Appearing in Lower Manhattan to promote a new Century 21 charity single on which he appears, 50 Cent expanded on comments he made earlier this year about Kanye West’s foray into the high-fashion world.
In January, 50 addressed Kanye’s recent fashion industry moves and touched on the difficulty of breaking into the business in an interview with XXL.
“In Kanye’s case, wanting to be a part of high-end fashion, that’s a process,” he said at the time. “It’s not something that just happens. It’s like—they’re not gonna allow you to tomorrow wake up and say, ‘This idea, that idea. This idea and I’m in and I’m hot.'”
Speaking with Fashionista from the Century 21 benefit event, 50 added on, noting that high-end designers who “have been passionate about [fashion] for a very long time and worked to get to where they are are not prone to just letting people come in and just turning into a big deal.”
“There are really talented people [already in the business] and it kind of irks them that the person who’s been receiving the opportunity — that they really want and have been working, preparing for it for a long time — just comes out of somewhere else,” he said of the industry’s reaction to Kanye West.
During the event, 50 Cent also spoke briefly about his own possible future in fashion. “Maybe I’ll go back into something that’s a little more niche and not so mass for the clothing,” he said, likely referencing his past collaboration with Mark Ecko on G-Unit Clothing. “I think it’s interesting when you make wild choices and I have people who are supportive because they are actually into those ideas, instead of with trend cool.”
“I would just work with someone,” he added. “I’d get the person who does not have the opportunity or the financial support around at that point and that has been in that [niche] club and consistent [in design] for a long period of time.”
While at the event, 50 was asked about his outfit and apparently couldn’t name any of the labels before admitting with a laugh, “A lot of times I’m not even dressing myself.”
50 Cent collaborated with Century 21 owner and occasional musician Eddie Gindi on a song called “Century Love” for the brand’s new partnership with the non-profit organization Tuesday’s Children. The organization as well as the new partnership were established to provide support for families impacted by the 9/11 attacks. The song, which was released by Gindi’s band Men In My Head, is available for purchase in the department store with all profits going to Tuesday’s Children.
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A lot of high end fashion didn’t start out as high end. I remember when Gap and Keds was the cheap shit. Of course you have those that have always been high end, like Louie V or Gucci, but most of it starts from the bottom. Shit, you used to be able to get a Champion hoodie for $10. Not no more….
You are dumb as fuck. I just had to make sure you know that. Process it, accept it and cope.
Well he is right….Polo all that shit use to be cheap
“Polo all that shit use to be cheap”
its called inflation
LOL GAP STILL AINT HIGH FASHION
Kanye goes on like shoes can save the black race SMH
We don’t care 50.
SOOOO why did you click on the article to read it ?
And he was asked the question
Godfather my man!
“high-end designers who have been passionate about [fashion] for a very long time and worked to get to where they are are not prone to just letting people come in and just turning into a big deal.”
I think real street rappers feel the same way about some former C.O. from the suburbs coming into the music industry and making a mockery of everything they ever stood for and did.
Yeah, I agree!
Godfather out here helping the families of 9/11 victime, NYC baby! Terrorists and their sand rat sympathizers like French Montana and DJ Khaled can eat a fucking bag of dicks!
He’s my best friend
the big homie 50
Poor Curtis jealous than Kanye is reaching a whole new audience of people before him.
lol that makes no sense, people in fashion dont care about kanye, 50 already did that and made tens of millions selling t-shirts and shoes
but he had to sacrifice his manhood and dignity by wifing up a gold digger to get it LOL, aint no real nigga jealous of that
Actually he wifed up the woman of his dreams who also happened to style celebrities before her sex tape (what she really was buzzing about). THAT is why she is relevant in the fashion industry dumbass. “Gold digger”? You must be fucking stupid. They ALWAYS had bread because of their father. Plus she was making money as a stylist, plus money from the tape. She didn’t need bread from any dude she fucked with. The ignorance is of the scale in these comments.
except 50 seems to forget Kaye is passionate and worked hard on hes fashion (even when hes was very young, drawing clothes and jordans) just as much as those people. hes 100% into it.
fuckk off Curtis. negative cunt.
lol fuck outta here, people dedicate their lives to that fashion shit, he dedicated his to making beats, writing rhymes and wifing up gold digging hoes
^ You sound really fucking ignorant. Kanye has always been into fashion. His entire life. Music was something he had a passion for and happened to be better than most at doing. If people spent less time hating on the man, they’d recognize that everything he does is a form of philanthropy. Your reply to this original post just shows you’re a “negative cunt” too.
“people in fashion dont care about kanye, 50 already did that and made tens of millions selling t-shirts and shoes”
Lol What shoes were these, the G Unit Strap Attacks?