50 Cent Changes his Tone...is a Lil Wayne Fan

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50 Cent and his New Plan

50 Cent has made it known that he's displeased with the way Interscope has handled his projects, both for his own solo album and the G Unit solo/group albums. It seemed that in the beginning when 50 was the newly signed star, Eminem and Dre did everything for him to make sure he succeeded. I mean they were getting paid off him, so it's only right.

Fast forward to today, 50 Cent is still Interscope's biggest star, even to the point where it seems 50's presence on the label is hindering other artists from getting their shine. With the current drought in sales, the label doesn't seem to be willing to throw a lot of moeny into a project that has no guarantee of selling. 50 Cent and G Unit actually have zero guarantee of making a lot of sales because grimy NY gangsta rap isn't what's in.

Look around. You got Soulja Boy, you got the trap style music from Jeezy, you got Lil Wayne, you got a lot of southern clubby music going around. That's whats actually selling, especially in the ringtone market. G Unit makes gangsta hits that don't appeal to radio stations.

So what is 50 Cent gonna do? You know if anyone can come up with a way around it, it's Curtis Jackson.

It seems as if 50 Cent is setting up his whole operation online now, with the mixtape distribution through the internet to get buzz. He's back to mixtape grind mode like he was during his early years with Shady records. Instead of letting the label help push and using their dollars, he uses internet promotion which is much cheaper and he's catapulted himself high in internet traffic because of his celebrity status. It seems to be a great way to build buzz for his upcoming G Unit album huh?

How will G Unit's Record Sales be Affected by Young Buck's Departure?

G Unit has recently kicked Young Buck, the southern representative of the group, out because of a few greasy things Buck said concerning 50 Cent in some interviews. Buck was complaining about money, saying things weren't as good between himself and 50 as they used to be, and basically trying to sound like a man about it while subliminally complaining.

50 then took shots in interviews stating that Buck was out for attention and that he was like his "little brother", belittling Buck to sound like he was immature compared to the Boss man.

Remember when Game tried to get Young Buck to leave the group when Game got kicked out? Did you ever think it would come to this?

It really makes you wonder what's gonna happen, is Buck gonna reunite with Game and put together some real good music? Is Buck going back to Cash Money since he's trying to rebuild ties with Lil Wayne? Is Young Buck going to have success with the Outlawz (yes Pac's group) and his newly formed label Cashville Records?

There's a lot of question marks in Young Buck's future. I've even heard rumors that Young Buck owes 50 Cent and a bunch of other people money...that sounds like trouble especially when you lost your spot in one of the hottest rap groups in the industry right now. And 50 Cent isn't the type to show mercy and let someone back in. He did it with Game and look what happened there.

Since G Unit as a group is basically the core squad of NY rappers, we can say that G Unit is back to normal. They will do fine. BUT we must take into consideration with current record sales, East Coast rappers flop on a regular basis. New York rap isn't what hot anymore and the South is where it's at, hell, even Fat Joe moved there remember?

So now that Young Buck, arguably one of G Unit's biggest asset's is tossed out of the group, how will record sales shift for G Unit? No effect? Negatively? Will the south NOT buy G Unit cd's anymore because they aren't represented?

50 Really needs to retool G Unit outside the core group, because dudes like Spider Loc and Mazaradi Fox aren't the types of guys that can carry your label. Outside of 50, Lloyd Banks is the only spitter on that label worth mentioning. Yayo is wack, even though he's been going a little harder with the rhyming lately.

Keep an eye open for news concerning Young Buck and 50 Cent/G Unit....things can get real interesting real fast.

What if Eminem was a mixtape rapper?

It seems to me that Eminem is an underachieving and extremely talented rapper. This is painfully obvious when you see his "business success" when you compare him to a far inferior emcee such as 50 Cent. I'm not hating on 50 either, 50 is a good emcee and very underrated, but Eminem has a status and respect that many legends in the game have taken notice.

