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“Sisterhood of Hip Hop” recap (1.7): The Mom Shade is Strong

Nyemiah’s manager, Alex, wants her to see an acting coach to help her through her coldness. She thinks the coach will speak to her soul, which begs the question why not a therapist or an actual soul specialist, you know? Anyhow, Nyemiah doesn’t say “Hell no” so that’s progress.

In Miami, Brianna plays her new single for Fat Joe and Rick Ross and they are encouraging. Rozay thinks the “young chicks” will look up to Brianna, and Fat Joe says it’s finally her time. “Thank God you got your Moms witchu,” he says, and Brianna fails to mention she fired her momager. She nods a lot and pretends like she agrees with their sentiments about Kiki knowing best.

Nyemiah’s cousin is asking her to stop being so stank so her fans will love her off-stage as much as they do on. It really feels like Nyemiah is open to going to see the acting coach, Susan. Susan, are you able to remove stank face?

The next day, Nyemiah goes to visit Susan Batson, who soul coaches in bright neon pink pants and platform shoes. Susan notices Nyemiah is very sensitive and doesn’t want the world to know. Nyemiah said her mom was cold and told her not to cry as a child, and Susan says “I give you permission to cry right now.” The tears come, as does Nyemiah’s finally opening up. Break through! “So much of me right now doesn’t feel happy,” she says, and Susan says she is not being her authentic self. Susan brings Nyemiah back to when she was five, and Nyemiah says she was “down for whatever” at that age. Nyemiah needs to reconnect with that five-year-old and be DFW right now. “Remember that little girl,” Susan says. “I want you to make a commitment to her.” And she does. Acting coaches are the new psychologists.

Bia is in the studio and her lawyer comes to visit. He tells her two different labels want her and she asks “Who got the biggest check!?” She’s kidding, kind of, but her lawyer says the deals are comparable. One is from Columbia and the other is RCA, both big deal majors that would hopefully give her the boost she needs. “I cannot get stuck,” Bia says, as she doesn’t want to have to wait to put her music out, which is a problem when you sign with a label and hand them the reins. Bia says she’ll think about it for “48-78 hours.” She’s scared she’ll make the wrong decision.

Brianna is filming her new video and notes it’s the first time on set without her mom there. Instead of just being the artist, she’s also being asked questions she hasn’t had to deal with before and it’s frustrating her. She tells the camera it went well but she doesn’t want to do this alone. Kiki is definitely coming back, ya’ll.

Nyemiah goes to see her mom and explains how she’s gotten a lot of negative feedback on her personality lately. Her mom has the same stank face Nyemiah usually does, which means it is clearly hereditary. Nyemiah brings up the fights and splits her parents went through and how they strongly affected her as a kid. She felt shushed and a burden. Her mom listens but says “I don’t see it the way you do. You gotta let that shit go. That’s it, I’m thirsty. I’m gonna get something to drink.” Case in point. (Also, SHADE.)

Instead of blowing up on her mom, Nyemiah continues to explain how she feels emotionally disconnected from her and just needs to express herself. Her mom softens a little, saying it was a tough time in her own life, 20 years ago. She says she tries to make up for it now, giving Nyemiah stability. “I know I’ve made mistakes along the way. We are each other’s support,” she says, starting to cry. A real connection is happening and this is honestly the best case scenario right now, especially when her mom says, “You have a voice. I want your voice to be heard. When you rap, I hear your voice and your strength.” Nyemiah even smiles! They hug and say “I love you” and agree to be real with one another forever.

Bia and Siya are shopping at the Billionaire Boys Club and Bia shares her big news. “Girl you tripping. You hella lucky! I wish I had one label fighting over me,” Siya says. Siya is listening while Bia tries clothes on. They discuss how creative control is the most important facet of finding the right label. The check comes second. Siya is a really supportive peer in this business. She truly wants her friends to succeed as much as she wants success for herself. I’d call her all the time if she was my friend for shopping, advice, whatever.

Brianna’s out with her gay BFF Ricky and she’s complaining about her crazy video shoot. “Sounds like you had a fun time, girl!” he says. He asks if she misses Kiki, and Brianna admits she needs her momager, but her mom hasn’t been answering her calls. (Again, SHADE. All the mom shade this episode.)

Bia has decided to go with RCA and it’s her signing day. She meets with J Grand, her new boss, and explains her decision, saying they want to get her started ASAP and she had a good gut feeling about working with them. Bia asks the room to pray before she takes the pen in her hand, and then signs that shit with a quickness. She’s so excited and I’m excited for her. The label team comes in with a bunch of bottles to pop, which is the best kind of celebration. Then she mentions Chris Brown is on the label and I cringe.

Nyemiah is at a cute place called Alice’s Arbor with Alex, and though it starts out a little old school Nyemiah-ish, she begins to lighten up and say her visit with Susan was fruitful. “I”m excited now,” Nyemiah said. “I just want to live. I want to start fresh.” She wants to do a showcase with the other women of the show, just in time for next week’s finale. Alex says she can start to put it together, as long as the other girls are on board. I know Siya will be, for sure. Diamond….I’m not sure about.

Brianna and Kiki are in the same room again. BP has to serve up some humble pie and says she regrets firing her mom. Kiki is loving it all, but also says she learned she needs to respect her daughter’s feelings, too. They have a really great conversation about boundaries and how working together can be better the second time around.

The sisters of hip hop (minus Bia) are all getting together for dinner and Nyemiah thanks them for bringing up her stankness and how she’s working on herself. Diamond takes a sip and remains skeptical. Siya says “Cheers to that!” and praises Nyemiah’s change. Everyone says they can see the glow about her and instantly seem receptive to her idea for a shared showcase-except Diamond. “I don’t think I can do it,” she says. “We’ll see.” Diamond, always bringing the drama.

Next week is the season finale, and it looks like Siya gets into some drama of her own with, who else, Renaye.

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