Thu 20 Oct 2011
50 Cent Speaks On ‘Street King’, Rick Ross’ Health, Lil’ Wayne, & More With Angie Martinez
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This afternoon, 50 Cent called into Angie’s house to catch up on current projects. During their conversation 50 reveals his upcoming album is finished, spoke on his new one like=one meal initiative, Rick Ross’ recent seizure attacks, and Lil’ Wayne’s dress habits while skateboarding.
Audio: 50 Cent on Angie Martinez (Part 1)
50 speaks on SK one like=one meal initiative, completing his new album, Lil’ Wayne’s clothing choices deriving from his skateboarding hobby, and Rick Ross’ health.
Angie: “Maybe Weezy just likes to skateboard?”
50: “Yeah. I just don’t know gangsters from N.O. (New Orleans) that like to skateboard”
Audio: 50 Cent on Angie Martinez (Part 2)
50 talks the Ray J. vs Fabolous incident, and Street King.
via Angie Martinez
Watch 50’s official one like=one meal initiative video,
And G-Unit’s recent visit to Las Vegas after the jump…
50 Cent continues his incredible Street King campaign with the one like=one meal initiative. It’s simple, click “like” on the Street King Facebook page and you feed one child through the UN World Food Programme. Watch the official announcement above.
50 Cent & G-Unit takeover Las Vegas. Watch their latest vlog with appearances from Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks, DJ Pauly D, Jeremih, Lea, Genesis, Kidd Kidd, Machine Gun Kelly & Floyd Mayweather.
via ThisIs50
Previously: 50 Cent – “50’s My Favorite (Street King Energy Drink Track #11)”
October 20th, 2011 at 6:28 pm
50 is your album almost done? Yeah yeah umm! Damn ross will be on seizure number three before FIFTY drops sum shit the streets can cosign on and im a fifty fan but that shit hes been droppin since the ross beef has gotten lower in quality even his choice in artists has been bad please somebody throw sum bullets at 50 so we can get that paranoid bellegerent artist we once had..
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Bank0o Reply:
October 20th, 2011 at 7:06 pm
I’m not sure what rock you been up under But those SK tracks have all been HOT!! Now if the streets doesnt “cosin” those and accept those tracks then fuck’em…Maybe its the streets thats changed not 50..
I personally think there is something that just wont allow them to break through to the mainstream in a major way again.. Proof being the fact that Banks had damn near a classic album with HFM2 with BBB, Any Girl, I dont deserve you,So Forgetful and Start It Up and that shit didnt sell like it was suppose to.. If you got tracks like that on an album and it dont move 400k or 370 the first week something larger than content is at play..
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gee ess Reply:
October 20th, 2011 at 8:25 pm
HFM2 7.5/10, not a classic, but dope album though…OAN i’m a huge 50 fan, but his music career is on life support….he needs a fresh new angle….
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Bank0o Reply:
October 20th, 2011 at 10:42 pm
I said damn near classic not classic..
As for 50 career its pretty much over… But he isnt finding peace with that fact so he keeps on pushing as if he has something to prove. He should just drop albums for sport at this point because nothing he does will make any real noise in the mainstream…
He needs to tour year round..and pretend to be a legend until people accept that title with his name.. the end..
October 20th, 2011 at 6:35 pm
Not to hate but 50 talkin fashion when hes stuck in a kool moe dee bucket hat pelle pelle faze im not into dat skater shit but 50 ahouldnt be sayin shit he should ask yayo or banks to help wit sum new gear
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Honestly.... Reply:
October 20th, 2011 at 6:52 pm
50 refuses to conform to what is considered fly.
one thing 50 is missing is that “LOOK”
remember in 03 05ish 50 had that look he had that swagger that every nigga wanted. you need that “look” to be big in this time of the industry.
and then comes the music
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Bank0o Reply:
October 20th, 2011 at 7:10 pm
I think thats called selling out.. and I doubt 50 will selllout for anyone…
He wont wear skinny jeans, he wont tat up his face, he wont gget high and act like a junky he just has too much pride for that.. Which seems to be missing these days.. He’s in shape so I’m sure he can fit skinny jeans but the man in him wont let him do it..
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Uptop Don Reply:
October 20th, 2011 at 8:19 pm
Def in agreement with g lou…I’m not with the skinnys either but Fif look is played out! As recently as last wk he was seen rockin a fitted with the white durag under my dude! So ‘04! You see a nigga like Nas on that new XXL & you see a nigga who came out the 90s & still (swagger wise) looks current,my son know how to put it together! & to homie who said back when Fif came out he had the look every dude wanted! Not really true,mostly bammas I guess because that nigga used to rock that dreadful G Unit clothing with those terrible sneakers…& niggas was NOT throwing’ that on! Them shits didn’t even do numbers on the Africans’ bootleg stands! Swag wise I could never say he was impactful as say a Jim Jones (hate or love him,his gear game is on point)! 50 just came out & killed em in other ways when he ran this rap shit! That’s a whole other discussion.
