50 cent almost billionaire!!!

[LSN]

Cosign on everything...

SOUNDS LIKE A BUNCH OF FUCKING HATE FROM MOFOS WHO HAVEN'T EVEN TOUCHED THE LEVEL HES PLAYING AT, TRYING TO GIVE HIM ADVICE ON WHAT HE SHOULD DO . "NIGGA SHOULD STAY HUMBLE AND NIGGA WOULD STILL GET A BULLET IN HIS HEAD AND HE AIN'T THAT MUCH TO ME, HES REALLY NOT THAT SMART HE JUST GOT LUCKY, AND NIGGA SHOULD STOP MAKING MUSIC NOW " YALL DUDES IS MIXING UP A LOT OF PERSONAL FEELINGS FOR HIM THAN TO HIS BUSINESS ACUMEN. GET IT STRAIGHT DUDE IS A FUCKIN HUSTLER. THE GREATEST HUSTLER TO COME OUT OF RAP. A LOT OF YALL WOULD PROBABLY WANT TO LIVE THE LIFE THIS DUDE LIVES. BIG DID SAY MORE MONEY MORE PROBLEMS BUT DO YOU SEE BILL GATES, WARREN BUFFET, OPRAH, MICHAEL DELL, PAUL ALLEN, SERGEY BRIN AND LARRY PAGE TALKIN ABOUT ALL THIS MONEY IS CREATING TOO MANY PROBLEMS GTFOH. BIG WAS NOT GETTIN PAPER LIKE FIF IS. THIS NIGGAS HUSTLE IS JUST PUTTING A MIRROR UP TO YOURSELF SHOWING YOU THAT YOU COULD BE DOING BETTER. MONEY IS NOT EVERYTHING BUT IT IS ONE OF, IF NOT THE GREATEST TOOL/POWER THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN AND KNOWN, BESIDES PUSSY

 

[thetruth]

was it that serious to type in all caps and put it in african colors?



yeah he can be humble and still get murked
but braggin and acting less humble aint heloing it either..bottom line is he is making it worse then what it needs to be by startin drama with a bunch of so called "street niggas"

I HONESTLY DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE I PUT IT IN AFRICAN COLORS

I PUT IT IN CAPS BECAUSE DUDES HAVE HABIT OF NOT READING WHAT IS WROTE AND JUST COMMMENTING OUT OF THE SIDE OF THEIR NECKS

 

[SAFOOL]

A few months ago when the Oprah thing blew up, lots of cats were defended O's attack on rappers partially based on her money. I pointed out that soon rappers/label owners would be up there with her and got laughed at. Guess 50 is the first to prove my point.

 

[sitai]

nah
i mean his name got hella weight.....but not weight like 2pac...micheal jordan....eminem.....bill gates...GEORGE BUSH.
u understand where im going.
if he retire....its like he will be forgotten with all the new wanna be hip hop artist coming out with all these hit songs.
he needs to continue to make his music and flex his muscles on tv for the hoes....in order to be a familar face.
he jsut needs to do is be humble, keep his mouth shut and respect people

yeah because thats what got him here right?

 

[MasterYoshi]

A few months ago when the Oprah thing blew up, lots of cats were defended O's attack on rappers partially based on her money. I pointed out that soon rappers/label owners would be up there with her and got laughed at. Guess 50 is the first to prove my point.

I doubt it. Oprah has a steady source of income that generates her billions over and over.

 

[sitai]

^^^how does it generate her billions over and over if she's worth 1.9 bil?

 

[Kazoo]

congrats to the brother - he's showing that "there is no limit"
thats one thing I liked about Master P - the name of his company "No Limit"

I'm inspired by his success

 

[saiyanknight87]

That's good business. for real I'm glad he doing his thing.

 

[MasterYoshi]

^^^how does it generate her billions over and over if she's worth 1.9 bil?

Just like that. No matter how much she spends or gives away each year. At the end of the year she's still a billionaire. Her show is a top rater and it's in syndication now and she also owns the Doctor Phil show(another top rater) so she doesn't even have to work to maintain her billionaire status.

 

[Nobody]

You fukkin buttery ass faggot you would say some soft ass shit like that!

