Eminem and 50 Cent are back together again. 50 announced that Em will guest star in 50’s highly anticipated TV show BMF (aka Black Mafia Family). Eminem will be playing White Boy Rick on one episode of the 50 Cent produced show on Starz.
Rick Wershe Jr. — aka White Boy Rick — was an FBI informant in his early teens, when he sold drugs and guns as part of a Detroit gang. By 17, he was dumped by the feds and arrested for cocaine possession where he spent three decades behind bars. Wershe was sentenced to life in prison but was eventually paroled and released at age 50 in June 2020. White Boy Ricks’ life inspired a 2018 movie of the same name, with Matthew McConaughey playing his fictional father.
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson said in a statement: “I’m honored and appreciative of my good friend Em for supporting my new show ‘BMF. We couldn’t do a show based in Detroit without incorporating the legend that is Eminem.”
BMF is set to premiere Sept. 26 on Starz. 50 previously announced a soundtrack around the show featuring new music from him and other artists.
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