TRUTH: 50 cent has made NO real contributions to hip-hop musically or artistically.
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Mac Casper
@adonnis - pull up, there's refreshments
50 Cent is a great songwriter
He dropped heat, but let's be honest with ourselves. I agree with you BTW, 50 and G-Unit flooded the market with product, with mixtapes, with features, was everywhere. Them and Dipset were the lat real crews repping NYC rap in the 00s.he fell off something major but between 03 and 05 he just dropped too much heat.
Lyrically does he come close to anybody in the game past or present?
Does he come close with Em?
Jay?
Nas?
Rakim?
Z-Ro?
Twista?
Biggie?
Pac?
Content wise?
Does he come close?
What's the legacy of G-Unit now?
What's his legacy at the end of the day as an artist? That's what I'm talking about. IMO, he's just as much of an artist as Nelly is. As in he knew how to make hits.
His mixtapes were more vehicles for beefs than anything else.
As an MC, did he really outshine or body anybody on most of his tracks? He did...but for some reason as a rapper as an artist I'm not seeing what others are seeing anymore.
I would hate to call 50s music a fad cause he had the right package going, but his music got stale. Which leads me to believe the hype of 50 as an artist was manufactured.
Simple rhyme schemes
Sing songy flows that he took from ja that he made his
He was making them thug anthems that hustla musick
But where does this music put him now?
He can write catchy hooks, but almost everyone on G Unit outshined him. Plus, people got so caught up in everything but the lyrics itself, led to rap being watered down.
This is true man.50 inlfuneced the entire country. had nikkas in MY school yelling Free YAYO, nikkas aint even know who yayo was
I remember doo rag era enimem was wearing that Free YAYO t while performing live back in 2004. That shyt was ill.
I couldn't remember a time where an artist like Yayo was hyped like that...50 set him up nice when he got out the pen. That shyt was unbelievable...Basically carried away into a guaranteed gold album.
back in 2004/2005 50 was one of the reasons NY hip-hop was so divided.He made east coast gangster rap lookwhich set the foundation for new styles to be embraced.
While the south took over from behind.
Champion
#RxLife #UCF #FAMU
GRODT is looked at as a classic by most people. The Booth is really the only place where I hear people talk negatively about that album....but then again nobody I know is talking about or checking for 50 these days.
The Booth is really the only place where I hear people talk negatively about that album....but then again nobody I know is talking about or checking for 50 these days.
Mac Casper
@adonnis - pull up, there's refreshments
when it comes to lyrical intricacy he's outshined by Banks when it comes to rawness 8 times outta 10 he's outshined by Buck but is not outshined in any other realm, definitely not overall
Drake's Tan
All Star
I remember. Like kiss said, "I did the song with ja rule bigging the city up. She did the magic stick remix with olivia."
I mean Uncle Murda doing songs with Future...what else can you say?
The last cat to really do it for ny IMO was Max B and he's locked up. He was on the verge of blowing up something huge and then his momentum died like that. French been riding his wave.
I feel the same way about Stack Bundles (RIP) and Chinx (RIP).
desjardins
Veteran
The fact that there is a new 50 cent thread on here every day shows how relevant he is. He's not relevant for his music, no. But he's a personality at this point, and yall love talking about him
I swear in like 2004/2005 Banks was hyped more than 50. He had a consistent style and could rhyme his ass off. Still can. He was killing it with hits.
backbreaker65
All Star
I can understand a fan making a thread about an artist, but the irrational hate for a man they have never met but is always on their mind is "SPOOKY". These nikkas need friend to hang out with or a girlfriend.