*fuckin dead*

 

[njryder77]

I think there are some haters in this room!!! That is the least I can say about some of these so- called rappers out there, who talk the talk and never walked the walk. He been locked up and shot up. And thats real. From the mug shots to the gunshots. He came from nothing, and when he got something he invested his dough. Anybody in his position would do the same if they were as talented as he is. That includes if you got a contract on your life, and you survived an assignation, you would notify someone. He did, and he let it be known who it was. He did it indirectly through his music. He didn't just run off to Arizona like some other people. He stayed on the east coast and didn't testify against no one. To me personally, he ain't no snitch. He a man about his money and his music. And he gettin' it!!!!

 

[GOLDIE]

Nah, he just got lucky as all shit on this deal.
No one saw Coke (KO) coming in to buy-up the company.

I remember the CEO being on CNBC about a year ago and he basically said, "Fuck Coke, we're going head-to-head with them and stealing share."

I guess Coke said, if you can't beat them - buy them and made an offer no one could refuse.
I mean, $4.1B is banannas money for a new and relatively young beverage brand with no history.

I mean, shit, the dirty secret about the beverage industry is that the packaging cost more than the product.
05 to make it - .10 cents for the bottle itself - .10 cents for marketing - .15 cents for distributors - .25-30 cents for retailers

co-sign he just got lucky just like people who play the stock market it's all luck!

 

[blaQue Ice]

Good 4 Him.............

 

[Baldhead_Digital]

Question, why is 50 making money ??

Answer: note 95% of the replies to this thread start with "I'm not a fan of 50's music but..." 50 learned after 10 albums in the biz being underground that to make it ( "it" being money not street cred) in hip hop you can't sell your records to the streets. You can sell records to the clubs, to the burbs, that talk about the streets, but you can't sell records to the streets. looking at 50 I have to think he's probably read "The richest man in "Babylon" or some book based off of it. It's a good book, and an easy read I recommend it to you all.
50's money is due to his battles, so all you peoples that think he's going to stop beefing whit this one or that one don't count on it. The formula works and he's milking it. When ever he gets in to a war of words, or records with someone his stock rises. Think about it how did EM&M about 50...? Why did he record sale have a second surge when Game's album came out?? You want to see something interesting go to the I-tunes website next time you hear any one on MSNBC or CNN or FOXnews mention a rapper look at the stats on the downloads. Beef creates business.
50's lesson: Do what makes you money...and invest 40% of your income.

Why'd 50 do Vitamin water??? can a 13 year old kid in suburban Kansas go get Jay-Z's liquor?? How many cans of St Ides did you see people carrying in with them on the way to work. If you're going to endorse or invest (investing, and endorsing is pretty much that same thing...investing is putting you money behind a product; endorsing is putting your credibility behind a product) in something, endorse something EVERYONE can buy. now, if more rappers would work that out they'd all have more endorsements.

 

[mr_mantel_216]

SOUNDS LIKE A BUNCH OF FUCKING HATE FROM MOFOS WHO HAVEN'T EVEN TOUCHED THE LEVEL HES PLAYING AT, TRYING TO GIVE HIM ADVICE ON WHAT HE SHOULD DO . "NIGGA SHOULD STAY HUMBLE AND NIGGA WOULD STILL GET A BULLET IN HIS HEAD AND HE AIN'T THAT MUCH TO ME, HES REALLY NOT THAT SMART HE JUST GOT LUCKY, AND NIGGA SHOULD STOP MAKING MUSIC NOW " YALL DUDES IS MIXING UP A LOT OF PERSONAL FEELINGS FOR HIM THAN TO HIS BUSINESS ACUMEN. GET IT STRAIGHT DUDE IS A FUCKIN HUSTLER. THE GREATEST HUSTLER TO COME OUT OF RAP. A LOT OF YALL WOULD PROBABLY WANT TO LIVE THE LIFE THIS DUDE LIVES. BIG DID SAY MORE MONEY MORE PROBLEMS BUT DO YOU SEE BILL GATES, WARREN BUFFET, OPRAH, MICHAEL DELL, PAUL ALLEN, SERGEY BRIN AND LARRY PAGE TALKIN ABOUT ALL THIS MONEY IS CREATING TOO MANY PROBLEMS GTFOH. BIG WAS NOT GETTIN PAPER LIKE FIF IS. THIS NIGGAS HUSTLE IS JUST PUTTING A MIRROR UP TO YOURSELF SHOWING YOU THAT YOU COULD BE DOING BETTER. MONEY IS NOT EVERYTHING BUT IT IS ONE OF, IF NOT THE GREATEST TOOL/POWER THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN AND KNOWN, BESIDES PUSSY

Cosign man...thats truth right here...

