The fourth season of the reality television series Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood aired on VH1 from July 24, 2017, until October 23, 2017. It was primarily filmed in Los Angeles, California. It is executively produced by Mona Scott-Young and Stephanie Gayle for Monami Entertainment, Toby Barraud, Stefan Springman, Mala Chapple, David DiGangi, Michael Lang and Gilda Brasch for Eastern TV, and Nina L. Diaz and Vivian Gomez for VH1.
The series chronicles the lives of several women and men in the Los Angeles area, involved in hip hop music. It consist of 16 episodes, including a two-part reunion special hosted by Nina Parker.
Production
Season four of Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood began filming in February 2017. On March 17, 2017, singer Keyshia Cole revealed that she had joined the cast for its newest season, along with her estranged ex-husband Daniel "Booby" Gibson.
On April 13, 2017, VH1 announced that Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood would be returning for a fourth season on July 17, 2017. On June 19, 2017, VH1 revealed the show would premiere on July 24, 2017, and released a teaser confirming Cole's involvement with the show, along with a press release confirming the new cast members. Season four saw the promotion of Lyrica Anderson and Safaree Samuels to the main cast, as well as the return of Hazel-E after a season's absence. Lil Fizz and Masika Kalysha were removed from the opening credits and appear as supporting cast members, with Kalysha claiming on social media that her demotion was due to her refusal to film with longtime rival Alexis Skyy. New cast members include Brooke Valentine, songwriter Marcus Black, stylist Zellswag, Moniece's girlfriend A.D. Diggs, Fetty Wap's ex Alexis Skyy, Chanel West Coast, producer Solo Lucci and Bridget Kelly. Love & Hip Hop: New York stars Cisco Rosado and Jade Wifey would make special crossover appearances throughout the season. Although not included in the initial cast announcement, College Hills Misster Ray, Alexandra Shipp's brother James Shipp Jr. and A.D.'s friend Tiffany Campbell would also appear in supporting roles.
On July 3, 2017, three weeks before the season four premiere, VH1 aired Dirty Little Secrets, a special featuring unseen footage and deleted scenes from the show's first three seasons, along with interviews with the show's cast and producers. On July 13, 2017, VH1 began releasing "meet the cast" interview promos featuring new cast members Brooke Valentine, Booby Gibson, Marcus Black, Zellswag, A.D. Diggs and Alexis Skyy. On July 17, 2017, VH1 released a 6-minute super-trailer.
During the season's reunion special, Safaree announced that he was leaving the show to join the cast of Love & Hip Hop: New York. On October 20, 2017, after sparking violent feuds with nearly every member of the cast and causing controversy for making a series of anti-gay and colorist posts on social media, it was reported that Hazel had been fired from the show. On February 7, 2018, it was reported that Keyshia Cole had quit the show, along with Masika Kaylsha, after breaking the fourth wall several times on the show to express her displeasure with producers, as well as threatening legal action and storming off set.
Cast
Starring
Keyshia Cole (12 episodes) Moniece Slaughter (15 episodes) Teairra Marí (11 episodes) Nikki Mudarris (12 episodes) Lyrica Anderson (11 episodes) Hazel-E (13 episodes) Princess Love (6 episodes) Safaree Samuels (10 episodes) Ray J (9 episodes)
Also starring
Daniel "Booby" Gibson (11 episodes) Masika Kalysha (12 episodes) Zellswag (14 episodes) Lil' Fizz (9 episodes) Brooke Valentine (14 episodes) Marcus Black (13 episodes) Alexis Skyy (13 episodes) A1 Bentley (12 episodes) Chanel West Coast (10 episodes) Jade Wifey (2 episodes) Solo Lucci (10 episodes) Cisco Rosado (7 episodes) A.D. Diggs (12 episodes) Misster Ray (10 episodes) Bridget Kelly (9 episodes) Nia Riley (9 episodes) James Shipp Jr. (6 episodes) Tiffany Campbell (4 episodes)
Hazel's boyfriend Rose Burgundy, Keyshia's cousin Marquisha Miller, Lyrica Garrett, Pam Bentley, Amber Diamond and Donatella appear as guest stars in several episodes. The show also features minor appearances from notable figures within the hip hop industry and Hollywood's social scene, including Too $hort, AngelGold, Solo Lucci's baby mama Sara Scott, Misster Ray's boyfriend Vic the Leo, Nikki's mother Michelle Mudarris, Moniece's cousin Stevie Mackey, Miss Diddy, Bobby Brown, J-Boog, Apryl Jones and Yesi Ortiz.
Episodes
Webisodes Check Yourself Love & Hip Hop Hollywood: Check Yourself, which features the cast's reactions to each episode, was released weekly with every episode on digital platforms.
Episode Title Featured cast members Ref 1 "Dusty, Crusty & Not Trusty" Masika, Zell, Moniece 2 "I'm Kinky, But That's Another Level" Brooke, Marcus, Safaree, Masika, Lyrica, Moniece, Zell 3 "Don't Interrupt the Vibe" Brooke, Safaree, Marcus 4 "It's a Mess" Masika, Zell, Moniece, Brooke, Marcus 5 "Catch the Fade Outside" Masika, Zell, Misster Ray, Hazel, Moniece 6 "That's the Crazy Bitch Smile" Zell, Masika, Moniece 7 "The Walk-Off Queens" Alexis, Moniece, Zell, Misster Ray 8 "A1 is the Petty King" Lyrica, A1, Moniece, Misster Ray, Zell, Hazel 9 "Catch the Shade" Moniece, Zell, Misster Ray, Bridget, Marcus, A1 10 "You Can't Sit with Us" Hazel, Chanel, A1, Marcus, Brooke, Bridget 11 "We Throw These Hands" A1, Marcus, Zell, Moniece 12 "Are You Going to Lie On Your Dick?" Zell, Bridget, Chanel 13 "Her Wig is Coming Off" Masika, Moniece, Brooke, Bridget, Zell, A1, Marcus 14 "Explain Yourself, Booby" Moniece, Zell, Marcus, A1
Bonus scenes Deleted scenes from the season's episodes were released weekly as bonus content on VH1's official website.
