With the success of BET’s “The New Edition Story” miniseries, the network is hoping to continue their momentum by picking up yet another artist-based program.
According to Deadline, BET has ordered a pilot for the hour-long series “Street Dreams.” Not only does the series borrow its title from a track on Nas‘ It Was Written album, it will also highlight the story of the Queens rapper.
The show will take place in the ’90s in New York City, and will detail Nas’ come up “from young man to crack dealer to rapper to adult.”
Nas also serves as executive producer for “Street Dreams,” which will be directed by Jonathan Levine (of Warm Bodies and The Night Before fame).
Given that news of BET picking up “Street Dreams” is still fresh, additional details on the series, including an expected air date, are scarce.
A similar concept was originally pitched almost three years ago to the now-defunct XBox Entertainment Studios, though it never panned out.
“I’m hands-on with everything, so this show is 100 percent authentic,” Nas said about the show in a 2014 interview with Rolling Stone. “Even if I don’t look cool in it, I just want it to be real and raw. I didn’t see this as a full autobiography at first. But I have so much that’s happened in my life already. There was no room for fantasy. I wanted it to be entertaining, but everything from my life seemed to be so strong. It’s all reality. There’s nothing from my life I didn’t want in there.”
Nas recently lent his pen to the Netflix series “The Get Down,” writing raps for one of the show’s main characters.
@fuckqueensbridge
“Ask Russell Simmons.”
Damn. Was hoping he’d get at least premium cable treatment like an HBO or something. BET isn’t going to put the money or creative muscle behind this to do the legend justice.
BET is a Viacom subsidiary
Sure. But there are still tiers of quality within that umbrella.
Old Navy & Banana Republic are both owned by Gap, but you’re only going to go to one of them for a “classier” sweater.
100% agree BET is not going to spend money their reputation is terrible at this point when it comes to creating and pushing new shows. Even if the show is amazing is it doesn’t get major ratings BET most likely won’t even bring it back for a second season. How many new show we seen BET put out they usually last one season. But at least we will get to see it, I still wish The Get down was coming back for a second season.
Sounds dope. I’m down for anything 90’s Hip-hop related. And the fact that it’s about Esco? Signed me up two times.
Nas is the greatest rapper alive fuck everbody!
Good!
So, it’s like a serious version of Everybody Hates Chris”?
Well, not surprised Nas doing a BET TV show. Crappy show made by a crappy, broke ass rapper on a crappy station. They pretty much deserve each other. BET wishes they could get King HOV to do something for them.
Ask Russell Simmons
Did nas foget to sign your cd at his show? Why you always hating on him guv? Are you traumatised?
Do you not realize that Jay-Z and Naz have been friends now for MANY years?
Soooooooo, niggas just gonna act like they don’t see Erica Mena trollfully crashing the party?
I ave being fucking ur mumz while u was still in her womb u stupid bitch, I masseged ur ass fuck you lil bitch!!
And that’s for this fuck ass pussy named” fuck queens bridge”mafucker works for DX,fuck thez crab ass niggas
Ayo my niggas Fuck Queensbridge is trolling, cant you see it? He’s on every Nas article saying this shit, noone has that much time on their hands
I’m not a troll, I’m a truth teller.
Ask Russell Simmons
Looks like broke ass Nas is back on his fake Esco’s Trash bullshit again. “from young man to crack dealer to rapper to adult.”? Wasn’t this done in multiple hip hop related movies like I’m Bout It or 8 Mile? No one gonna watch this Empire,Star, Power reject ass show. King HOV got a new show this year. “Time: The Kalief Browder Story” on SpikeTV. Watch that instead.
LoL!!!! From the more gengine, caring side of my heart; spend your time more wisely friend. We all have 24 hrs a day on the planet, and the only way you can do this on multiple sites is being allocating most of those hours to doing this behind a computer screen. You’ve got to look into that.
Why is nas broke ,do really believe that this man broke,the nigga is about be a billion air,gt ur facts straight,he the goat,period