Following the success of his Power franchise and his BMF series, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson will now explore the murders of Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G., and other rappers in Hip Hop Homicides.
Fiddy will produce the eight-part series with Mona Scott-Young who created the Love & Hip Hop franchise. Hosted by former TMZ personality Van Lathan, Hip Hop Homicides will air later this year on WEtv as well as the ALLBLK streaming service, Deadline reports.
“G-Unit Film and Television has thrived by telling real stories. As I continue to grow my current slate, premium non-scripted programming will be a major focus," the rapper/actor/producer says in a statement. "Hip hop loves things that are damaged. This series will shed light on the artists that didn’t make it through the struggle."
Scott-Young adds, “50 and I created this show in response to the disturbing number of murders in hip hop. With this boots-on-the-ground investigative series, we will look to closely examine and explore leads surrounding these cases with the hope of finally providing loved ones with answers."
As previously reported, last month, Jackson announced that he is developing a series based on Snoop Dogg’s 1996 murder trial. Named after Snoop’s 1993 hit song, "Murder Was the Case," the show will explore when the “Gin and Juice” rapper was charged with first-degree murder for the shooting of Philip Woldemariam, a member of a rival gang. Snoop, who was acquitted, was represented by the late Johnnie Cochran, famous for also representing O.J. Simpson in his 1995 trial for the murder of his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman.
50 Cent will also be hosting the annual Maxim Super Bowl party on Saturday, February 12 at the City Market LA.