Ridiculous 50 Cent Quotes

Although I think 50 cent makes really dope music and is on top of the game (no pun intended), outside the studio he says some really stupid stuff. I still bump G-Unit all the time, and I love the fact that he got a dope crew now with signing M.O.P., Mase, and Mobb Deep to his label. The other G-unit members Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo (but not Young Buck) are probably doper than 50 lyrically, although 50 can come with hooks like no other.

But people take what he says like it's gospel. Nobody remembers when he dropped "How to Rob.....", because it came out before he was popular. He basically dissed everybody in the industry. His reasons for droppin' disses towards Jadakiss and Fat Joe are just helter skelter. Why? Cause they made a song with Ja Rule? They didn't even drop 50's name in the song. Ridiculous. The man used to be cool with Nas, and now he dissin' him too. Then he kicks Game out the G-Unit for being "disloyal," and sayin' "How We Do" is Game's tighest record since 50 was on the hook. That's gotta be the worst song on Game's album. Game is tighter lyrically than 50 will ever be.

To give credit where it is due, 50 makes hot music, period. But the fame is getting to his head, and if he keeps runnin' his mouth like he's been doin', he's gonna get shot (again) like 'Pac and Biggie. Nevertheless, here's some really stupid quotes by 50 cent, with a little commentary on why they're so stupid:

1. On His Diss Song "Piggy Bank":

I said, 'I'll do your little a-- like Jay-Z did Mobb Deep,' and that was put you on the Summer Jam screen. That wasn't a disrespectful-enough insult to stop Mobb Deep from doing business with me, and they made the best-performing record of their career with 'Outta Control.' It went to the top 10 in all formats."

For those who don't know the history, Jay-Z displayed a picture of a teenage Prodigy (of Mobb Deep) on the big screen at a Summer Jam concert a couple years ago. This was when Mobb Deep and Jay-Z had beef, and the picture was of Prodigy in this sequin outfit with tap shoes on. 50 Cent just referenced that particular diss on "Piggy Bank" to diss Jadakiss.

So 50 Cent's sayin' that his "Outta Control Remix" w/Mobb Deep was the "best-performing record of their career". Is he joking? While the song was dope, any song on The Infamous Mobb Deep's 2nd or 3rd album were way doper than "Outta Control." Is he forgetting about "Shook Ones Pt. II," which was a classic? That beat was so hot that Mariah Carey sampled it for "The Roof" off her album "Butterfly." The Mobb has had hit after hit off that album, then dropped the "Hell on Earth" album which continued those hits, especially with "G.O.D. Part III," with that Scarface sample. The next hottest hit came with "It's Mine" w/Nas which used that other Scarface sample. Their current hits include "Cobra", "When You Hear The....." and "Got It Twisted," all dope records. I don't care if "Outta Control" was their best selling hit, the only reason those types of records sell is because they're club hits (i.e. bought by 18-25 year-old white girls). All the aforementioned songs are hands-down better than "Outta Control."

2. On Pastor Mase's Transformation Back to "Murda Mase":

That's actually my idea," 50 said about Mase going back to "Murda." "I'm actually not supposed to say this, but I'mma say it anyway. Me and Mase sat down and had conversations. I told him, 'When you were writing Murda Mase material you sold 4 million records. If you can sacrifice for a moment ... having people being confused with what your intentions are and have them think that maybe 50 is so evil you went from God to the G-Unit, that he got you thinking like that, it'll all be for a greater win when you generate that interest of [millions] of people to deliver a record that has a positive message.'

It's such a dramatic change, like 'Wow, you got a minister talking aggressive.' If you can get the kid that's listening to that aggressive music to hear and understand your positive message, he actually did something."

