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How did Issa Raeā€™s work on YouTube lead to her TV career?

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Issa Raeā€™s early work on YouTube was instrumental in launching her TV career. Her Web series, Dorm Diaries, which explored the lives of Black college students, gained popularity and demonstrated her knack for portraying everyday Black life. Rae followed this with The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, a Web series that garnered millions of views and won a Shorty Award in 2012. The success of Awkward Black Girl caught the attention of HBO, which hired Rae in 2014 to develop a TV series. This led to the creation of Insecure, which premiered in 2016 and starred Rae.