And all the talk about him getting shot over his beefs with other rappers is just bull cos these rap niggas aint killing shit...50 included.

He getting paid...good for him

 

[ElBarrio]

Absolute bullshit.

 

[8/11Streetz]

call him what you wont be hell you cant call him broke Dude might come off as just another dumb street nicca but 50 really do got good bizness sense this coming from a guy who aint really into his music but i can respect his hustle

 

[Gemini]

I think there are some haters in this room!!! That is the least I can say about some of these so- called rappers out there, who talk the talk and never walked the walk. He been locked up and shot up. And thats real. From the mug shots to the gunshots. He came from nothing, and when he got something he invested his dough. Anybody in his position would do the same if they were as talented as he is. That includes if you got a contract on your life, and you survived an assignation, you would notify someone. He did, and he let it be known who it was. He did it indirectly through his music. He didn't just run off to Arizona like some other people. He stayed on the east coast and didn't testify against no one. To me personally, he ain't no snitch. He a man about his money and his music. And he gettin' it!!!!

 

[smiffnwessun]

co-sign he just got lucky just like people who play the stock market it's all luck!

your statement is flawed!!!!!....there are cats out there that get lucky breaks all the time, success only occurrs when luck meets preparedness. 50 was prepared for his moment of shine, he capitalized from it much more than your average joe because of his preparedness. He honed his skill with the help of jam master jay and when opportunity arose he knew exactly what to do with it and his hustling on the streets prepared him mentally on how to make money. It's the hustlers ambition!

 

[World B Free]

Man fuck this I need to get my money right. This fool on his way to be a BILLIONAIRE!! He going for Oprah status now.

All these muh'fuckas gettin' rich all around me and I'm just standing still being broke. I ain't working smart enough; I seriously have got to get my shit together and grind haaaaAAARD!!! But good for fiddy and all that happy stuff. Wait til' I get my money right.

That's what I'm sayin' playa......thanks for being real: I feel you on this one

 

[qwee]

What is it with you niggas and watching how much money other niggas bank? Good for him but who give a fuck!

 

[AgentCreed]

wtg for him........sometimes he sounds like a true arrogant bitch and phony.......but ill admit his hustling skills are very nice.
he might pass master p, jay z, and p diddy as far a money makers...but still reminds me of a master p...master p hustled alot of different shit too....and it made him alot of paper.
the only difference is...50 invested in a more popular product...and he's popular himself..so there u go.

congrats to the brotha...even though im not a big fan of him personally ..nor a big fan of "all" is work...ill still give him props.
id rather see a brotha hustlin vitamin water than hustlin drugs on the street.


............i mean he could be making millions off liquor like Jay Z...Jim jones...etc...

50 wont get involved in liquor, he doesnt drink or smoke.

anyways folks ever notice the most successful cats r the ones who dont drink or smoke? I was reading an artcile on Floyd Mayweather jr dude dont drink or smoke either he buys his people drinks but he doesnt drink himself. Alot of the worlds most successful cats dont drink or smoke at all, dont chase the pussy the fiends either. kinda tells u how to be most successful in a way.

 

[AgentCreed]

on mtv few yrs ago he dropped an interview that says everything he does is planned, he makes music that caters to the audience and that eliminates his enemies like he hates ja rule so he made it his goal in life to destroy him. make all the connections he can. dude is intelligent. he said he brings the block mentality to everything he does.
and 50 said after his deal is done he will retire he knows music isnt his only means of income and he wants to go out without being a has-been. so his deal has 2 more albums on it? then thats it.

