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Curtis Jackson (50 Cent) on Conan O’Brien

Terry Ng — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:00:38 +0000

Curtis hits up Conan to talk about his new movie “Righteous Kill,” with Robert Deniro and Al Pacino, his record beef with Kanye West, owning Mike Tyson’s mansion, and a kissing scene he’d like to have with Eva Mendes.

Fifty is pretty funny and entertaining. I actually wouldn’t mind watching Righteous Kill after seeing this interview.

Curtis Jackson Conan Interview

Righteous Kill Trailer

50 Cent is the 2008 Hip-Hop Cash King

Terry Ng — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:16:59 +0000

Move over Jay-Z. There’s a new Hip-Hop Cash King in town. According to Forbes, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson raked in $150 million over the past 12 months — almost twice what Jay-Z made.

The new king can thank his deal with VitaminWater which netted him $100 million after taxes. Coming in third is for the second year in a row is Sean “Diddy” Combs with a cool $35 million, and Kanye West clocks in at No. 4 with $30 million.

50 Cent Soon to be Hip Hop’s Cash King

Terry Ng — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:59:51 +0000

Kanye West may be outselling 50 Cent’s album, but Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson is fast becoming the new reigning hip-hop mogul. At 32 years of age, and $32 million in 2006 earnings, Jackson made No. 2 on Forbes’ Hip Hop Cash Kings list, far ahead of West.

On 50 Cent’s MySpace page you’ll find the release of “Forbes 1, 2, 3,” a remix featuring Jay-Z, who topped the list with earnings of $34 million last year, and Sean “Diddy” Combs, who came in third with $28 million. Each kicks off his stanza by bragging, “I run New York.”

Talk about a celebration and collaboration of hip-hop’s elite!

Here’s a rundown of the Hip-Hop Cash Kings:

1. Jay-Z – $34 million
2. 50 Cent – $32 million
3. Diddy – $28 million
4. Timbaland – $21 million
5. Dr. Dre – $20 million
6. Eminem – $18 million
7. Snoop Dogg – $17 million
8. Kanye West – $17 million
9. Pharrell Williams – $17 million
10. Scott Storch – $17 million
11. Ludacris – $16 million
12. T.I. – $16 million
13. OutKast – $14 million
14. Lil Jon – $14 million
15. Ice Cube – $13 million
16. Jermaine Dupri – $12 million
17. Swizz Beatz – $12 million
18. Chamillionaire – $11 million
19. The Game – $11 million
20. Yung Joc – $10 million

Kayne West Beats 50 Cent in Album Battle

Terry Ng — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:10:43 +0000

As everyone in the forums had predicted, Kayne West’s “Graduation” album outsold 50 Cent’s “Curtis” in first week sales, according to an official report by Billboard.

Some interesting tidbits from the Billboard article:

The total for West’s “Graduation” is the largest by any album since 50 Cent’s “The Massacre” opened with 1.1 million copies in March 2005…”Graduation” also rings up the largest week yet by a digital album download, starting with 133,000, beating the prior record of 102,000, set earlier this year by Maroon 5’s “It Won’t Be Soon Before Long.”

Fiddy promised that he wouldn’t make any more solo albums if he lost to Kayne. It’ll be interesting to see how he’ll keep that promise, especially since he’s on contract with Interscope to release at least one more album.

Regardless of who won though, this “battle” was a brilliant marketing tool by both to sell more copies of their albums. Judging by the record breaking numbers, it definitely lined their necks and wrists with yet more bling.