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Series / Queens (2021)

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An American ABC Musical Drama that has four women (Eve, Brandy, Naturi Naughton, and Nadine Velazquez) reunited after years of estrangement and bringing back their hip-hop group from the 90s and trying to reclaim their former glory.

The series also features appearances from Taylor Sele, Pepi Sonuga, Remy Ma, among others.

The show aired from October 19, 2021 to February 15, 2022 before being cancelled in May 2022.


Tropes for the series:

  • As Himself: Cam'ron appears as himself, being a rapper who was with the group and reenters Naomi's life.
  • Fourth-Date Marriage: In "Bars", Valeria goes on a date with a man that ends with them getting married, to the concern of her friends, given they barely know each other but she insists that she is ready for marriage.
  • One-Word Title:
    • 1999.
    • Bars.
    • 2022.
  • Stage Names:
    • Brianna Robinson as "Professor Sex".
    • Naomi Harris-Jones as "Xplicit Lyrics".
    • Jill Sumpter as "Da Thrill".
    • Valeria Mendez as "Butter Pecan".
  • Tagline: "Reclaim your throne".
  • White-Dwarf Starlet:
    • The main cast, as they were big in the 1990s as "Nasty Bitches" but in the present they had lost contact with each other and they spend the series trying to get big again.
    • Zadi "Lady Z" is another example, as she is introduced as now working at a grocery store and she insists that she is fine with being out of the industry, though she does sign on with Nasty Girl Records to start performing again.


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