Music icon Method Man and supermodel Hailey Baldwin are ready to pick up the mic as the hosts of TBS‘s Drop the Mic, the new comedic music series from executive producers James Corden, Ben Winston and Jensen Karp. The pair have been tapped to emcee the celebrity battle rap competition based on the enormously popular segment from the Emmy®-winning series The Late Late Show with James Corden. Drop the Mic, which is also co-executive-produced by Ed Thomas, will launch on Turner’s TBS on Tuesday, May 2, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT). The series is produced for TBS by CBS Television Studios and Fulwell 73.
Drop the Mic will pit four stars from the worlds of entertainment, music, sports and pop culture against each other in a rap battle royale packed with “I can’t believe they just said that” moments. At the end of each head-to-head battle, the studio audience will vote to pick the winner.
“This is a one-of-a-kind entertainment opportunity,” said Michael Bloom, senior vice president of unscripted & special event programming. “Drop The Mic is a funny, authentic, high-energy series that brings together hip-hop, comedy and pop culture in a way we’ve never seen before. Method, Hailey, James, Ben and their team will make sure our celebrity competitors bring their ‘A’ game to the stage.”
“Method Man and Hailey Baldwin are the perfect hosts for our show,” said executive producer Ben Winston. “Two talented, funny, great people on a show that we hope will get everyone talking – we can’t wait to get started.”
