| Love & Hip Hop: Miami | |
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| Genre | Reality television Romance Music Drama |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 127—128(list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 42–44 minutes |
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| Network | VH1 (2018–2025) BET (2025–present) |
| Release | January 1, 2018 (2018-01-01) – present |
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Love & Hip Hop: Miami is an Americanreality television series that premiered January 1, 2018 onVH1. It chronicles the lives of several people in theMiami area involved withhip hop music.[1][2] The show features appearances from notable figures associated withSouthern hip hop, as well asLatin music andreggaeton. It is the fourth installment of theLove & Hip Hop franchise.
The series' seventh season premiered on November 4, 2025, onBET.
Producers first considered aLove & Hip Hopspin-off set inMiami in 2012, before settling onAtlanta instead, with producer Stefan Springman revealing in the behind-the-scenes specialLove & Hip Hop: Dirty Little Secrets: "we found great characters there but it just didn't feel right". Several episodes inLove & Hip Hop: New York's second season were filmed in Miami, originally intended to set up a spin-off starringTeairra Marí andErica Mena.[3] On July 4, 2014, Scott-Young discussed expanding the franchise to other cities: "we have looked at a bunch of other cities, Miami I’ve looked at as well, so we’re always looking to expand."[4] On November 20, 2014, rapperTrina revealed she had turned down an offer forLove & Hip Hop: Miami.[5]
On February 28, 2016, it was reported that potential spin-offs set in Miami andHouston were in pre-production and the producers were auditioning potential cast members.[6] In April 2016,Trick Daddy andTrina confirmed their involvement inLove & Hip Hop: Miami, despite the latter turning down the offer years earlier.[7][8] Filming was set to begin in May 2016,[9] with Trick's storyline centered on managing his artists Mike Smiff andLove & Hip Hop: Atlanta's PreMadonna.[10]Plies,Brianna Perry and PreMadonna's husband Buck Thomas were also reported to be cast members at this time,[11] however, all their scenes were left on the cutting room floor during the show's nearly two year development and filming process. On April 20, 2017, after over a year ofdevelopment hell, it was reported that the show's producers had been granted permission to start filming inSouth Florida.[12][13] At some point, the show's producers approachedGucci Mane and his fiancée Keyshia Ka'oir to star in the series, however, they turned it down to film a wedding special forBET.[14]
On May 8, 2017,Gunplay appeared onLove & Hip Hop: Atlanta, leading to speculation that his appearance was intended to set upLove & Hip Hop: Miami.[15]
On August 25, 2017,VH1 announcedLove & Hip Hop: Miami would make its series premiere on January 1, 2018.[1]
Love & Hip Hop: Miami revolves around the personal and professional struggles of several rappers, singers and socialites in Miami's music scene. The series is notable for its diverse cast, which reflects Miami's racially and economically diverse community. It has a sprawlingsupporting cast, who (in most cases) share the same amount of screen time and storyline focus as the show'sleads. The premiere episode deals withcolorism and eurocentrism within theLatin community, including a scene wherelight-skinned producer Young Hollywood criticisesdark-skinned singer Amara La Negra'safro.[16][17][18]
The original cast consisted ofTrina,Trick Daddy,Gunplay,Afro-Latina singerAmara La Negra,Cuban-Venezuelan rapper Veronica Vega, openly gay rapper Bobby Lytes, socialite and party promoter Prince, andFlavor of Love's Shay Johnson. The first season's supporting cast would includeSteph Lecor,Latin trap producer Young Hollywood, Keyara Stone, urban model and girlfriend of Gunplay,Grammy Award-nominated singerPleasure P and hisPretty Ricky bandmate Baby Blue Whoaaaa, stripper-turned rapper Miami Tip, Joy Young, estranged wife of Trick Daddy, celebrity stylist Jojo Zarur, Jeffrey White,JT Money's openly gay son and boyfriend of Bobby Lytes, stylist Malik Williams, DJ Michelle Pooch, Prince's girlfriend Liz Cifuentes, model Gabby Davis, and mother-and-daughter brand ambassadors Chinese Kitty and Chinese Nicky. Although not mentioned in the initial cast announcement, Amara's mother Mami Ana and Jojo's mother Faride Nemer would appear in minor supporting roles.[19]Love & Hip Hop: New York's Juju C. andLove & Hip Hop: Atlanta'sLil Scrappy would make specialcrossover appearances.