When asked in a recent interview about 50 Cent and why he puts out mixtapes, he mentioned that Eminem thinks hes crazy for doing so. Eminem believes that if you put out mixtapes, its detrimental to your album sales and will cut out profits.

Sorry Mr. Mathers, but not everyone has to work as little as you to sell records.

Eminem put out that trash album Encore and it blew up. Slim Shady doesn't even have to try anymore to compile an album, he just has to put his name on it and it will go platinum because White America LOVES THIS MAN.

With talent like Eminem's, you can see that his business sense isn't the best. 50 Cent made himself a huge business leader and icon with a fraction of the pure talent. That says a lot about both of them; 50 Cent is a hustler and Eminem just flat out isnt.

If Eminem worked hard to secure business ventures and put out material to keep his name hot, the sky would be the limit. He would go from being in a position lower than 50 Cent to contending with Jay-Z for richest rapper.

What if Eminem put out mixtape material? You know that a lot of mixtape material now isn't the best, but it's for mixtapes. It's hot street material that you love to listen to, and what if Marshall actually applied himself to drop that so that his name would still be relevant? You have a lot of people now questioning his skills saying that he fell off...

If Em put out like 2-3 mixtapes a year with material comparable to Lil Wayne, you wouldn't have any more arguments about who the best rapper alive is...Eminem would probably destroy Wayne, and I'm a HUGE Wayne fan (no homo).

We can only hope that Eminem's upcoming CD will be worth the wait and that he finally realized putting out crap like Encore is insulting to the fans.

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YOUNG BUCK IS OUT OF G UNIT!!!

That's right folks, Young Buck is out of the G Unit Group officially according to the Boss 50 Cent. He is still signed to the G Unit label.

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50 SAYS YOUNG BUCK HAS NO REASON TO COMPLAIN ABOUT MONEY

50 Cent has gone on to downplay rumors Young Buck and G Unit beefing, more specifically over money. He said that in order for buck to validate himself as a man, he has to go against what 50's doing.

50 and the G Unit crew have been working like crazy on making mixtape tracks and building buzz back up like they used to have when 50 first got signed to Shady/Aftermath. The reason for this is that Interscope did little to help their poorly selling albums, so they are flooding the streets.

The first G Unit mixtape in several years called Return of the Body Snatchers only featured 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, and Tony Yayo. Apparently the mixtape was recorded entirely in a weekend when Buck was on a separate tour, and wasn't even aware that the new material was being put together.

Recently things appeared to be different, when only the Queens native G Unit members were present during interviews, while their southern counterpart Young Buck was missing from interviews and went on in other interviews to talk about the distancing him and 50 have been doing. In one interview, Young Buck went on to say that he didn't receive a royalty check from G Unit his entire time with them.

50 Cent counters this statement by saying that each G Unit member has earned $10 million during their careers with him (only talking about the artists who actually had album releases). 50 Cent goes on to say that they have seen $10 million through their career, but what they've done with it is not his business.

Also he commented on the speculation of beef between the crew and more specifically between himself and Buck. He says that it isn't as big of a deal as everyone's making it out to be and that their photoshoot for XXL was ordinary and there was no tension.

50 SAYS THAT HIM AND JAY-Z HAVE BEEFS WITH THE SAME PEOPLE

50 points out in an interview that him and Jay-Z share beefs with the same people in the music industry. People get frustrated and nervous at 50 Cent's success so they take shots at whoever's the top dog. The same people who complain about 50 are the same people who complained about Jay-Z in the past. He is in a sense "cleaning up" Jay-Z's mess. The beefs aren't then specifically related to 50 Cent and himself as a person, but the fact that him and Jay-Z were both on top at different points and the people under them always take shots at whoever's the hottest.

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50 CENT DISAGREES WITH EMINEM ON MIXTAPES, NO BEEF WITH RICK ROSS

50 Cent admit that his disappearance from the mixtape circuit is what hurt him recently when he was advised to fall back by his label Interscope, and Eminem. They told him that he should stay away from mixtapes because they cut down his total sales since he's giving the material away for free. That was about the same time DJ Drama and Don Cannon were having problems with the RIAA raid.

