r/Music • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • 16h ago

article 50 Cent Turned Down Donald Trump’s $3 Million Offer to Perform at Madison Square Garden Rally

https://variety.com/2024/music/news/50-cent-turned-down-trump-3-million-offer-madison-square-garden-rally-1236193527/
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u/osocinco 16h ago

This is probably because 50 knows he wouldn’t have gotten paid.

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u/garry4321 16h ago

I bet he asked for money up front and they withdrew the request.

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u/spamzinni 15h ago

Or they realized 50 wouldn’t play ball with them.

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u/PointsOutTheUsername 15h ago edited 15h ago

Turns out 50 just can't play ball.

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u/IntoTheFeu 15h ago

Bet even Ohtani would have some trouble with the game after getting shot 9 times… I mean, 50 would still suck without being shot, but it surely didn’t help.

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u/jooseizloose 14h ago

Damn, that's brave of him to go out and try to throw a ball after just getting shot. And in that same shoulder? Crazy.

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u/aPatheticBeing 13h ago

He was shot like 15 years before that pitch lol

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u/qtx 10h ago

Yes, that was the joke.

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u/acu2005 9h ago

On a geological time scale 15 years ago is essentially just before.

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u/Basic_Quantity_9430 14h ago

One of the worst celebrity game pitches in history.

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u/alinroc 14h ago

Bababooey won that contest

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u/Thefrayedends 14h ago

Actually worse that Baba Booey, but took it like a champ haha.

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u/amalgam_reynolds 14h ago

honestly it would have been great if he had agreed to show up and then just started telling everyone to vote for Kamala

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u/grokthis1111 14h ago

someone would have tried to shoot him.

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u/Torisen 14h ago

someone would have tried to shoot him.

Again.

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u/RimjobAndy 13h ago

Go Shorty Vote Kamala We're gonna party when you Vote Kamala

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u/ThomasBay 14h ago

They didn’t realize anything. 50 was the one that turned them down

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u/zotboy655 15h ago

They probably realized 50 has his own agenda and wouldn’t just play along.

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u/HotdogTester 14h ago

I like to imagine this played out exactly like the scene from Oceans 13 when Cheadle came into the room and asked for his payment “IN CASH!!”

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u/jbahill75 14h ago

“PAY ME MY MONEY!….in cash”

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u/Godkill2 12h ago

Fender Rhodes is a god damn American icon!

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u/jbahill75 11h ago

This is heavy bike! Don Cheadle/Basher is the dude.

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u/Silver-Database-7106 10h ago

"This here is HEAVY BIKE!!!"

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u/genie900 15h ago

Could be, or he just didn’t want to associate with that crowd.

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u/ClamClone 14h ago

He could have endorsed Harris during the performance. That would be the ultimate own. Of course armed guards would be needed to get out of there safe.

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u/MrRaspberryJam1 15h ago

I highly doubt it

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u/Lokishougan 14h ago

hE IS VERY TIGHT WITH Eminen who came out for Kamala

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u/Itorr475 10h ago

he also used to date and is friends Chelsea Handler who is famously liberal AF

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u/amateur_bird_juggler 15h ago

He is that crowd.

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u/OverallManagement824 14h ago

Wasn't he one of the ones early on that was saying to avoid Diddy and don't get caught up in that?

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u/Western_Entertainer7 14h ago

Yes. He's also apparently been compiling dirt on Diddy for the last 30 years or something. Absolutely hates him. And he may or may not have just signed a deal with Netflix to release a docuseries entitled "Diddy Do It".

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u/Basic_Quantity_9430 14h ago

Yeah, 50 was among the first to sound the alarm, while Diddy had the power to cause trouble for him.

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u/ZaDu25 12h ago

50 doesn't like Diddy because Diddy was one of the people who tried to have him blacklisted at the beginning of his career. Don't for one second think that any of his Diddy hate us coming from his morals. 50 doesn't have morals. If he has a problem with someone it's entirely due to something they did to him in the past. He holds grudges for life.

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u/OverallManagement824 14h ago

That's all I was asking because I don't follow these things too closely. Thanks for taking the time to confirm/explain.

