ATLANTA - Tuesday night, WE tv hosted a star-studded Atlanta season two premiere of its original series, "Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta."
Hundreds of fans and stars convened at Woodruff Arts Center to preview the much-buzzed-about ATL edition of the hit franchise, which stars Bow Wow, Shaniah Mauldin (daughter of Jermaine Dupri), Reginae Carter (daughter of Lil Wayne and Toya Wright), Zonnique Pullins (daughter of T.I. & Tiny), Brandon Barnes (son of Debra Antney and brother to Waka Flocka) and Ayana Fite (daughter of DJ Hurricane).
The cast was in attendance along with their famous parents Jermaine Dupri, Debra Antney and DJ Hurricane. Additional VIPs included Da Brat who helps mentor some of the cast and “Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta” producer Datari Turner.
After opening remarks from Lauren Gellert, EVP of programming at WE tv, and Marc Juris, president at WE tv, guests were treated to a sneak peak of the upcoming "Growing Up Hip Hop: ATL" Season 2, which was introduced by executive producer, Bow Wow.
The reality series explores what life is like for a tight-knit crew of friends, many of whom have family members who are well-known in the hip-hop community.
Shad Moss, better known as Bow Wow, returns to Atlanta to release his first album in several years, which he intends to make his swan song before bowing out of the industry so he can focus on raising his child and dealing with other personal issues. Mentoring him are surrogate fathers Snoop Dogg and Jermaine Dupri.
Hoping to step out of their parents' famous shadows are members of Bow Wow's ATL crew, including Dupri's daughter Shaniah Mauldin; Reginae Carter, the daughter of Lil Wayne and Toya Wright; T.I. and Tiny's daughter Zonnique Pullins; Brandon Barnes, the son of hip-hop manager Debra Antney and brother of rapper Waka Flocka Flame; and Ayana Fite, the daughter of Beastie Boys mainstay DJ Hurricane and Barnes' cousin.
"Growing Up Hip Hop: ATL" premieres Thursday, January 11 at 10/9c on WE tv. Follow @GUHH_WEtv and @WEtv on social using hashtag #GUHHATL.
You can catch a sneak peek of the show at http://www.wetv.com/shows/growing-up-hip-hop-atlanta and watch the season two trailer at https://youtu.be/ITmjbQgSsFA.