Episode Title Featured cast members Ref 1 "Moniece & A.D. Open Up About Their Relationship" (Extended scene) Moniece, A.D., Masika, Zell "Masika Needs Ear Protection From Hazel-E's Music" (Extended scene) Masika, Zell, Moniece 2 "Ray J Gives A1 Marital Advice" (Extended scene) Ray J, A1, Safaree "Safaree Brings Ray J A Gift to Help with His Sperm Count" (Extended scene) Safaree, Ray J 3 "Alexis Skyy Warns Lyrica About A1 Losing Focus" Alexis, Solo Lucci, Lyrica, A1 "Can Zell Support Teairra's Relationship with Cisco?" Zell, Teairra 4 "Princess, Alexis Skyy & Lyrica Get Their V's Steamed" Princess, Alexis, Lyrica "Masika Helps Solo Lucci's Baby Mama Find Alexis Skyy" Masika, Sara Scott 5 "Nikki Baby Wants the Tea on Hazel-E's New Man" Hazel, Nikki, Alexis "Moniece Is Over the Teairra Situation" Moniece, A.D. 6 "Amber Diamond Cries Over Cisco" (Extended scene) Amber Diamond, Joe Fabolous "Cisco Explains Why He Cheated on Teairra" Cisco, Solo Lucci, A1 7 "Lyrica Gives Princess Baby Making Advice" Lyrica, Princess "A.D. is in the Dog House" Moniece, A.D. 8 "Teairra Opens Up to Zell About Cisco" Teairra, Zell "Ray J Would Rather Be in the Studio, Then Make a Baby" Ray J, Princess 9 "Teairra's Friends Prepare for Her Intervention" Moniece, Nikki, A.D., Fizz, Nia, Christine 10 "Fizz Wants to Take His Son While Moniece & A.D. Figure Things Out" Fizz, Moniece "Fizz Vents to Safaree" (Extended scene) Fizz, Safaree 11 "Tiffany Sabotages A.D. & Moniece's Relationship" A.D., Tiffany "Moniece Tells Masika About Alexis Skyy's Apology" (Extended scene) Moniece, Masika 12 "A1 Agrees to Get in the Studio with Chanel West Coast" A1, Chanel "Booby Invites Bridget Kelly Out for Drinks" Booby, Bridget 13 "Masika & Misster Ray Do an Impression of Zell" (Extended scene) Masika, Misster Ray, Moniece "Lyrica Wants to See Solo Lucci & Alexis Skyy Back Together" (Extended scene) Lyrica, Solo Lucci, A1 14 "Does Teairra Have Unresolved Issues with Nikki & Moniece?" Teairra, Christine "Fizz Gives Up On Reuniting B2K" Fizz, J-Boog
Music Several cast members had their music featured on the show and released singles to coincide with the airing of the episodes.
+ List of songs performed and/or featured in Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood season four Title Performer Album Episode(s) Notes Ref You (feat. Remy Ma & French Montana) Keyshia Cole 11:11 Reset 1 performed onstage Nothing to Something (feat. Marcus Black) Brooke Valentine single 1, 10 performed in scene played in studio session Wait (feat. TeeFlii) Hazel-E single 1 performed onstage Incapable Keyshia Cole 11:11 Reset 1, 16 played in studio session performed onstage Countin' Chanel West Coast single 2 played at launch party Toot That Whoa Whoa (feat. Prince Chrishan) A1 Bentley (as A1) single 3 performed onstage Unhealthy Lyrica Anderson Adia 3 performed in studio session Nobody Knows (feat. Brooke Valentine) Daniel "Booby" Gibson (as Booby Gibson) single 4, 8 performed in scene New Bae (feat. Safaree) Chanel West Coast single 5, 12 performed in studio session Actin Up Hazel-E single 5 performed in music video shoot Pussy So Good (feat. Bridget Kelly) Ray J unreleased 7, 9 played in studio session Me Marcus Black single 7 performed onstage Don't Take It Personal Lyrica Anderson Adia 8, 13 played at launch party Dolla Bills (feat. Ty Dolla Sign) Lyrica Anderson Adia 9 performed onstage Keep Pushin' (feat. Bruce Bang) Daniel "Booby" Gibson (as Booby Gibson) single 9, 10 performed in studio sessionperformed onstage Ohhh 3x Masika Kalysha single 9 performed onstage Nothing to Something (feat. Marcus Black) Bridget Kelly unreleased 11, 13 performed in studio session Drippin' (feat. Alexis Skyy) Zellswag single 12, 13 performed in studio session One Wish Ray J Raydiation 13 performed onstage Drop Top Rari (feat. Yung Jaycee) Marcus Black (as Mvrcus Black) single 13 played at launch party Emotional Keyshia Cole 11:11 Reset 13 performed in studio session Happy for Me Bridget Kelly single 13, 14 performed onstage P.T.O.S. (feat. Jazze Pha) Masika Kalysha single 14 performed onstage Hater Safaree Samuels It Is What It Is, Vol. 2 14 performed onstage Nikki Baby Freestyle Safaree Samuels unreleased 14 performed onstage Bad Teairra Marí single 14 performed in session
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