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Makvelli1987 · 07-05-2007, 11:15 AM

The free ride is over at 50 Cent's G-Unit Records.

The rap mogul has confessed he was overgenerous with artists on his label. In fact, Fitty spent $8.5 million of his own money to take a lot of the rappers on his most recent tour so that they could bring their entourages - and so that everyone could travel, as he says, "comfortably."

Not only that, he'd hand out hundreds of thousands of dollars to them at a time just for the asking, Sacha Jenkins writes in the new issue of XXL magazine. "Whether I got to give them $500,000 or $300,000 ... Just 'cause they want $300,000 more to make what they [are] doing at the time comfortable. Like, 'yo, I want to get this new place over here.' "

Sure, 50's got plenty of do-re-mi: His albums "Get Rich or Die Tryin' " and "The Massacre" sold 20 million copies combined. And though his album "curtis" is delayed till September, he's getting a payday playing a boxer in the Nicolas Cage movie "The Dance," and a drug dealer in "Righteous Kill" with Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. And there are the clothing and sneaker lines - and at least $100 million more he stands to make now that coca-cola has bought Glaceau, which owns Fitty's Formula 50 Vitamin Water.

But still, he called a meeting and told the artists at his label that the free ride was over.

"Laze was there as representation of M.O.P., Havoc and Prodigy," he told the hip-hop mag. "Banks, Buck. Spider was on the phone. Olivia was there. Sha Money was there. I broke it down. I told them I wouldn't be assisting them financially anymore. Pretty much I was telling them I wouldn't be there. [In the past] they'd make a lot of money and spend a lot of money and have me there to fix it."

There was another problem. "I looked around the room, and I was the only person with G-Unit sneakers on. But they were being paid," he adds. "It had become the norm for the check to come, but they were no longer wearing the clothes."

Still, 50 lives in the largest mansion in connecticut - Mike Tyson's former spread. He moved there from a basement room in his grandmother's house in Queens, where, in a visit beautifully shot by Ben Watts, 50 ruminates: "When I come back here ... it's like my feet are on the ground."

Untouchable1991 · 07-05-2007, 11:33 AM

at first 50 started trailin from g unit and all them, now hes gettin farther and farther..though i fuckin hate 50, financially the dude is right near jigga and u cant blame him for givin worthless muhfuckas the boot

DYRECKT · 07-05-2007, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Untouchable1991

at first 50 started trailin from g unit and all them, now hes gettin farther and farther..though i fuckin hate 50, financially the dude is right near jigga and u cant blame him for givin worthless muhfuckas the boot

true..

Stealth · 07-05-2007, 12:53 PM

Olivia isnt even with G-Unit anymore and hasn't been for years.

ya55erm · 07-05-2007, 01:00 PM

Everyone thinks that 50 is the businessman but what they dont understand is that its his management team who are the real money makers, they have made 50 cent and G-Unit a brand and know that whatever they put these names on is going to sell because of there super group status, there no diffrent from the Spice girls, with just a few more Pussys!!

**Krazye** · 07-05-2007, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Stealth

Olivia isnt even with G-Unit anymore and hasn't been for years.

thats what i was thinking. wtf she doing there

twism610 · 07-05-2007, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Stealth

Olivia isnt even with G-Unit anymore and hasn't been for years.

What you mean years? She just got booted from G-Unit this year.

Aaojtills3 · 07-05-2007, 02:21 PM

lol damn

G Rap · 07-05-2007, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Untouchable1991

at first 50 started trailin from g unit and all them, now hes gettin farther and farther..though i fuckin hate 50, financially the dude is right near jigga and u cant blame him for givin worthless muhfuckas the boot

co-sign

playa2525_2000 · 07-05-2007, 02:52 PM

G-Unit=Murder Inc

07-05-2007, 11:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
Makvelli1987 Underboss Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: London, United Kingdom Posts: 1,122	50 Cent learns value of a dollar The free ride is over at 50 Cent's G-Unit Records. The rap mogul has confessed he was overgenerous with artists on his label. In fact, Fitty spent $8.5 million of his own money to take a lot of the rappers on his most recent tour so that they could bring their entourages - and so that everyone could travel, as he says, "comfortably." Not only that, he'd hand out hundreds of thousands of dollars to them at a time just for the asking, Sacha Jenkins writes in the new issue of XXL magazine. "Whether I got to give them $500,000 or $300,000 ... Just 'cause they want $300,000 more to make what they [are] doing at the time comfortable. Like, 'yo, I want to get this new place over here.' " Sure, 50's got plenty of do-re-mi: His albums "Get Rich or Die Tryin' " and "The Massacre" sold 20 million copies combined. And though his album "curtis" is delayed till September, he's getting a payday playing a boxer in the Nicolas Cage movie "The Dance," and a drug dealer in "Righteous Kill" with Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. And there are the clothing and sneaker lines - and at least $100 million more he stands to make now that coca-cola has bought Glaceau, which owns Fitty's Formula 50 Vitamin Water. But still, he called a meeting and told the artists at his label that the free ride was over. "Laze was there as representation of M.O.P., Havoc and Prodigy," he told the hip-hop mag. "Banks, Buck. Spider was on the phone. Olivia was there. Sha Money was there. I broke it down. I told them I wouldn't be assisting them financially anymore. Pretty much I was telling them I wouldn't be there. [In the past] they'd make a lot of money and spend a lot of money and have me there to fix it." There was another problem. "I looked around the room, and I was the only person with G-Unit sneakers on. But they were being paid," he adds. "It had become the norm for the check to come, but they were no longer wearing the clothes." Still, 50 lives in the largest mansion in connecticut - Mike Tyson's former spread. He moved there from a basement room in his grandmother's house in Queens, where, in a visit beautifully shot by Ben Watts, 50 ruminates: "When I come back here ... it's like my feet are on the ground."

07-05-2007, 11:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
Untouchable1991 Capo Join Date: May 2006 Location: B-Town/T.Dot, Ontario Posts: 865	at first 50 started trailin from g unit and all them, now hes gettin farther and farther..though i fuckin hate 50, financially the dude is right near jigga and u cant blame him for givin worthless muhfuckas the boot __________________ mos def = the truth

07-05-2007, 02:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
Aaojtills3 Underboss Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: DA BAY OF FLA Posts: 1,327	lol damn __________________

07-05-2007, 02:52 PM	#10 (permalink)
playa2525_2000 Gangster Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: 808 Posts: 331	G-Unit=Murder Inc __________________ "I'm the man you think you are.... If you want to know what I'll do, figure out what you'll do. I'll do the same thing--only more of it."

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07-05-2007, 12:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
Stealth Soldier Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 513	Olivia isnt even with G-Unit anymore and hasn't been for years.

07-05-2007, 01:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
ya55erm Outlaw Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 193	Everyone thinks that 50 is the businessman but what they dont understand is that its his management team who are the real money makers, they have made 50 cent and G-Unit a brand and know that whatever they put these names on is going to sell because of there super group status, there no diffrent from the Spice girls, with just a few more Pussys!!