On November 19, 2018,VH1 confirmed that nearly all of the show's cast would return for a second season, with Jojo promoted to the main cast. New supporting cast members would includeHaitian-Canadian comedienne Jessie Woo, rapper Khaotic andSpectacular ofPretty Ricky.[20][21][22] Khaotic made headlines during filming, after he was allegedly involved in a hit-and-run incident.[23]
On November 15, 2019, Jojo Zarur announced that the show would return on January 6, 2020. On December 9, 2019, VH1 confirmed the season's premiere date, along with a promo featuring new cast membersSukihana,Brisco, Hood Brat and waist trainer entrepreneur PreMadonna, who had previously been attached to the show when it first started filming in 2016.[24] Jojo would return in a supporting role, while Veronica Vega left the series entirely.Prince,Gunplay andBaby Blue Whoaaaa,Pleasure P andSpectacular ofPretty Ricky filmed scenes for the season and were included as cast members in the season's press release, however were cut from the season when it eventually aired.[25] On December 11, 2019, VH1 announced the return ofLove & Hip Hop: Atlanta'sJoseline Hernandez to the franchise,[26] who would join the cast alongside Shay Johnson's brother EmJay Johnson and model Nikki Natural, while rapper KaMillion and social media personalitySaucy Santana, best known for his friendship with Yung Miami ofCity Girls, would appear as recurring guest stars.[25] Despite being credited as a main cast member for the entire season and heavily featured in its promotional material, Joseline disappeared from the show entirely after four episodes, after a series of interviews in which she criticised producerMona Scott-Young.[27]
After over a year long hiatus due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, the show was retooled for season four, with only Trina, Amara, Trick and Sukihana returning to the main cast. New cast members includeAce Hood and his wife Shelah Marie,Noreaga and his wife Neri, and Florence El Luche. Bobby Lytes was demoted to supporting cast, along with Florence's sister Gaelle and husband Marlon, Suki's fiancé Kill Bill and cousin Isaiah, Trina's boyfriend Raymond Taylor and manager C.O.Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood'sRay J and Princess Love make crossover appearances. The season continued a year later without Ace and Shelah, and with the return of Shay Johnson in a supporting role.
On July 11, 2023, VH1 announced that the show would return for a fifth season on August 14, 2023.[28] It will be preceded by threeclip show specials,Love & Hip Hop Miami: Top 10 Most Outrageous Moments on July 24, 2023,Love & Hip Hop Miami: Top 10 Most Legendary Moments on July 31, 2023 andLove & Hip Hop Miami: The Rewind on August 7, 2023, featuring cast members recapping moments of the show.[29]
Season five saw the promotion of Ray J and Princess to the main cast, as well as Safaree Samuels, making the latter the first ever cast member to appear in all four incarnations (Hollywood, New York, and Atlanta) of the franchise, replacingNoreaga and his wife Neri who did not return. New cast members include rapper Zoey Brinxx, manager Supa Cindy, businesswoman Eliza Reign, and Shay Johnson's boyfriend, rapper Fabo, aspiring rap stars the Hollywood Twins Aisha and Daisha, Shay's mother, Sandra Johnson appears in a supporting roles as well as Miami Tip who also appears in a supporting role after a two-year absence. Original cast member Gunplay also appears in a supporting role after a three-year absence with his wife Vonshae.Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta's Momma Dee makes crossover appearances during the season.
The second half of season five resumed on January 22, 2024, with mostly the cast returning, with the exception of Sukihana.Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood alumniBrooke Valentine, husband Marcus Black andLove & Hip Hop: Atlanta's Estelita Quintero appear in supporting roles.
| Main cast members | ||||||||||
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| Cast member | Seasons | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4A | 4B | 5A | 5B | 6A | 6B | ||
| Trina | Starring | |||||||||
| Trick Daddy | Starring | |||||||||
| Amara La Negra | Starring | |||||||||
| Shay Johnson | Starring | Guest[a] | Supporting | Starring | ||||||
| Bobby Lytes | Starring | Supporting | ||||||||
| Gunplay | Starring | Guest[a] | Supporting | |||||||
| Prince | Starring | |||||||||
| Veronica Vega | Starring | |||||||||
| Jojo Zarur | Supporting | Starring | Supporting | |||||||
| Sukihana | Starring | |||||||||
| PreMadonna | Starring | |||||||||
| Hood Brat | Starring | |||||||||
