Noisey: So you haven't released in album in like, five years. Are you stoked to finally release Animal Ambition after all the frustration over Street King Immortal? And was the change in label (from Shady Records/Interscope to Caroline Records/Capitol) due to that frustration?
50 Cent: It was a decision we made because it was taking so long. It was a good thing, though. Em(inem) used a little bit of his influence to help me find a better situation for the album, but it all worked out for the best. I'm releasing Animal Ambition now, and Street King Immortal will come out later this year, but I felt like Animal Ambition was important to me because it shows what I'm doing right now.
How was SXSW? I saw that you were playing some stuff there.It was cool, it was different from what I've been doing onstage since I started and it was a cool experience because I'm usually with all the (G-Unit) guys onstage, and at SXSW it was just me by myself on the stage and I got to utilize all of the space and do what I wanted to do. For a long time, at my shows, it wasn't just MY show—I made sure it was, y'know, 50 Cent and (Tony) Yayo and whoever. I'd do that to kinda help get their names out and get people recognizing them through me. Now I'm doing more on my own and it's just gonna be me.
