After releasing his “Before I Self-Destruct” album and going on a massive world tour, 50 Cent traded his mic for a script for the new movie “Twelve,” due in theaters this Friday (Aug. 6).

The Joel Schumacher-directed drama, in which the rapper plays a ruthless drug supplier opposite Chace Crawford and Emma Roberts, is one of multiple film projects he’s lined up over the next year to establish himself as.

An acting force.“[Working in film] came down to the actual timing,” 50 tells Billboard.com, adding that he was offered a role in the Sylvester Stallone-directed action flick.

The Expendables” but had to turn it down to focus on promoting his last album. For “Twelve,” however, a little downtime in his schedule coincided with a juicy dramatic role and the chance to work with Schumacher (‘Batman Forever,” “Phone Booth”).