To paraphrase the immortal phrases of Jay-Z: 50 Cent is a enterprise, man. The MC-turned-media mogul, celebrating 20 years since his traditional debut, has grown his G-Unit empire right into a sprawling array of TV and film productions that, based on Fif’s new Billboard digital cowl story written by Carl Lamarre, have made him a critical (and significantly wealthy) energy participant in Hollywood.
However even that money circulate can’t examine to the cash truck the rapper says he’s backing up for touring nowadays. The MC — who’s engaged on a brand new album with longtime pal and producer Dr. Dre whereas gearing up for his first intensive home tour in 13 years — shared how a lot issues have modified because the pre-fame days when fellow rapper Grasp P was reserving him.
“I feel he [Master P] gave me like $80,000, and now I’m getting like $900,000, $1 million,” 50 claimed of his present per-show quote. “The best factor we create in America is celebrities. For those who see LeBron [James’] fan base internationally, you’ll argue, ‘Why is he staying right here?’ He’s that huge internationally. For essentially the most half, I can’t converse for everyone, however the worldwide aspect of the sport is completely different.”
And whereas he has tapped the brakes on new music recently, 50 stated he hasn’t missed writing and recording as he’s constructed up his non-rapping resumé over the previous decade. “I get the eye that I need from music once I need it. I simply went out and toured 45 international locations, and in all places was offered out,” he stated. “That made me wish to supply new music that I might combine into the whole lot now. I’ve performed what I wished to do within the [sales] capability. I’ve offered over 35 million data. Not singles — albums. With Em, it’s completely different as a result of he’s by no means going to cease [recording]. It bugs him out that I can do TV manufacturing.”
The interview features a rundown of the various profitable enterprise offers 50 has lower over the previous 20 years, together with an funding in vitaminwater that earned him $100 million and his profitable foray into TV crime dramas with the Starz Energy empire, which earned him and TV author Courtney Kemp Agbor a $150 million cope with the community for a three-series dedication.
That preliminary deal has allowed collection govt producer 50 to supervise a sprawling Energy kingdom that has spawned six seasons of the unique, in addition to hit spinoffs Energy E-book II: Ghost, Energy E-book III: Elevating Kanan and Energy E-book IV: Pressure, in addition to his present BMF, which adopted the rise of notorious Detroit drug sellers the Black Mafia Household; the latter is now in its second season on Starz.
