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Third season of WE-TV’s ‘Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta’ will feature three new cast members

Lil Mama, Masika and Kiyomi coming aboard
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Aug 16, 2018

Originally posted Wednesday, August 8, 2018 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog

“Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta” on WE-TV has had a major cast overhaul, deleting three people and bringing in three new ones.

The three who are out: Tamika "Tiny" Cottle's daughter

Zonnique Pullins, Lil Wayne and Toya Wright's daughter Reginae Carter and Debra Atney's son Brandon Barnes. 
The three newbies: veteran hip-hop artist Lil Mama (former judge on "America's Best Dance Crew"), Masika (from "Love and Hip Hop Hollywood") and Kiyomi, Bow Wow's Instagram model lady friend

The show has obviously thrown out the original concept, meaning all the main cast members have to be sons and daughters of famous hip-hop acts.

The third season is set to debut in October. It’s currently in production.

Jasmine Brand actually broke the Lil Mama/Masika news back in July.

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Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.

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