 

[njryder77]

What is it with you niggas and watching how much money other niggas bank? Good for him but who give a fuck!

We got ourselfs a hater....Why say fuck-him??? Congradulate that man!!!! Thats the problem with our people today. Crabs in a barrel

 

[Leeeeeee]

Gotta give him respect.....luck? muhfuckas make their own luck.....he recognized his star power and instead of just being a pitchman, he bought part of the company or bartered his celebrity for part of the company and used his talents to make the company more profitable....that's just good business.

instead of just getting paid by a corporation to pitch their shit, he had the foresight to look for a company with potential but that wasn't quite there yet.


"I like your company. You can't afford me, but trade me some ownership for my endorsement and I will work and sing and rap and use all my talents to convince all those muhfuckas who just dying to be like me to buy this shit......it works all the time. Deal!"

 

[rodda]

Tata made $2.26B; 3.39 times thier investment of $667M. Which mean for 50 to make $400M his initial investment had to be $118M...... How is that possible if he's not even worth that much?

Allhiphop is the only source I found for this information. The other articles only list him as a person Glacéau sought because he liked there product.

Need more info...

 

[alexw]

Tata made $2.26B; 3.39 times thier investment of $667M. Which mean for 50 to make $400M his initial investment had to be $118M...... How is that possible if he's not even worth that much?

Allhiphop is the only source I found for this information. The other articles only list him as a person Glacéau sought because he liked there product.

Need more info...

your logic flawed due to you comparing apples and oranges

if I buy a microsoft stock today, was it the same price 3 years ago

do some research homeboy

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

anyways

man mad respect to that dude

investing is always that move

brothers learn how to......now!

 

[FJP]

50 had small equity in the company itself like 5 percent plus he gets a bigger percentage of the sales of the Formula 50 Flavor. I dont think he got 400M off it but shit even if he owns 2.5% he still made 100M yesterday.

For Chitown. The difference between him and Master P is that P STARTED his other ventures, bad thing is tho that when they flopped it was all on him. If Vitamin water would have flopped 50 wouldnt have been really out of much. All that shit P started besides No Limit Records(Not until later), and NO Limit Films flopped. Anyways 50 came up I dont think he expected this shit but....damn thats a come up.

 

[ClevelandDawg216]

yo, i'm not a 50 cent jock boy, but i respect his grind. hopefully, other niggas can follow suit

 

[freaky_1]

...who gives a fuck how much money he got?
...he can´t buy, style & flow!
SNITCH!!!

Who gives a fuck? I'll tell you. The niggas that like to brag on other nigga's money. That's who. Like Percy all they say is "He got that money though"

they do that because they know they will never get there.

 

[B ILLA]

gotta respect the hustle

 

[TYmillionz]

...who gives a fuck how much money he got?
...he can´t buy, style & flow!
SNITCH!!!

JA-RULE? IS THAT YOU?

 

[LSN]

your statement is flawed!!!!!....there are cats out there that get lucky breaks all the time, success only occurrs when luck meets preparedness. 50 was prepared for his moment of shine, he capitalized from it much more than your average joe because of his preparedness. He honed his skill with the help of jam master jay and when opportunity arose he knew exactly what to do with it and his hustling on the streets prepared him mentally on how to make money. It's the hustlers ambition!

One of the best quotes I heard is Luck = Preparation + Oppportunity...so we do control our luck to an extent...some people make the most of and opportunity when they get it...good luck...some people totally squander opportunities that some of us would kill for...bad luck...when I say 50 is lucky (being "discovered" by Em or Coke buying out Vitamin water) that in no way belies the work he put in...

 

[keone]

One of the best quotes I heard is Luck = Preparation + Oppportunity...so we do control our luck to an extent...some people make the most of and opportunity when they get it...good luck...some people totally squander opportunities that some of us would kill for...bad luck...when I say 50 is lucky (being "discovered" by Em or Coke buying out Vitamin water) that in no way belies the work he put in...

JA-RULE? IS THAT YOU?

 

[ALEXZANDER THE GREAT]

i always knew dat vitamin water shit was a good investment cause not every body can buy liqour and most rappers liqours be nasty as fuck