Among the songs featured on Queens rapper 50 Cent’s upcoming album, Animal Ambition is the Frank Dukes-produced record “Hold On.” Fifty took time to address both “Hold On” and his new LP during his Sirius XM Town Hall interview.
While addressing the newly-released “Hold On,” 50 Cent revealed that the Animal Ambition cut was inspired by EPMD’s 1988 record, “You Gots To Chill.” He also referred to Animal Ambition as a project about prosperity.
“Well, overall the project is about prosperity,” 50 Cent said. “You know what I mean? The first joint I put out was ‘Hold On.’ And it’s about the envy or jealousy connected to you doing too well in front of people. And the environment that I grew up in. It causes more negative energy than positive energy. I wrote it and I felt like—At the time, I’ll be honest with you, I was listening to ‘You Gots To Chill,’ EPMD. And that’s why the tempo on that record is the tempo. Cause it was a little bit—I was looking for something that matched [the] tempo and the energy that was there. Cause these were the things that I fell in love with when I’m actually falling in love with Hip Hop. And then later creating my version of these things. So, I’m looking for something that mirrors that. Cause it’s far away from what is actually going on right now in the culture.”
50 Cent also spoke on success and how an artist’s success can affect both fans and fellow musicians over time. According to the Jamaica, Queens lyricist, an artist’s success is typically welcomed at the start of their career, but later becomes downplayed once that success becomes repeated. He cited Young Money rapper Lil Wayne as an example of what happens to an artist when they have repeated success.
“I think that people are attracted to that first time that you actually win because it gives confirmation,” he said. “It offers them confirmation that you can come from nothing or from the bottom to that actual top and they loved that. That concept. But when you win repeatedly, repeatedly in front of them. The artist community goes ‘God dammit, you keep winning in front of them. How I’mma have my chance?’ And then they start to say ‘Yo, you heard the new 50?’ ‘Yeah, it’s cool. But it’s not as good as when he first came [out]’…They doing it now to Wayne”
During his interview with Rob Markman, 50 Cent was asked if he ever stopped caring about music. He replied “no” and stated that he instead began to observe the genre from a fan’s perspective.
“No. I had an opportunity to view it from a fan’s perspective,” the rapper said. “And watch everyone else, what they’re doing and just look. And it’s interesting because over the last five years you’ve watched everything morph into a part of Hip Hop culture.”
Animal Ambition, 50 Cent’s fifth studio album, is currently scheduled for release on June 3. While appearing at South By Southwest earlier this month, Fifty revealed that Jadakiss, Styles P, Prodigy, and Kidd Kidd will be featured on the album.
50 Cent’s Sirius XM Town Hall interview can be heard in its entirety beginning on March 31.
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The gay era is over 50 is back.no more skirt wearing motherfucker
The Homo-Thug is back with GUnit tank-top bras and greasy du-rags.
so he’s a homo-thug yet you click on all his articles to hate… you the real homo thug!!!
I click on every 50 article to show him LOVE, and I actually sit here with a straight face and “admit” I click on every 50 Cent article and read every single comment….I have no other outlet in life.
^^ irony is you clicking on 50 cent articles just to read thru comments and hate like a true nerd would
June 3 animal ambition. Go download the new songs on itunes
Hold on only #7 on ITunes.
Can’t wait for June 3 animal ambition
His new singles suck and only show why he hasn’t been relevant in years. I’ll listen to the album, but there’s a reason he’s indie now, so don’t expect much.
you listened to his new songs and you’re clicking on his articles, sounds relevant to me
He is relevant on the online rap blogs but the streets and the strip clubs and the sound systems avoid his music like the Cancer, he can buy his way onto the blogs but he can’t buy his way into our IPods.
We dont believe you. You’re just a racist black nerd who knows nothing about “the streets, the strip clubs and the sound systems”.
Dusty ass selfie taking negro thinks he can speak for every street and strip club in the country.
“He is relevant on the online rap blogs but the streets and the strip clubs and the sound systems avoid his music like the Cancer, he can buy his way onto the blogs but he can’t buy his way into our IPods.”
That’s why he got dropped from Interscope, who needs him when you can have Kendrick?
Kendrick isn’t a real star won’t be much bigger than he already is.
he should actually change the name of the album to Actual Ambition
lmfao
Or better yet, Animal Droppings.
that wasnt funny
@3rd Anonymous
Fuck off nikka, u ain’t funny. OP had the joke of the week tho.
the actual energy is actually about prospering in the actual harsh realities of the actual aggressive content
His article s get more Buzz than his music does.
I just saw a massive Animal Ambition billboard in downtown NYC.
For real like anyone who likes 50 still pays for music
3 months before the album drops? Odd.
yeah thats what i thought,
U ain’t seen shit nigga, u probably don’t even live in NYC
THIS GONNA BE THE FIRST ALBUM I’VE PAID FOR IN A LONG TIME GOTTA SUPPORT THE REAL
Real talk
You mean you didn’t pay for Mastermind? Shame on you.
50 cent is the devil re incarnated to be i hate that crab nigga so much but i still click on every article i see that has his name in it just to hate because my life is that trill.
You click on every 50 article to suck his dick and then whine like a little bitch when he gets shitted on you fuckin pussy.
looks like someone caught feelings from OP’s words
“You click on every 50 article to suck his dick and then whine like a little bitch when he gets shitted on you fuckin pussy.”
These weird white kids can’t write one sentence without talking about sucking someones dick or shitting on people.
I hate fiddy and his white suburban fans but I click on the articles and leave mean comments so they catch feelings and cut their wrists like emo girls.
I think 50 Cent himself wrote this comment. lol Pathetic
Sensitive 50 Dickrider using sarcasm to let people know he is hurt by these comments against 50.
feelings were caughtt
niggas be catching feelings like they be playin pokemon
gotta catch em all
I hoped for EDM, but I read wrong. fuck that shit EPMD sucks hard, odls chool hip hop is wack as fuck. swag
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lol u know u is a faggot when you listen to a gay nigga like Erick Sermon
Your name says it all….
homophobia in 2014.. lame
They all gay for Ja Rule. They just letting out their pent up frustrations since Ja is taken now that his boyfriend from the pen is out. Lol
Never seen so many Rick Ross fans on one site. Don’t act like all of u have never purchased a 50 Cent LP and not stopped listening to it for years. This guy raps are witty as hell and come off the hardest bc the shit he says is actually true
DAMN I STARTED READING THIS SHIT BUT THEN I REALIZED I DON’T REALLY GIVE A SHIT ABOUT WHAT HE HAS TO SAY ANYMORE
thats kind of sad you must be a junkie or an alcoholic. i dont click on things i dont care about
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