How do you view 50 Cent's career? For me I applaud what he's done to evolve into other challenges, just wish we got more out of his prime. he was one of the best rappers early 2000s and still writes a fire verse from time to time. Musically do you think 50 was a disappointment?
yeah he should've branched out into other things to rap about. Still he had one of the biggest pushes in music of all time. He was the rap version of Stone Cold Steve Austin. People liked the hype and the beefs but when it came to the technical side of rapping and doing other stuff on the mic he just stayed in the lane he was in.
@@gregmatic2861 Kanye dropped graduation and then 808s the next year and it was over lol . Drake dropped so far gone a couple of months after 808s as well . Skinny jeans , the hipsters “weirdo “ sensitive and vulnerable guys/style took over . 50 was explosive and had talent ofc but didn’t have range . Someone like a Kendrick Lamar whose from the same type of environment of 50 but can just go more in depth about it and get creative and sound completely different on every song and album.
@StuntedGrowthMusic Great Video you should definitely do the other former members from the G-Unit Label like Olivia, Kidd Kidd, Spider Loc, Uncle Murda & Lil Scrappy that never amount to nothing from working with 50 Cent but at least it got their foot in the door at least 💯
50 got 5 albums, 2 which are classics. 2 group albums and a slew of mixtapes. With at least 5 of those mixtapes being classics. 50 did what he was suppose to do. The game changed and he saw it coming so he adjusted properly.
50 Cent rap career did exactly what it was supposed to. You can’t rap and stay relevant until your hair turn grey depending on how early you started. But I totally agree with you this man career is still going strong
@@snowskee7769 the crazy part is people say he fell off. I disagree. Animal Ambition was dope. The Big 10 was good too. His catalog might be unmatched.
Music was changing by the time "Curtis" dropped. 50 got out at the perfect time. Its hard to keep making street music after being away from it and RICH for so long. He didn't stay in the streets like these idiots today do. He moved faraway. He had video games,clothing,shoes, cologne, MOVIES, TV on LOCK and everything else you could ask for.50 did it PERFECTLY.Kanye, Cudi, and other similar acts were coming into serious form at the time. 50 is the Blueprint for these dudes today. 50 is the Floyd of rap to me.
Game really messed up the massacre. Don’t get me wrong, the massacre is great, but not as great as Get Rich Or Die Tryin. Game can’t write songs, so those songs that 50 Cent had for the massacre he gave to game. If 50 would’ve kept those songs, he could’ve had another classic on his hands. Not to mention Interscope delayed his album
I loved 50 Cent growing up. Ppl couldn’t stop playing his music for two years and after losing the #1 album spot to Kanye he figured out other ways to stay relevant than just making gangsta rap music.
He's a rap legend and he didn't need to do shit else and he changed the whole trajectory of the rap game this nigga ain't disappoint nothin because he's successful as hell BECAUSE of rap
50's flow was so smooth. I was listening to in da club today. He was a beast. But I don't think NY rappers ever lose that. He just realized that he can make more money faster in other areas. (same with Chamillionaire)
For me his growth wasn't stunted he came into the game to do a job shake shit up dominate and move on!! (He cleaned house & expanded into the fields!!). In my opinion he conquered... Maybe 1 more project in the prime run maybe his biggest growth stunt.
Man I use to listen to all 50 mixtapes back in the day before he even blew and I’m from Detroit ……Power of a Dollar, Guess Who Back and No Mercy No Fear all classics.
The industry chose backpack rap over street music as it was just as lucrative minus all the extra shit that came with the street element. 50 walked away before the industry pushed him out the back door. The Kanan Tape proved it was the industry, not him who fell off.
I think the best comparison for 50 Cent is Shaq, both lived a larger than life lifestyle. Both put up number you will probably never see in a 3 year span. Both had GOAT potential. Both have achieve great success in the business aspect. Both were very dominant and put fear in opponents. And both of their peak were cut short.
@@matthewmann8969 Horrible businessman. At his peak,50,Jay and Puff were worth about 200 million. Putt and jey are billionaires 50 omly worth 30 million. HORRIBLE BUSINESSMAN
I love this comment section 50 Cent deserves all this respect and flower he’s getting! I’m glad most hip hop fans look at and respect 50 real street Nigga. Grew up right in front of us and knew the adjustments he had to make in his career. Good video! Future Suggestions: Ludacris. The Game. Missy Elliot. Ciara. Chingy. Roscoe Dash. Wiz Khalifa
50 had a great run in his career could have a longer run most definitely but this man has forever change the mixtape game and has 2 diamond albums world wide and has given us a G-Unit group of a dominance era. He's still dominating the TV/Show World with the power universe and BMF, and is a legend personally in my eyes!!! Salute to that man 💯💯💯🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
his beef with jimmy iovine and undermining dre and releasing his own headphone line too, caused friction. Also the numerous beef he was always having with people and not believing in over saturation. This dude released mixtapes left and right while releasing albums and doing a movie. He got it back now in the TV world so at least he is still relevant in that way.
Rap was 50 stepping stone. You can just tell when he first came in the game he was meant for more. He never fell off, he just never focused all his energy on one skill. In America where they judge every tiny thing he "fell off" but in other countries he's a rap titan.
I agree fifty should've accomplished more as an artist. I think doing too many movies during the peak of his career took his focus away from music like most rappers than they decline as an artist. Signing too many artist watered down the g-unit and investing in artist that didn't pan out like Olivia.
