Joseline's Cabaret

Joseline's Cabaret
GenreReality
StarringJoseline Hernandez
Opening theme
  • "Sex Drive" (ep. 1–4)
  • "Finger Fvck a Check" (ep. 5–7)
  • "Live Your Best Life" (ep. 8–21)
  • "Vegas" (ep. 22–34)
  • "New York" (ep. 35–36)
  • "Let's Get Right" (ep. 37+)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes48 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Lemuel Plummer
  • Jason L. Tolbert
  • Joseline Hernandez
  • Balistic Beats
  • LJ Plummer
  • Angelica Nwandu
  • Jason Thomas Scott
  • Tameka Stevenson
  • Janeisha John
  • Jeffrey Elmont
  • Diane Kimbrough
Production locations
Running time40-56 minutes
Original release
NetworkZeus Network
ReleaseJanuary 19, 2020 (2020-01-19) –
present

Joseline's Cabaret is a reality television series that premiered on January 19, 2020, on the Zeus Network.[1] It documents the interactions between Puerto Rican rapper Joseline Hernandez and several young women that compete to dance with Hernandez during her cabaret shows, which often involve verbal and physical altercations. Many cast members are invited back for multiple seasons, while the second and fifth seasons see the women compete for a cash prize.

The series has aired five seasons, which are uniquely subtitled after where they were filmed – Miami (2020), Atlanta (2021), Las Vegas (2022), New York (2023) and Texas (2024). A four-episode audition special aired in between the first and second seasons in 2020.

Development

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On June 1, 2017, Joseline Hernandez quit Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta after six seasons, amid tensions with creator Mona Scott-Young and the show's producers.[2] On January 8, 2018, it was reported that Hernandez had signed a deal with We TV to star in her own docu-series, produced by Carlos King. The project, then titled Joseline Takes Miami, initially began filming in July 2018.[3] On March 4, 2019, it was reported that production on Joseline Takes Miami had been stalled and that the network was requesting reshoots.[4]

On October 11, 2019, it was announced that Joseline had signed a deal with Zeus Network, a subscription-based influencer-driven streaming service, to star and produce her own projects.[5] On October 22, 2019, Zeus released a teaser of Joseline's Cabaret.[6] On December 18, 2019, Zeus released an official trailer.[7] On January 10, 2020, it was announced that Joseline's Cabaret: Miami, the first incarnation of a planned reality television franchise, would premiere January 19, 2020.[8][9][10] Joseline's Cabaret: Miami would be one of three shows featuring Joseline to air simultaneously throughout January and February 2020, she would also appear VH1's Love & Hip Hop: Miami[11][12] and We TV's Marriage Boot Camp: Hip Hop Edition.[13][14]

On February 8, 2020, Joseline announced that season two of Joseline's Cabaret would be filmed in Atlanta.[15] On September 21, 2020, Zeus confirmed that they had renewed the series.[16] The show's second incarnation, Joseline's Cabaret: Atlanta, premiered on April 18, 2021. On December 10, 2020, We TV announced they are acquired the television rights to both Joseline's Cabaret: Miami and The Real Blac Chyna,[17] which aired from April 15, 2021, albeit in censored form.[18]

On March 2, 2021, Joseline confirmed that the third season will be filmed in Las Vegas.[19] On December 20, 2021, Zeus announced that the show's third incarnation, Joseline's Cabaret: Las Vegas, which premiered on January 16, 2022.

Series synopsis

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Overview and casting

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Miami (season 1)

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Joseline's Cabaret: Miami chronicles the everyday life of Joseline Hernandez as she struggles to launch a cabaret show in Miami, Florida. The show is set in G5ive Miami, a strip club where Joseline worked a decade ago, and provides an inside look into the everyday lives of strippers and sex workers, reminiscent of the 1998 film The Players Club.[20] The dancers featured in the cabaret appear as supporting cast members in confessional interview segments throughout the series. They include Daisy (Seanyce Bishop) from Miami, Joseline's friend and self-professed "bottom bitch",[21] as well as dancers Ms. JaaDreams (Coriana Singleton), Lucky Hu$tla (Nieja Howell), Chazzity Leslie and Sapphire Eden (Tierra Williams) from Cleveland, Ohio. The show also features interludes with original music by Joseline and her fiancé Balistic Beats (Robin Ingouma), who is credited as the show's music producer. Midway through the season, after Joseline and Chazzity get into a brawl, the cabaret's future hangs in balance. After several sit-downs with the cast, Joseline meets with Daisy, Chazzity, Lucky and Sapphire at the club for a final "trial run" of the cabaret. Ultimately, she decides to scrap the project and move it to Atlanta, with only Lucky and Sapphire returning.

