Tony Yayo is the last G-Unit member to still be on good terms with 50 Cent and that brotherhood remains a lucrative one.
In a new interview with VladTV, Yayo went into financial detail about 50’s massive Final Lap Tour, which hit over 70 cities in more than 20 countries between July and December last year.
While he didn’t divulge specific figures, the “So Seductive” rapper revealed that he made “six figures” as a support act on the international trek while saying 50 Cent himself made millions from tour merch alone.
“His merch is in the millions. He’s an icon,” he said. “You can ask anyone — the people that ran the tour from Live Nation — they’ll tell you, ‘Your favorite rapper can’t do what 50 just did.'”
When asked why he didn’t sell any of his own merch on the tour, Yayo said: “I don’t ask for too much. I’m making six figures, so why would I bother you for more? It’s cool. I’m not worried about that. Trust me, I’m making a great check […] The money is great, the money is excellent.”
As for 50’s tour earnings, Vlad estimated that he “probably made over $100 million gross in just ticket sales,” although Yayo declined to confirm those figures.
Elsewhere in the interview, Tony Yayo described touring with 50 Cent as a “movie” and shut down the notion that the G-Unit mogul is a “bad guy.”
“You gotta understand, lot of artists don’t get treated [well],” he said. “People think that Fif is a bad guy, but when you’re staying in the Four Seasons, you got the Eiffel Tower there, you staying at the W in Bahrain sipping Ranis on the water.
“There’s an F1 race track around the hotel. You just missed Giorgio Armani at breakfast. It’s a fucking movie! Working with 50 is a fucking movie, bro!”
Yayo also praised his label boss’ tireless work ethic: “I’m tired, we just did six shows back to back. 50’s running on the stages, lifting cranes, switching seven outfits, he goes to the gym twice a day. 50’s not fucking around.
“He don’t smoke no weed, he really don’t drink like that. He’s reading scripts, he’s securing movie deals, he got the Louisiana Tyler Perry big-ass type of studios out there. So when you see somebody working like that, it motivates you.”
6 figures for 103 shows. He was making up 5k a night lol and that’s 50s boy?
6 figures is 100-999,000 don’t assume.
All expenses probably were paid for, hotels, food etc. Y’all don’t see the bigger picture….that’s his man, but yayo is just a hype man making lawyer, doctor money in 6 months only
He got paid to travel the world with his friend and perform infront of thousands who love 50. Sounds like a pretty good deal if you ask me compared to a doctor salary in 6 months.
6 figures in 6 months…not bad.
Why yayo only one getting special treatment and not banks and buck. Is yayo bending over for 50 or something?
U dumb it’s fuck buck and banks denied an Eminem feature in the prime of his careeer so he’s a recluse in a basement somewhere
Buck didnt understand business. 50 thought Banks got lazy after success. Which isnt true though, Banks had a lot of personal issues but 50 didnt want to deal with that. Anyway. Thats why Buck and Banks aint there. Yayo never been a rapper rapper anyway, and I went to the show, Yayo did a great job as a hypeman with Uncle Murda. They had mad synergy.
6 figures could be damn near a million as a hype man.. get real LOL that’s excellent .. some people are truly clueless
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Yayo should be happy, he was ALWAYS the trash can of the group. No one was EVER checking for Yayo. Meanwhile Banks had a huge following even with women. Buck had the strength of the hoods down south, Yayo has always been a nobody. That’s why every interview he rides 50
6 figures but whatever he made he got to give Uncle Sam his share which is almost half and whoever else. YaYo ride Fiddy tip so hard even getting in Fiddy’s arguments with his son I wouldn’t be surprised if he ain’t letting his master toss his salad. Shout out to Loyd Banks for not being nobody’s flunky.
50 works hard af
Yayo the crunchy black of g unit
At the most he made $500k (after taxes) for 70 shows is highway robbery! That’s crazy!! I mean his expenses were paid for but damn…that’s still crazy!
At the most he made $500k (after taxes) for 70 shows is highway robbery! That’s crazy!! I mean his expenses were paid for but damn…that’s still crazy!
Are you dump or just stoopid? He made that money per show