Where did 50 Cent go wrong?

mrfortune

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he didnt go wrong anywhere lol, the nikka pivoted into other business and music became secondary. there is no incentive to make music consistently when you are making more money doing business deal and film. if you ask me he did everything right. he got rich and didnt die trying. also he is a grown ass man. you look at it differently when your putting out music that competes with 17 year old rap stars
 

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imo, it was a combination of chasing generic hit records and being an insufferable a$$hole....the beefing with everybody and bragging about sales got real annoying...so then, people started rooting against him because thats how shyt go, especially if you winning and popping shyt about it all the time

think about the fanbases he alienated.... going at Wayne while Wayne was on the cusp of taking over was a huge miscalculation

the irony is...while he was flopping commercially, he was making :ohlawd: shyt for the mixtapes...i always wished he wouldve said fukk the sales/top 40 shyt...and just focused on making a cohesive album full of that aggressive content he was always talking about...do a concept album or some shyt and just talk that shyt...but he got stuck in time when it came to making what he thought would be hit records because he wasn't comfortable with the inevitable fall off...nobody sells 8 mill every time out but he acted like he was going to and left himself vulnerable to people partying on anything less than that even though its standard to tail off in sales after the 3rd joint
 
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the irony is...while he was flopping commercially, he was making :ohlawd: shyt for the mixtapes...i always wished he wouldve said fukk the sales/top 40 shyt...and just focused on making cohesive street music...do a concept album or some shyt and just talk that shyt...but he got stuck in time when it came to making what he thought would be hit records
He did and nobody cared.
Yeah, when I gave you motherfukkers what you asked for
With before I self destruct
You looked at me and was like
We cool fif'
 

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He did and nobody cared.
nah "before i self destruct" aint what im talking about....nikka had shyt like get it hot and baby by me on there...no

and im not even saying make that type of album to sell records..i'm just saying the quality of his music was held back by chasing top 40

AND he dont like to be produced...that's another thing that gets lost..he likes to just pick beats and do his own thing but he could've benefited from locking in with somebody that could've crafted a sound for him
 

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Rappers like Nas, Jay, Eminem who achieved the same status have managed to stay relevant even longer. You don't sell like 12 million albums and then just have your career flatline. He wasn't some one hit wonder. He was also putting out solid music.

Look at who you just typed

The guys that typically have longevity have a high skill level, and because of that skill level, can reinvent themselves.

50 cent is not a highly skilled rapper like those guys.
 
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You can’t beef with damn near EVERYBODY and expect to keep good connections in the industry. This nikka said “fukk Jimmy Iovine” while being SIGNED TO IOVINE’S LABEL :mindblown:


Even with all of the bullshyt 50 still had a great run. I mean being known like “LL Cool J” is in NO shape, form, or fashion an insult. LL is a legend who will go down in history as one of the most successful rapper/actors of all time. Who wouldn’t want LL’s levels of longevity?
 
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