“Last year taught me that the balance needs to be planned in advance for me, because, otherwise, I would just work, work, work, work, work,” Rae said. Read more about how she's balancing work and life now on our first-ever digital cover story.
— it’s clear that Rae is looking forward, not backward. After a busy morning of shooting three looks for TODAY’s first-ever cover story, Rae changes back into cozy sweats to chat with me in her dressing room over lunch. But before diving into the “What’s next?” question that’s been lingering on all of our minds, I first ask Rae what she’s most proud of.
Since making her small screen debut on “Insecure,” Orji has appeared in projects like “Jane the Virgin,” and the film “Vacation Friends,” and headlined two comedy specials. Orji points out that, similarly, the showrunner of “Rap Sh!t,” Syreeta Singleton, was a writing assistant on “Insecure” just five years ago.
— all while planning a wedding with her longtime partner, Louis Diame, that she somehow managed to keep secret from the world until she shared the stunning photos on Instagram. “There’s an expectation people have that you need to keep up with their lives on social media, and it's like, ‘No, you’ve got toas difficult? Posting on social media. “There's an expectation people have that you need to keep up with their lives on social media, and it's like, ‘No, you’ve got toto me,’” she says.
on July 21. Set in Miami, the 30-minute HBO Max comedy series follows estranged friends Shawna and Mia as they try to make it as a rap duo. The idea came from an early draft of
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