50 Cent… ‘Power’ being overlooked by Emmys is racial
Creator-executive producer Courtney A. Kemp (left) and Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson at the Starz ‘Power’ panel at the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour on Friday in Beverly Hills, California
Creator-executive producer Courtney A. Kemp (left) and Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson at the Starz ‘Power’ panel at the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour on Friday in Beverly Hills, California

BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP): 50 Cent said he thinks Power being overlooked by the Emmys over the years is racial, despite the success of the popular Starz series, which has a predominantly black cast.

“I’d like to say it’s racial. That’s the easy way to get out of things,” said the rapper and executive producer of the series during a panel discussion on Friday at the Television Critics Association Press Tour. “People who are running and connected to these ceremonies are not necessarily cool people,” he said.

After 50 Cent’s comments, Power creator, Courtney Kemp, who accompanied him on stage, sarcastically said, “So now, we’ll never get one.”

Power stars Omari Hardwick as a man who is trying to leave behind his life as a drug kingpin and go ‘legit’. The series has become one of Starz’s most popular shows, but the popularity of the series hasn’t translated into Emmy nominations.

MUSIC SNUB
50 Cent said he experienced being overlooked before during his music career, especially when his debut studio album, Get Rich or Die Tryin was released in 2003.

“This project is the same material I used for my music,” he said. “I didn’t receive an award for best new artist, when I had the largest debut for a Hip-Hop album. I sold more records for a first-album today. I look at it the same. I’m going to make the numbers. The viewership before we’re done with it, they’ll be looking around saying ‘Yeah, we (expletive deleted) up again.’”

FINAL SEASON
Power will air its sixth and final season in two parts, Starz said. The first half, with 10 episodes, will begin as previously announced on August 25. The concluding five episodes will start airing in January.
Kemp said the Emmy snubs were “disappointing”, but she was happy that the show has gotten recognition from their “core audience”, including the NAACP Image Awards.

“I thought we were doing something new and fresh,” Kemp said. “I was hoping that the Emmy voters would take notice, and they didn’t. You just accept it and move on. But we’ve been winning Image Awards now for quite some time. It feels as though our core audience does love and respect the show. Not every show gets the attention it deserves.”

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