50 Catalog is elite. 50 flooded the mixtape game rather than albums that's why he overlooked to me. Eminem told him he should've saved alot of music for album material...One of the few heavyweights that balanced supporting his artist and still.being successful..Majority of them only focused on self.
I recently had this thought and 50 cent, to me he’s the rap version of marlo from the wire. I think he generally liked the thrill of confrontation the street life brought. From the stories I heard about 50 back on the south side he was always looking for a fight or bullying somebody. I feel like he’s smart enough to know that getting back involved in the streets in any way is completely pointless but he still misses the blood rush, like marlo making it out the streets but still leaving that upscale party to go and confront some corner boys. so him beefing with other rappers or poking fun at people is that little bit of taste he can get, like Marlo licking his blood off his arm.
50 did what lot of folks should do at the casino, win early and cash out ASAP. 50 peaked with Curtis as his last good album IMO, and then smartly transitioned to other things to make money. I have zero interest in a new 50 album, but will always be on the lookout for new, non music projects. Could he have done more? Sure, but he wisely moved on at the right time.
@@williamwolfxrivera2418 I don’t see how it didn’t hurt 50’s brand, because after Curtis, his next album didn’t really get much marketing or anything like that. Before I Self Destruct had some epic tracks on it, but the industry was too busy chasing Kanye and Taylor even before the VMAs incident.
@@onlyone23km or Because 50 cent was doing other business deals that was successful and Kanye actually has a lot of good albums I can already tell you didn't listen to any of Ye's Albums because you didn't know about the Album he release after the Taylor Swift Incident or the real life issues Ye went through after Graduation was released and Genre changing album he released after said incidents
I look at it like he got what he wanted out of Rap, moved on to his other passions, but will still hit the Studio when the proper Inspiration hits him. He's had a couple Songs that have hit since his last Official Album. "No Romeo, No Juliet" made waves. Couldn't get away from "I'm The Man" when it dropped and "Money Power and Powder" is blasting out of the Cars of every dude in my City right now. 50 is a calculated dude, and he knows what he's doing. I expect his last Album to be a major surprise, even if it goes ignored by the masses, but I'll never count 50 out. Learned THAT LESSON already.
A lot of artist stick around & become stale musically but 50 broaden his horizon after maybe realizing his music wasn't hitting as b4 but he has classic art & is a blueprint on how to leave the streets & get your corporate hustle on 🎩 Great video ✌️💖🌟
50 Cent's growth isn't "stunted", his growth is "smart": rappers have a "hot period" musically, and 50 has reached his imo....all his Starz shows (Power, Raising Kanan, Ghost, Force, BMF) are keeping him relevant, but this generation sadly won't be checking for him musically.....realistically, the only 40+ rappers this gen will accept is Gucci, Boosie, 2 Chainz, Juicy J, Yo Gotti, Ross and maybe Jeezy
@@dabadguygeezie we don’t need them checking niggas still selling records after damn near 20+ years in the game , when the Durks lil baby’s & city girls can get like that then will see who be checking for them
50 Cent is one of the best rap artist in history. He was the best at writing hooks , good cadences, the best character, hits, the image. He just check all the boxes. Honestly, he didn’t have any stunted growth.
I have a love/hate relationship with my Cancer uncle 50. GRODT will always be one of those staple rap albums for me, though. I was like 10 or 11 when it came out. I remember getting a hold of the album and burning it to my computer. Hustler’s Ambition is my fave 50 track. 21 Questions was my teeny-bopper anthem. He really had the streets on lock. Plus I love the 50-Verse on Starz. But he… can be a jackarse.
Nothing had an impact like 50 did. He blew the roof off the rap world. His mixtapes are amazing and Get Rich sold 13 million and is still one of my favourites. He done that then went into the film world. He has nothing to prove.👍🙏
Get Rich or Die Tryin is one of hip-hop greatest albums of all time. He will forever have that. The Massacre was good but it wasn't like Get Rich or Die Tryin'. He put on his group, and other artist and was movies and mainly television. He became a business man. His first major album helped him get to where he is a today.
@@onlyone23km as far as a album every year from 96-03 yea... but as far as apeel & have the whole world wantes to be G-Unit, the greatest run kinda goes to 50
He never fell off music just changed with the Kanye and lil Wayne era….after Curtis he had Atleast 6 solid projects and a lot of fire singles that shoudve blew but once the public perception of you is something negative and you don’t have the big machine behind you it’s def gonna look like a fall off he did what he had to and made a impact you gotta respect it IT WAS 50 vs THE INDUSTRY
I just went through his discography last night. He adjusted accordingly very well cuz his tapes are all still dope. Some more than others but each tape reflects where hip hop was at that time. Look at Ayo Technology, that was the time where MANY other artists were upping/"selling out" top the pop sound. His transition was clean for him. Would you rather transition to a mogul at the right time when you see the writing on the wall like 50, or be tone deaf to your falloff n keep making "for the streets music" when completely isolated from the lifestyle like Ice Cube. No knock at Cube, what I'm saying is these most recent tapes he made when in the penthouse acting like he was still in the basement didnt hit like the Predator.
