hulu has ordered RapCaviar Presents, a docuseries by Spotify and Sony Pictures Television’s IPC studio that will explore important cultural topics from the perspective of some of today’s top hip-hop artists.
RapCaviar Presents takes its name from the influential playlist on Spotify, which has a fan base of more than 14 million users. First launched in 2015, the RapCaviar playlist is often credited with elevating the careers of emerging artists whose songs have been selected to appear in the mix alongside other established artists.
Premiering on Hulu later this year, RapCaviar Presents artists such as Tyler, the Creator, Jack Harlow, Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, Saweetie and Roddy Ricch will perform.
karam gill (Super Villain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine) serves as executive producer and creative director alongside co-EPs Av Accius (Murder in the thirst) and Marcus A. Clarke (Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali† Steve Rivo (You are watching video music box) is attached as showrunner. Gill, Keith McQuirter, Peter J. Scalettar, Farah X and Mandon Lovett will also act as episodic directors.
Spotify executives Carl Chery and Liz Gateley, as well as IPC co-founders Eli Holzman and Aaron Saidman, oversee the creative for the RapCaviar Presents series on behalf of their respective companies.