It looks like 50 Cent might be putting down the microphone for good sometime in the semi-near future if his comments in a recent interview are to be believed. The rapper and actor born Curtis Jackson still has yet to drop his long-awaited sixth album, Street King Immortal, but has stated that he’s intending to continue his still-budding career as an actor and media producer.
Fif spoke with Muscle & Fitness magazine to discuss how he maintains his physique but jumped into other topics in the chat as well. But it was his comments that concluded the interview that should draw interest from fans of the veteran Queens mogul.
“I want to finish with [Street King Immortal]. I don’t want to write another record after that. You know how some artists got to have confirmation that they’re right. I have that confirmation in fucking 35, 40 million [albums] that I already sold,” said 50 after answering a question on why he hasn’t dropped Street King Immortal after announcing it in 2011.
50 did drop the Animal Ambition in 2014, but it didn’t earn him the same RIAA certifications as his previous releases.
There was also discussion about his ongoing critique with FOX’s hit Hip Hop drama, Empire, and how he feels that his top-rated original Showtime series Power is largely ignored by critics.
“Empire just borrows marketing ideas [from Power] because they have the same target audience. I’ve said it over and over: I don’t have a problem with the cast … But I don’t see Empire sustaining itself,” he said of the show.
50 threatened to leave Power earlier this month when it failed to garner any Golden Globe nominations and he was recently announced as a cast member for the upcoming Gerard Butler movie, Den Of Thieves.
He also addressed his possible casting in the next Predator movie.
“I’ve met with the writer and director,” he said. “[Shane Black’s] one of the guys who’s really sought after in Hollywood. But it’s a Hollywood thing — hurry up and wait.”
Read all of 50 Cent’s Muscle & Fitness interview here.
Thought he been retired since 07 when Kanye dusted him on that first week sales challenge.
I still don’t know how 50 lost the battle with Kanye I mean they both sold a mil + in the states and with the lack of interscope behind it and 50 pushing it himself it’s amazing Curtis did 3 mill + worldwide , plus Kanye gone mental where as 50 still making moves
Fif said if Kanye sold more in the first week then he would retire. Kanye sold more in the first week… And pretty much everything 50 has released since Curtis has been trash (I used to love him, I’ll still give his new stuff a listen but it does nothing for me most of the time). Therefore he kind of did retire but he just didn’t know it I guess.
Listen up punk! Curtis beat Graduation in terms of sales, internationally Curtis beat Graduation by HUGE numbers, overall combined sales Curtis beat Graduation, the US isn’t the whole world motherfucker, it’s alot bigger than that! 50 is more well known world wide and will forever be more than Kangay West.
Good. You’re finally realizing that nobody looking for your music no more. Btw it’s common knowledge that 50 “maintains his physique with the help of cycling on/off steroids.
idiots like u should hanged like sadaam.period.
The truth hurts 50 dickrida
Best move 50 its been over for a min as far as rap
More like a forced retirement by the record label, meaning he’s not allowed to release any more music because his shit ain’t sellin. Massacre was a long ass time ago, Curly.
He’s independent
And? You think he isn’t controlled by somebody above him? You think he doesn’t have a boss? Give me a break.. these oh so ‘powaful black peoples and shieet’ are nothing but puppets.
Who handles his marketing? Promotion? Distribution? Who presses his cds? Who does his merch? Who manages him?
Nikka aint no non am abt rap music 50 iz da living legend
he retired back in 2007 when he lost to kanye
i ja ruled this fool came at me then stated doing all my duets, bet u still got some my classics on your playlist tho
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Curly admits his defeat.
He got absolutely nothing worth of releasing that’s why. Game Over