50 Cent, whose transition from multiplatinum rapper to profitable tv producer continues to impress, revealed Friday that he’s engaged on an “8 Mile” TV present. The 47-year-old mentioned Eminem, who starred within the semi-autobiographical 2002 movie, is on board.
“I’m gonna bring his ‘8 Mile’ to television,” 50 Cent, whose actual identify is Curtis Jackson, told Power 106 radio host Big Boy in an interview revealed Friday.
The Curtis Hanson movie — which adopted an impoverished battle rapper within the slums of Detroit — and its soundtrack single “Lose Yourself” strongly mirrored the lifetime of its star Eminem (whose actual identify is Marshall Mathers) and earned him an Oscar for Best Original Song.
“It’s gonna be big,” added 50 Cent after being requested in regards to the challenge. “I’m working. I ain’t got no duds. I’m batting 100. I think it should be there for his legacy because it’s important to me that they understand it.”
The New Yorker mentioned the collection will provide a backstory to the movie and comply with Eminem’s character in his youthful years. 50 Cent advised Big Boy he was excited to share that story with newer generations who may not acknowledge Eminem’s invaluable impression on hip-hop.
Eminem famously signed 50 Cent to his Shady Records label the identical 12 months the film was launched after Columbia Records reportedly dropped him when he was shot 9 occasions in his Queens, New York, neighborhood. The two rappers stay shut associates.
“I’m here today because this is not only a business partner to me, it’s one of my best friends I’ve ever known in the world,” Eminem said at 50 Cent’s Hollywood Walk of Fame induction in 2020. “It’s much more fun to be his friend than it is to be his enemy, ’cause this guy is fucking relentless.”
50 Cent beforehand revealed that his shock look on the 2021 Super Bowl halftime present was solely made doable after Eminem vowed not to perform until 50 Cent was given his personal slot.
Eminem “is the man,” 50 Cent wrote on Instagram after the halftime present gained an Emmy. “He wouldn’t do the show with out me that’s my boy.” Eminem carried out “Lose Yourself” on the 2020 Academy Awards and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2022.
50 Cent, in the meantime, has proved himself to be a strong tv producer lately. His crime drama “Power,” as an example, palpably renewed curiosity within the Starz community and was turned into a franchise that now spans 4 totally different collection.
Whether an “8 Mile” collection will equally seize maintain of audiences 20 years after it hit theaters stays to be seen.
