First Family of Hip Hop

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First Family of Hip Hop
First Family of Hip Hop tv logo.png
GenreReality
Starring Darnell Roy
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Banks Tarver
  • Ken Druckerman
  • Anneka Jones
  • Danielle Medina
  • Ashley M. Buie
Running time42 minutes
Production companies
  • Left/Right
  • Mad Fusion
Release
Original network Bravo
Original releaseJanuary 15 (2017-01-15) 
March 19, 2017 (2017-03-19)

First Family of Hip Hop is an American reality television series that premiered on the Bravo cable network, on January 15, 2017, and ended on March 19. [1] The show follows the life of the family of late Sylvia Robinson. [2]

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The series premiered in Australia on Arena on February 27, 2017. [4]

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References

  1. "Bravo Releases Trailer For "First Family Of Hip Hop" Detailing Sugarhill Records Family". HipHopDX . December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  2. "Bravo Media Presents the Original Hip Hop Empire in "First Family of Hip Hop" All New Series Premieres Sunday, January 15 at 9PM ET/PT". The Futon Critic (Press release). December 8, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  3. "The Cast — Biography". Bravo. 8 December 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  4. Purcell, Charles (23 February 2017). "New This Week (Feb 27): Selling Houses Australia, The Missing, FOX LEAGUE launch and live sport". The Green Room. Foxtel. Archived from the original on 23 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.