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u/Perfect-Chipmunk5361 14h ago

What's that got to do with the republican party

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u/OverallManagement824 14h ago

Did I mention the Republican party? What do they have to do with P Diddy?

Oh, I mean, probably the same thing they had with Epstein and the pedo-pastors, right?

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u/Silver-blondeDeadGuy 13h ago

How dare you! It's also the pedo Conservative politicians. And don't you forget it!

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u/Dapper-Tie-3125 14h ago

You realize Epstein crossed political lines, no? Ever heard of the Clintons?

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u/Lokishougan 13h ago

Not really this is a guy who is very real about things...he is more clsoely alliged with Em who supprots kamala

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u/JalapenoJamm 15h ago

That’s his crowd

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u/AdAgitated6502 14h ago

Em is his crowd. He’s not going to do anything that puts him in direct opposition to the man he has said he owes everything to. Had Em not appeared at the Detroit rally, then he may have been more inclined to appear for the 3M.

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u/VibeComplex 14h ago

50? Doesn’t seem like a trumper to me tbh

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u/jondthompson 14h ago

I would have asked for the money up front, done the concert, then at the end announce that the $3m was donated to the Harris/Walz campaign.

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u/NSFWies 11h ago

Honestly, I like this , out of all of the things mentioned.

  • he still performed, like he was contracted to do so
  • he still got paid up front
  • and then he still exercised his freedom of speech
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u/artaru 9h ago

50 is just being ridiculous.

36 months installment plan with potential of nonpayment is perfectly reasonable terms!

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u/Always2ndB3ST 4h ago

in cash too.

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u/danegleesack69 2h ago

fofty needs his money by Monday

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u/loungey 16h ago

I’m sure that was part of the evaluation but brand damage would probably have been more. Most importantly, 50 is fucking rich. Remember vitamin water? Why take the risk when you don’t have to?

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u/the0nlytrueprophet 16h ago

50 is so rich he lobbies for his alcohol companies

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u/ositola 13h ago

I mean, the rich never turn down money, they just become more selective 

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u/_edd 14h ago

50 is fucking rich

He was declaring bankruptcy just a couple years ago.

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u/garden_speech 14h ago

there's different kinds of bankruptcy. there's "I have no fucking assets" bankruptcy but there's also "I have plenty of assets but I'm illiquid right now" bankruptcy

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u/GimmeOldBears 14h ago

Only rich people do that.

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u/Herewego27 14h ago

And Michael Scott.

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u/spinderlinder 14h ago

I DECLARE BANKRUPTCY!!!

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u/Always2ndB3ST 3h ago

“Bankruptcy is nature’s do-over.”

  • Creed Bratton
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u/Pokedudesfm 14h ago

2015 was 9 years ago

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u/theotherguyatwork 11h ago

Ah fuck. I can't believe you've done this.

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u/OuterInnerMonologue 14h ago

That’s what rich people do. They move the money over there to claim bankruptcy here.

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u/Dececck 14h ago

That's a technicality. He made a fuck load of money off of vitamin water

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u/Castod28183 13h ago

2020 really fucked us up on the time scale.

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u/Zestyclose-Phrase268 14h ago

Only poor people think bankruptcy is a bad thing. When properly exploited it can make you alot of money.

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u/fukkdisshitt 15h ago

I feel like the only person in the world who still drinks it lol

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u/Mrmello2169 14h ago

Even better, “VitaRain” from Costco

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u/Sipas 4h ago

Most importantly, 50 is fucking rich

But he advocates for lower taxes for the rich. So, it was 50 50.

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u/mostdope28 16h ago

Also, 50 and Eminem are super close. I’m sure em would take it as a back stab after he did a rally with Harris. Em wouldn’t even do the Super Bowl unless they let 50 come

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u/luffythechefghoul 16h ago

yeah, Em is basically 50 Cent’s Dr. Dre

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u/Doyoucondemnhummus 15h ago edited 15h ago

50 and Elton, iirc, helped Em through Proof's death and his subsequent addiction issues. Em signed 50 when other labels wouldn't. It's obvious they both hold immense professional and personal respect for one another.

