J. Cole has gone out of his way to credit 50 Cent for having “the best album of all time” — ahead of Michael Jackson.
50 performed at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Thursday (August 9) for the first of two shows at the arena on his Final Lap Tour.
During his set, the G-Unit rapper brought out J. Cole to perform “No Role Modelz.” Before exiting the stage, Cole took a moment to crown Get Rich or Die Tryin’ the greatest album of all time, while putting Michael Jackson’s best-selling Thriller just behind.
“Can I say this before I move off stage?” he began. “If y’all don’t make some noise for one of the greatest n-ggas to ever do this shit. 50 muthafuckin’ Cent, Curtis Jackson. Get Rich or Die Tryin’ the best album of all time. I don’t give a fuck what you talking about, n-gga!
“It’s Get Rich or Die Tryin’ at No. 1 and it’s Thriller at No. 2, and I love Michael Jackson. But I promise y’all that, Curtis Jackson, 50 Cent, we love you my n-gga, for real.”
In addition to J. Cole, 50 also brought out Jadakiss, DaBaby, Moneybagg Yo, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Yung Bleu, Flo Rida, Tony Yayo and Uncle Murda during the show.
50 Cent actually had the chance to sign J. Cole before his big breakthrough after the Dreamville rapper visited his house and played him his music.
“That was so early, bro,” 50 said on The Breakfast Club in August 2022. “To me, J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar… these artists existed early on when I fell in love with Hip Hop, but it was Talib Kweli, it was Mos Def, it was A Tribe Called Quest, it was Common Sense.
“As dope as they are, it’s smarter rap, smarter music. The logic is: ‘Sit down, be humble.’ We supposed to already know to sit down and be humble. But when they put that there, it’s almost the conscious side of it.”
He added: “I’m like, ‘Yo, it was cool.’ But I didn’t really know if everybody was ready for it because of how strong they were embracing what we were doing.”
Despite being passed over for a record deal, J. Cole later collaborated with 50 Cent on “New York Times,” which appeared on his 2013 album Born Sinner.
“That was incredible. The features on this album… a lot of them I was blessed [with],” Cole told MTV News at the time. “We’re in the day and age where you just send it away and it comes back but I actually recorded with TLC and [50 Cent].
“He just happened to be in L.A. and I had that song. I’d stolen 50 Cent melodies and was humming it on the hook like, ‘Man, if 50 do this hook, it’ll be so amazing.’ And he came through the studio in L.A., so it was crazy.”
The most ignorant comment ever!
Arguably correct.
I’d love to hear an A.I. MJ perform Many Men. He’ll Dirty Diana that shit bro!
I am not surprised! Stupid music (fake woke), stupid comment! But it his opinion and I’m sure many (millions) of us are like “fuck that shit he talkin bout”.
THRILLER #1 BIGGEST SELLING ALBUM OF ALL TIME
I COULD GO ON AND ON AND ON….
Get rich or die trying was fire though
I’ll rather listen to dope, fiery trap instrumentals instead… lol
All Eyez on me > GRODT
Nope, not even close. Illmatic, Ready To Die, 36 Chambers and GRODT are all miles ahead of All Eyez On Me.. and those are all debut albums, at that
All eyez is trash long for no reason
Illmatic was painfully mediocre at best. I do agree that ready to die or life after death are way better than 2pac
Seriously!?!
Well there goes his credibility …
2pac all eyes on me hands down!!
2pac all eyes on me hands down!!!!
GRODT is the most overrated album of all time… so is Fifty as a rapper. In 20 years he released only five studio solo albums and they’re all average if not below average. FOH
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Maybe most influential album for him but certainly not the greatest album ever. I’m not even huge on MJ and even I know he writes better music than 50 ever did
That’s laughable at best. Get Rich or Die trying isn’t even the best Aftermath release.
Eminem’s first few albums are definitely amongst aftermath’s best. He fell off hard after eminem show and 8 mile though
Every Kendrick album is considered an Aftermath release, and they are all better than GRODT. 2001 is better than GRODT. Shit, The Documentary may even be better. Guess I’m just not that big of a fan of 50. GRODT was definitely a great album, but wouldn’t even crack my top 50 in hip hop let alone top album of all time.
Over Michael Jackson? Even Justin Bieber is better than that pedo. Btw the best album of all times simply does not exist. Will you put All Eyez on Me over Paid in Full? Paid in Full over The Chronic? The Chronic over Enter the Wu-Tang? Enter the Wu-Tang over Madvillainy? Just listen to real music and stop giving props to child molesters and pop star puppets.
Pedo your mother and well Thriller is the biggest selling album of all times, most popular and the most at number one on billboard, winner of 7 grammy awards (8 record night) What other album did that hater?
I wouldn’t even put any hiphop album as #1 album of all time. Top hiphop album of all time? Grodt definitely gets into that conversation, though I think multiple other albums are better.
Get rich or die trying was some overrated pop shit. He’s a wannabe gangster like nas when both grew up In the suburbs with wealthy parents.
And if anyone is going to put an album over thriller, jay z would rightfully deserve it for any of his albums.
Great album, but when you have Reasonable Doubt, Blueprint, Makavelli 7 Day Theory, Illmatic, Stillmatic, God Son, ‘Em shits, etc. then it’s hard to make that argument
Dope album but not even a top 10 album from Queens
Only reason GRODT sold like it did Is because that “D-R-E” Stamp & Eminem Stanz Jumped on the Bangwagon,And the fans that got tried of Ja rule Sangin & Winning,then this CLOWN Take
RULE Style & Straight ran wit It.Same thang fif was downin. Like Jada stated out of his Whole click he had the “WEAKEST” flow.then the fact that homie was A buff (Sex appeal)Help album sales.I’ll give’m credit for 1 thang he open the door for All this Bullsh!t gettin played today.Rapper turned R&b Singers.R&b cats don’t get much radio play,Nowadays SHOUT Usher,Chris Brown…
Nah, son. Mike Jack til infinity.