50 Cent Says He "Hates" Starz Success & Won't Produce "BMF" Spin-Offs With Them

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 15: 50 Cent attends the "Power Book III: Raising Kanan" New York Premiere at Hammerstein Ballroom on July 15, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
50 Cent refuses to sell anymore shows to STARZ including the "BMF" spin-offs.

It’s no secret that STARZ wouldn’t have the same type of success they’ve had if it wasn’t for 50 Cent. The “Candy Shop” rapper introduced successful franchises, such as Power, which raked in tons of revenue for the network. At one point, Starz confirmed that Power Book III: Raising Kanan brought in 1 million subscribers within the week the spin-off debuted. Unfortunately, it seems as though Starz hasn’t given 50 Cent his dues for their success.

The rapper continued to elevate their programming with further spin-offs of Power, as well as the launch of BMF. However, a few other projects that he was going to produce from them, including The Massacre and a Snoop Dogg-inspired series titled Murder Was The Case, were canceled. Fif announced that he’d be taking them to another network before announcing the end of his deal with them. “STARZ deal done, we had nothing but success so no hard feelings. i’m out. I’ll let you know where we are going shortly,” he wrote on social media after the contract ended.

50 Cent No Longer Producing “BMF” Spin-Off For Starz

Apparently, there are hard feelings toward STARZ. Fif hit Twitter this morning where he expressed his “hate” towards the network’s success. Unfortunately, the resentment he harbors toward them means that we won’t get any more spin-offs of BMF. “I have the number 1,2,3, and 4 top Tv shows in African American, and Latina households and i hate that i did them with the wrong people. I’m not doing any BMF spin offs or selling any other shows to STARZ,” he explained.

Fortunately, Fif got plenty of options. Last year, he inked a Content Partnership deal with Lusid Media with a true crime series slated to debut on Peacock. Most recently, 50 Cent and Fox struck a deal to produce multiple television series and films. The non-exclusive deal allows 50 Cent to work with other companies to produce further projects, though Fox will get first dibs. Earlier this week, Fif also announced that he’ll be producing a new animated series titled Lady Danger starring Nicki Minaj for Amazon Freevee. We’ll keep you posted on any more updates surrounding that. 

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