VH1's Family Reunion: Love & Hip Hop Edition is an American reality television series that premiered February 8, 2021 on VH1. The series serves as a spin-off and crossover of the network's Love & Hip Hop franchise; featuring cast members from Love & Hip Hop: New York, Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood and Love & Hip Hop: Miami.[1][2]
It is the first Love & Hip Hop-related series to be produced in-house by MTV Entertainment Studios, with no involvement from creator Mona Scott-Young or her Monami Productions company.
In early 2020, production on the Love & Hip Hop franchise was shut down for the first time in 6 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On June 12, 2020, VH1 announced that they had severed their relationship with Big Fish Entertainment,[3] after their reality show Live PD was canceled due to the handling of the video footage of the killing of Javier Ambler.[4]
On October 8, 2020, Mona Scott-Young confirmed VH1 were working on "reimagining" the franchise to be produced in-house.[5] Family Reunion was one of several Love & Hip Hop specials and limited series to be produced during this period; including Love & Hip Hop: Secrets Unlocked,[6] and Love & Hip Hop: It's a Love Thing.[1]
The first season features Love & Hip Hop: New York's Yandy Smith-Harris, Jim Jones' former manager, her husband Mendeecees Harris and his mother Judy Harris, Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta's Karlie Redd, Yung Joc, Lil Scrappy, his wife Adiz "Bambi" Benson, his mother Momma Dee, his baby mama Erica Dixon, and beauty shop owner Sierra Gates, Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood's Ray J, Lil' Fizz, Omarion's baby mama Apryl Jones, and K. Michelle's former assistant Paris Phillips, and Love & Hip Hop: Miami's Trina, Trick Daddy and his ex-wife Joy Young.
The series also features Trick's 19-year-old son Jayden Young, Joc's 20-year-old son Amoni Robinson, and Karlie's 26-year-old daughter Jasmine Ellis, as well as guest appearances from Tamika D. Mallory, social justice leader and co-founder of social justice organization Until Freedom, and hip-hop artist and activist Mysonne.
The second season features Love & Hip Hop: New York's Rich Dollaz, Olivia's former manager, Juelz Santana and his wife Kimbella Vanderhee, Peter Gunz and his baby mothers Amina Buddafly and Tara Wallace, Joe Budden's baby mama Cyn Santana, producer Cisco Rosado and stylist Jonathan Fernandez, Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta's Mimi Faust and her baby daddy Stevie J, Erica Mena, Shekinah Jo Anderson, former best friend of Tiny Harris, and Safaree Samuels, Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood's Brooke Valentine and her husband Marcus Black, Daniel "Booby" Gibson, stylist Zellswag and Yo-Yo, and Love & Hip Hop: Miami's Bobby Lytes, Trina's cousin.[7][8] Later, Hollywood's Paris Phillips returns from last season.
The third season features Love & Hip Hop: New York's Jim Jones, his fiancée Chrissy Lampkin and mother Nancy "Mama" Jones, Mariahlynn, Phresher and his wife Jenn Coreano, Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta's Karen "KK" King and her son Scrapp DeLeon, Spice, Tokyo Vanity, Estelita Quintero and Alexis Skyy, Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood's Teairra Mari, Nikki Mudarris and Lyrica Anderson, Love & Hip Hop: Miami's Amara La Negra, Gunplay, Shay Johnson and her brother Emjay Johnson, Miami Tip, Khaotic and Sukihana. Atlanta's Karlie Redd, Shekinah Jo and Safaree, and Miami's Trick Daddy return from previous seasons.[9]
In the first season, Trick Daddy's son Jayden Young, Yung Joc's son Amoni Robinson and Karlie Redd's daughter Jasmine Ellis appear in supporting roles and in green screen confessional segments with the other cast members.
featuring: Yandy, Mendeecees, Judy (New York), Momma Dee, Joc, Sierra, Karlie, Scrappy, Bambi (Atlanta), Paris, Fizz, Apryl, Ray J (Hollywood), Trick Daddy, Joy, Trina (Miami)
featuring: Mariahlynn, Chrissy, Jen, Phresher (New York), Spice, Karlie Redd, Estelita, Scrapp DeLeon, Karen "KK" King, Alexis Skyy (Atlanta), Nikki Baby, Teairra Mari, Lyrica (Hollywood), Amara La Negra, Trick Daddy, Gunplay, Khaotic (Miami)
added to the cast: Tokyo Vanity (Atlanta), Shay, Emjay (Miami)
departs the cast: Trick Daddy