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'Rap Sh!t' muses on music and the art of making it : Pop Culture Happy Hour The HBO Max series Rap Sh!t feels like a comedy for The Moment. Created by Issa Rae, the show focuses on Shawna and Mia (played by Aida Osman and KaMillion), two aspiring rappers from Miami, and documents the challenges they face as young women trying to break into the music industry. And for these women on the cusp of Millennial and Gen Z, life exists largely on social media, through the lens of a camera phone.

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'Rap Sh!t' muses on music and the art of making it

'Rap Sh!t' muses on music and the art of making it

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Aida Osman and KaMillion star as aspiring rappers in Rap Sh!t. Alicia Vera/HBO Max hide caption

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Aida Osman and KaMillion star as aspiring rappers in Rap Sh!t.

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The HBO Max series Rap Sh!t feels like a comedy for The Moment. Created by Issa Rae, the show focuses on Shawna and Mia (played by Aida Osman and KaMillion), two aspiring rappers from Miami, and documents the challenges they face as young women trying to break into the music industry. And for these women on the cusp of Millennial and Gen Z, life exists largely on social media, through the lens of a camera phone.