Rapper Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson creating hip-hop competition series ‘Unrapped’ at ABC
Curtis Jackson, also called rapper 50 Cent, is getting once more into the non-scripted business with hip-hop competition format Unrapped.
The series is being developed at ABC from Jackson’s G-Unit Film and Television.
The show is hip-hop talent format where celebrity contestants, coached by famous hip-hop mentors, go head-to-head in rap battles until a king or queen is delegated. Casting is in progress.
G-Unit Film and Television is producing with SFO Entertainment and Jackson will executive produce with Antonio Collier, Jon Sheinberg, Susie Ursitti Sheinberg, Gwen Osborne and Matt Feige.
Jackson executive produces ABC drama For Life, which was canceled by the Disney-owned broadcast network after two seasons yet is right now accessible on IMDb TV with the potential for a third season in the event that it performs well on the Amazon-owned free streamer.
“I am excited to expand my relationship with ABC,” said Jackson. “Unrapped brings G-Unit Film and Television’s ability to put incredible music and musical talent on screen to the competition space.”.
It denotes a re-visitation of reality tv for the rapper, actor and producer who launched his G-Unit Film and Television banner with Dream School in 2013, a reality series for SundanceTV that followed secondary school dropouts being taught by celebrities.
Unrapped is the most recent TV project for the prolific musician-turned producer. Notwithstanding the Power universe on Starz, Jackson has Black Mafia Family for Starz; is creating Let Me Hear a Rhyme, in view of the novel by Tiffany Jackson, for Peacock; and has a directly to-series order for true crime anthology series Confessions of a Crime Queen for Discovery+.
ABC will be going head-to-head with Netflix in the event that it continues with Unrapped; the streamer has ordered a second season of its own hip-hop competition format Rhythm + Flow, which highlights judges Judges Cardi B, Chance the Rapper, and Tip “T.I.” Harris as they looked for the next hip-hop star.
Jackson is represented by APA and lawyers Eric Feig and Stephen Savva.
