'Marriage Boot Camp: Hip Hop Edition' Season 17: Release date, plot, cast, trailer and all you need to know about the couples' reality show

Five celebrity couples will decide the course of their relationship after their stint on the show
PUBLISHED JUN 23, 2020
(WE TV)
(WE TV)

Keep your Thursday evenings free, for Season 17 of 'Marriage Boot Camp: Hip Hop Edition' is just around the corner. The upcoming season of the show features some very interesting celebrity couples, who will be airing their dirty laundry on national television for our viewing pleasure. Here is all you need to know about the show.

Release date

'Marriage Boot Camp: Hip Hop Edition' is all set to premiere on Thursday, July 2, at 9 pm ET only on WE TV. Following the premiere, you can catch new episodes every Thursday at 9 pm ET only on WE TV.

Plot

Five famous celebrity couples bring their troubled relationships and drama on the show to decide whether they can work past their issues or if it's time to kiss goodbye to their relationship. The couples will find their answers under the guidance of the famous Dr Ish and Judge Toler. The network describes the show as, "This season Phaedra Parks ('The Real Housewives of Atlanta') and Medina (rapper and actor), Willie and Shanda ('Love and Hip Hop Hollywood'), Tahiry Jose ('Love and Hip Hop New York') and Vado (rapper), Kurupt (rapper) and Toni (model), and Hazel-E ('Love and Hip Hop Hollywood') and De’Von (model) have the awards, the view counts, the platinum records and the love of millions of fans, but they can’t seem to secure a relationship with the person who matters most."

Cast

The show is hosted by the famous relationship coach Dr Ish Major. He is a board-certified psychiatrist who specializes in relationships and dating. He has appeared on shows like 'The Today Show' and 'Ex Isle'. The other co-host of this show is Judge Lynn Toler. She is a lawyer and judge and appeared on 'The Divorce Court' in the past.

Phaedra Parks attends the 145th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2019, in Louisville, Kentucky (Getty Images)

The celebrity couples who will appear on this season are Phaedra Parks and Medina, Willie and Shanda, Tahira and Vado, Kurupt and Toni, and Hazel-E and De'Von. 'MBC' marks the return of Phaedra to reality television after she was removed from the hit 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' series for spreading rumors about her co-star Kandi Burruss. Phaedra will be making her return with her new partner Medina, who she reportedly met on a premium dating application. The two struggle to make their long-distance relationship work. Meanwhile, Tahiry and her partner Vado have some major trust issues that they need to work through. The other couples too have to work through the many issues plaguing their relationship, before they decide on the course of the relationship. 

Creators

The executive producers of the show are Jim Carroll, Elizabeth Carroll, Adam Freeman, Adam Reed, Lauren P Gellert, Leslie Grief, Moriah Muse and Suzanne Murch.

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