The Breaks

2017 - Present TV-14 42m 7.1

Three friends aspire to break into the hip-hop music industry.

'The Breaks' series picks up where the VH1 original movie leaves off. It is 1990 in New York City at the height of rap's "Golden Age" of creativity, but corporate America has been hesitant to embrace the genre. Nikki lands a dream job as the assistant to the legendary and out-of-control Barry Fouray. Her best friend and producer DeeVee is working with rapper Ahm. who is currently under investigation by the police for murder. How far will these driven young people go to rise to the top of the hip-hop world?

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Hard To Handle

1. Hard To Handle

Aired: Feb 17, 2017

Nikki begins her first day as Barry Fouray's new assistant, planning a listen...

Episode 2 It's Just Begun

2. It's Just Begun

Aired: Feb 26, 2017

At the Ride 95 FM concert, Nikki is tasked with getting rapper D-Rome on stag...

Episode 3 Blind Alley

Aired: Mar 5, 2017

Nikki attempts to sign rapper Imani X to Barry's new label, but her mother st...

Episode 4 Substitution

4. Substitution

Aired: Mar 13, 2017

Nikki heads down to Philadelphia to save an unstable rapper's tour. Damita in...

Episode 5 Amen, Brother

5. Amen, Brother

Aired: Mar 20, 2017

A shocking tragedy leaves everyone at Fouray Management in panic mode while B...

Episode 6 Runaway

Aired: Mar 27, 2017

Fouray goes on a partying binge. Nikki spends time with her mother. Ahm and D...

Episode 7 Under Pressure

7. Under Pressure

Aired: Apr 3, 2017

Nikki returns to New York with a new plan involving Mattie Taylor and Imani X...

Episode 8 N.T.

Aired: Apr 10, 2017

Barry Fouray and Mattie Taylor race to sign Ahm. Nikki and DeeVee make diffic...

Main Cast

Afton Williamson Nikki Jones

Tristan Mack Wilds Darryl 'DeeVee' Van Putten Jr.

Antoine Harris Ahmed 'Ahm' Harris

Sinqua Walls Terrance 'Lil Ray' Baltimore

Melonie Diaz Damita Alonzo

Creators

Seith Mann Creator

The Breaks Videos

The Breaks | Official Super Trailer | Premieres January 4th + 9/8C | VH1

Info about The Breaks

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: VH1

Production Country: United States

Genres: Drama, Music