Kandi Burruss is putting her foot down—and her checkbook away. The Real Housewives of Atlanta alum is setting firm boundaries to push her daughter Riley toward financial independence.
In a sneak peek of Bravo’s new reality series Next Gen NYC (dropping June 3), Riley gets real about the pressure she’s under post-graduation.

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Fresh out of NYU’s music business program, the 22-year-old is chasing her music dreams—but with a serious deadline looming.
Turns out, Mama Kandi isn’t playing.
Despite her own decades-long empire in music and reality TV, she’s giving Riley just one year to make moves before the financial support dries up. Talk about tough love with a side of tough budgeting.
Riley admits in the teaser:
“I feel stressed and on a time crunch… It’s big shoes to fill.”
She also agreed that “the pressure is definitely on.”