Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta (Season 3)

Season three of ***Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta*** aired on VH1 from May 5, 2014 until September 8, 2014.

The season was produced by Mona Scott-Young for Monami Entertainment, Toby Barraud and Stefan Springman for Eastern TV, and Susan Levison, Nina L. Diaz, Brad Abramson and Danielle Gelfand for VH1. It consists of 20 episodes, including a three-part reunion special hosted by Sommore.

## Production

### Development

On April 14, 2014, VH1 announced that *Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta* would be returning for a third season on May 5, 2014. With the exception of Traci Steele, who was fired from the show, and K. Michelle, who left to join the cast of *Love & Hip Hop: New York*, all main cast members from the previous season returned. Waka Flocka Flame's long time girlfriend Tammy Rivera was added to the main cast. Lil Scrappy's girlfriend Adiz "Bambi" Benson, Mimi's boyfriend Nikko London, Joseline's former friend Dawn Heflin and Waka's mother Deb Antney joined the supporting cast, along with Waka Flocka Flame, Yung Joc, aspiring actress Erica Pinkett, Kalenna Harper, her husband Tony Vick and Benzino's girlfriend Althea Heart.

## Sypnosis

### Storylines

Mimi has a tough decision to make when her sex tape with Nikko leaks and she is approached by one of the biggest porn companies in the world. Stevie and Joseline have announced that they are now married, but no one in Atlanta believes them, turning old friends into new enemies. Karlie has found love with rapper Yung Joc but becomes suspicious when he spends so much time with his "assistant". Scrappy is once again caught between two women, Bambi and Erica Pinkett. Rasheeda and Kirk welcome their newborn son, Karter into the family, only to find out that Kirk is up to his old tricks.

### Reception

The season was a huge ratings success, with the series premiere having a combined rating of 5.6 million viewers and continuing to set ratings records throughout the season. The outrageous storylines and scandals, particularly Mimi and Nikko's sex tape, Benzino's non-fatal shooting and Joseline's violent behavior at the reunion, garnered a media storm and made its cast members tabloid fixtures. In reference to Benzino's shooting in particular, creator and executive producer Mona Scott-Young said "The timing and the way that it happened, you have another moment that you go, you can’t make this stuff up. It’s like the reality gods have once again chosen this show to smile upon.”

## Cast

Main and supporting cast members in order of appearances.

## Gallery

**Cover art**

Amazon Prime cover.
**Cast photos**

Cast photo.

## Promo videos

### Trailers

* **Super Trailer** (04:36) – released April 16, 2014.

* **Overview** (00:30) – released April 22, 2014.

### Cast interviews

The following promotional videos are included in the digital bundles with the season.

* **A Day in Atlanta** (10:00) – interview with Benzino, Althea, Bambi, Tammy and Joc.

VH1.com also features:

* **Tammy Talks About Her Relationship with Waka Flocka Flame** (02:10) – interview with Tammy.
* **Giving Back with Bambi** (02:29) – interview with Bambi.
* **Tour of Atlanta with Yung Joc** (04:27) – interview with Joc.
* **Introducing Tammy Rivera** (02:37) – interview with Tammy.
* **Cooking with Benzino + Althea** (02:17) – interview with Benzino & Althea.

### Webisodes

*Check Yourself: Love & Hip Hop Atlanta* and bonus scenes were released weekly with every episode.

## Trivia

* This season of Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta caused the show to take a drastic change regarding psychical altercations after part 2 of the reunion where Stevie and Joseline attacked Althea and Benzino. After this season, the cast was not allowed to psychically fight each other though in later seasons there are still some fights but not as many.
* Benzino and Althea were fired from VH1 after suing the network for allegedly telling Joseline and Stevie to fight. They also claim the show's producers knew Stevie and Joseline were high on drugs but still allowed them to film