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“Sisterhood of Hip Hop” recap (1.2): Fine is a lie

It’s the second episode of Sisterhood of Hip Hop and Nyemiah is preparing for a big showcase she has coming up. Siya brings Diamond (whose hair I am such a fan of), who just moved to New York from Atlanta, by the studio so they can meet. Immediately, though, shade is thrown when Nyemiah tells Diamond she’s never heard of her as part of Crime Mob. “I’m one of the reasons you’re able to do the things that you do right now,” Diamond says to the camera. Nyemiah asks Siya what’s going on with Renaye because “The last time I saw ya’ll, there was a little friction.”

“I don’t know, man,” Siya said. “As soon as you came around me, got next to me, she just changed and shit.” Siya laments she needs to focus on her career, but she is also a little worried about Renaye because she just moved from L.A. and doesn’t have a job or friends in NYC yet. She says she loves Renaye, and wants to make her feel more comfortable. “I was trying to think about, what would a girl want besides diamonds and purses.” She decides the answer is a dog.

Nyemiah tells the camera she hopes Renaye isn’t distracting Siya, but then she tells Siya to invite her to the showcase. “She’ll get to hang out with us and talk and see that it’s more of a music connection. Nobody not trying to do no sneaky stuff,” Nyemiah said, and then invites Diamond, too. Does no one else think this will actually be a terrible idea? The producers of this show are surely thinking that but happy nonetheless.

Down in Miami, Brianna and her momager, Kiki, are meeting for lunch. Kiki got Brianna a show, but Brianna is in school and worried she’ll have to miss a midterm. “Of course I want Brianna to graduate, but the rap game is now or never,” Kiki tells the camera. I wish my mom understood this like Kiki’s mom does!

Brianna’s gay friend Ricky B tries to help her work through her shit. She decides to take her midterm early and go to the show in New York. “I gotta make it happen,” she says.

Nyemiah is working on her stage presence and connecting with her fans. Her manager, Alex, wants her to work on a lot of things, like having more energy. Meanwhile, Siya brings home a puppy and Renaye goes wild. “When I’m not around, he’ll keep her company,” Siya says to the camera. But to Renaye, she says, “He’s not here to replace me.” Renaye is so grateful, but says she’s a little discouraged: “I want to be with you, I love you and want to support you but shit has to get better.” Past relationships and being cheated on have given Renaye trust issues but she wants to trust Siya.

Ricky comes to New York with Brianna (yay!) and Diamond meets them for drinks. He instantly appeals to her vanity by saying he’s a fan. Diamond says she can’t stay long because she has to meet Nyemiah for dinner. Nyemiah is across town, waiting, but Diamond is having a great time talking astrology with Ricky and Brianna. Shit is about to go down.

Diamond says she feels the need to help younger women artists because no one was there to help her coming up. She wants to give advice to Brianna, like “Always headline.”

Nyemiah finishes her Chardonnay and decides she doesn’t want to know Diamond anymore and calls and leaves her a stern voicemail. Diamond takes pleasure in listening to the voicemail with Brianna and Ricky and starts hating on Nyemiah, saying no one knows who she is. Oh lawd, this showcase will be interesting.

The next day, Brianna is getting primped while her momager is getting drunk. She wants people to take shots with her because she is ready to party. Then she starts asking Brianna if she’s ready for the show, and Brianna tells her she has it under control. “She starts doing for herself, that means she doesn’t need me. I’m getting it, I’m getting it,” Kiki slurs. Brianna is embarrassed and I feel for her. She’s just trying to graduate and take over the rap game and her mom is over here getting it in! Kiki, like a true mom, is mad Brianna doesn’t want to answer her questions. (Do all moms talk incessantly or just mine and Brianna’s?)

Nyemiah’s manager acknowledges that it’s cool she’s doing a show with another female (Brianna). Nyemiah’s getting her hair braided, but seems very nonchalant about everything going on in her life currently. Maybe she’s still pissed at Diamond, but she’d never admit that. (Reminder: Nyemiah, you started this!)

At the showcase, Renaye has a new look which Siya acknowledges (“She loves that weave shit!”) but the dog stayed home. Unfortunately, Siya runs into Bia, another rapper and star of this show, and they talk about collaborating. Renaye is not having it. She says she’s fine and doesn’t want to go sit by Diamond, so Siya tells her she’ll be right back. Mics catch Siya telling some other females they have some great dresses and bodies to fill them out, and Renaye feels like she’s not even being used as proper arm candy (“At least acknowledge me!”). I swear, all lesbians have some version of the same fights. Women: When we say “I’m fine,” we are the opposite of “fine.” FINE IS A LIE!

Siya can’t find Renaye and it’s time for Brianna to take the stage. The mic is terrible and the sound man is not really trying to help. But Brianna looks great and is doing what she can. She is pissed at her mom for being in the sound booth and having that “turn up juice,” aka Kiki is drunk and not doing her job.

Nyemiah is worried the crowd will be harsh but her manager wants her to have a positive attitude. She works it out on stage but Diamond’s hating in the back. (“How do you run the city and no one knows who you are?”) Brianna is upset that Nyemiah’s sound is so much better than hers was.

Siya finds Renaye, who just wants to go home. Renaye is not feeling Siya’s THOT vibe. Siya explains the word: “A THOT is that hoe who gets around.” Renaye demands her passport and money back and takes off. Inside, Diamond tries to figure out how the hell this just happened. “I just feel like that’s jealousy!”

The next day Brianna tells her mom that the bad sound was her fault. They get into an argument and Kiki says all she could do was try. Brianna says she needs a break from her manager because she’s upset. Kiki said she needs a vacation. Me too, Kiki!

Sisterhood of Hip Hop airs Tuesday nights on Oxygen.

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