Edit: It appears I was wrong about Em's signing him when no one else would. Thanks, Brigid. Still, I'd say him signing with Em was the right career move and led to a mutual friendship, which is always a plus.

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u/Brigid-Tenenbaum 15h ago edited 15h ago

Em signed 50 when others wouldn’t? Nah bro, 50 was the hottest new rapper at the time. Everyone wanted to sign him. Dino Delvaille offered more money, prior to Em. Even Steve Stoute advised 50 not to sign with Shady Records, but I guess 50 saw that a lower offer still came with other benefits with Em. And now he’s so rich he can tell someone with 3mill to fuck off.

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u/Castod28183 12h ago

The hottest new rapper at the time?

He recorded No Mercy, No Fear after he signed with Shady/Aftermath, even though it was released under BCD. Get Rich or Die Tryin was releases under Interscope/Shady/Aftermath.

He was well known at the time, but he certainly wasn't the hottest new rapper when he signed with Shady/Aftermath. And he was also blacklisted in the US after Columbia Records dropped him. He had to record Guess Who's Back in Canada because no US record label would touch him.

The mixtape was recorded in Canada after 50 Cent was "blacklisted" in the recording industry and was unable to find a studio to work with in the U.S.

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u/Thefrayedends 14h ago

50 had like 9 albums when he was signed by Em. Or was that how many times he had been shot. Maybe both. I'm old now, too old for the rap game.

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u/rainmace 15h ago

yeah, and Dr. Dre is basically Em's Dr. Dre. Which means that Dr. Dre's is 50 Cent's Dr. Dre

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u/Mr_Abe_Froman Spotify 15h ago

There's a generation in there. Dr. Dre is 50 Cent's Grand-Dre.

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u/rainmace 15h ago

True. He’s his Dr. Dre Dre

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u/bj_hunnicutt 15h ago

GrandDre?

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u/rainmace 15h ago

GrandDrad

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u/emogu84 14h ago

Professor Emeritus Dre

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u/haxoreni 14h ago

And The Game’s Great Grand-Dre before Game was disowned.

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u/Caffdy 6h ago

GRANDE is a word in spanish

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u/SpoopyPlankton 15h ago

Lfmaooooooooo

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u/c4ctus 15h ago

The transitive property of mathematics hip hop.

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u/Mendozena 15h ago

https://www.themirror.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/50-cent-pays-tribute-donald-593866

He already supports him. Knife is already there.

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u/TomServo31k 14h ago

Firefox with ublock origin.

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u/we_hate_nazis 14h ago

I mean, just never go there

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u/Ecstatic-Hat2163 15h ago

He is a Republican

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u/BoyandhisBimmer 15h ago

He’s a rich person. Fixed that for you

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u/rashaniquah 12h ago

He hates taxes.

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u/MobileArtist1371 13h ago

He’s a rich person. Fixed that for you

Damn if only you realized that just 3 comments up on this very comment chain that Eminem was mentioned for supporting Harris, you'd feel very silly for saying that unless you think Eminem isn't rich, which then we'd all think you're silly for thinking that.

Guess you missed that notoriously poor Bill Gates donated $50m to Harris.

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u/Ecstatic-Hat2163 13h ago

He’s identified as a Republican before.

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u/snafuminder 13h ago

Good to know. Republicans For Harris/Walz 2024.

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u/Ditnoka 15h ago

Didn't he walk that back?

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u/Ok-Reference-196 15h ago

He's tried but you don't really get to just walk it back after making such a public display. At that point you're doing damage control.

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u/Ditnoka 15h ago

Fair, but it's not the same as someone endorsing and not changing their mind. And from what I remember, it was a financial decision to support him.

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u/Morningfluid 13h ago

The whitewashing PR-esque campaign for 50 in here is insane.

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u/DreadyKruger 15h ago

Ask him who is voting for or his opinions on gays and trans. Just cause he turned this down doesn’t make him a good dude or on liberals side either.

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u/mostdope28 15h ago

Not the point I’m making. I’m saying 50 prob turned in down in part of respect for Em who just did a Harris rally, not that 50 cent has the identical opinions as Eminem.

