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'Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta' cast includes Bow Wow & kids of Jermaine Dupri, Lil Wayne, T.I.

Bow Wow on "CSI Cyber," which was cancelled this spring. CREDIT: CBS

Credit: Rodney Ho

Credit: Rodney Ho

Bow Wow on "CSI Cyber," which was cancelled this spring. CREDIT: CBS
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April 6, 2017

This was originally posted Thursday, April 6, 2017 by Rodney Ho/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk

The latest reality spin-off show lands in Atlanta: "Growing Up Hip Hop." It's set to debut this spring.

WE-TV announced the cast today. The biggest name is Bow Wow, a child hip-hop star who is now an actor. He broke it big as a teen star in the early 2000s under the tutelage of  Jermaine Dupri.

The rest of the cast:

The original "Growing Up Hip Hop" out of Los Angeles has aired two seasons. It includes Romeo Miller, Master P's son; Angela Simmons, daughter of Rev. Run; Damon "Boogie" Dash, son of Roc-A-Fella media mogul Damon Dash; Kristinia DeBarge, son of James DeBarge; Egypt Criss, daughter of Sandra "Pepa' Denton of Salt-N-Pepa; and TJ Mizell, son of late Run D.M.C. DJ Jam Master Jay.

My interviews with the cast in early 2016. 

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Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.

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