jae 1 Reply:
October 20th, 2011 at 8:31 pm
lol@ that look, that swagger your talking about was anger hes good now, when he came out he was killing everything in his path he wore a big ass g unit chain to show like yo i ant have shit but now i do.he doesnt have to prove that no more we all ready no.ppl got so xcited when he was trying to prove that hes no one to mess with lol hes good now ppl injoy your way in the door cause that person allways brings so much but after he gets passed that its like ppl dont wanna see the outcome.he had nothing to lose but now if he messes up he has a lot to lose so like acting out wise your not gonna see that as much as you use too he might still get in sum beefs but you ant gonna see the old 50 cent but thats a good thing its like your saying he sux now cause hes not getting in trouble lol and the way he dresses he still dresses same to me he might switch to dif shit but who doesnt everyone dresses like u you ant gonna wanna rock that as much
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Angry Gillmore Reply:
October 20th, 2011 at 11:28 pm
agreed@50 cent refusing to conform to consumer friendly trends. It’s rare to see any 90’s folk (*80s baby) dressed as skaters anyway. Not that theirs nothing wrong with it, I understand the generational gap. we just grew up in a baggy era, I’m not with the dressing in tighter pants and skate board vans. The only thing I found wrong with what 50 said was its not hip-hop I think skateboarders rap too; i just don’t care for their fashion.
For the record: I’m a bucket hat and newspaper hat fanatic; cept i would go a little more high-end then the lacoste or kangol bucket; John Galliano has some nice head gear. I’ll wear those no matter whats considered trendy.
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jae 1 Reply:
October 21st, 2011 at 12:30 am
i think if someone that was born in the 80s or late 70s have every rite too dress with tight shit, where u think they got that from lol.from the 70s threw mid 1980s nigaz had tight shirts tight jeans then late 80s to 2003 it was all baggy.then its tight jeans again its back and forth.all the skaters now that are 17 that wear tight shit they look just like the ppl from he 80s, hair style and everything.punk rock ect. in the 1980s thars where it started every gen goes against the ones before so next is baggy shit but its wat ever i never followed no style i wore wat i want lol.rob dyrdek is like 36 look at all the ppl that follow him every age.long as u wear wats fresh long as u like it .youl feel good ha,u can go back to fresh prince,will wore all tight jeans,show ws from the 90s,its wat ever
The One Reply:
October 21st, 2011 at 8:41 am
that look? all dude wore was a fitter, a wife beater, and jeans
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BK718 Reply:
October 21st, 2011 at 2:00 pm
50 stlye of dress has always been corny but so has wayne and what 50 is say hip hop had a look grandmaster flash and the early heads was on that punk rock leather and spikes shit rundmc threw all that out brought the look of the streets in then eric b&rakim,slick rick,big daddy kane turned it up more in the 90s nas,biggie,rae,and ghost came with it they looked like the streets of NY in the 2000s fab,jim and juelz style stay on point but u got wayne who been swagger jackin for yrs runnin around lookin like eddie van halen screamin he a rock star its like what happened to hip hop culture the music is gone more pop the look is more rock here in 2011 hip hop has no identity 50 dresses like 50 and its a difference between wear clothes that fit and shit that’s just too damn tight walkin around with tight pants and ur ass hanging out aint cool that shit looks a lil funny style
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October 20th, 2011 at 6:46 pm
50 is doing a lot of things other than music.but to have everything poping at once is crazy tho.its like if you got dope songs out dope movies,headphones ect.hes a hard worker tho.def not lazy but sum ppl spend so much time trying to be cool insted of going out and doing shit
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Uptop Don Reply:
October 20th, 2011 at 8:29 pm
Dope music,yea! His new SK tracks been sick plus Outlaw which I wish he’d have put out a vid for but oh well!
Moviesss……nah his shits ain’t classics like that to me! Lotta them joints headed to BET Blackbuster cinema shortly! Please believe! And headphones, even if they’re moving units…I wont give him too much credit or the “he’s a business genius” shout his superstans always give him because that move is a clear cut rape & rip off of Dre’s idea! Im sure its generating even more to his empire/wealth but no points for that!
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jae 1 Reply:
October 20th, 2011 at 8:43 pm
damn tuff love is cool, but sounds like your haten lol but wat i was trying to say to have everything out their poping is hard to do.its like he just started with the movie thing few years ago,look at will smith he started with fresh prince acting like a goof but that show was big.then he moved on to be the biggiest movie star.its like to have everything and be muti tasked is a crazy thing sum ppl cant do that.i jus think its cool wat hes doing i ant rideing him.ppl who ride ppl want something from that person.plus no one gives props to kno one no more but i will
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Uptop Don Reply:
October 21st, 2011 at 12:34 am
That’s fair! I could see what u talking about g! I took it from a diff angle lol
jae 1 Reply:
October 21st, 2011 at 2:15 am
yea its all good ha
October 20th, 2011 at 10:19 pm
It has nothing to do with the “look” – - it has ALL to do with the music. People just aren’t interested in hearing 50’s music. And at the same time 50’s music is no where near as GREAT as it was early on in his career. Add those two facts up and you have an artist struggling to grab the masses attention.
