Van Lathan & Mona Scott-Young On The New WE tv Series “Hip Hop Homicides,” Pop Smoke & More

From Executive Producers Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Mona Scott-Young and P. Frank Williams, WE tv premieres the highly anticipated new series Hip Hop Homicides, tonight, Thursday, November 3, 2022 at 9:00 PM ET/PT. Setting itself apart from your average true-crime procedural, Hip Hop Homicides aims to provide an added layer to consider by taking a “big picture” look at the epidemic of violence in hip-hop, while it humanizes the victims and attempts to understand why these murders continue to happen. The series investigates the murders of Pop Smoke, XXXTentacion, King Von, Magnolia Shorty, Chinx, Soulja Slim, Mo3 and FBG Duck. New episodes will become available on popular AMC streaming service ALLBLK every Monday, following their network television premiere via WE tv.

Hosted by TV personality and Academy Award-winning producer Van Lathan, Hip Hop Homicides features exclusive, one-on-one interviews with those closest to the fallen, and also receives insight from artists including Master P, French Montana, Juvenile, Mannie Fresh, Vic Mensa, among others. Saddened by the recent murders of PnB Rock and Takeoff from The Migos, producer P. Frank Williams wants Hip Hop Homicides to be a conversation-starter to discuss and provide solutions to stop the violence. Per Williams in a press release: “The crisis in hip-hop culture is very real. Rappers, who were once celebrated, seem to have a target on their backs nowadays. We keep asking when will it stop?”

On November 1, 2022, I had the pleasure of speaking with Hip Hop Homicides host Van Lathan and producer Mona Scott-Young via Zoom, which you can watch here. The trailer for episode 1 of the show can be watched here. More on Hip Hop Homicides can be found by clicking here, here and here.

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