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Permalink Reply by Bakari Wallace on April 12, 2012 at 8:33pm

Fiddy problem (to me) is this, Even with features out the azz with the top rappers, producers ...fiddy still won't be as dominant. Why Fiddy did so well in the beginning of his music career is because..1. Image ...2. A Crew....3.G-Unit Mixtapes/ remixes

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Permalink Reply by Izak Majbour on April 13, 2012 at 3:33am

I think he doesn't work with them because, he might think that if he get buck back and he work with those rappers you mentioned `we´will think that he is bipolar or something. He still wants to do it by his self.

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Permalink Reply by Yezzir on April 13, 2012 at 2:18pm

its simple. People with your mentality allow the moeny to make you, 50 makes money. Simple.

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Permalink Reply by Lex on April 13, 2012 at 2:38pm

Here is my opinion.
1)50 cent is not in full control of his music compare to his other business ventures. He still got to go through Interscope, Shady, Aftermath.
2) If you follow 50 cent business moves, you would realize that he doesn't like too many hands in the pot. When you add big features like a Lil Wayne, drake, Ross, these features cost top dollar. Don't need to pay for a Dre or Eminem feature since he is under their label. Either 50 cent would have to give part of his advance to get these features or trade verses. If you remember what happen with the Magic stick track, the fact that 50cent gave up that track, he lost a lot of money. Look at what 50 cent has done for artists like Jeremiah, Lovereance, Maan, and other not known artists. I willing to bet Interscope worked out a deal with 50 to get on these records. Sometimes it seems like 50 cent will choose a track to get on more as a strategic or business calculation as far as targeting another audience example Far east movement, black eye pees, Micheal Jackson.
3) Why would 50 cent work with someone that he deem is the competition? There is reason why most of these rappers have not reached the same level of success that 50 cent has achieved. It's like asking apple and Microsoft to trade ideas. If that happen, both companies would be on the same level as far as success. That why most southern artists have pretty much the same level of success. Wayne is considered the biggest rapper at this time. His most successful album is the Carter 3 which is certified 3x platinum. You do realized that 50 cent has 2 albums that are over 5x platinum. Competition drives success like Death row VS Bad Boy and Ruthless, No limit vs cashmoney, Rockafella vs other NY labels. There is a reason why 50 cent is still the most talked about rapper in the industry and a reason why he still around compare to Nelly, DMX, and some of these other rappers who had similar success in the past.

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