50 Cent Says He is Engaged on 8 Mile TV Present with Eminem

50 Cent says he’s turning the 2002 movie 8 Mile right into a TV present.

The rapper introduced throughout his Friday appearance on the BigBoyTV YouTube channel that the movie, a semi-autographical tackle Eminem‘s life, has a tv present that’s “in movement.”

“I am gonna carry his 8 Mile to tv,” he revealed, including that Eminem, 50, is on board to help with the present’s manufacturing.

“It is gonna be huge. I am working. I ain’t obtained no duds. I am batting 100,” the 47-year-old rapper mentioned after being requested concerning the present. “I believe it must be there for his legacy as a result of it is necessary to me that they perceive it.”

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In accordance with the rapper, the challenge will present a “backstory” to the movie and present Eminem’s youthful years. He additionally expressed a need for the present to share Eminem’s story with a brand new viewers.

The movie’s story was last revisited in 2020 when Eminem, who received Best Original Song on the 2003 Academy Awards for “Lose Your self” from the film’s soundtrack, appeared on the 2020 Academy Awards to carry out the anthem. The looks got here after Eminem missed the award ceremony the place he took residence the win.

Most nominees are inclined to carry out their songs on the stage, however Eminem skipped the 2003 ceremony altogether. As an alternative, the Detroit rapper was dozing at his residence in Michigan with the TV tuned to cartoons for his daughter, Hailie, the Detroit Free Press reported on the time.

The rapper had earlier determined to take a seat out the swank ceremony, deciding it “wasn’t his kind of gig,” the paper famous. In consequence, Barbra Streisand wound up presenting the golden statuette for “Lose Your self” to co-writer Luis Resto.

“Look, if you happen to had one other shot, one other alternative… Thanks for having me @theacademy. Sorry it took me 18 years to get right here,” Eminem wrote on Instagram, sharing a clip of Resto accepting the award with out him.

Final October, he commemorated the music and extra music from the movie in a re-release of the movie’s authentic soundtrack in honor of 8 Mile‘s twentieth anniversary.

” ‘I am nonetheless standing right here screaming “f*** the Free World.”‘ #8Mile twentieth Anniversary Deluxe Version of the soundtrack drops on streaming Friday!” he wrote alongside the announcement of the re-release with snippets from the movie.