I have received 16 Grammy nominations and I have no trophies, because I chose to write the harsh realities. I stayed true to myself and I’ve taken a little beating behind it.
It’s Fifty, not Fiddy.
I get photobombed by the hottest people in the world.
There had to be a better way – if I couldn’t find it, I wanted to create it.
At first, my love was just to be in the studio and make the music and enjoy it when I hear it played back, but then the biggest thing for me was to see the response of the people. When you go out and see the energy in the crowd, it’s incredible.
When Elvis was there, they were stopping everything. Elvis had the moment for real. While I’m here, its not all about 50 Cent, but it was all about Elvis.
When I have conversations with people, for some strange reason they think I’m gonna die and they’re not. But you know what? Death means nothing to me.
The opportunity and the concept of merging music culture with actual boxing is exciting. It’s bringing a younger demographic to the sport.
The State of New York City says in defense you can use as much force as you feel like the person that is coming for you with. So if I’m wrong than the law is wrong. That’s really the way I felt.
Your fears are a kind of prison that confines you within a limited range of action. The less you fear, the more power you will have and the more fully you will live.
The public is never wrong. When people don’t respond to what you do, they’re telling you something loud and clear. You’re just not listening.
I don’t need to get any validation by someone else who sits next to me in first class. If you think a seat in first class makes you a star, then you’re not one.
What I do is take the jewelry back to the jeweler and they redo the jewelry with the same gold from the last thing.
Actions may make you appear to be someone else, when people actually find out what you’re doing.
Eating well was something I learned as I started to be successful and had to travel and perform concerts, which are an intense cardio workout.
I think it’s impossible to actually be a role model. I think on some level, you’ll have your flaws or defects of character, regardless.
It was great to watch her spin out of control because it makes the average person feel better.
My son is the reason why I write music. He’s the reason why everything is different for me.
Real man is someone who handles his responsibilities. Take care of all of his responsibilities. No matter how, by any means take care of your situations.
In business there’s people who have talent and there’s people whose talent is to take advantage of people who have talent.
I’ve made so many mistakes, so many corrections. I’m so far from perfect so many imperfections. But I’m a go getta I get up and go get it, so if you preaching prosperity, i wanna hit it...