@@onlyone23km Snoop Dosent "Have" to Rap like it was Life or Death in his Younger Years. If Snoop still raps it's out of Passion and Not Necessity. Not to mention older Rappers get little Respect if any and if you make one Album the Masses dont like you are immediately considered Wack, So why not Exit when your Name is not Mud? Just saying 🤷♂️
Number two was biggest stunted growth for 50 musically. If he didn't have so many beefs, he could have callbo with so many artists from different coasts can truly could been the goats
Yo Ali, 50 has dropped PLENTY of material since 2010! War Angel, Murder By Numbers, The Lost Tapes, The Big 10, Hustlers Ambition, not to mention the two G-Unit projects The Beauty Of Independence & The Beast......anyone who says 50 fell off musically hasn't been paying attention to the underground, his catalogue is deep & extensive af!
Beloved war angel was released in 2009, and all and all 2009 was his last great year musically, the kanan tape was dope but that shit couldn't fuck with forever king or the war angel lp period!
To me 50 is one of the goats. He has done well for himself I wish he done more albums like get rich or die tryin although he did have some good mixtapes
From someone who lived in queens during his prime . His impact dominated Ny and hip hop . His Prime run 2002-2007 is the 2nd greatest hip hop run ever . Getting older and looking at his run now it probably would’ve even longer if he collaborated with more artists nd not try to run everyone over
@@Jac735 With Jay-z it’s more the whole career body of work . At his best he was sharing the spot light a nas , Ja , dmx Eminem. Sorta like Kobe was competing with A.i , T-Mac , Garnet, nd Tim Duncan for the top spot . Jay took a break when 50 emerge
I think he got ALOT out of his music career. He still can drop songs and get millions of views which is very good for his generation of rappers. Of course it ain't the type of numbers artists like Drake get now. Back in 2003 tho that would be another story
50 was on top of the world then. I give him props for being honest about the fact that he doesn't do Drugs or drink Alcohol in a Interview. The problem is Kid's believe everything they hear in Rap song's. (They hear it because Adults play it continuously)
I haven’t watched all the reasons, so if he says this my bad, but giving Game most of his album was a huge knock. The Massacre could’ve been another classic.
man 50 cent was the man when i was in 7th grade, the line to get ( get rich or die trying) was insane! wrapped around the store and damn it was worth the wait, couldn’t even skip a track.
Imo 50 is one of the best rappers of all time he’s in my top 5 he had a great music career went diamond twice worldwide dropped 2 classic albums through his career dropped 2 classic G-unit albums throughout his career have plenty of classic mixtapes 50 is definitely one of the 🐐s in hip-hop I wouldn’t say he fell off musically I’d say it was more so hip-hop was changing gangsta rap wasn’t cool anymore Kanye West proved that no matter what 50 put out it wasn’t going to hit the same like it did earlier in his career. One thing I’d say that is bad about 50s career is 50 has been a rapper for 20 plus years right….. and he only has 5 albums in a 20+ year career imo he should be way more than 5 albums deep in his career he should have at least 7 to 8 albums by now but idk I always felt like 50 didn’t release enough albums like he could or should I really wanted to hear his SKI album that he kept talking about but unfortunately it never came out and honestly I think Interscope was holding the album hostage and not letting 50 put it out but that’s another story but yeah 50 should have had a deeper discography than just 5 albums.
Coming from a huge fan, I would say musically from 2010 onwards he couldn't keep up with the times or fit in with the new crowd of the waynes,drakes and kanyes of the world or at least keep his core audience satisfied, he even acknowledged that he couldn't fit in his mixtapes and interviews from that point he became too formulaic and predictable & his attention shifted for movies, TV and other business ventures, I believe after the problems he started having with his record label in 2007 it was the point he gradually started focusing elsewhere.
But look at Wayne and I don't really like drake and them but Wayne been out since 97 and still doing his thing cuz Wayne kinda set trends and being unique at the time I'm guessing 5th just kept that gangsta flow but it gets tiring after a while plus the beef if you keep having beef records don't sell as much or they do in dome extent but it gets dead after a while
Nah 50 still ruthless with classics he just doing it in a mastermind way. He did anything but fall off. His bars on force theme are pretty chilling when they finally reach you
„Getting rich and stopped trying” nailed💯. When he travels around Europe and did the tour for “Get rich…” it was my first disappointment. I’ve been to the concert in Hamburg with some friends and he did already did every crash grab move in the book. The Game did a great job on his first Europe tour. Also his lacking leadership with G Unit… In the early 2000 50 used to one of my favorite rappers. Salute!
50 realized that to make the real money you have to check out other ventures. In my opinion he had 3 classic albums including get rich or die tryin soundtrack. I think stunted growth belongs to broke rappers. 50 doesn’t belong in this category at all
Get Rich Or Die Trying, Power Of The Dollar, 50 Cent Is The Future, God's Plan, Guess Whos Back, No Mercy No Fear, And G Unit Radio Volume One are all classic makers yups
50 is all around if you think he still more relevant than most of his peers you probably more enjoy some music, Tv shows, books, liquor, workout, etc bro is Gucci he past the milestone most rappers are not going to make and he owns most of his intellectual property
He is still a legend and I will always respect him for he has done for Hip-Hop but his constant beefing is hurting his legacy but it's not hurting his image which I am happy about. But you gotta understand that's just 50 being 50. That's how he is and that's what we need to accept that. He's struggled throughout his life people tried to end his life in the past including Ja Rule and his Murda Inc crew and he still came back on top. And don't get me started on his trolling it's top-tier level trolling. He is super petty and it's hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣. You gotta do Ja Rule next.
