Love & Hip Hop

Love & Hip Hop is a media franchise that consists of several reality television series broadcast on VH1. The shows document the personal and professional lives of several hip hop and R&B musicians, performers, managers, and record producers residing in various metropolitan areas of the United States. The original installment premiered on March 6, 2011, and its success resulted in spin-offs based in Atlanta, Hollywood, and Miami.

The franchise is known for its sprawling ensemble cast, with over 250 cast members. Many are notable figures in hip hop, including Jim Jones, Remy Ma, Soulja Boy, Waka Flocka Flame, Lil Scrappy, Trina and Trick Daddy, as well as R&B artists like Ray J, Keyshia Cole and dancehall artist Spice. It has been responsible for launching the careers of previously unknown artists, including Joseline Hernandez, K. Michelle, Cardi B and DreamDoll.

Love & Hip Hop has generated controversy since its inception, and is often criticized for tending towards a narrative format more commonly seen in scripted genres such as soap operas, and appearing to fabricate much of its story line. It has since become one of the highest rated unscripted franchises in cable television history, and has been described as a "guilty pleasure".

Installments of the franchise aired continuously from May 5, 2014 until May 11, 2020, with the "main" installments airing nearly every Monday on VH1. Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta is usually aired in spring and through summer, followed by Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood in the fall and Love & Hip Hop: New York and Love & Hip Hop: Miami in the winter. Production on Love & Hip Hop was shut down in early 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, taking the franchise off the air for the first time in 6 years.

Love & Hip Hop would return in 2021 through a series of specials, spin offs, and limited series featuring cast members from all four installments. New seasons of Atlanta and Miami would begin airing from July 5 of that year.

As of November 21, 2022, 485 original episodes of New York, Atlanta, Hollywood and Miami have aired over 30 seasons.