| Brisco | Starring | |||||||||
| Joseline Hernandez | Starring | |||||||||
| Florence El Luche | Starring | |||||||||
| Noreaga | Guest | Starring | ||||||||
| Neri Santiago | Starring | |||||||||
| Ace Hood | Guest | Starring | ||||||||
| Shelah Marie | Starring | |||||||||
| Ray J | Guest | Supporting | Starring | Supporting | ||||||
| Princess Love | Supporting | Starring | Supporting | |||||||
| Safaree Samuels | Starring | |||||||||
| Zoey Brinxx | Supporting | Starring | ||||||||
| Blac Chyna | Starring | |||||||||
| Derrick Milano | Starring | |||||||||
| Supporting cast members | ||||||||||
| Cast member | Seasons | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4A | 4B | 5A | 5B | 6A | 6B | ||
| Young Hollywood | Supporting | |||||||||
| Mami Ana | Supporting | Guest | ||||||||
| Keyara Stone | Supporting | |||||||||
| Pleasure P | Supporting | |||||||||
| Miami Tip | Supporting | Supporting | ||||||||
| Joy Young | Supporting | |||||||||
| Gabby Davis | Supporting | |||||||||
| Jeffrey White | Supporting | |||||||||
| Michelle Pooch | Supporting | |||||||||
| Malik Williams | Supporting | |||||||||
| Liz Cifuentes | Supporting | |||||||||
| Steph Lecor | Supporting | |||||||||
| Juju C. | Supporting | |||||||||
| Lil Scrappy | Supporting | Guest[a] | ||||||||
| Chinese Nicky | Supporting | Guest | ||||||||
| Chinese Kitty | Supporting | |||||||||
| Faride Nemer | Supporting | Guest | ||||||||
| Baby Blue Whoaaaa | Supporting | |||||||||
| Jessie Woo | Supporting | |||||||||
| Spectacular | Guest | Supporting | ||||||||
| Khaotic | Supporting | Guest | ||||||||
| Nikki Natural | Supporting | |||||||||
| Emjay Johnson | Supporting | Supporting | ||||||||
| Gaelle Jacques | Supporting | |||||||||
| Kill Bill | Supporting | |||||||||
| Raymond Taylor | Guest | Supporting | Guest | |||||||
| C.O. Piscapo | Guest | Supporting | Guest | |||||||
| Marlon Dure | Supporting | |||||||||
| Isaiah Henderson | Supporting | |||||||||
| One Snoop Monzta | Guest | Supporting | ||||||||
| Momma Dee | Supporting | |||||||||
| Jay Kelly | Supporting | |||||||||
| Jullian Boothe | Guest | Supporting | ||||||||
| Sandra Sims | Supporting | |||||||||
| Vonshae | Supporting | |||||||||
| Fabo | Supporting | Guest | ||||||||
| Supa Cindy | Supporting | |||||||||
| Aisha Hollywood | Supporting | |||||||||
| Daisha Hollywood | Supporting | |||||||||
| Allan Muses | Guest | Supporting | ||||||||
| Estelita Quintero | Supporting | |||||||||
| Claudia | Supporting | |||||||||
| Eliza Reign | Supporting | |||||||||
| Bigg D | Supporting | |||||||||
| Brooke Valentine | Supporting | |||||||||
| Marcus Black | Supporting | |||||||||
Note:
Ebony praised the show andAfro-Latina star Amara La Negra for "inviting cultural conversations" aboutmisogynoir and the underrepresentation ofblack Latinas in mainstream entertainment, hoping the franchise would continue to go in a more "conscious" direction.[30] La Negra was dubbed byBillboard as the show's "breakout star", landing a multi-album record deal withBMG hours after the show's premiere.[31] Critics say that La Negra’s attractiveness has helped the ratings on the show.[32] However, the show was not well received by some Miami locals, includingKhia andTS Madison who reviewed it negatively on their web showThe Queen's Court, comparing it to a "telemundo" and criticising the casting and production values, withKhia stating "they had everything bad but a bad bitch on there".[33]
The series premiere garnered 1.8 million viewers, making itVH1's best launch sinceHip Hop Squares the previous year.[34] The show has struggled with ratings overall compared to its predecessors, which has been attributed to its confusing scheduling changes,[35] having had several different time slots in season two, before settling on Monday nights afterLove & Hip Hop: New York.[36]
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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| 1 | 12 | January 1, 2018 (2018-01-01) | March 19, 2018 (2018-03-19) | |
| 2 | 14 | January 2, 2019 (2019-01-02) | March 25, 2019 (2019-03-25) | |
| 3 | 14 | January 6, 2020 (2020-01-06) | April 6, 2020 (2020-04-06) | |
| 4 | 25 | 12 | August 23, 2021 (2021-08-23) | November 8, 2021 (2021-11-08) |
| 13 | August 8, 2022 (2022-08-08) | October 17, 2022 (2022-10-17) | ||
| 5 | 25 | 12 | August 14, 2023 (2023-08-14) | October 30, 2023 (2023-10-30) |
| 13 | January 22, 2024 (2024-01-22) | April 15, 2024 (2024-04-15) | ||
| 6 | 24 | November 18, 2024 (2024-11-18) | April 28, 2025 (2025-04-28) | |
| 7 | TBA | November 4, 2025 (2025-11-04) | 2026 (2026) | |
Love & Hip Hop: Miami episodes air regularly onVH1 in the United States.[37][38]