Actually your first stunted growth topic was part of the story that helped him rise to prominence. I mean there were fans like myself blasting "Power of the Dollar" in my room as a kid, but the shooting and the following beef with Ja Rule catapulted him to the top.
Very interesting take. And as a Fif supporter. On the surface I instantly disagreed. Upon digesting in totality. I see and agree unequivocally. I remember the disappointment of the Massacre as I kept saying ok we gonna get gunit mixtape 50 and another dud. Still my guy tho. Wouldn't bet against. Great unbiased take as usual. Premium content! Your so in your bag now! I don't see your competition out here. What's next?
Don’t know if I could view 50’s career as one where his growth was stunted. Even through just his music alone, he has achieved more than most rappers who made it could ever dream of. He was literally the pinnacle of hip hop when G-Unit was at its all time high. I mean, come on, 50 made himself into a brand, and is still going strong with his keen sense of business acumen to this day. Stunted growth? Nah. Simply a man that always knew he had more to offer to this world than his music. 50 said it himself, he’s not a rapper, he’s a businessman
I loved how to rob. I remember how people were so hyped for get rich or die trying. I bought it from the store that first day and honestly I was underwhelmed. 50's main flaws as a rapper is that he only made like 3 types of songs- gangster, bragging about money songs, and the getting women songs. That's why I think Kanye had the better debut in that era. Basically the beefs made him and that's what people know him for. Still he had a better run than most.
How do you view 50 Cent's career? For me I applaud what he's done to evolve into other challenges, just wish we got more out of his prime. he was one of the best rappers early 2000s and still writes a fire verse from time to time. Musically do you think 50 was a disappointment?
Not a disappointment he came at the right time his albums sales were falling of by 09
@@KhiryTheKonqueror Got ya. Wish in his prime he dropped 1 more.
yeah he should've branched out into other things to rap about. Still he had one of the biggest pushes in music of all time. He was the rap version of Stone Cold Steve Austin. People liked the hype and the beefs but when it came to the technical side of rapping and doing other stuff on the mic he just stayed in the lane he was in.
@@gregmatic2861 Kanye dropped graduation and then 808s the next year and it was over lol . Drake dropped so far gone a couple of months after 808s as well . Skinny jeans , the hipsters “weirdo “ sensitive and vulnerable guys/style took over . 50 was explosive and had talent ofc but didn’t have range . Someone like a Kendrick Lamar whose from the same type of environment of 50 but can just go more in depth about it and get creative and sound completely different on every song and album.
@StuntedGrowthMusic Great Video you should definitely do the other former members from the G-Unit Label like Olivia, Kidd Kidd, Spider Loc, Uncle Murda & Lil Scrappy that never amount to nothing from working with 50 Cent but at least it got their foot in the door at least 💯
50 got 5 albums, 2 which are classics. 2 group albums and a slew of mixtapes. With at least 5 of those mixtapes being classics. 50 did what he was suppose to do. The game changed and he saw it coming so he adjusted properly.
50 Cent rap career did exactly what it was supposed to. You can’t rap and stay relevant until your hair turn grey depending on how early you started. But I totally agree with you this man career is still going strong
@@snowskee7769 the crazy part is people say he fell off. I disagree. Animal Ambition was dope. The Big 10 was good too. His catalog might be unmatched.
not to mention all the collabs
Definitely Power of the Dollar a classic
Beg for Mercy a classic too
Music was changing by the time "Curtis" dropped. 50 got out at the perfect time. Its hard to keep making street music after being away from it and RICH for so long. He didn't stay in the streets like these idiots today do. He moved faraway. He had video games,clothing,shoes, cologne, MOVIES, TV on LOCK and everything else you could ask for.50 did it PERFECTLY.Kanye, Cudi, and other similar acts were coming into serious form at the time. 50 is the Blueprint for these dudes today. 50 is the Floyd of rap to me.
Best 2 EVER do it
True dat!
I loved the Curtis album and I still wish it beat Graduation on 9/11/2007! Had that been the case, Kanye interrupting Taylor could’ve been prevented!
@@onlyone23km But Then we wouldn't gotten his Magnum Opus in 2010
@@williamwolfxrivera2418 Magnum Opus?
I remember seeing 50 on a vitamin water commercial around 2008. I was like huh, why isn't he recording. 50 seen the game changing
I think 50 Cent still did a great job with his life
Yes life of course. Def
@@stuntedgrowthmusic in regards to his rapping - he’s almost wasted talent. He should have A LOT MORE catalog
Game really messed up the massacre. Don’t get me wrong, the massacre is great, but not as great as Get Rich Or Die Tryin. Game can’t write songs, so those songs that 50 Cent had for the massacre he gave to game. If 50 would’ve kept those songs, he could’ve had another classic on his hands. Not to mention Interscope delayed his album
@@WendyOryen
And for a rapper as impactful and influential as 50 was, his run in the mainstream was roughly on par with Ja Rule's.
@@shauncameron8390 way bigger than ja run
50 Is A Solidified Legend In Music...He Peaked Kinna Early.
But He's A Legend None The Less.
Best EVER
Agreed Bro 💯
I loved 50 Cent growing up. Ppl couldn’t stop playing his music for two years and after losing the #1 album spot to Kanye he figured out other ways to stay relevant than just making gangsta rap music.
where all your bros at?
Do trina next
Had Curtis beat Graduation, he’d still be making music. Especially if he kept winning awards.
