50 Cent and Eminem are working together on rebooting “8 Mile” as a TV show.
Speaking to Big Boy TV, 50 Cent said that — following both him and Eminem’s appearance during the Dr. Dre-led Super Bowl halftime show — plans for a one-off concert with him and Eminem were quickly shot down. However, the two rappers agreed to work on another project.
“I’m gonna bring his “8 Mile” to television,” 50 Cent said.“It’s gonna be big. I’m working. I ain’t got no duds. I’m battin’ a hundred,” he added, alluding to his Power franchise and spinoffs on Starz, plus his new series “BMF”.
“Who’s idea is that? Did you have to convince Em? Because 8 Mile is a classic,” Big Boy then queried, leading 50 to respond, “No, I think it should be there for his legacy, because if you don’t see… it’s important to me that they understand it, you know what I mean?”
In describing his vision of “8 Mile”, which told the semi-autobiographical origin story of Eminem, 50 Cent said, “It’s a modern version. Think “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” referencing Peacock’s present-day, dramatic retelling of the hit Will Smith sitcom.
On the first season of that 50 Cent-produced show, about a Detroit drug ring in the 1980s, Eminem made a guest appearance as drug dealer-turned-government informant White Boy Rick.
