A group of rappers are heading into the deserts and swamps of nature in a new unscripted series for HBO.

The network has ordered Chillin Island, which is exec produced by Uncut Gems director Josh Safdie and his production partner Sebastian Bear-McClard as well as DreamCrew, the management company and entertainment group set up by Drake and Adel Future Nur.

The series is based on a radio show, described as “Howard Stern if he was on K” and variety web series set up by Alec Reinstein, otherwise known as Despot, Aleksey Weintraub, otherwise known as Lakutis and Ashok Kondabolu of Das Racist.

It will launch on December 17.
The six-part series sees the trio invite their friends to join them at the edge of nature. To commune in deserts and swamps in a valiant effort to reveal unknowable truths from the dreamstate of the shared human existence. The series features music industry icons including Young Thug, Lil Yachty, Rosalía, Gunna, Killer Mike, Ski Mask the Slump God, Lil Tecca, Coi Leray, and Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koening.

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that trailer looks absurd

Looks pretty dope

Wasn’t this a podcast initially? Looks interesting from the trailer

We still don’t have ONE music project from Despot and this dude out here makin tv shows

Haven't watched the trailer and doesn't involve artists that i keep up with but i'll watch anything the Safdies are involved with. I love them

Anyone watch yet?

What radio show they talking bout?

Saw the first episode it was pretty okay. There wasn’t a lot of chemistry and it wasn’t funny enough for how little there was to it

the chillin island radio show..

I tried googling it but couldn’t find anything. May you help out your best friend?????

did u watch ep 1? Still haven’t watched yet will prolly over weekend

Lmaooo I deadass looked past the SoundCloud link. Was looking for something more Apple Music or Spotify’ish but I guess SC still hanging on

Yeah it was coo shoutout Thugga

Thug just naming off random animal facts

He so smart

my idol

if thug was on every episode i'd watch it like my life depended on it

Literally

One of the best things ive watched all year

He’s just a GOAT

Shout out to hbo for supporting alternative shows like this man.

First episode was amazing.

the Yachty episode sold me on this show

when they ridiculed him for a Pink Floyd tattoo

This is actually fantastic

The announcer is A1