‘Hip Hop Homicides’ Premieres Tonight on WE tv

From Executive Producers Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Mona Scott-Young and P. Frank Williams, WE tv will premiere the highly anticipated new series, “Hip Hop Homicides,” tonight, Thursday, November 3rd at 9 PM ET/PT. New episodes will become available on ALLBLK, every Monday, following their premiere on WE tv.

Featuring an exclusive interview with his mentor, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, the premiere episode is Pop Smoke…gunned down in the Hollywood Hills in what was first labeled a “robbery gone wrong“…but the scene lacked the usual signs of forced entry and ransacking associated with those crimes. Was it a targeted hit?

Setting itself apart from your average true-crime procedural, “Hip Hop Homicides” aims to provide an added layer to consider by taking a ‘big picture’ look at the epidemic of violence in hip hop.

Giving a voice for the voiceless, TV personality and producer, Van Lathan, examines the staggering number of murders in the Hip Hop community. From Pop Smoke to XXXTentacion, the series takes a closer look at these shocking crimes, with the hope of providing loved ones and fans with the closure they seek. Dissecting the facts, exploring leads and featuring exclusive one-on-one interviews with those closest to the fallen…the series taps into artists such as French Montana, Juvenile, Mannie Fresh, Vic Mensa and many more, who share valuable insights throughout the season. The streets were talking, but no one was listening…until now.

While investigating the tragic deaths, Williams said the Hip Hop Homicides team sought to tell the stories that transcended the artists’ hip hop personas. “As a journalist and producer who covered the murders of Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G., it’s very troubling to still be covering killings in the culture in 2022,” he says. “Mainstream media too often portray them as thugs and gangsters. But like it was in the mid 1990s my goal was to humanize these artists and show a three-dimensional portrait of them as fathers, friends, sons, daughters and members of their community.”

Saddened by the recent murders of PnB Rock and Takeoff from The Migos, Williams wants Hip Hop Homicides to be a conversation starter to discuss and provide solutions to stop the violence. “The crisis in hip-hop culture is very real,” he says. “Rappers, who were once celebrated, seem to have a target on their backs nowadays. We keep asking when will it stop?”

Williams will be holding Hip Hop Homicides screenings followed by a discussion and Q&A about the series in Los Angeles, Oakland, San Diego, New Orleans, and Chicago.

Featuring an exclusive interview from his mentor, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, the premiere episode is Pop Smoke…gunned down in the Hollywood Hills in what was first labeled a “robbery gone wrong”… but the scene lacked the usual signs of forced entry and ransacking associated with those crimes. Was it a targeted hit?

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson serves as Executive Producer for G-Unit Film & Television. Mona Scott-Young, Stephanie R. Gayle, P. Frank Williams and Michael Lang serve as Executive Producers for Monami Productions. Vanessa Satten and Anthony Wilson also serve as Executive Producers.