50 Cent has recently received technology advice from fellow studio owner Tyler Perry.
In 2008, Perry, a self-made billionaire, made history when he opened the first major Black-owned film studio. The 330-acre studio, located at a former Confederate Army base in Atlanta, GA, features 12 sound stages that are available to rent. These are accompanied by various staged sets, such as baseball fields, a chapel, a bank, a county jail, a coffee shop, an oval office, and a theatre, among others, as AFROTECH™ previously mentioned.
It’s no surprise that Perry’s recent projects, including “The Six Triple Eight,” “Beauty in Black,” and “All the Queen’s Men,” have been filmed at this groundbreaking facility.
In 2024, Tyler Perry has been offering words of wisdom to rapper and entrepreneur 50 Cent, whose television empire continues to thrive. Since launching G-Unit Studios in Shreveport, LA, in April of this year, 50 Cent has further cemented his position as a formidable force in the entertainment industry. With a track record of successful series and a growing presence in production, his venture into studio ownership marks yet another milestone in his multifaceted career.
50 Cent even made a trip to visit Tyler Perry Studios and shares he was exposed to different technologies during this time. Perry has been leaning into the advancements of technology, including the integration of the AI-powered platform Sora.
“He hit me to different companies that are creating technology that are making the older way of filming this stuff obsolete. So he is like they have this big major screen like this oval shape backdrop that you shoot the digital content on…I’m telling you he was explaining, breaking down how fast the technology is changing. The stuff you could do with AI is crazy,” 50 Cent said during an interview on the “You’re Welcome Network” podcast.
50 Cent also shared that he has incorporated AI technology into some of his projects in Shreveport.
He continued, “In my editing bay in Shreveport, what was half of it? What was originally the edited bay, half of it is AI technician and the other half is editors now ’cause it doesn’t make sense to not be in that lane.”