Curtis sold more worldwide
@@yungl.o.e9211 I heard, but Graduation I think was declared winner due to domestic sales numbers.
To me 50 will prob always be my favourite rapper but he definitely could’ve achieved more as a rapper 🐐
Couldn’t have put it Better Myself Bro ….. 👍🏿
“Here’s a jewel, love your enemies and hate your friends/ Your enemies remain the same, your friends always change” Dopest line from that cypher.
He's a rap legend and he didn't need to do shit else and he changed the whole trajectory of the rap game this nigga ain't disappoint nothin because he's successful as hell BECAUSE of rap
50's flow was so smooth. I was listening to in da club today. He was a beast. But I don't think NY rappers ever lose that. He just realized that he can make more money faster in other areas. (same with Chamillionaire)
Right
Agreed Bro
50 had his run musically but now he's doing his thing with television and he's killing it.
And still lost all of his money
For me his growth wasn't stunted he came into the game to do a job shake shit up dominate and move on!! (He cleaned house & expanded into the fields!!). In my opinion he conquered... Maybe 1 more project in the prime run maybe his biggest growth stunt.
I definitely feel like 50 cent could have went on a lil longer musically but you could always tell he had a vision outside of music.
Man I use to listen to all 50 mixtapes back in the day before he even blew and I’m from Detroit ……Power of a Dollar, Guess Who Back and No Mercy No Fear all classics.
50 cent was my guy growing up
Rap was a tool he used to get to where he really wanted to be. He’s done what he was meant to do.
Exactly!
Facts
The Man is a Legend and I still hold out hope that he drops another Rap Album Classic …… 🔥. 🎤
@@constablekennedy7705it's over in rap
Mannn 50 had the world In his hands around that time I was a kid seeing it all happened as a fan big facts nobody can't take that from him 💯💯💯💯
He still drops singles here and there not like he doesn’t drop music.
He had a great run I wouldn't say he fell off at all he's still a marketing genius even more now with TV Shows and drinks nowadays.
The industry chose backpack rap over street music as it was just as lucrative minus all the extra shit that came with the street element. 50 walked away before the industry pushed him out the back door. The Kanan Tape proved it was the industry, not him who fell off.
Disagreed, 50 is now behind the scenes in Hip-Hop. He's a beast in the beast.
I think the best comparison for 50 Cent is Shaq, both lived a larger than life lifestyle. Both put up number you will probably never see in a 3 year span. Both had GOAT potential. Both have achieve great success in the business aspect. Both were very dominant and put fear in opponents. And both of their peak were cut short.
This is so accurate
@@newagehighlights8880 😂
True. They should make a stunted growth video based on Shaq cause during the early to mid 90’s was making Hip-Hop music too.
At least 50 doesn't have to rely on music to maintain relevance. He's a phenomenal businessman.
He's a horrible businessman. He lost all of his money.
@@deman19901 Yeah but that was many years later after many business success before hand.
@@matthewmann8969 Horrible businessman. At his peak,50,Jay and Puff were worth about 200 million. Putt and jey are billionaires 50 omly worth 30 million. HORRIBLE BUSINESSMAN
@@matthewmann8969Puff and Jay have a billion. 50 has 30 million.
He was just here in London and absolutely smashed it! 50 has actually elevated highly...He has true talent and charisma with a business mind 💯
50 is a hustler I never saw him as someone who truly loves Music. Respect to him.
I love this comment section 50 Cent deserves all this respect and flower he’s getting! I’m glad most hip hop fans look at and respect 50 real street Nigga. Grew up right in front of us and knew the adjustments he had to make in his career. Good video! Future Suggestions: Ludacris. The Game. Missy Elliot. Ciara. Chingy. Roscoe Dash. Wiz Khalifa
50 had a great run in his career could have a longer run most definitely but this man has forever change the mixtape game and has 2 diamond albums world wide and has given us a G-Unit group of a dominance era. He's still dominating the TV/Show World with the power universe and BMF, and is a legend personally in my eyes!!! Salute to that man 💯💯💯🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
50 Cent is one of the best rappers in the game and definitely most influential. Put mixtapes on the map. Best run in the game. Last gangsta rapper.
He had a nice run and was a marketing genius
Power of a dollar was a classic to me.
his beef with jimmy iovine and undermining dre and releasing his own headphone line too, caused friction. Also the numerous beef he was always having with people and not believing in over saturation. This dude released mixtapes left and right while releasing albums and doing a movie. He got it back now in the TV world so at least he is still relevant in that way.
He even beefed with *Jimmy* ? Gahhdamn 💀💀
Rap was 50 stepping stone. You can just tell when he first came in the game he was meant for more. He never fell off, he just never focused all his energy on one skill. In America where they judge every tiny thing he "fell off" but in other countries he's a rap titan.
Musically he did fall off once he lost his number one spot to Mr West.
Kayne ended his rap career
50 fell off
I agree fifty should've accomplished more as an artist. I think doing too many movies during the peak of his career took his focus away from music like most rappers than they decline as an artist. Signing too many artist watered down the g-unit and investing in artist that didn't pan out like Olivia.
He still rich, still relevant even after music and that’s REALLY the game.
You can't stay on top forever.. He milked the game for enough.. Changed his whole life.. So he won..
Maler
Been a 50 fan since Power of a dollar & guess who's back
💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
People slept on power of a dollar album due to how rob.
I still listen to Guess who's back, Fuck You is my shit💥
Power of a Dollar was a classic. It was never officially released and still became a classic.
