50 Cent jokes about Lil Meech being “out of work” after BMF series is cancelled

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00:0050 Cent jokes about Lil Meech being out of work after BMF series is cancelled.

00:05The entertainment world was stunned when news broke that BMF had officially been cancelled after four seasons.

00:12While network restructuring and budget shifts were reportedly factors,

00:16some believe lingering tension behind the scenes also played a role.

00:20And no one fueled that speculation more than 50 Cent himself.

00:24In 2002, Eminem and Dr. Dre discovered his mixtape, Guess Who's Back,

00:28and signed him to Shady Aftermath Interscope.

00:32His creation of power marked the beginning of his TV empire,

00:35spawning multiple spinoffs and reshaping the image of black-led cable dramas.

00:40Just hours after the cancellation made headlines,

00:43Curtis 50 Cent Jackson took to Instagram with a trademark dose of shade.

00:47Should have stayed cool with the boss.

00:50Now look, unemployed energy.

00:53The Black Mafia family was a drug trafficking and money laundering organization founded in 1985

00:58by brothers Demetrius Big Meek Flannery and Terry Southwest T. Flannery in Southwest Detroit.

01:04Both Flannery brothers were arrested and convicted under the continuing criminal enterprise statute,

01:09accused of generating more than $270 million in illegal revenue.

01:14Each was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison.

01:1750 Cent's BMF series reimagined this real history with cinematic flair.

01:22Lil Meech's portrayal of his father humanized the criminal legend.

01:25Its cancellation, therefore, felt abrupt and symbolic.

01:29For Demetrius, Lil Meech Flannery Jr., BMF wasn't just acting, it was legacy.

01:35Trained by professional acting coaches and mentored by 50 Cent,

01:39he captured both the charisma and the complexity of his father's dual life,

01:43one as a community hero and another as a criminal empire builder.

01:47In 2023, 50 publicly accused the network of dragging its feet on renewals,

01:53withholding creative control, and under-promoting his series.

01:56By 2024, he began transitioning new projects to Amazon MGM Studios and Fox Entertainment.