50 Cent is developing a new police scripted TV drama and hopes American rapper T.I will be the lead of the show.
The upcoming series has been titled Twenty Four Seven and is based on the book, Notorious C.O.P: The Inside Story of the Tupac, Biggie, and Jam Master Jay Investigations from NYPD’s First ‘Hip-Hop Cop which was written by Derrick Parker and Matt Diehl.
Derrick Parker is known as the “Hip-Hop Cop” and for years Detective Parker was the department’s hip-hop expert. In 1999, Parker headed a special intelligence unit that focused on rap and hip-hop crime, particularly the murders of Notorious B.I.G. and Jam Master Jay.
50 Cent is in talks with CBS for the series and is hopeful that T.I. will join on in the starring role as Derrick Parker.
T.I. has appeared in several cinema projects including Ant-Man, Takers, Roots, Get Hard, The Trap and ATL.