*We caught up with Nijah Brenea and Sh’Kia Augustin to discuss the intense and drama-filled second season of “Kold x Windy” on ALLBLK.
This season unpacks the turbulent lives of rising hip-hop and drill star Malika “Kold” Wise, played by Augustin, and her confidant Renee “Windy” Johnson, portrayed by Brenea. As Kold, now pregnant with her late fiancé’s child, struggles with anxiety and violent outbursts, she finds herself slipping back into the life she fought so hard to escape. Meanwhile, Windy remains fiercely committed to the duo’s music and street reputation, all while battling her own inner demons. With new characters, betrayals, and escalating conflict, season two promises to push both women to their limits.
Watch the Season 2 trailer below.
“New to the cast is Reginae Carter (Toya & Reginae) as Miss 290, one-half of Kold & Windy’s rival rap group, K-Town. The returning cast includes Brely Evans (Ambitions) as GeGe, Kaja Brielle (Black Lightning) as Shelly Winter, Kiyanne Muhammad (Love and Hip Hop: New York) as Temperance “Temper” Davis, Solo Lucci (Love and Hip Hop: Hollywood) as Pop Off, and more,” per the news release.
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Here’s the Season 2 synopsis:
This season brings conflict and desire, along with new characters and betrayals. Rising hip-hop and drill star Malika “Kold” Wise (Sh’Kia Augustin, Black Lightning), who is now very pregnant with her deceased fiancé’s child, has fallen into an emotional rollercoaster of anxiety and violent fits. Although Kold x Windy have recently signed with Achieve Jamz, Malika seems to have lost her musical footing. Forced to return to committing her “stains,” she’s reverting to the life she so desperately tried to leave behind. Her trusted confidant and group member Renee “Windy” Johnson (Nijah Brenea, Rap Sh!t), is still obsessed with reppin’ Kold x Windy on the mic and in the streets. Despite her bulletproof façade, Renee is dealing with her own set of demons.
“This season was an emotional rollercoaster for me personally,” Augustin told us, adding, “because I was actually pregnant in real life, so a lot of the emotions that I needed to portray came out a lot easier.”
Reflecting on Kold’s grief over losing her fiancé, Augustin revealed, “I drew a lot from recently losing my grandmother to COVID,” she shared.
“Being able to kind of tap into how that feels, I think it’s easy to resonate with when you’ve lost somebody, and you’re reading a script, and it’s about loss, or your dialogue is about loss. I was able to easily tap into those memories and think about how to empathize with Kold. I know how she’s feeling. I know what it means to lose someone you love and what that looks like, how to evoke that emotion,” the actress explained.
When it comes to Windy’s journey this season, Brenea said, “A lot of challenges she faces is just making sure that some of the things that she’s battling internally stay inside because it’s another season of trying to act like everything is okay and it’s not okay. I think also she does feel the strain of her and Kold’s relationship.
She added, “I think her way of not losing it is kind of just coasting by… we have a record deal … she really wanted a record deal, and she got the record deal. It wasn’t as much money as we wanted, but it’s happening. So she’s excited.”
Watch my full conversation with the “Kold x Windy” stars about this explosive new season via the clip below.
“Kold x Windy” is co-created and executive produced by Kenny Young, Phil James, and Vernon “Xtreme” Brown of Chalice Entertainment. Brett Dismuke, Head of Content, Nikki Love, SVP of Production and Development, and Ashley McFarlin, VP Production and Development serve as executive producers for ALLBLK.
New episodes drop weekly on Thursdays.