Atlanta (season 2)

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Joseline's Cabaret: Atlanta is set in a mansion in Atlanta, Georgia, and chronicles Joseline's second attempt to launch a cabaret show. The show introduces a reality competition element, with ten girls living together in the mansion with Joseline and Balistic; the top four dancers are cast in the cabaret performance, with an overall winner given a cash prize of $10,000 and the opportunity to perform the cabaret in Vegas. Lucky and Sapphire return, along with eight new cast members who previously appeared in Joseline's Cabaret: Auditions. They include Blue Face Barbie (Lauren Woods) from Miami, Aqua (Kasie McCalvin) from Detroit, Lexi Blow from York, Pennsylvania, BossTec (Fonda Foster) from Atlanta, Big Lex (Alexius Ray) from South Carolina, Mz Natural (Ariel Robinson) from Gary, Indiana, Chanel Tso (Anaiah Wilson) from Houston and Yummie P (Alexandria Patino) from Long Beach, California. Blue Face Barbie and Aqua quit the show early into the season, while Joseline rewards one of the girls with the title of a "cabaret captain", first Lucky, then Yummie, and finally Sapphire. Ultimately, Natural, Chanel, Lexi Blow and Lucky are chosen to perform with Joseline in the cabaret, with Chanel winning the $10,000 prize.

Las Vegas (season 3)

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Joseline's Cabaret: Las Vegas is set in Las Vegas, Nevada with Chanel and Lexi Blow returning as "cabaret captains", alongside ten new cast members. They include Jordan Monroe (Jordan Lawrence) from New Jersey, ReRe (Rio Danielle O'Dell), Lollipop (Jeni Pollard) from Denver, Amber Ward from Chicago, Raven Diaz from Miami, BlckDiamond (Amanda) from Kissimmee, Florida, K. Kapri (Ka'Raun Hunter) from Atlanta, Henny (Genesis Castro) from Brooklyn, New York City, Gaia Love (Halla Woodson) from Tennessee and Ms. Wet Wet (Latasha Smith) from the Bay Area. Gaia quits the show early into the season. For the opening night of the cabaret in episode four, Joseline casts five dancers, Lexi, ReRe, Lollipop, Jordan and Amber, the other girls are benched. Joseline kicks Amber off for the cabaret's second night in episode nine, casting K.Kapri and Raven in her place. For the final performance, Lexi and Balistic add BlckDiamond to the cabaret in episode ten, eliminating the rest.

New York (season 4)

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Joseline's Cabaret: New York is set in New York City. Returning cast members include Daisy from Miami, Lucky Hu$tla from Miami and Atlanta, Mz Natural and Yummy P from Atlanta and Raven, BlckDiamond and Ms. Wet Wet from Las Vegas. Raven and BlckDiamond quit the show early into the season, Lucky also leaves before returning. New cast members include TeLovee (Natasha Jayce) from Milwaukee, WI, Ms. Egypt Beauty (Tay Moore) from Kalamazoo, Michigan, Andraya Alexander from Houston, Texas, Holiday Goldenchild, Dani (Shanice Emmanie Brown) from The Bronx, Abby Molina from Salinas, California,[22] Spin (JuneMarie Gonzalez) from Brooklyn and Precious (Jocelyn James). During the season, the girl live in a mansion in Long Island with Joseline's choreographer Richard "Rícardo" Brickus III, who also appears as a cast member.

Texas (season 5)

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On March 22, 2024 it was announced via Instagram by Zeus that a fifth season is in production titled “Joseline’s Cabaret: Texas” and will primarily take place in Houston, Texas, Dallas, Texas, San Antonio, Texas, and Cancun, Mexico. Previous dancers Black Diamond, Raven, Andraya, OGDaniFantastic and Ms. Wet-Wet (as house mother) are set to return alongside newcommers Lexi Gold from Memphis, Jayla The Russian Dream (Jayla Clark) form Fort Worth, Texas, Envy Erica from Los Angeles, California, Queen Envi (Dana Clark) from Chicago, Illinois, Sa'hy Isis from Saginaw, Michigan, Spicy Monii from Tacoma, Washington, Oceans (Jateaya Wright) from Miami, Florida, ShowGirlNeek (Shaniqua Hood) from Baltimore, Maryland, Des (Desiree Perez), Kay from Miami, Chinx from Houston, Texas, Fetish (Raye Rae) from Houston, Henesseyy from Bronx, New York and Rosé (Erin Davis) from Houston. It is set to premiere on the network on September 8, 2024.

