50 Cent Gets Honest About The Difference Between Curtis And 50
50 Cent Tells ‘Men’s Health’ Untold Stories, ‘Between 2003 And 2005 I Had Seen A Version Of Every Vagina Out There!’
The Men’s Health “Hip Hop Is Life” issue is definitely the gift that keeps on giving.
Source: Shayan Asgharnia / GQ
Our friends over at Men’s Health just sent us a video interview with 50 Cent that was part of his feature that left us in tears from laughing so hard at some of the things he said, as well as with even more respect for his work ethic and intelligence with other comments he made.
Check out a few of our favorite quotes from the <a href="https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a44725265/50-cent-career-hip-hop-50/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Men’s Health interview below:
On what makes Helen Mirren so sexy:
“She’s sexy. She’ll look at you and you go ‘Oh sh*t.’ I don’t care how old she get. I don’t give a f*ck what nobody says. She’s sexy. Her husband is just right there with her, and he just go, like ‘Ah yeah, that’s just what she does.’ But he notices what you notice. That she’s sexy. It’s her confidence, it’s everything she is for all of these years. She’s gonna be sexy forever.”
We just love that 50 Cent and Helen Mirren are linked like this — and that he can appreciate beauty and sex appeal beyond what some people’s narrow definition might be!
On why buying Mike Tyson’s house, which he eventually sold:
“When you make 38 million dollars if you don’t spend it, the IRS is just coming to take it anyway….I sold it and gave the proceeds to charity.”
He has a point about how the taxman cometh! But also how dope that he gave his profit to charity?! We love that.
On the energy around him as a new artist:
“You know what, 2003 was so much fun. There was so much energy around me as a new artist. That you can’t recreate. You might get a second chance at some things, but never a first impression.”
On what changed for him between 2003 and 2005:
“I think between 2003 and 2005, that I’ve seen a version of every kind of vagina out there….I came being a guy who would have what he could have, not what he wants. And then when it shifts so fast…You’re not prepared for it, you’re so excited, you’re going ‘Me?” And you just have the greatest time of your life. Now look, in 2005 you start feelin’ like you hot. So all of a sudden, you have transformed…And now you think you’re so hot that you’re runnin’ from the girls, the after party is not happening in your hotel room anymore, ‘cause you had this newfound value for yourself, That you’re running to be in a room by yourself. And that period was the period that I actually was going through contracts and kinda’ learnin’ what I committed to.”
The honesty is just — so real it’s hilarious.
On the differences between 50 Cent and Curtis Jackson:
“50 Cent is definitely not as smart as Curtis…Some of the stuff said in the records is to keep up with the tones of the culture. It matches the early stages and thought process at that point, with a lack of a lot of information. So, I had to dumb it down to do it, and this is why I don’t do it as often as I did in the very beginning. I could, really, do what I been doing, sustain it and continue going, but it would damage my ability to do the things that I wanted to do going forward. Because they would believe that I just made the choice and I’m actively going in that direction. And it would be hard to make people comfortable and have them feel safe with the things that I’m doing now, at the moment in film and television. So it was an easy choice for me to try and evolve and do some different stuff.”
We love that he was open enough to break it down like that because some artists would never want to admit that their musical persona is so different from who they are in real life. We respect him so much for that!
Hit the flip for more 50 Cent gems from his Men’s Health feature!
Source: Shayan Asgharnia / GQ
On the 8 Mile series he is developing with Eminem:
“I’m developing the 8 Mile film into a series. It’s is expected to be just as big as the feature film and just huge. It’ll be huge. The interest in it, the time period, 8 Mile was capturing was further back. So as we move it into modern times you’ll see things about how we function now.”
Are y’all here for it? 50’s BMF series has already proven he knows how to tell the stories of Detroit legends. Will you be watching the 8 Mile tv show?
On the value of a good work ethic:
“Some people start to take off immediately, and they get a lot. Other people need to work at it until they’re good. And it’s not negative that you have to work at it. Because an easy job is a hard job, people forget they’re working. And the people that have to work to become good enough, they have the habit of working, so they continue to work, and they can sustain it because of the work that they had to do in the beginning.”
We love it when people like 50 Cent are so open about what it takes to be successful because it helps inspire people might not listen to that advice from others.
On his goal of making diversity the norm:
“The next milestone I want to reach, the next goal for me would be able to make diversity seem like the norm. I want to be able to create projects that command attention by being multicultural projects, not just Black projects. I think when you do that, you are almost doing something for the first time at this point. I always say this, if you make a project and you make an all white cast, you’re up against the greatest cinematography of all time because it’s been done so well for so long. It’s very hard for it to be significant. When you start to offer different cultures, different people’s journeys, we can tap into something that hasn’t been done, and it could be amazing. It could be a step forward.”
This is so important and vital to the future of storytelling. Kudos to 50 for doing it and doing it well.
On why money is important to him:
“I like to do what I want to do, when I want to do it. That’s why money’s important to me. Money is important to me so if you tell me no, I can greenlight my own idea. That’s it. Like in the tour. When they get comfortable telling me no, I say ‘Why are you telling me that? [What] the f*ck’s wrong with you? Tell me how much it costs, don’t tell me No.’ And then I’ll figure out if I’ll pay for it, but I’m only asking you for it cause I’ve seen somebody else with it…. Stop playing. Just get what I asked for please. Tell me it’s a hazard or something, or the venue don’t allow you to do it. But other than that, don’t tell me No. Tell me what I gotta do to get it. At the final lap, you wanna tell me my final tour I can’t do what I wanna do? Get the f*ck outta here.”
This makes a lot of sense — that 50 would want more dollars and cents LOL. Sorry we couldn’t resist!
You can watch the full video below:
Check out 50’s Men’s Health feature HERE
