BET Teams with Irv Gotti for Scripted Original Tales

Music executive and Murder Inc. founder Irv “Gotti” Lorenzo has developed a scripted anthology series of “song stories” for BET Networks.

Titled Tales, the series weaves classic and current hip-hop songs into visual narratives from the lyrics. Songs such as NWA’s “F*ck the Police,” Notorious B.I.G.’s “I Got A Story to Tell,” Meek Mill’s “Cold Hearted” and Fetty Wap’s “Trap Queen” will see their lyrics imagined by different directors, including Irv Gotti’s directorial debut. Each episode is written by a different screenwriter.

The series is created and executive produced by Irv “Gotti” and his Visionary Ideas production company alongside producer Ron Robinson, writer/producer Joy Kecken and co-producers Darcell Lawrence, John Bryant and Sonny Lorenzo. It’s slated to debut on BET on June 27.