Her father Herbert Kemp Jr was the first African American graduate of Dartmouth College Tuck School of Business.

Kemp's job at GQ landed her many good opportunities, especially getting offers from several TV producers asking her to adapt one of her pieces, on interracial dating, into a show.

[5] Her idea for what would become the first series she ever sold and pitched, Power, came about when she met rapper 50 Cent and executive producer Mark Canton at a coffeehouse in Los Angeles.

She thought up the concept of a guy destined to leave his life as a drug dealer behind him to become a successful club owner and businessman, and soon penned the script with 50 Cent and Canton alongside her, both serving as executive producers.

[8] In January 2024, it was announced that Kemp is working on a new show titled, Dirty 30, a drama based on rogue NYPD police officers.

[10] Her ex-husband,[11] a former Senior Vice President of Business Affairs at Paramount Pictures named Brian Mawuli Agboh,[12] filed for a divorce in 2016.