AMERICAN GANGSTER: TRAP QUEENS Returns for Season Two Jan. 14

BET+ announces the return of its hit unscripted series AMERICAN GANGSTER: TRAP QUEENS ­- a true crime series detailing the criminal chronicles of some of America's most notorious female gangsters. Narrated by female hip hop icon Kimberly Jones a.k.a. Lil' Kim, season two presents new and fascinating true stories of fierce and savvy women who hustled hard and solidified their place in the game, however illicit their means may have been. BET+ will release the first five episodes of AMERICAN GANGSTER: TRAP QUEENS S2 on Thursday, January 14.

"After the success of the first season of American Gangster: Trap Queens, we are excited to bring another iteration of captivating stories to the screen," said Frank Sinton, president of A. Smith & Co.'s Dox division and executive producer for the series. "While addressing social issues such as systematic racial and gender disparities, the stories this season vary from thrilling to shocking and everything in between."

The front half of AGTQS2 tell the stories of Perrion Roberts, Brandi Davis, Dwen Curry, Tiffani Rose Peak and Shauntay Henderson, whose purported crimes range from grand larceny to bank and wire fraud and drug trafficking. Not only does American Gangster: Trap Queens portray captivating tales of notorious criminals, they are told by those who lived them - The Queens themselves, their closest allies, family members, legal team members, reporters and law enforcement.

AMERICAN GANGSTER: TRAP QUEENS is executive produced by Arthur Smith and Frank Sinton of A. Smith & Co. Productions, alongside Daytime Emmy Award-winner and activist, Judge Greg Mathis. Also serving as Executive Producers for the series are Delece James, Mark Anthony, Breht Gardner, and Jackson Nguyen.

For more about "American Gangster: Trap Queens" and to binge the series, sign up for a free trial at www.bet.plus.

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