50 Cent believes the process of making songs is “easy” in today’s Hip Hop landscape.
During a recent interview with Houston’s 97.9 The Box, the G-Unit general shared his thoughts on the current era of rap music, claiming creating a track these days is as simple as copying what’s already being played in the clubs and in the radio.
“Look, I’ma be all the way a hunnid with you: part of Hip Hop is youth culture; I don’t think you’re supposed to have the hottest verse at 50 years old in Hip Hop,” he began. “I think the 16-year-old kid, the 15-year-old — that guy should be thinking and doing what is keeping the culture thriving, so it grows to a new energy with new vibes, with new music.
“I mean, some of it you look at and it’s easier! The cadences are the same, they’re rapping the same way on the records. If I gotta go make a record right now, I could do that record easy! You could actually take your favorite records and write your version of your favorite records with your words on that track, and then go get the next track because they’re using the same melody every time.”
He added: “If you know the words to the song — I don’t care whose record it is — just make your version of it. Change the lines and make your version of it. And then it’s gonna be easy to find a track that goes with it because the trap music is using the same tempo, the same cadences, so you gon’ find another track that it goes to perfect. And then you’re like, ‘Yo, this is my new joint!'”
50 Cent’s comments echo those of fellow 2000s chart-topper T-Pain, who ranted about the homogenous nature of contemporary rap music while fielding song submissions on Twitch last year.
“We have all the shit you’re doing,” he barked. “Lil Uzi Vert is already doing it. Lil Baby is already doing it. DaBaby is already doing it.
“It’s literally two n-ggas with Baby in their name that’s already doing all the music you want. Do something else! Do something else! That’s it! That’s all we want. Do something else! Holy shit. We have it! We have it already!”
Despite the purportedly simple formula behind modern-day hit-making, the chances of 50 Cent returning to the studio to recapture his early ’00s dominance are slim.
Over half a decade has passed since 50 last released a full-length project — 2015’s The Kanan Tape — during which time he’s established himself as a film and TV powerhouse with a successful liquor brand.
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However, that doesn’t mean 50 Cent has hung up his mic for good. The Queens, New York native joined forces with Lil Durk and Jeremih on the Force theme song “Power, Powder, Respect” last year and has an unreleased collaboration with Eminem set to appear on the Detroit rap icon’s upcoming Curtain Call 2 album.
“I still love music, I still want to make music,” he told 97.9 The Box. “Sometimes I’ll give my ideas to the young [dudes]. I’ll say, ‘Do it like this’ and tell them what to do with the joint.”
He added: “I would only put things that I felt like was missing. You’ve seen I played around with the theme songs for the extra shows. I’ll start making music for the soundtracks to the TV shows, so you start to hear me rock with some of the young guys.”
50 couldn’t even make an album easy without severe help from Dre and Em lol. Here he’s basically saying he could make an album easy by copying other peoples shit and hiding it.
50 has always sucked.
Because it’s never been easy for rapars
To makes album proper.
Go listen to Power Of The Dollar and tell me again how 50 has always sucked. And pretty sure his last singles, like 5 years ago or so “I’m the man” had like 200+ million views on youtube. I’d call that popular for sure.
You’re the biggest 50 hater on this site, every time you comment you got something negative to say about 50, damn i bet he fked your b!tch back in the day hahaha
Sure he can easily make music but for it to transcend into different age groups/demographics and get radio play akin to an E-40, I think 50 is past his prime. I’d argue that he has an even more lucrative situation with Television what a way to leverage his past work to create new opportunities.
He’s not wrong though. Today’s music is trash. trap choirs over trap drums and that SAME flow every verse. You know the flow im talking about too. Even Cole uses it. Luckily Kendrick still has some originality
I don’t doubt that 50 can make a RECORD in this day and age but I highly doubt he could release a HIT record which is what matters
Why? All the music sounds the same. Do you using the same producers in almost every song. And even when they do use a different producer all he’s doing is copying with someone else is done and laying a vocal track on top of it. There’s a reason why so many people still listen to 90s and 2000s hip-hop. At least back then you could tell who the artist was because of their originality. You could literally produce all of the hip-hop music is currently being made with one artist. And very few people we know the difference.