Cast duration

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Color key
  Appears as cast member during season in green screen confessional segments
  Quits show midway through the season
  Appears as a guest star during the season
Cast member Seasons
Miami Atlanta Las Vegas New York Texas
Joseline Hernandez Starring
Balistic Beats Guest Featuring Guest
Rícardo Featuring
Dancers
Lucky Hustla Featuring Featuring
Daisy Delight Featuring Featuring
Sapphire Featuring
Chazzity Featuring
Ms. JaaDreams Featuring
Yummy P Featuring Featuring
Mz. Natural Featuring Featuring
Big Lex Featuring Guest
Chanel Tso Featuring
Lexi Blow Featuring
BossTec Featuring
Aqua Featuring
BlueFace Barbie Featuring
Raven Featuring
Blck Diamond Featuring
Ms. Wet Wet Featuring
ReRe Featuring
Lollipop Featuring
Jordan Featuring
K.Kapri Featuring
Amber Featuring
Henny Featuring
Gaia Love Featuring
Andraya Featuring
Dani Featuring
TeLovee Featuring
Ms. Egypt Featuring
Holiday Featuring
Spin Featuring
Precious Featuring
Abby Featuring
Lexi Gold Featuring
Jayla Featuring
Envy Erica Featuring
Queen Envi Featuring
Isis Featuring
Spicy Monii Featuring
Oceans Featuring
ShowGirlNeek Featuring
Des Featuring
Kay Featuring
Chinx Featuring
Fetish Featuring
Henneseyy Featuring
Rosé Featuring

Episodes

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
17January 19, 2020 (2020-01-19)March 1, 2020 (2020-03-01)
Special4June 14, 2020 (2020-06-14)July 5, 2020 (2020-07-05)
214April 18, 2021 (2021-04-18)August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
313January 16, 2022 (2022-01-16)May 8, 2022 (2022-05-08)
414July 23, 2023 (2023-07-23)November 12, 2023 (2023-11-12)
5TBASeptember 8, 2024 (2024-09-08)2024 (2024)

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Joseline's Cabaret | Sneak Peek | Zeus". 3 November 2019 – via www.youtube.com.
  2. ^ "Joseline Hernandez Leaves 'Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta' Amid Feud With Mona Scott-Young". June 2, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  3. ^ "Joseline Hernandez Gets Her Own Show + The Seductive Photos That Will Make You Drool - HipHollywood". hiphollywood.com. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  4. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Joseline Hernandez's WE tv Reality Show Delayed, Forced To Reshoot". March 4, 2019.
  5. ^ "Joseline Hernandez Lands Miami-Set Series On Zeus Network". AllHipHop.com.
  6. ^ "'Love & Hip Hop' Alum Joseline Hernandez Announces New Show: The 'Baddest B---h Is Back!'". October 22, 2019.
  7. ^ "Joseline's Cabaret | Official Trailer | Zeus". 17 December 2019 – via www.youtube.com.
  8. ^ "Joseline Hernandez is Back on Reality TV". The Wendy Williams Show. January 10, 2020.
  9. ^ "Joseline Hernandez Talks Racy New Reality Show & Dishes On Her Man Ballistic Beats". HotNewHipHop. 11 January 2020.
  10. ^ Joseline Hernandez Gives Strippers in Burlesque with New Show on Zeus
  11. ^ "Joseline Hernandez Rejoins Love & Hip Hop, But This Time In Miami". Hip Hop Weekly. December 12, 2019.
  12. ^ Uwumarogie, Victoria (December 11, 2019). "Joseline Hernandez Is Returning To Love And Hip Hop, But Not Atlanta".
  13. ^ Daniels, Karu F. (9 January 2020). "All hip hop drama unfolds with CeeLo Green, Michel'le, Joseline Hernandez for 'Marriage Boot Camp: Hip Hop Edition'". nydailynews.com.
  14. ^ "Video: WE tv Drops Supertease and Reveals the Cast for All-New Season of "Marriage Boot Camp: Hip Hop Edition" Premiering Thursday, February 6 at 10PM | TheFutonCritic.com". www.thefutoncritic.com.
  15. ^ "Instagram".
  16. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Joseline's Cabaret Season 2 | Teaser Trailer | Zeus. YouTube.
  17. ^ "We Tv Acquires First Seasons of Zeus Network Originals, "The Real Blac Chyna" and "Joseline's Cabaret"". 10 December 2020.
  18. ^ "Watch Joseline's Cabaret: Miami Online | Stream New Full Episodes | WE tv".
  19. ^ "'She Had a Big Belly when She Came to Me': Joseline Hernandez Surprises Dancer with $10K, Learns 'Joseline's Cabaret' Season 3 Will be Headed to Las Vegas". 3 March 2021.
  20. ^ "Joseline talks new show about strip club culture, engagement, and more on "The Breakfast Club" [VIDEO]". January 10, 2020.
  21. ^ "SERIES PREMIERE | Welcome to Joseline's Cabaret Miami, bitch - Season 1". Zeus.
  22. ^ "Transgender female athlete believes there is a way for all girls and women to play sports". 4 June 2021.
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