Dorca Musseb - Rap Sh!t S2 Title Sequences

rap sh!t season 2 main title sequences

Client: HBOMAX/HOORAE MEDIA
Role: Creative Director, Motion Graphics

I had the amazing opportunity to work with Hoorae Media as a Motion Graphics Director pitching, designing, animating and delivering all Main Title Sequences for the 8 episodes of the last season of RapSh!t. I worked closely along with Issa Rae and Syreeta Singleton to ensure the Title Sequences were bespoke and each had easter eggs in them for what would happen in each episode. The show is set in Miami and I used the color and textures of sunsets and fruity drinks as well as the hip hop community in Miami as inspiration for all Main Titles. This project was not only fun but a great creative challenge I tackled with enthusiasm!

Episode 201- animated title sequence

A Bumpy Road was the concept chosen to be animated for the first episode.
See below for more the concepts pitched for this episode.

Episode 201- design boards

The first episode of the season starts off with a split in the Main Character's friendship from the end of season 1.
The first 2 designs visualize that idea while the last board is an exploration of the bumpy road expected ahead for the rest of the season.

Concept 1 - Split

Concept 2 - Torn

Concept 3 - A Bumpy Road

Episode 202- animated title sequence

Concert Tickets was the concept chosen to be animated for the first episode.
See below for more the concepts pitched for this episode.

Episode 202- design boards

On the second episode, the main characters open for one of the hottest hiphop acts. Inspired by concert lighting and tickets, the concepts below were developed.

Concept 1 - Concert Ticket

Concept 2 - In Concert (Stage)

Episode 203- animated title sequence

On the Road was the concept chosen to be animated for the first episode.
See below for more the concepts pitched for this episode.

Episode 203- design boards

The third episode takes us through the rough trials of being on the road while our main characters choose very different paths. The first is a Carnival Ride down a rabbit hole. The second is based on the old style game Outrun and the last is a modern take on a 50's ad from car brand in Germany.

Concept 1 - Bars/Carnival Ride

Concept 2 - Outrun

Concept 3 - On the Road

Episode 204- animated title sequence

Smooth it Out was the concept chosen to be animated for the first episode.
See below for more the concepts pitched for this episode.

Episode 204- design boards

The frienship is mended between our characters while staying at a literal roach motel. The concepts below aim to represent these overarching themes of the episode. The first is smoothing it out as you would after throwing something away. The second speaks to the janky motel they stay at and the third is our main characters coming together after their differences illustrated by the color split coming together to for their silohuettes.

Concept 1 - Smooth it Out

Concept 2 - At the Motel

Concept 3 - Bring it In

Episode 205- animated title sequence

Meltdown was the concept chosen to be animated for the first episode.
See below for more the concepts pitched for this episode.

Episode 205- design boards

The fifth episode had a big twist I do not want to spoil. Fire was involved. The main character's ambitions are forever changed. The first 2 options is a colorful take on Smoke and Mirror. The last one illustrates the meltdown of all characters while and the shock of it all.

Concept 1 - Smoke

Concept 2 - Mirror

Concept 3 - Meltdown

Episode 206- animated title sequence

Flamingo was the concept chosen to be animated for the first episode.
See below for more the concepts pitched for this episode.

Episode 206- design boards

Our characters are lost and listless. They are back to square one. The need A Sign. The first concept is about finding a sign. The second is about the space they came from and the realities of their situation when they're back home. And the last comes directly from a line in the script about their goodbye/good luck balloons hadn't deflated and they were already back home.

Concept 1 - A Sign

Concept 2 - Flamingo

Concept 3 - Bye Again, Hi Again

Episode 207- animated title sequence

Dick Carousel was the concept chosen to be animated for the first episode.
See below for more the concepts pitched for this episode.

Episode 207 - Pitch Design Boards

The first concept comes from a line in the script that says send us beats not dick pics. And so, we have both. The second episode is about their city being the beat itself that drives them to do what they do best. Rap.

Concept 1 - Dick Carousel

Concept 2 - Beat City

Episode 208- animated title sequence

Torn Up was the concept chosen to be animated for the first episode.
See below for more the concepts pitched for this episode.

Episode 208- design boards

For the final episode of the season, the main characters have to make a major decision, one way or the other. The first concep is a tug of war with the lines splits pushing and pulling against one another. The second concept is the very different ways their campaigns would look depending on their decision. And the last concept is a turn table, upside down, which-way-do-i-go and the feeling of being pulled in 2 directions.

Concept 1 - Spotlight