Now is probably as good a time as any for this to happen, given how much hip-hop-related stories seem to be in vogue currently, thanks in part to the mega success of "Straight Outta Compton," and we could also even throw the TV show "Empire" into the mix of influences. Speaking to Vibe magazine in a video interview, Ja Rule shared that a drama series based on Murder Inc. Records (formerly The Inc. Records), the record label, owned by Irv Gotti, is currently in development. He doesn't share much in terms of specifics, but does say that Paramount studios is on-board, and suggests that the project is being shopped to one of the premium cable TV networks (like HBO, Showtime, etc), where the series will be able to be as raw and gritty as it needs to be to really tell the Murder Inc. story. The video interview follows below.
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