The sixth season of the reality television series Love & Hip Hop: New York aired on VH1 from March 28, 2016 until December 14, 2016. The show was primarily filmed in New York City, New York. It was executively produced by Mona Scott-Young and Stephanie R. Gayle for Monami Entertainment, Toby Barraud, Stefan Springman, Mala Chapple, David DiGangi, and Ian Gelfand for Eastern TV, and Susan Levison, Nina L. Diaz, Ken Martinez and Vivian Gomez for VH1.
The series chronicles the lives of several women and men in the New York area, involved in hip hop music. It consists of 14 episodes, including a two-part reunion special hosted by Nina Parker.
Production[]
On November 2, 2015, VH1 announced that Love & Hip Hop would be returning for a sixth season on December 14, 2015. A 5 minute "super-trailer" was released on November 30, 2015. This season featured an entirely new opening credits sequence. The cast underwent a major cast change for the third time in the show's history, with only Yandy Smith, Tara Wallace and Amina Buddafly returning from last season's main cast. They were joined by Remy Ma, social media personality Cardi B and aspiring rappers Miss Moe Money, Sexy Lexxy and Mariahlynn. Radio personality DJ Self joined the supporting cast, along with Papoose, Bianca Bonnie, and Self's girlfriend Yorma Hernandez. Rose, a stylist, appeared in a minor supporting role.
Synopsis[]
To be added
Cast[]
Main and supporting cast members in order of number of appearances, out of the 14 episodes that have aired.
| Status | No. of episodes | Reunion? | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rah Ali | Supporting | 14 | Yes |
| Yandy Smith | Main | 13 | Yes |
| Cardi B | Main | 13* | Yes |
| Miss Moe Money | Main | 13 | Yes |
| Mariahlynn | Main | 13 | Yes |
| Peter Gunz | Supporting | 13 | Yes |
| Sexxy Lexxy | Main | 12 | Yes |
| DJ Self | Supporting | 12 | Yes |
| Remy Ma | Main | 11 | Yes |
| Rich Dollaz | Supporting | 11 | Yes |
| Tara Wallace | Main | 10 | Yes |
| Amina Buddafly | Main | 10 | Yes |
| Bianca Bonnie | Supporting | 10 | Yes |
| Papoose | Supporting | 9 | Yes |
| Cisco Rosado | Supporting | 9* | Yes |
| Mendeecees Harris | Supporting | 7 | No |
| Yorma Hernandez | Supporting | 7* | Yes |
| Rose | Supporting | 6 | Yes |
Guest stars[]
| Onscreen title | Status | No. of episodes | Reunion? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitney Pankey | Peter's daughter | Guest | 5 | Yes |
| Lil' Mendeecees | N/A | Guest | 4 | No |
| Judy Harris | Mendeecees' mom | Guest | 3 | Yes |
| Ashley Trowers | Rich's daughter | Guest | 2 | No |
| Miracle Kay Hall | Ashley's mother | Guest | 2 | No |
| Jace Smith | Remy's son | Guest | 2 | No |
| Dejanae Mackie | Papoose's daughter | Guest | 2 | No |
| Tasha Jacoby | Mariahlynn's mother | Guest | 2 | No* |
| Treach | Rapper | Guest | 2 | No |
| D.B. | Moe's dad | Guest | 2 | No |
| Talia Coles | Celebrity stylist | Guest* | 2 | No |
| Irene Mackie | Papoose's mom | Guest | 2 | No |
| Hennessy Carolina | Cardi B's sister | Guest | 2 | No |
| Maddie Smith | Remy Ma's mom | Guest | 2 | No |
| Samantha Wallace | Lil' Mendeecees' mom | Guest | 2 | Yes |
| Kim Wallace | Samantha's mother | Guest | 2 | Yes |
| Jazz Schmahl | Amina's sister | Guest | 1 | No |