50 cent the best rapper ever lived
I think 50 served his purpose
Been a fan of 50 since hearing him on Onyx's react & How To Rob. I still got Power Of The Dollar that was bootleg all over the street
My nigga 50 had a great career I salute to 50 🐐 to me
He transitioned his shows power , bmf , for life , power book 2 are all fire and bring views his music still hit especially his old mixtapes
2002-2009 50 have the industry on lock.
Eminem
Dr. Dre
G unit on his side.
more like 03-05
I’d say from 2004-07. Kanye derailed his career.
@@onlyone23km naw, 50 did it to himself
@@onlyone23km beefing stop his run.
Right 02-09 he still drops good singles here and there
50 Catalog is elite. 50 flooded the mixtape game rather than albums that's why he overlooked to me. Eminem told him he should've saved alot of music for album material...One of the few heavyweights that balanced supporting his artist and still.being successful..Majority of them only focused on self.
50 catalog isn't elite. Grow up fam
@@dsg3053 to you👍🏾
I recently had this thought and 50 cent, to me he’s the rap version of marlo from the wire. I think he generally liked the thrill of confrontation the street life brought. From the stories I heard about 50 back on the south side he was always looking for a fight or bullying somebody. I feel like he’s smart enough to know that getting back involved in the streets in any way is completely pointless but he still misses the blood rush, like marlo making it out the streets but still leaving that upscale party to go and confront some corner boys. so him beefing with other rappers or poking fun at people is that little bit of taste he can get, like Marlo licking his blood off his arm.
50 had an amazing music career. Now he’s getting on and he’s moved on to tv. He’s winning and still bringing home the💰
50 did what lot of folks should do at the casino, win early and cash out ASAP. 50 peaked with Curtis as his last good album IMO, and then smartly transitioned to other things to make money. I have zero interest in a new 50 album, but will always be on the lookout for new, non music projects.
Could he have done more? Sure, but he wisely moved on at the right time.
Kanye’s Graduation beating Curtis definitely hurt 50’s brand.
@@onlyone23km it didn’t but whatever
@@onlyone23km it never did
@@williamwolfxrivera2418 I don’t see how it didn’t hurt 50’s brand, because after Curtis, his next album didn’t really get much marketing or anything like that. Before I Self Destruct had some epic tracks on it, but the industry was too busy chasing Kanye and Taylor even before the VMAs incident.
@@onlyone23km or Because 50 cent was doing other business deals that was successful and Kanye actually has a lot of good albums
I can already tell you didn't listen to any of Ye's Albums because you didn't know about the Album he release after the Taylor Swift Incident or the real life issues Ye went through after Graduation was released and Genre changing album he released after said incidents
I look at it like he got what he wanted out of Rap, moved on to his other passions, but will still hit the Studio when the proper Inspiration hits him. He's had a couple Songs that have hit since his last Official Album. "No Romeo, No Juliet" made waves. Couldn't get away from "I'm The Man" when it dropped and "Money Power and Powder" is blasting out of the Cars of every dude in my City right now. 50 is a calculated dude, and he knows what he's doing. I expect his last Album to be a major surprise, even if it goes ignored by the masses, but I'll never count 50 out. Learned THAT LESSON already.
Been a fan of 50 since hearing him on Onyx's react & his single How To Rob. I still got Power Of The Dollar that was bootleg all over the street
G-Unit was the only group I followed and rocked their gear since WUTANG!
A lot of artist stick around & become stale musically but 50 broaden his horizon after maybe realizing his music wasn't hitting as b4 but he has classic art & is a blueprint on how to leave the streets & get your corporate hustle on 🎩 Great video ✌️💖🌟
50 Cent's growth isn't "stunted", his growth is "smart": rappers have a "hot period" musically, and 50 has reached his imo....all his Starz shows (Power, Raising Kanan, Ghost, Force, BMF) are keeping him relevant, but this generation sadly won't be checking for him musically.....realistically, the only 40+ rappers this gen will accept is Gucci, Boosie, 2 Chainz, Juicy J, Yo Gotti, Ross and maybe Jeezy
U just named all south rappers .. not true ppl also check for jay, nas em, Kanye,
@@r.heffner-hoe4983 not the Lil Baby/Migos/NBA Youngboy/Lil Durk/City Girls generation
@@dabadguygeezie we don’t need them checking niggas still selling records after damn near 20+ years in the game , when the Durks lil baby’s & city girls can get like that then will see who be checking for them
He could’ve been hotter than he was.
Nas is the one people still check for and he is 50 now. Nas more than Jeezy, juicy J , Kayne or Ross.
Tbh a career like 50’s is rare in music to go damn near diamond on your debut as a black gangsta rapper is impossible
50 Cent is one of the best rap artist in history.
He was the best at writing hooks , good cadences, the best character, hits, the image. He just check all the boxes. Honestly, he didn’t have any stunted growth.
I have a love/hate relationship with my Cancer uncle 50. GRODT will always be one of those staple rap albums for me, though. I was like 10 or 11 when it came out. I remember getting a hold of the album and burning it to my computer. Hustler’s Ambition is my fave 50 track. 21 Questions was my teeny-bopper anthem. He really had the streets on lock. Plus I love the 50-Verse on Starz. But he… can be a jackarse.