Before Mase signed with Bad Boy and dropped all of those hits in the late 90's, he was Murda Mase and rolled with his Harlem crew (including Cam'ron, back then known as "Killa Cam"). So I'm not sure what 50 is sayin' when he says that Mase sold 4 million records when he was Murda Mase, cause nobody even knew who Mase was back then, before he signed with Bad Boy and hooked up with P. Diddy. With Bad Boy, he was anything but "Murda". Later on, Mase did a very admirable thing by leaving all the money and fame behind to follow God, and he became a pastor. He tried to come back to rap last year, but his album did poorly because his music was considered "soft" as a pastor.

So 50 tries to bring him back by signing him to G-Unit, and he's sayin' that by rappin' as Murda Mase, more people are gonna listen to him. Then 50 sayin' that by getting people to listen to "a minister talking aggressive," Mase can later on drop a "positive message." Does this even make any sense? The pastor goes back to gangsta, gets people to listen to him, and then after that he can start talking about God? While now more people are listening to Murda Mase, it doesn't make any sense for a minister to get a positive message out by shockin' people with gangsta lyrics initially. This plan by 50 is just beyond messed up (although it is cool to have Murda Mase back).

3. On Kanye West:

"He puts together witty phrases and he's a great talent as a producer, but I still don't know who Kanye West is when I listen to him," 50 said recently in Miami. "By listening to the record, I don't know who he is — I know he's been in a car accident, that's what I know."
"I feel like Kanye West is successful because of me," he said. "After 50 Cent, [hip-hop fans] was looking for something non-confrontational, and they went after first thing that came along. That was Kanye West, and his record took off."

This is just plain stupid. This guy thinks the whole world of hip-hop revolves around him or something. If I was Kanye West, I'd definitely consider this a diss. Kanye drops his own hits, he never even did a song with 50. And he was a dope producer before he even grabbed the mic, and before 50 even dropped "In Da Club." Almost every other dope hit of the early 00's was produced by Roc-A-Fella's two in-house producers, Just Blaze and Kanye West, including a lot of Jay-Z's hits. As well, Kanye's music is different than 50's, although a majority of both their hits are club bangers. But 50 Cent is dead wrong on this one, Kanye woulda broke through the mainstream regardless of whether 50 came before him or not.

4. On Being A Role Model:

"I see myself as a role model because I've been taking advantage of all the options and opportunities that have been created for me," the rapper said last week in London. "They may not consider me as a role model because I write about harsh realities — the things that actually go on in the environment that I came up in — and I ain't going to change that. But what I say to the kids is, 'Watch what I do, not what I say.' "

Again, does this even make sense at all? "Watch what I do, not what I say." 50's a rapper. All he does is say things. I guess we should all stop "watching" what he says and stop listening to his records. And he definitely ain't a role model.

5. On Dr. Dre Producing The Game's New Album:

"If I'm not messing with him [The Game], how is Dre going to mess with him?"......"Then that means me and Dre got beef. I think everybody sees my pattern."

This is absolutely the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. The Game is Dre's protege. Before Game came 50, Eminem, and Snoop. The underlying factor? Dre's tutelage, vision, and production. Dre's beats + Game's lyricz = straight fire. The Game dropped the album of the year with "The Documentary," with Dre supplying a lot of the beats and was executive producer of the album.
The 50 Cent-Game beef is one of the oddest beefs I've ever seen, since both are protege's of Dre and are signed to the same label, Aftermath. It was Eminem who brought 50 Cent to Aftermath, and Dr. Dre basically made 50 cent when he produced the hottest beat of the year of 2003 with "In Da Club." But now 50 even runnin' his mouth about his boss, sayin' if he produces Game's new album, then he'll have problems with that. That's ridiculous. This dude operates as guilty by association. You work with his enemies, he disses you too. Don't bite the hand that feeds. One day you might just be cut off. While 50 has proven he can make hit records without Dre, he's definitely better off being cool with him. Just ask Snoop. Although Snoop never had beef with Dre, when Dre left Death Row Records to found Aftermath, Snoop faltered a bit. Anything Dre touches turns gold (better yet platinum). 50 Cent should be grateful that Dre reached out to touch him in the first place. Dre can produce whomever he wants to produce, and 50 ain't got a say in any of it.