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On Thursday (February 10), the Producers Guild of America announced Issa Rae as the recipient of the Visionary Award, which was previously awarded to director and former Figures Of Speech MC Ava DuVernay.
According to Variety, audible, the audiobook and podcast service has joined forces with Issa's Raedio imprint for an exclusive, multi-project partnership this past Thursday (July 20).
In her recent interview with the Los Angeles Times on Monday (December 27), ssa Rae actually expressed her belief the industry is "archaic" and needs to be revamped while promoting "Rap Shit," her upcoming TV show in conjunction with the City Girls.
'Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta' + 'Real Housewives Of Atlanta' adds new female rappers to its cast lineup.
Insecure star was the latest subject of a Rolling Stone feature on Thursday (April 15). With the show centering on telling the story of two female best friends becoming rappers, Rae admitted the plot was partly inspired by Jermaine Dupri’s criticism of the genre being “strippers rapping.” “I was just like, ‘This is so unfair,’” she said of Dupri’s disparaging comments. “So that inspired the writing of it.” With the show being loosely based on the life of the City Girls duo JT and Yung Miami, Issa Rae made sure to shout-out woman rappers having a major impact on mainstream...