Muthafuckas got greedy, plain and simple.
-in S1, the Character, China, was a Black Girl. By S2, she was replaced with some Fake Big Booty Boricua Honey. The Reason behind that was the OG China asked to be paid, and they fired her.
-Moises Verneau--"Raf"--sold the rights of the Show to Lionsgate. The Contract showed that they owned 51% of the Show, meaning Moises gave up Power and Control of the Series.
-I recall reading somewhere--probably a YouTube Comment--stating that this particular Poster donated $$$$$ to their GoFundMe Acct to support these Bruddahs, expecting to receive something from them as promised. Well, she never got any Merch, but she did see these Muthafuckas partying up a Storm on their Social Media Accts.
I stopped watching after S2 when they showed they were all about the $$$$$, but I agree, the fact that these weren't trained Actors & Actresses, but real Street Hustlers, was part of the Appeal. Unfortunately, it also ruined the quality of the Show, esp when the Creators are pretty much hoarding all the Cash and scamming their Fans.
They really are who they portrayed on that Series, that's for sure.