| Migos | Music group | Guest | 1 | No |
| Victoria | Moe's mom | Guest | 1 | No |
| Kayla Gamboa | DJ Self's daughter | Guest | 1 | No |
| Dr. Jeff | Therapist | Guest | 1 | No |
| Toya | Designer | Guest | 1 | No |
| French Montana | Rapper | Guest | 1 | No |
| Shaft | Cardi B's manager | Guest | 1 | No |
| Cimary Hernandez | Yorma's sister | Guest | 1 | No |
| Roger Rodney | Wedding gown designer | Guest | 1 | No |
| Cam'ron | Rapper | Guest | 1 | No |
| Rosie | Rose's sister | Guest | 1 | No |
| Rodney | Designer | Guest | 1 | No |
| Success | A&R, Atlantic Records | Guest | 1 | No |
| Maino | Rapper | Guest | 1 | No |
| Signature | Contestant | Guest | 1 | No |
| Kyah Baby | Contestant | Guest | 1 | No |
| Amadeus | Producer | Guest | 1 | No |
| Tina | Cardi B's friend | Guest | 1 | No |
| Erika DeShazo | Aasim's mom | Guest | 1 | No |
| Ayanna | Wedding coordinator | Guest | 1 | No |
| Raemonique Smith | Remy's sister | Guest | 1 | No |
| Remeesha Smith | Remy's sister | Guest | 1 | No |
| Fat Joe | Rapper | Guest | 1 | No |
| Ice-T | Actor | Guest | 1 | No |
| Coco Austin | Actress | Guest | 1 | No |
| Rev. David Station | Officiant | Guest | 1 | No |
| Keyshia Cole | Singer/songwriter | Guest | 1 | No |
Quita, Rocka, King Beatz and French Montana's brother Zack are credited in the end credits, but not onscreen. Yandy's children Skylar and Omere, Moe's sister, Erika's son Aasim, Juju C., Mariahlynn's sister Icelynn, Tara's son, Tara's mother and Yandy's mother Laura Smith appear uncredited. Cardi's boyfriend Tommy Gz has a voice only appearance during a phone conversation with Cardi. Juelz Santana appears in a deleted scene.
Gallery[]
Episodes[]
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 1 | "The Crown" | December 14, 2015 | 2.67 |
| 67 | 2 | "Secrets & Lies" | December 21, 2015 | 2.28 |
| 68 | 3 | "What's Poppin'" | December 28, 2015 | 2.68 |
| 69 | 4 | "The Bald & the Beautiful" | January 4, 2016 | 2.72 |
| 70 | 5 | "Endings & Beginnings" | January 11, 2016 | 2.60 |
| 71 | 6 | "Fallout" | January 18, 2016 | 2.76 |
| 72 | 7 | "Ups & Downs" | January 25, 2016 | 2.77 |
| 73 | 8 | "The Long Game" | February 1, 2016 | 2.63 |
| 74 | 9 | "Love & War" | February 8, 2016 | 2.59 |
| 105 | 10 | "Showcase Showdown" | February 22, 2016 | 2.49 |
| 106 | 11 | "The Wait Is Over" | February 29, 2016 | 2.48 |
| 107 | 12 | "Love Conquers All" | March 7, 2016 | 2.26 |
| 108 | 13 | "Reunion – Part 1" | March 21, 2016 | 2.41 |
| 109 | 14 | "Reunion – Part 2" | March 28, 2016 | 2.58 |
Promo videos[]
To be added
Trivia[]
- Cardi B, Yorma and Cisco appear in the opening monologue, however Cardi and Yorma are not introduced until the second episode, and Cisco does not appear until the fourth episode. Yorma does not have a green screen appearance until episode three.
- Talia Coles appears to have originally been part of the supporting cast and intended to have more of a role then she ended up having. She appears in the "meet the cast" promotional video for the season, and in the two episodes she appears, she is credited as "featuring" along with the other main and supporting cast members.
- Mariahlynn's mother Tasha Jacoby attended the reunion and is credited in the reunion's credits, however her scenes never made it to air.