Romeo Miller, Kristinia DeBarge, Damon “Boogie” Dash, Angela Simmons, TJ Mizell and Egypt Criss star in the new WE tv show “Growing Up Hip-Hop.” I had a chance to chat with all of them at the show’s press junket inside The London in midtown. We talked about carving out your own legacy while respecting your parents’, hanging out in the city and whether they watched “Empire” at all.

“Growing Up Hip-Hop” premieres Thursday, January 7 at 10 p.m.