2017, VH1 released a 5 minute "super" trailer, followed by "meet the cast" interviews with cast members Trina, Trick Daddy, Gunplay, Amara La Negra, Bobby Lytes, Veronica Vega, Prince, Shay Johnson, Jojo Zarur and "Sacrifice Vs. Paradise", where the cast discuss Miami's economic divide.
Synopsis
Cast
Starring
Trina (10 episodes) Prince (9 episodes) Amara La Negra (10 episodes) Gunplay (9 episodes) Veronica Vega (10 episodes) Bobby Lytes (9 episodes) Shay Johnson (12 episodes) Trick Daddy (9 episodes)
Also starring
Young Hollywood (10 episodes) Mami Ana (3 episodes) Keyara Stone (9 episodes) Pleasure P (9 episodes) Miami Tip (9 episodes) Joy Young (8 episodes) Gabby Davis (7 episodes) Jeffrey White (8 episodes) Michelle Pooch (8 episodes) Malik Williams (8 episodes) Jojo Zarur (8 episodes) Liz Cifuentes (6 episodes) Steph Lecor (10 episodes) Juju C. (3 episodes) Lil Scrappy (3 episodes) Chinese Nicky (8 episodes) Chinese Kitty (8 episodes) Faride Nemer (5 episodes) Baby Blue Whoaaaa (8 episodes)
Spectacular and Slick 'Em of Pretty Ricky, Trina's assistant Alvin Kelly, stripper Skrawberry, Love & Hip Hop: Atlantas Dawn Heflin and Jojo's father Antonio Zarur appear as guest stars in several episodes. The show also features minor appearances from notable figures within the hip hop industry and Miami's social scene, including Simply Jess, DJ E-Feezy, Stefi Chacon, Fuego, Bryant McKinnie, Ace Hood, T-Pain, Brandon Marshall, Ricardo Louis, Kenyan Drake, Nathaniel Clyne, Brandon Richardson, Irv Gotti, Rico Love, Supa Cindy, Polow Da Don, Rick Ross and Slim Thug.
Episodes
Webisodes Check Yourself Love & Hip Hop Miami: Check Yourself, which features the cast's reactions to each episode, was released weekly with every episode on digital platforms.
Episode Title Featured cast members Ref 1 "I Had to Regulate Real Quick" Young Hollywood, Amara La Negra, Pleasure P, Baby Blue Whoaaaa, Shay 2 "Let Me See All That" Miami Tip, Trick Daddy, Skrawberry, Gunplay, Baby Blue Whoaaaa, Pleasure P 3 "Boy, Bye!" Amara La Vega, Veronica Vega, Young Hollywood 4 "You Ain’t About to Check Me" Young Hollywood, Veronica Vega, Amara La Negra, Baby Blue Whoaaaa, Pleasure P, Shay 5 "No He Didn’t!" Jeffrey, Prince, Bobby Lytes, Shay, Pleasure P 6 "Calm & Motherfucking Collected" Gunplay, Trick Daddy, Amara La Negra, Young Hollywood 7 "I Do, I Did, I’m Dead" Miami Tip, Trick Daddy, Skrawberry 8 "Take The Wig Off" Steph Lecor, Veronica Vega, Shay, Baby Blue Whoaaaa, Pleasure P 9 "That’s How the Ratchet Ones Are" Miami Tip, Bobby Lytes, Joy, Shay, Pleasure P, Baby Blue Whoaaaa 10 "Should We Be Fighting Over A Wig?" Pleasure P, Shay, Baby Blue Whoaaaa, Young Hollywood, Amara La Negra, Jojo, Steph Lecor, Veronica Vega
Bonus scenes Deleted and extended scenes from the season's episodes were released weekly as bonus content on VH1's official website.
Episode Title Featured cast members Ref 1 "Amara La Negra's Mom Goes on Dates with Her" (Extended scene) Amara La Negra, Veronica Vega, Simply Jess "What Goes Down in the Pretty Ricky Group Chat?" (Extended scene) Pleasure P, Baby Blue Whoaaaa, Spectacular, Slick 'Em 2 "Young Hollywood Wants to Vibe with Veronica Vega" Young Hollywood, Veronica Vega 3 "Pretty Ricky Reminisces About Their Past Beef" (Extended scene) Pleasure P, Baby Blue Whoaaaa, Spectacular "Has Bobby Lytes Neglected His Boyfriend, Jeffrey?" Bobby Lytes, Jeffrey 4 "Keyara Flirts With Miami Tip" (Extended scene) Keyara, Miami Tip, Skrawberry "Trick Daddy Fills Gunplay in on His Dating Life" (Extended scene) Trick Daddy, Gunplay 5 "Prince Flirts with Chinese Nicky" Prince, Chinese Nicky, Chinese Kitty, Gabby "Michelle Pooch Confronts Shay & Liz" (Extended scene) Michelle Pooch, Shay, Liz 6 "Scrappy Invites Chinese Kitty to the Studio" Lil Scrappy, Chinese Kitty "Jeffrey & His Grandmother Reminisce About the Past" Jeffrey, Lametris Joiner 7 "Chinese Kitty No Longer Wants to Be a Single Mom" Chinese Kitty, Chinese Nicky "What Will Trick Daddy Leave Joy After the Divorce?" (Extended scene) Trick Daddy, Lil Scrappy, Miami Tip, Skrawberry 8 "Trina Sets Rules for Pleasure P & Joy" (Extended scene) Trina, Pleasure P, Joy, Raymond "Keyara Catches Up with Chinese Nicky" (Extended scene) Keyara, Chinese Nicky, Chinese Kitty 9 "Is Prince's Attitude Holding Him Back?" Prince, Jordan Daceo, DJ Golden Boy "Scrappy Gets in the Studio with Chinese Kitty" Lil Scrappy, Chinese Kitty 10 "Trina Attempts to Find the Source of Trick & Joy's Breakup" Trina, Trick Daddy, Ted Lucas "Jeffrey Talks Business with His Dad" Jeffrey, JT Money
Messiness + Mimosas On March 15, 2018, VH1 released Messiness + Mimosas, featuring Bobby Lytes and Miami Tip recapping the highlights of the reunion.
Music Several cast members had their music featured on the show and released singles to coincide with the airing of the episodes.
+ List of songs performed and/or featured in Love & Hip Hop: Miami season one Title Performer Album Episode(s) Notes Ref Paradise (feat. Mike Smiff) Trick Daddy & Trina single 1, 11 played in sceneperformed onstage Se Que Soy Amara La Negra single 1 performed onstage Bible on the Dash, Pt. 2 Gunplay (as Don Logan) single 1 played in scene Nann (feat. Trina) Trick Daddy www.thug.com 1 performed onstage Grind with Me Pretty Ricky Bluestars 1 performed onstage Sin Ti (feat. Jencarlos) Veronica Vega single 2 played in scene Pay Me Veronica Vega single 2 played in music video clip Moet (feat. Almighty) Young Hollywood single 2 played at single launch Face Steph Lecor single 6 performed in music video shoot Wave (feat. Lil Wayne & Jeremih) Veronica Vega single 7 performed in studio session What a Bam Bam Amara La Negra single 7 played at radio station Dark Dayz Gunplay Living Legend 8 played in scene Puddles Pretty Ricky single 8 played in radio session Way Up (feat. Taylor Hill) Bobby Lytes single 9 performed onstage Watch This Trina Dynasty6 10 performed onstage Insecure Amara La Negra single 12 performed onstage
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