On Thursday, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson unveiled his G-Unit Studios in Shreveport, Louisiana, the place he’ll proceed to develop his movie and TV initiatives.
“As somebody who has at all times believed within the transformative energy of music, movie and tv, I’m past excited to introduce the enlargement of my G-Unit Movie & Tv by the launch of G-Unit Studios proper right here in Shreveport,” Jackson advised Billboard.
He moreover famous that establishing G-Unit Studios in Shreveport “is not only a enterprise resolution; it’s a dedication to fostering expertise, creating alternatives and constructing a group that thrives by creativity and innovation. We see Shreveport as a beacon of inspiration and creativity.”
Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux additionally expressed his delight at G-Unit Studios discovering a house in his metropolis. “We’re thrilled that G-Unit Studios will plant its roots in Shreveport,” he advised Billboard. “This metropolis’s wealthy tradition and expertise supplies the proper backdrop for this endeavor. We’re wanting to collaborate with Mr. Jackson and G-Unit Movie & Tv to carry charming motion pictures and leisure to Shreveport and Caddo Parish.”
On the G-Unit Studios launch date, Jackson was honored together with his personal celebratory day in Shreveport and introduced with a key to town by Mayor Arceneaux.
The in-house manufacturing facility is situated within the metropolis’s downtown space, as reported by KSLA. The rapper is reportedly already eyeing extra properties in Shreveport to develop the studio.
G-Unit Movie & Tv Inc. was based in 2003, kicking off with the documentary 50 Cent: The New Breed. Since then, G-Unit has produced numerous high-profile TV exhibits, together with Starz’s hit collection Energy and its numerous spin-offs.
Final 12 months, Jackson ended G-Unit’s cope with Starz following his open criticism of how the community dealt with the manufacturing firm’s TV exhibits. “That is me packing my stuff, Starz. Sucks, my deal is up over right here I’m out. They renewed Hightown and Drive is the very best rated present they’ve sitting in limbo. If I advised you ways a lot dumb shit I cope with over right here,” he wrote in a since-deleted Instagram put up. G-Unit has since signed a non-exclusive broadcast direct cope with Fox.