Nothing had an impact like 50 did. He blew the roof off the rap world. His mixtapes are amazing and Get Rich sold 13 million and is still one of my favourites. He done that then went into the film world. He has nothing to prove.👍🙏
Get Rich or Die Tryin is one of hip-hop greatest albums of all time. He will forever have that. The Massacre was good but it wasn't like Get Rich or Die Tryin'. He put on his group, and other artist and was movies and mainly television. He became a business man. His first major album helped him get to where he is a today.
GRDT was a more balanced album. The massacre had too many beef and dirty rap/bubblegum rap singles.
@@maroon9273 Facts it was too commercial.
50 Cent had THE greatest hip hop run. His run is unmatched
Jay-Z had a better one.
@@onlyone23km as far as a album every year from 96-03 yea... but as far as apeel & have the whole world wantes to be G-Unit, the greatest run kinda goes to 50
@@LloydxMcfly I saw G-Unit in concert, last April.
Alongside eminem in 00 to 02. Even 50 surpassed eminem when grdt came out.
@@maroon9273Eminem is better than 50 tho.
He never fell off music just changed with the Kanye and lil Wayne era….after Curtis he had Atleast 6 solid projects and a lot of fire singles that shoudve blew but once the public perception of you is something negative and you don’t have the big machine behind you it’s def gonna look like a fall off he did what he had to and made a impact you gotta respect it IT WAS 50 vs THE INDUSTRY
I just went through his discography last night. He adjusted accordingly very well cuz his tapes are all still dope. Some more than others but each tape reflects where hip hop was at that time. Look at Ayo Technology, that was the time where MANY other artists were upping/"selling out" top the pop sound. His transition was clean for him. Would you rather transition to a mogul at the right time when you see the writing on the wall like 50, or be tone deaf to your falloff n keep making "for the streets music" when completely isolated from the lifestyle like Ice Cube. No knock at Cube, what I'm saying is these most recent tapes he made when in the penthouse acting like he was still in the basement didnt hit like the Predator.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOUR CHANNEL! DONT STOP! How about De La Soul and their years long battle with Tommy Boy?
Can you do one on Xzibit and Rass Kass, they are some of the best lyricist from the west coast
Both of their run should be bigger and longer. Especially rass kass in the 00s and Xzibit in the mid to late 00s.
Who wants to Rap Forever? I mean Really
50 is almost 50 😅
Snoop still raps.
@@onlyone23km Snoop Dosent "Have" to Rap like it was Life or Death in his Younger Years. If Snoop still raps it's out of Passion and Not Necessity. Not to mention older Rappers get little Respect if any and if you make one Album the Masses dont like you are immediately considered Wack,
So why not Exit when your Name is not Mud?
Just saying 🤷♂️
The problem was, he already declined after his first album, this isn't just about recent years.
Number two was biggest stunted growth for 50 musically. If he didn't have so many beefs, he could have callbo with so many artists from different coasts can truly could been the goats
He still is one of the 🐐
@@slimeballmk6656not in music
50 Cent had a monumental 5-year run from 2002-2007 gangster rap died and did not come back to mainstream until Chief Keef in 2012
That freestyle in the beginning so classic
Yo Ali, 50 has dropped PLENTY of material since 2010! War Angel, Murder By Numbers, The Lost Tapes, The Big 10, Hustlers Ambition, not to mention the two G-Unit projects The Beauty Of Independence & The Beast......anyone who says 50 fell off musically hasn't been paying attention to the underground, his catalogue is deep & extensive af!
Beloved war angel was released in 2009, and all and all 2009 was his last great year musically, the kanan tape was dope but that shit couldn't fuck with forever king or the war angel lp period!
He fell off after GRODT. Listening to "Curtis", it sounded like he wasn't even trying anymore.
Gunit reunion was garbage.
@@bdot187um50 fell off after get rich
50 cent truly the best music hip hop history's
50 had a successful rap career.
50 is iconic
Rap outgrows every rapper in changes all the time
Bro. I remember when 50 dropped. I was a junior in highschool, the game was completely changed.
I like these vids and the deep catalog
To me 50 is one of the goats. He has done well for himself I wish he done more albums like get rich or die tryin although he did have some good mixtapes
From someone who lived in queens during his prime . His impact dominated Ny and hip hop . His Prime run 2002-2007 is the 2nd greatest hip hop run ever . Getting older and looking at his run now it probably would’ve even longer if he collaborated with more artists nd not try to run everyone over
@@user-pk5mb4jx7l 4geting jay z he was doing hid thing in 97 and up ja as well and other artists but I feel ya
@@Jac735 With Jay-z it’s more the whole career body of work . At his best he was sharing the spot light a nas , Ja , dmx Eminem. Sorta like Kobe was competing with A.i , T-Mac , Garnet, nd Tim Duncan for the top spot . Jay took a break when 50 emerge
50 cent is the greatest hook maker in hiphop history. I challenge anyone to say better
I think he got ALOT out of his music career. He still can drop songs and get millions of views which is very good for his generation of rappers. Of course it ain't the type of numbers artists like Drake get now. Back in 2003 tho that would be another story
50 was on top of the world then. I give him props for being honest about the fact that he doesn't do Drugs or drink Alcohol in a Interview. The problem is Kid's believe everything they hear in Rap song's. (They hear it because Adults play it continuously)
I haven’t watched all the reasons, so if he says this my bad, but giving Game most of his album was a huge knock. The Massacre could’ve been another classic.
man 50 cent was the man when i was in 7th grade, the line to get ( get rich or die trying) was insane! wrapped around the store and damn it was worth the wait, couldn’t even skip a track.
