Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson & Mona Scott-Young To Produce ‘Hip Hop Homicides’ For WEtv, Van Lathan To Host
deadline.comFrom the infamous murders of Tupac and Biggie Smalls to the countless deaths of other rappers, the hip-hop community has long been hit by homicides.This is now being explored in an unscripted series for WEtv from Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson.The rapper is producing Hip Hop Homicides, via his G-Unit Film & Television, along with Mona Scott-Young’s Monami Productions and Lionsgate Television.The series is hosted by Van Lathan, the former TMZ personality who hosted Oscar-winning short film Two Distant Strangers.
It will look into the staggering number of unsolved murders in the hip-hop community in an attempt to uncover details of what really happened.The eight-part series will air later this year on AMC Networks’ WEtv as well as its streaming service ALLBLK.Monami Productions will handle physical production.
Lionsgate handles international distribution rights.Jackson will executive produce for G-Unit Film & Television, Mona Scott-Young, Stephanie R.
Gayle and Michael Lang will exec produce for Monami Productions, Lauren Gellert and Kari McFarland will exec produce for WEtv as well as Vanessa Satten and Anthony Wilson.
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