50 realized his mistake and has dropped A LOT of new mixtape material in the last few months to make up for his absence.

He said that they (Eminem and Interscope) think he's crazy because of the mixtapes he does. He said in an interview how Eminem questions why he puts it out like that, and 50 explains to us that he couldn't be as hot as he is in the streets if he didn't put out the free material. He also explains that he will put out the best final product if he does the mixtapes to build the buzz.

Also recently online, 50 Cent had a Fat Joe Funeral after reading the soundscan numbers from Fat Joe's Elephant In The Room album that recently dropped. He went on to talk about Rick Ross on the video and many speculated that 50 was taking shots at Ross and warning him not to mess with 50.

Rick Ross is doing good," 50 explained in the interview. "I also complimented him that he had the #1 album. I said, 'Just don't stand too close to this fat piece of ...' I'm saying that because of what [Joe's] trying to do. He runs to Miami and hangs out with them like he's running Miami? Does Fat Joe run Miami? I don't think Fat Joe runs Miami. I think people from Miami would be upset you're even questioning that. The fact he can influence DJ Khaled on the radio, does that mean Fat Joe runs Miami? ... I don't care if [Khaled] ever plays my records. He's not important enough to what I'm doing for it to matter. Not to say Miami doesn't count. He doesn't count for it to matter to me."

UNDERRATED EMCEES PART 1

Here's my list if my underrated emcees. This is purely opinion, and I don't expect you to agree with me 100% but I feel each emcee I list is underrated for certain reasons. Not all reasons are the same also. You might not even think they're underrated so bear with me.

50 Cent - This man is very underrated as an emcee. Keep in mind his career's success overshadows everything he has ever fallen short on in terms of music making. He became extremely wealthy off capitalizing off the Eminem/Dr. Dre connection, blowing up on the mixtape circuit, and finding ways to profit off his brand name. When you think 50, you think of his big business and his gangsta. However, pay closer attention to the songs he writes. 50 Cent actually has a versatile style in flow structure and writing. He's very under appreciated for his skills, but at the same time it's harder to see the talent because he's gotten so rich he probably doesn't care as much about the music as before.

Fabolous - Fab isn't really underrated, but he's misrepresented. The Fab I know spits gangsta on mixtapes and comes with those sick metaphors...all Brooklyn style. Mainstream American views Loso as a rapper for the women, like an LL Cool J in a sense. People always criticize Loso for his albums, and say that his mixtapes are bangers. I think in the eyes of mainstream America, Fabolous is underrated in terms of his skills and true talents, and has to dumb it down for the more pop oriented crowd.

Kanye West - Kanye West isn't as wack as everyone thinks on the mic. In fact, his most recent stuff is getting ever more complex and he's got great metaphors, and rhyme structures. It's funny to see Kanye West come into the game as a backpacker, only to become a mini Jay-Z with commercialism in his raps and boasts of arrogance. Not hating either, I'm a big Jay-Z fan. Kanye West is more known for his production, where as I think he is also an extremely capable emcee.

Obie Trice - This man is so slept on, it's ridiculous. His first album Cheers was a monster, and he dropped Second Round's on Me and that was hot too. I admit, the second album wasn't quite as good as the first, and I'm not sure if it was because of the production, or because he started freestyling everything, but both albums were fire. If you're unfamilar with Obie Trice, I want you to check out a lot of his mixtape material and even peep his albums, his lyricism speaks for itself.

There are plenty more of underrated emcees that I know about and would like to share my knowledge with you on them because they too deserve their shine. I'll put that in another post sometime. There's a lot of NY rappers who don't get love because the south is what's hot right now. A lot of dudes from Chicago don't get attention either because if you think Chicago, you think either Lupe, Kanye, or Common. Detroit is full of great emcees as well. I got love for the south, but if you're a hip hop fan, you gotta pay attention to these other regions even though BET and MTV don't give them equal airtime.

