50 Cent explains why his longtime friend and collaborator Eminem never returned to the silver screen after his massive success with the 2002 film “8 Mile.”

In a recent interview with GQ, the “Power” executive producer explained that the lack of creative control inherent in the filmmaking process is what ultimately drove the Detroit rapper away from Hollywood.

While Eminem earned critical acclaim and an Academy Award for “Lose Yourself,” he found the collaborative nature of a movie set to be a jarring departure from his solitary and perfectionist work ethic in the recording studio. “I said, ‘I wanna do a movie.’ Then, when we got into it, it was really no control,” 50 Cent said.

He noted that the transition from being a solo artist to a member of a massive production team is a difficult shift for many musicians. The rapper, born Curtis Jackson, compared the two industries by highlighting how much power an artist holds over their music. He said that in the studio, a track is not finished until the artist says it is, allowing for endless revisions until it is perfected.