I like 50. Unfortunately his time proley has come and gone. Listen to what he says ” I’m tryna out do what I’ve done before” – - thats not how creating great art happens. Artist that last decades are ever evolving and growing. 50’s chasing “Get Rich or Die Trying”. And sadly he’ll NEVER be able to recreate that moment in time. Or recreate that music.
But don’t feel bad for him… He’s had more than enough success in music. In business period for the matter. Dude had a full career’s worth of success in 2 albums.
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Angry Gillmore Reply:
October 20th, 2011 at 11:36 pm
i get what you’re trying to convey but i think that’s the problem 50 cent always goes back to saying”it feel like i’m starting again or it feel like my first album” it should feel like wheres hes @ now. thats what seperates greatness from average rappers (Pun, Biggie etc all changed their perspective once they reached success they didnt try to recreate their first body of work)
In my opinion he shouldn’t try to out-do himself he should just give an honest interpretation of his current situation; theirs nothing wrong with being rich and not being in that environment anymore he can rap about his current problems.
point in case, hes applying a formula that he used ten years ago; times have changed if he would use some innovation in his music with a fresh perspective im sure he’d be successful. I always check for his new music; i do love his aggressive content but i need growth from him artistically just like his personal life.
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October 21st, 2011 at 8:02 am
Isn’t that what Jay-Z is doing, but everybody say that is now disconnected with his fan because of his new luxury rap? I think 50 Cent should go back on tour, reconnect with is fan, push his new music during show and get people exited again for a new album.
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Angry Gillmore Reply:
October 21st, 2011 at 7:34 pm
Good point; I wont debate that Jay has always tried to express his new financial/social space artistically, but Ill quote 50 cent Jay-z is the “cool nerd” in hip-hop. I doubt him and 50’s view will ever be the same even if they’ve transitioned to corporate America and have made millions. The point was 50 doesn’t have to revert to his first album; content or subjectively to feel like he cant create another classic. And in all fairness; since you pin-pointed luxury rap I Just think that its a thin line between have and have nots its all how its expressed. Id love to hear 50’s take on it.
Triune Reply:
October 21st, 2011 at 11:50 am
I agree. 50 has the classic I don’t want to grow up mentality when it comes to his music. Yes, I understand that he wants to express the harsh realities as he says but what’s going on in his life right now? That’s what he should be trying to express, not what was going on before GRODT.
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BK718 Reply:
October 21st, 2011 at 2:30 pm
Yeah 50 expresses the harsh realities and I think thts the problem he’s too real on the song then days went by he talks about his grandfather,uncle being drunks and his other uncle being a crackhead that stole drugs from him,money from grandmother and how it hurt him when she thought he was the thief that right there is a reality for a lot of ppl even mr maturity jay z it bugs me out when 50 speaks reality he’s corny he needs to stop cause he doesn’t live that anymore but rick ross talks that bullshit its considered good music and entertainment even tho sellin weight right off the iphone is the dumbest things a drug dealer or ex dealer should ever think of and say why ppl don’t appriciate the real shit anymore
October 21st, 2011 at 12:42 pm
I think 50 career is done and he is the only to blame for it. Times changes, music changes, style changes, audience changes, and 50 just refuses to accept that. Continues to bash anyone artist that is changing with the time to stay relevant.
I will give him props are feeding a million people but why can’t he just feed a million people why does it have to be linked to some social media. It has already gotten him a lot of press to begin with.
And I’m just not feeling 50 cent whole I’m still a gangster vibe in his tracks. GROW UP 50, you were smashing Chelsea Handler who talked multiply times how nice you are. I just think he trying to keep up a hood/gangster image when it comes to his hip hop audience but then flip it and try to keep a smart/dressed/hollywood vibe when it comes to his movie/entertainment audience. Just not buying it at all.
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Mike Reply:
October 21st, 2011 at 4:07 pm
I understand your comment and I have to respectfully disagree with it.. To imply that money changes a person from what they were for the major learning parts of his or her life completely if a false out look of how life works..
There isn’t a switch that can be flicked.. and boom you forget what it was like to struggle.. I’m all for growth in 50’s content.. And I also like it when he finds ways to tell fans in music some of the shit he went through growing up.. That is what an artist is supposed to do.. Make the consumer see their world with a beat and lyric..
50’s biggest problem isn’t what he says in a rap… It’s the stucture in the song that has fallen on deaf ears.. Meaning the beats, the feature, the hook, the mood, and everything else is just a dated sound.. If he were to update his music with the same content he will win… Because as much as people want to see him lose… There are those waiting to see if he can do it again
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Angry Gillmore Reply:
October 21st, 2011 at 7:41 pm
well said
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October 22nd, 2011 at 7:55 am
Not to be different from everyone else but, i agree with 50’s comment i aint never heard of real gangsters anywhere who like to skateboard….im just saying!
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October 23rd, 2011 at 11:46 am
I agree!!!
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