50 Cent Speaks On Snoop Dogg's Name Change, Says His 'Black Magic' LP Will Stay In The Vault
50 Cent has been making the media rounds lately promoting his new movie Freelancers. The flick, which also stars Robert De Niro and Forest Whitaker arrives on Blu-ray August 21st.
When the G-Unit boss sat down with The Hollywood Reporter, he was asked about several other topics as well. One of the questions had to do with Snoop Dogg's name change to Snoop Lion.
“It’s interesting,” 50 told THR. “Of course, there will be some people who connect to it and there will be some people that run from it – I don’t know how his little league team’s parents will feel about his new persona. But again, it’s a persona – these are the choices he’s created for himself creatively. And, you know, I think it will work.”
50 added that hip hop has always embraced weed influenced rap lyrics.
“Snoop’s always been that,” he says. “In the very beginning, that was his consistent theme – he had the weed, and everything else was there. [But] for hip-hop culture, it will work, because there’s enough of that going on; Wiz Khalifa, his entire theme is that. I’ve consistently seen artists sell 500,000 copies with that as a theme: Redman, Method Man, Styles P. And then I saw someone sell a million records when Afroman spoke to the younger college demographic – 'I was going to do my homework, but then I got high,'" he recalls, referring to the rapper's 2001 hit single "Because I Got High." "It just changed it up – it just felt like there was a humor to the way he chose to write it and it had a stronger impression and effect, because the kids liked to laugh at it."
As far as his own music career, 50 is getting ready to release his new album Street King Immortal on November 13th. The lead single "New Day" has been getting a lot of positive response. It's the kind of song we're used to hearing from 50, but at one point he planned to go in another direction musically. He had planned to release the album Black Magic, which was more influenced by European dance music. That project has been shelved and will never see the light of day according to 50.
“It doesn’t make sense – and that’s why you’re never going to hear that album,” he says ofBlack Magic. “I have things that I really appreciate that belong in my iPod -- my iPod only -- and leave it there.”
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Comment by Juan morales on August 12, 2012 at 9:59am -
I think it'd be a good idea for fif to release black magic. Plain and simple, it's another Lp under his belt that could definitely go platinum in Europe and maybe even gold in the US
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Comment by Castro_Dollaz on August 12, 2012 at 9:54am -
first..dropp..street..king...fif
i'm..felling..tha..buzz..fif
all..you..gotta.do..is....dropp..that...heat
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Comment by Terence Taylor on August 12, 2012 at 9:40am
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Good answers fif!!! The professional
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Comment by Furio on August 12, 2012 at 9:16am -
@ A R D: oh yes true fans want listening everything from 50! Peaceee G G G G G G G G-UNIT
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Comment by Realm on August 12, 2012 at 9:10am -
I DIDNT LIKE AYO TECHNOLOGY AT FIRST BUT AS A DJ I SAW HOW IT MOVE THE CROWD AND IT GREW ON ME IT WAS DEFINITELY A CROSS OVER SMASH AND THE VIDEO SOLIDIFIED IT
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Comment by piggy_smallz on August 12, 2012 at 7:27am -
Hmmm interesting and just goes to show how differently people see things. I personally thought Ayo Technology was garbage and one of the worst 50 tracks ever.. to me, he even looked uncomfortable when he performed it lol
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Comment by Stephanie C on August 12, 2012 at 7:06am -
To be totally 100, I stopped doubting 50's musical creativity when he said he was coming out wit a song called "Ayo Technology". Strait up!! I thought that fool had lost his d*** mind. Then it was wit "Justin Timberlake" of all people. After that song, as a fan, Im all ears to whatever his choices are in music creatively as an ARTIST. Bottom line____ 50 cent delivers good music. As for Snoop, He's awesome no matter what he wants to call himself. Lets all just calm down and wait for him to come down off the Dro, LHH!!!
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Comment by www.Luigi504.com on August 12, 2012 at 2:11am -
I love the track "The Enforcer" from 50, it seemed like it was for "Black Magic", but I get it. Only a few people would actually appreciate 50 going completely outside the box, at the same time, "The Enforcer" content-wise was still the same 50.
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Comment by class_act on August 12, 2012 at 2:10am -
what would seem to think that it is selfish, but given on that he is giving away. he has a right to keep some things to himself. but I still would like to hear it
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Comment by AVITY on August 12, 2012 at 1:02am
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why does fif keep dat dance/techno album in his ipod, just leak it for his fans lmfao
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