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.
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