Eminem To Play White Boy Rick In 50 Cent's Show 'Black Mafia Family'

Eminem is all set to return to acting with 50 Cent's new television drama series "Black Mafia Family" (BMF).

50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis James Jackson III, took to Twitter Tuesday to confirm the news about the show.

"Oh yeah I'm bringing the big dogs out," 50 Cent wrote. "I couldn't do a show based in Detroit without incorporating the legend @eminem. Got him to play white Boy Rick in BMF, this sh-t is out of here. Green Light Gang #bransoncognac #lecheminduroi."

In the series, which is based on a true story, Eminem will play Richard Wershe Jr., popularly known as White Boy Rick. Wershe worked as an FBI informant and sold guns and drugs when he was 14 to 16 while being a part of the Detroit gang, according to Billboard.

At the age of 17, Wershe was arrested for cocaine possession after getting dumped by the officials. He was sentenced to a lifetime in prison. However, he was paroled and released at the age of 50 in 2020.

Eminem has not worked on-screen apart from his music videos. He was last seen in a movie titled "8 Mile," which was released in 2002. It was directed by Curtis Hanson and penned by Scott Silver.

Fans took to the comments section to share their reactions to 50 Cent's announcement.

One of the fans wrote, "Imagine being loved by Eminem you got him to give a speech at your Hollywood Walk of Fame, got mentioned in his EMPD2 verse, and also got him starred in your own show."

Another fan commented, "I was waitin fo Em to join your green light gang of hit shows but I was hoping he'd be in POWER:FORCE with Tommy as either his biggest rival/enemy or his new right hand man replacing Season 1 Ghost but this is a pretty dope roll for Em too. I fw it."

Wershe's character has already been featured in a movie and documentary before. A documentary titled "White Boy" was released on the Starz network in 2017 and is currently streaming on Netflix. A movie named "White Boy Rick" was also released in 2018.