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50 CENT PREVIEWS G UNIT ALBUM AT HIS MANSION...CALLS 'CURTIS' A DUD

According to MTV, 50 Cent was previewing his G Unit album coming out soon for them and he went online recently to say that it was a 'dud' and isn't afraid to admit that. He admits that there were hit records on the album, but the timing was not good for their releases. He suggested that if "I Get Money" came out as the first single, that sales would have increased heavily.

Another place where 50 blames himself is the fact that he didn't build up to the release of Curtis with mixtape tracks to get the streets buzzing. He hadn't released mixtape material like this until after Curtis was released. He says that he took bad advice from Interscope.

50 revealed a track "The Party Ain't Over" featuring all the members of G Unit, which is supposed to "appeal to the inner hooligan" in us. Another track he showed was called "Down" produced by Swizz beats. Another record is called "Liar, Liar" where 50 is telling a girl everything she wants to hear when hes not completely sincere.

50 is excited about his mixtape releases coming up and is resuming taking over the streets from which he took a brief get-away. The news of 50 Cent and DJ Drama's G Unit Gangsta Grillz is coming out on the mixtape circuit to help G Unit get back on the top once more. He goes on to say that creating music hasn't been a problem because everyone was hard working in the studio.

On this album, they have to only come hard on one verse so they ended up writing 3 different verses and using the best ones. Interesting technique, definitely be looking forward to the new G Unit projects dropping soon!

T.I. MIGHT APPEAR ON THE G UNIT GANGSTA GRILLZ

Even though T.I. is under house arrest and waiting for his trial, he's been on the grind recording numerous songs, including the Lupe Fiasco - Superstar remix with Young Jeezy and T.I.

A T.I. representative said that we should expect a large number of guest appearances with Tip. With recent news surfacing about the G Unit Gangsta Grillz mixtape, it's a huge possibility that T.I. would be on a song or several songs with 50 and the Unit.

T.I.'s new single for his album Paper Trail should be coming out in the near future. Paper Trail is going to drop sometime in September.

50 CENT AND DJ DRAMA WORKING ON G UNIT GANGSTA GRILLZ

It has been confirmed that 50 Cent and DJ Drama are working together to compile a G Unit Gangsta Grillz mixtape. Drama claims that both him and 50 are monsters in the game and that this mixtape is going to turn out hot. Drama says that 50 said it's about time for G Unit to get hot in the south. A couple weeks after Elephant In The Sand dropped on ThisIs50.com, 50 Cent called up Drama and inquired about starting this new mixtape.

DJ Whoo Kid is also going to be heavily involved on the project, and Drama says we should expect some comedic skits on the mixtape as well.

50 Cent has been busy at work showing his hunger as an artist again with several mixtape releases. This upcoming mixtape just adds to the list and shows 50 Cent isn't done in the rap game yet.

YOUNG BUCK STILL DOWN WITH THE UNIT

With rumors floating around and the article recently surfacting about Young Buck not getting royalty checks from 50 Cent and G Unit, Sha Money XL has stated that all these accusations are false.

Young Buck has released 2 commercial albums under the G Unit Imprint, Straight Outta Cashville (2004) and Buck The World (2007).

According to earlier rumors, Buck wasn't getting paid for his work from royalties from 50, but these rumors were shot down by Sha Money XL.

"I, as Buck’s manager and as former President of G-Unit Records want to make it clear: that is false. Young Buck has cleared over $10 million dollars working under 50 Cent’s and my guidance.” says Sha Money XL

Young Buck is expected to be on the 2nd G Unit group album Shoot To Kill.

Sha Money XL also denied rumors of Young Buck planning to leave G Unit, claiming that people start rumors to attempt to divide and conquer the group and saying that these tactics won't work on G Unit.

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