VH1 Announces Return of ‘Love & Hip Hop Atlanta’ Season 4 [OFFICIAL CAST LIST + TRAILERS]

Love and Hip Hop Atlanta aka ‘As the Hood Turns’ is finally making it’s return to your airwaves after a drama filled hiatus.

Joseline Hernandez already spilled the beans during her time under oath in court about the show being all smoke & mirrors….

[READ: It’s Acting! Joseline Explains ‘Reality Slang’ in Court Deposition… (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO)]

So now we can all be assured that the ratchetness we see onscreen portraying our great city of Atlanta is all crafted from the brains of some imaginative television producer.

With that being said… it’s all entertainment folks!

[READ: VH1’s LHHATL Season 4 Cast BIGGER & FAKER Than Ever!… (PHOTOS + TRAILER)]

Check out VH1’s official announcement below + the?2 new?sneak peek trailers. ?One features more of Nikko & Mimi’s ‘Sex Tape’ drama and the other features Kirk & Rasheeda’s never ending saga of fake marital problems.

Read press release + watch both clips below…

Via Press Release:

NEW YORK, NY (APRIL 9, 2015) ? VH1?s smash hit series ?Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta? returns for another sensational season on Monday, April 20th at 8:00 PM ET/PT immediately followed by the series premiere of ?Love and Hip Hop Atlanta: The Afterparty LIVE!? at 9:00 PM ET/PT, which will dish about all of the OMG moments with cast members LIVE.

The city?s hip hop elite are about to have their lives changed in ways they never imagined ? for better or for worse! In the music mecca of the South, artists rise and fall, families grow and are torn apart, and what goes around ? definitely comes around. These players continue to be on the cutting edge of the good, bad and naughty side of love. Returning fan favorites will be joined by some new faces when ?Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta? returns to VH1 Monday, April 20th at 8:00 PM ET/ PT.

In addition to a slew of new ‘background’ characters, the storylines are pretty much the same.

According to the press release, here’s what to expect during the new season…

After enduring a rocky year in her personal and professional life, Joseline Hernandez is making time for herself and focusing on self-reflection. However, the challenges are far from over as she is faced with having to support Stevie J while he works to rebuild his music career and leave life in the fast lane behind to avoid jail time.

Nikko and his wife are about to pimp MiMi Faust for all her sex tape money… *sigh*

VIDEO: LHHATL Season 4 Sneak Peek – “The Sex Tape”

After her tumultuous breakup with Nikko, Mimi Faust is ready to redeem her career and her personal life. Her company MF Management recently gained two new rap artists Jessica ?Dimepiece? and Tiffany Foxx.

As Mimi tries to represent both women, she will get caught in a fierce rivalry between these two tough and opinionated artists determined to stay at the top.

Since his separation with Mimi, Nikko has reunited with his secret wife Margeaux. However, she is struggling to forgive her estranged husband for his relationship with Mimi Faust. Nikko, on the other hand, is finding it hard to stay away from Mimi.

Kirk and Rasheeda who were just boo’d up on instagram with their son yesterday, are still ‘turning up’ for a realty show check…

VIDEO: LHHATL Season 4 Sneak Peek – ‘Bad Habits’

Rasheeda & Kirk Frost?s relationship seems to be back on the right track after an emotional year but when a sexy new female artist named Ashley Nicole comes on the scene, will Kirk resort to his old ?I do me? ways?

And the rest of the main characters are as follows:

Karlie Redd is a triple threat- actress/ business woman/ and recording artist- and is feeling on top of the world right now. She is all about her business, proudly ?married to her checks? and over her relationship with Yung Joc.

Yung Joc is rebounding well after his break up with Karlie Redd. Now working on his music career, Joc has his hands full as he works to provide for his children and their mothers without losing his current girlfriend Khadiyah.

Lil Scrappy is officially out of the dog house with his girlfriend Bambi and is focusing on proving himself as an artist. But the calm is short-lived as drama heats up between him and Erica Dixon as they battle over support for their daughter. Meanwhile, Momma Dee is wrapped up in her own love story as she reunites with her ex-husband Ernest, who has spent the last 7 years in prison.

A very pregnant Kalenna is ready to pop out her new album and her new baby in the next few months! However, she is plagued with anxiety as she and Tony struggle with their finances. When Tony decides to invest their savings into a night club, putting her music career on the backburner, will Kalenna be forced to choose between her marriage and her career?

Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta Premires April 20, 2015 at 8/7C + it’s followed by ?Love and Hip Hop Atlanta: The Afterparty LIVE!? hosted by Atlanta radio personality Big Tigger.

“Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” and ?Love and Hip Hop Atlanta: The Afterparty LIVE!? are executive produced by Mona Scott-Young and Stephanie R. Gayle for Monami Entertainment and Toby Barraud, Stefan Springman, David DiGangi and Donna Edge-Rachell for Eastern TV. Susan Levison, Nina L. Diaz, Ken Martinez and Vivian Gomez are executive producers for VH1.

Are you looking forward to the return of the ratchet soap opera?