Rap Sh!t: Issa Rae’s hip-hop series shines a light on the industry

Aida Osman and KaMillion in Rap Sh!t. Photograph: Max

Actor and writer Issa Rae once called the music business “probably the worst industry I’ve ever come across”. In a 2021 interview with the Los Angeles Times, Rae criticized the business as “abusive”, full of “crooks and criminals”.

“I thought Hollywood was crazy. The music industry, it needs to start over,” Rae said.