Fif’ ascends on Empire State Building for ‘Power’ anniversary
This year marks 10 years since 50 Cent launched his successful Power series and last week, the mogul linked up with actors Michael Rainey Jr. and Gianni Paolo to celebrate the milestone on the pinnacle of Empire State Building.
“Top of New York, 10 year anniversary of POWER,” 50 wrote under photos of him as well as Rainey & Paolo on top of the iconic skyscraper in an Instagram post.
50 Cent, Michael Rainey Jr & Gianni Paolo on top of the Empire State Building pic.twitter.com/D7t8YutLRA
As Power gets a decade-old, 50 Cent is delivering the fourth and last season of Power Book II: Ghost this year. The season premiered on June 6 at Manhattan’s Hammerstein Ballroom and the first episode went live on STARZ Friday (June 7).
Proof’s son NASAAN shares an experience during his dad’s funeral where 50 Cent’s presence left him blank in the head.
“He came to my dad’s funeral. I think I was too young to understand what a funeral was. But 50 Cent was like 50 Cent,” he said during an interview on We Need To Talk podcast.
“The entire funeral I’m just staring at him. He’s sitting with Dr. Dre and Eminem. I’m like, ‘Bro, that’s 50 Cent.’ I wanted to be that guy. That was a core memory of mine.”
Cam recalls how he ended up beefing with Nas & 50 Cent
As the hip hop world witnesses one of the most tense moments in its history, Cam’ron details his past sour relationships with Nas and 50 Cent.
“Nas is one of my favorite artists, if not my favorite artist,” Cam said in a clip he recently shared on social media. “When Nas dissed me, that sh*t hurt. I was like, ‘Damn, we grew up on Nas. What did Nas diss us for? Damn, this is crazy.’ So when he dissed me for no reason, I’m like, ‘Damn, I didn’t do nothing to Nas.’ But it was when I just signed to Roc-A-Fella. And I was like, ‘Damn man. Do we ignore Nas or do we respond to Nas?’ To me, our back was against the wall because we didn’t have no platinum album yet. Dipset was just developing. We didn’t have no albums out. When we dissed Nas, that was our second mixtape. We put out one mixtape and then Nas dissed us. The whole second mixtape is because of Nas. But we had to do that because I’m like, ‘Damn, we just getting in the door after a f*cked up deal I had at Sony.’ I’m like, ‘Our backs are against the wall. I would never diss Nas for no reason.”
The Dipset rapper went on to expound on his past issues with 50. “That’s why I did it because I felt our back was against the door. When me and 50 Cent was going at it, that was fun,” he explained. “Shout to my n***a 50. We good now too. But when 50 dissed me, it started with an argument on the phone. When me and 50’s battle started, it was because 50 had said, ‘Koch is a graveyard for a lot of rappers.’ At the time, Jim Jones had just went to Koch and some other deals we had at Koch. And you know, Jim Jones is Dipset. So we sitting there saying, ‘Damn, he called Koch the graveyard and Jim just did a deal.’ So we got into a little argument on the phone. To me, all that sh*t was just music. Even when me and 50 spoke, we was like, ‘Yo, let’s get to this money because certain sh*t is music and certain sh*t is not music.’ When it goes past music, that’s something different.”
50 Cent’s Final Lap Tour proves the mogul is still a formidable force when it comes to selling out tour dates. Touring Data reported on Thursday (March 28) that from the 71 out of 103 dates that have already been executed, the tour pulled in $84m.
If the remaining 32 stops maintain the trend of selling an average of 13k tickets per show at an average of $90.27, the pilgrimage would gross a total of $122.6m. This will place it among the top grossing hip hop tours like Jay-Z & Beyoncés On The Run II tour ($253m), as well as Drake’s ongoing It’s All Blur ($189m) and is still expected to earn more from the remaining dates.
Busta appreciates Fif’ for bringing him to his tour
Busta Rhymes is thankful for 50 Cent’s invitation to his Final Lap Tour. Speaking to radio host Big Boy, Busta gave Fif’ his flowers for his hardworking values, and praised the execution of the Final Lap trek.
“Big up to 50 Cent for bringin’ us out there on his Final Lap tour,” he explained. “Not only was that probably the most incredible tour that I’ve ever been on, and I’ve been on many. I’m saying that because every night, every arena was sold out.”
He added, “I’ve never been on a tour for five months. […] My last show was November 21. He’s still on that same tour. 50…that’s one thing. He don’t play with that work.”
50 Cent shares his thoughts on the alleged brawl between Jacques and Trey Songz on Thursday night (February 1) in Dubai. According to Fif’, singers tend to think people view them as “soft,” thus are quick to get physical.
“These R&B [ninjas] is cr*zy,” 50 wrote on Instagram. “I told yall No R&B LOL. I’M SORRY CAN’T PUT THEM TOGETHER. THEY THINK EVERYBODY THINK THEY SOFT So they pop off.”
This week, Que popped up on social media claiming Trey had plucked his dreads during a fight. In posts and videos shared online, Que appeared to be blatantly violatingTrey.
“I want the world to know this b*tch a** n***a Trey Songz is a b*tch, period,” Que stated. “This n***a came in the club talking about rape. The f*ck you talking about rape for, B*tch a** n***a? Then you come outside THE CLUB and swing on your little brother. You’s a b*tch.”
Eminem recently had a conversation with DJ Whook who asked him about the idea of working on a joint album with his longtime buddy 50 Cent.
“I don’t know where that’s come from but it’s crazy,” he replied. He added that above all, he’s eager to see Fif’ release a new album: “I’m trying to get him to make a new album so bad. We need another 50 album like really bad. 50’s on a roll right now. He’s been on a roll since the tour. I told him whatever the fuck he needs from me, I’m here. That sh*t’d be crazy, though — an album with me and him.”
50 Cent continues to pursue his film ambitions as the Shreveport City Council agreed to lease Millennium Studios, which is owned by the city, to him on Tuesday (December 12). The rapper leased the building for 30 years with an option of 15 years.
“The significance of this picture is great,” 50 wrote on IG. “A Republican mayor’s office and a democratic majority City Council have never voted unanimously together on anything. This picture is historic this day actually represents the future of Shreveport, betting on me is not a gamble it’s a sure thing.
“I would like to thank Mayor Tom Arceneaux, Head of City Council James Green and Tabitha Taylor along with everyone else who voted for us,” he added. “Thank you for welcoming myself and G-Unit Studios along with G-Unit Film and Television to Shreveport, Louisiana. I am excited to get started on building a state-of-the-art production facility.”
