50 cent talks about his connection with Eminem on Lil Wayne’s “Young Money Radio”.
50 Cent who turns 45 years old today, recently appeared on Lil Wayne’s Young Money Radio, where he talks about a lot of artists including Pop Smoke, Nicki Minaj, and Meek Mill. He also talks about Eminem‘s impact on Hip-Hop and credits him for launching his career. He was speaking about artists who go on “cultural safaris” to learn the vocabulary and the manner, to appear tough without actually living a rough existence, and to show themselves as a part of a culture they do not belong to. You should know about the allegations leveled against Marshall by some individuals. Fifty believes that Eminem’s situation is unique. Not only did he grow up in this environment, but he also opened the path for future generations of black hip-hop musicians to follow in his footsteps.
“Being in connection to Em, I say this sh*t openly, right.” said 50. “I don’t think you sell 13 million records without Eminem. Because that connection makes them understand that you understand how they fit into the culture. When they see Em, they see someone that actually grew. Hip-Hop culture is Black music, forget about it. Everybody around him is African-American, Proof and Denaun, and everybody that’s part of D12. And he comes up and he’s that fu*king good, it goes OK, I see where I fit.”
He also said that his connection with Eminem helped him a lot, just like Eminem’s connection with Dr. Dre. “And for me, on my journey, it was like, ‘You like hip-hop? Why? Who do you like?’ And they go, ‘I like Em.’ It was their first answer. So if you say you like me after, I can see why you got turned on to me considering I’m down with Em and Dre. Dre would make the credibility in Em as a foundation. That connection would mean credibility. This guy’s from N.W.A. When I come and I connect to it, it allows you to do [more]. Look, my man, you had to be 2Pac, make a double CD, and die in the process to go down as an African-American artist in the hip hop culture. So when I come and do a 30-minute record for the first album it creates the kind of confusion you can’t believe.”
50 Cent debuted in the music industry with his album Get Rich or Die Trying, which was released by Eminem’s label Shady Records. Eminem worked as a mentor and helped the young rapper get his big break, according to the young rapper in 2006. Candy Shop and In Da Club were big hits from his debut album, and he went on to earn a $1 million record deal with Dr. Dre, a rapper-turned-producer. When asked about his connection with fellow musician 50 Cent, the Grammy-winning rapper reportedly stated, “It’s pretty much the same as it’s always been.” “I love Fif’, man,” he was quoted as saying. Their friendship is solid, and the two have been seen in beef fights with other rappers in the game. They were recently seen working together on Ed Sheeran’s Remember My Name album.
Watch it below.
