50 CENT RETIRES / BURNED OUT. Cross Marketing Hype & Kanye !
Posted on Jun 04, 2009 under Retire Rich |
After KAYNE outsells 50 CENT, Mr. Curtis Jackson comes back in a revenge interiew. Fifty states that Kanye benefitted off of him allowing the entire situation, the way it went down (50 selling 300,000 less than Kayne).
Rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson tips his G-Unit-branded hat to Forbes on the remix of his latest single, “I Get Money.” Dubbed the “Forbes 1, 2, 3 Remix” and the “Billion Dollar Remix,” the song, which features cameos by fellow hip-hop kingpins Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs, is a boast over the trio’s top billing on Forbes’ recent list of the top earners in rap music.
“A lot of money on this record!” 50 Cent crows on the track, released Monday evening, which is based on the third single from his latest studio album, Curtis. It is the first collaboration among the three rap moguls, who each kick off their stanzas by gloating, “I run New York!”
Jay-Z holds the top spot on Forbes’ Hip-Hop Cash Kings list with 2006 earnings of $34 million, trailed by “Fiddy” (as 50 Cent is known to fans) with $32 million. Diddy nabbed the No. 3 spot with total earnings of $28 million. (See: ” Hip-Hop Cash Kings”)
True enough to the “Billion Dollar Remix” title, the trio—all native New Yorkers—boast sprawling Manhattan-based media empires with more than $1 billion in total gross sales of related merchandise.
Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter is the chief executive of Def Jam Recordings, a unit of Universal Music. He also owns the 40/40 clubhouse franchise, as well as a small stake in the New Jersey Nets. (Need we mention Beyonce?)
In addition to topping Forbes’ Hip-Hop Cash Kings list, Jay-Z also debuted at No. 9 this year on Forbes’ Celebrity 100 list of the most powerful entertainers, edging out industry heavyweights like Steve Spielberg and David Letterman.
Combs lords over Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment, whose business interests include the Warner-backed Bad Boy Records, Sean John clothing label, a best-selling men’s cologne and a string of programs for MTV.
In an e-mail to Forbes about the single, Diddy wrote, “We appreciate the opportunity to trail blaze at Forbes.com, proving we’re not only the TOP earning entertainers but the TOP entertainment thinkers to come up with something as innovative as this.”
Since the release of his 2003 debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin’, 50 Cent has amassed a sizable fortune through his G-Unit entertainment portfolio, which includes a record label, clothing line, Reebok sneaker line, ring tones, video games and even a recent line of “urban fiction” published by a division of Time Warner (nyse: TWX - news - people ). (He spent his first royalty check buying copyrights to the G-Unit moniker.) In 2006, 50 Cent appeared on the cover of Forbes Magazine’s Celebrity 100 issue.
“This remix is more than a song, it’s a celebration and collaboration of hip-hop’s elite,” 50 Cent said.
This summer, rumors in the blogosphere suggested 50 Cent rival Kanye West might appear in the remix. Not so. 50 Cent has been embroiled in a well-publicized sales scuffle with Kanye West, whose latest album Graduation dropped on Sept. 11, the same day as Curtis. 50 Cent famously told reporters that if West outsold him, he’d retire from his solo rap career. (He later qualified the statement by betting West would suffer a massive drop off after first-week sales.)
Though an official tally won’t be available before Wednesday, early reports have West besting 50 Cent by at least 100,000 copies. But in the duel over who makes more money, 50 handily trumps West, who pocketed an estimated $17 million last year, roughly half of 50’s income.
West will have to sell millions of copies of his latest album, plus embark on a mega-successful worldwide stadium tour a la the Rolling Stones, to match 50’s estimated earnings by year’s end, even discounting his recent album. In May, Coca Cola (nyse: KO - news - people ) announced it would pay $4.1 billion to buy Vitamin Water, the bottled water company in which 50 Cent owns a stake. Fiddy’s estimated take from that sale, after taxes: $100 million.
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June 4th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
hes rich ”
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hes rich ”
you cant tell that nigga nothing”!!
June 4th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
n 1908 sally ruse …
n 1908 sally ruse died looking for her dog. a ghost came and killed her. In 30 minutes you’ll find a bloody ghost in your closet. it will kill your family. if you put this in 6 videos in 30 minutes you will be safe. sorry
June 4th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
fifty is retarded. …
fifty is retarded. in the words of Crooked I
“Who made Curtis Jackson more than 2 quarters?! DRE”
fifty ain’t witout dr dre & Em behind him.
June 4th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
he sold more …
he sold more worldwide dumbass and he’s way more rich (100 mil just for the water) plus kanye is homosexual so SAD KANYE SAD
June 4th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
sad fitty sad
sad fitty sad
June 4th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
actually he has not …
actually he has not ever once lost to the game u learn ur and he beat kanye world wide but kanye beat him in the u.s
June 4th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
well he was from …
well he was from bottom to top, he can get whatever he wants, so good on him for making it that far.
June 4th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
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June 4th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
1.hold yor breath
…
1.hold yor breath
2.go to another movie
3.post this coment
4.if you did that while holding your breath yor a good kisser
June 4th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
Some just …
Some just cant take a loss.50 always sucked to me anyway
June 4th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
indeeed 50 phails …
indeeed 50 phails hard
June 4th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
well he lost 2 …
well he lost 2 kanye &the game
June 4th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
because he hasnt …
because he hasnt got the respect for people’s difference in opinions, unlike you
June 4th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
I do (highly) …
I do (highly) respect your opinion. But I dare you to say it in his face to see what happens. (trust me, it aint pretty)
June 4th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
hes not talented… …
hes not talented…lol
June 4th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
I wasn’t saying …
I wasn’t saying people don’t buy video games. No they do & obviously the companies make big money off of them. I was questioning the intelligence of people who actually buy all that stuff in store.
June 4th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
dude, are you …
dude, are you serious? i mean i agree with the dvds and cds but not video games. they’re actually doing great. just last year, they made 12.5 billion last year and it grew 19% on the year 07′. the average game developer makes an average of 50k+ a year. why are they getting paided a lot? cuz’ people are buying games! and you say “who the in this day & age would by a video game”. don’t make me laugh. i know this cuz’ i did a report on it in my economic class at my university.
June 4th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
50 cent is very …
50 cent is very talented, but his (alledged) selling out (including his donald trump style reality show) is starting to eat away at his credibility.
June 4th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
Who cares who sells …
Who cares who sells more albums. Who the in this day & age would buy a cd, or dvd, or video game in store? Use the internet, u can get so much for free if u know where to get it.
P.S. Immortal Technique rulz!
June 4th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
50 a punk
50 a punk
June 4th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
u dont know all …
u dont know all about him!
June 4th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
50 won in the end …
50 won in the end m8 jus not in the first week big deal he sold more in the first week. bet u dont no reli.
June 4th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
kanye will 50 …
kanye will 50 anytime again!!!
June 4th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
GGGG G-UNIT !
GGGG G-UNIT !
June 4th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
Word.
Word.