Despite what many may think or feel about 50 cent, one can always expect him to be extremely candid and entertaining in his interviews. However, one must always note that 50 cent is a business man and he’ll always bring his intellect in the boardroom /interview leaving you with a different perception of what you assumed of him prior. ‘The Get Rich Or Die Tryin‘ mcee whose known for his blatant in-your-face opinions always finds himself at the center of beefs. Recently, rumors quickly surfaced that 50 cent and his close friend Floyd Mayweather were no longer BFF’s. Some people speculated that the separation came after 50 Cent teamed up with Manny Pacquiao [against Floyd wishes] while Mayweather was serving a jail sentence for a domestic assault charge back in May.
Well, 50 cent finally sets the record straight on that topic and a number of other swirlling rumors surrounding his break-up with G-Unit members, Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo, the delay of his fifth album, being misunderstood, the state of hip-hop, and he also weighs his opinion on the recent beef between Lupe Fiasco and Chief Keef. Peep a few excerpts and watch the full interviews below:
Working With Pacquia0 And His Current Relationship With Floyd Mayweather:
“Floyd is a friend of mine. I look at Floyd like he’s my younger brother. He earns so much that he just spends it. He just run around and spend it; he spends it and do what he want, so there’s no urgency to anything. And then when the communication breaks and it starts to not be… look, my concept of TMT is the fights you want to see. It’s Floyd, Manny Pacquiao, the fight.”
Whether his new partnership will ultimately jeopardize his relationship:
“If actually building the company would build the excitement that keep Floyd conscious of what’s good for business, as opposed to the ego, then I could sacrifice the company, putting them together on that financial end and saying, ‘Y’all could promote the whole thing,’” he continued. “I get 200 million [dollars] easy. I raised it twice for my film production company. That’s what it would cost for the fight.”
“I don’t think so [in terms of it jeopardizing his relationship with Floyd]. I think he’ll go ‘I wish him luck.’ … It’s not like I’m not in communication with him. I texted him and told him everything.”
Part II