Imo 50 is one of the best rappers of all time he’s in my top 5 he had a great music career went diamond twice worldwide dropped 2 classic albums through his career dropped 2 classic G-unit albums throughout his career have plenty of classic mixtapes 50 is definitely one of the 🐐s in hip-hop I wouldn’t say he fell off musically I’d say it was more so hip-hop was changing gangsta rap wasn’t cool anymore Kanye West proved that no matter what 50 put out it wasn’t going to hit the same like it did earlier in his career. One thing I’d say that is bad about 50s career is 50 has been a rapper for 20 plus years right….. and he only has 5 albums in a 20+ year career imo he should be way more than 5 albums deep in his career he should have at least 7 to 8 albums by now but idk I always felt like 50 didn’t release enough albums like he could or should I really wanted to hear his SKI album that he kept talking about but unfortunately it never came out and honestly I think Interscope was holding the album hostage and not letting 50 put it out but that’s another story but yeah 50 should have had a deeper discography than just 5 albums.
50 used Hip Hop as a vehicle to get his hands on other things... He's a hustler....
facts
Coming from a huge fan, I would say musically from 2010 onwards he couldn't keep up with the times or fit in with the new crowd of the waynes,drakes and kanyes of the world or at least keep his core audience satisfied, he even acknowledged that he couldn't fit in his mixtapes and interviews from that point he became too formulaic and predictable & his attention shifted for movies, TV and other business ventures, I believe after the problems he started having with his record label in 2007 it was the point he gradually started focusing elsewhere.
But look at Wayne and I don't really like drake and them but Wayne been out since 97 and still doing his thing cuz Wayne kinda set trends and being unique at the time I'm guessing 5th just kept that gangsta flow but it gets tiring after a while plus the beef if you keep having beef records don't sell as much or they do in dome extent but it gets dead after a while
Nah 50 still ruthless with classics he just doing it in a mastermind way. He did anything but fall off. His bars on force theme are pretty chilling when they finally reach you
„Getting rich and stopped trying” nailed💯. When he travels around Europe and did the tour for “Get rich…” it was my first disappointment. I’ve been to the concert in Hamburg with some friends and he did already did every crash grab move in the book. The Game did a great job on his first Europe tour. Also his lacking leadership with G Unit… In the early 2000 50 used to one of my favorite rappers. Salute!
50 realized that to make the real money you have to check out other ventures. In my opinion he had 3 classic albums including get rich or die tryin soundtrack. I think stunted growth belongs to broke rappers. 50 doesn’t belong in this category at all
Get Rich Or Die Trying, Power Of The Dollar, 50 Cent Is The Future, God's Plan, Guess Whos Back, No Mercy No Fear, And G Unit Radio Volume One are all classic makers yups
Thank you for FINALLY taking my advice on this, JC! I knew completing the G-Unit connection was vital to this series!
How can one of the 🐐 have a disappointing career
He will always be☝🏽 of my favorites❗️💯
50 is all around if you think he still more relevant than most of his peers you probably more enjoy some music, Tv shows, books, liquor, workout, etc bro is Gucci he past the milestone most rappers are not going to make and he owns most of his intellectual property
He is still a legend and I will always respect him for he has done for Hip-Hop but his constant beefing is hurting his legacy but it's not hurting his image which I am happy about. But you gotta understand that's just 50 being 50. That's how he is and that's what we need to accept that. He's struggled throughout his life people tried to end his life in the past including Ja Rule and his Murda Inc crew and he still came back on top. And don't get me started on his trolling it's top-tier level trolling. He is super petty and it's hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣. You gotta do Ja Rule next.
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Actually your first stunted growth topic was part of the story that helped him rise to prominence. I mean there were fans like myself blasting "Power of the Dollar" in my room as a kid, but the shooting and the following beef with Ja Rule catapulted him to the top.
Very interesting take. And as a Fif supporter. On the surface I instantly disagreed. Upon digesting in totality. I see and agree unequivocally. I remember the disappointment of the Massacre as I kept saying ok we gonna get gunit mixtape 50 and another dud. Still my guy tho. Wouldn't bet against. Great unbiased take as usual. Premium content! Your so in your bag now! I don't see your competition out here. What's next?
It's kind of ironic that I was listening to 50 Cent when this popped up.
Don’t know if I could view 50’s career as one where his growth was stunted. Even through just his music alone, he has achieved more than most rappers who made it could ever dream of. He was literally the pinnacle of hip hop when G-Unit was at its all time high. I mean, come on, 50 made himself into a brand, and is still going strong with his keen sense of business acumen to this day. Stunted growth? Nah. Simply a man that always knew he had more to offer to this world than his music. 50 said it himself, he’s not a rapper, he’s a businessman
No one wants to be a rapper forever. It's all about growth.
50 main passion was business he was jus good at rap and happened to make a classic bruh. Its understandable.
I loved how to rob. I remember how people were so hyped for get rich or die trying. I bought it from the store that first day and honestly I was underwhelmed. 50's main flaws as a rapper is that he only made like 3 types of songs- gangster, bragging about money songs, and the getting women songs. That's why I think Kanye had the better debut in that era. Basically the beefs made him and that's what people know him for. Still he had a better run than most.
Piggy bank really fucked his career up bt going at rappers that were not involve with murder inc beef.