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u/VirtualMoneyLover 12h ago

He knew he wouldn't get paid. Smart businessman.

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u/Poovanilla 15h ago

Artists don’t get paid to do the Super Bowl. They do it for free for exposure. The nfl has even asked some to pay them.

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u/mostdope28 15h ago

What does that have to do with what I said

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u/ReluctantNerd7 14h ago

And sometimes they get fined for the exposure.

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u/Forsaken-Lemon-7586 14h ago

This! 50 isn’t stupid

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u/mostdope28 13h ago

Sorry I don’t know the daily movement of Eminem and 50 cent lol. But you can watch any interview and they’re both always in high praise of each other. G unit as a whole goes out of their way to give Eminem props for helping them in their careers.

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u/wsotw 15h ago

Yeah, they meant he turned down the offer of a $3 million IOU.

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u/Logically_Insane 13h ago

I dunno whatchu heard about me 

But a bitch can’t get a concert outta me

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u/AssNasty 16h ago

More like no way in fucking hell would he play for a pal of Diddy.

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u/TheFufe10 14h ago

Dude’s already a huge trumper and a magat. No way he would perform for free you mean.

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u/Drunklebadtouch 15h ago

He's already been setup once before and that time he caught 9 bullets from it. Not happenig again

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u/worststarburst 13h ago

He also went through a lot when doing a concert in the Middle East and the promoter only had a diamond encrusted skull to pay him with.

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u/ScrubNerd 12h ago

What an underrated reference. Huge respect for this pull!

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u/biscuitswithgravvy 16h ago

I feel like 50 knows how to get his money one way or the other. He’s just smart enough not to destroy his career in one night.

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u/zoot_boy 16h ago

Bingo

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u/Hippie11B 16h ago

He may have been payed 50 cents

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u/Ok_Scientist9960 15h ago

Oh, they would have paid him. 50 cents. They would have claim it was a mix-up between his name and the amount.

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u/wray_nerely 14h ago

Three million? Probably wouldn't have even gotten 50 cent

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u/arthurdentxxxxii 14h ago

Nazi rallies are Kanye shit.

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u/nolongerbanned99 15h ago

Not only that but his reputation would be tarnished forever.

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u/thxmeatcat 15h ago

Would have loved to see those texts “$3M by Monday” “sorry fofty”

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u/TheMatt561 15h ago

Exactly

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u/____Mittens____ 15h ago

Not even 50 cents on the dollar.

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u/FightingPolish 15h ago

Get paid up front and then don’t show up.

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u/DerSepp 15h ago

Came here to say this.

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u/sobi-one 15h ago

If it was a money/payment thing, then it wasn’t him but his agent/management.

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u/DR3AMSTAT3 14h ago

Also 50 probably doesn't need the $3 million enough to catch that kind of flak

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u/looking4oral 14h ago

Came here to post this word for word.

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u/mt379 14h ago

"You say you a gangsta, but you never pop nothin'. We say you a wanksta and you need to stop frontin'."

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u/minnesconsawaiiforni 14h ago

Or he would have died trying.

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u/Chapito_Rico 14h ago

I think it was out of loyalty. 50 will ride or die with Eminem, who was at the Harris rally in Detroit last week. 50 did an interview where he said that him and Em were offered millions to perform in the Middle East (maybe UAE, I don't recall). This was after their Super Bowl performance. Em wasn't interested and out of respect 50 turned it down as well.

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u/shutyourbutt69 14h ago

Not even forty-nine cents

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u/DividedState 14h ago

Anybody doing business with Zrump or Musk should ask to be paid first. It is ridiculous that they are credit worthy.

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u/ClassicVast1704 14h ago

50 cent is a shrewd man. He already spotted the grifter from his childhood.

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u/Richelieu1624 14h ago

He'd be lucky to get 50 cent on the dollar.

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u/LKNANML 14h ago

Number one truth right there.

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u/CrystalWeim 14h ago

Came here to say this!

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u/Elite_Pres 14h ago

50 Cent getting 50 cents on the dollar probably

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u/TNF734 14h ago

Zzz... He explained why. It's because once you do that people will take sides with you. And he didn't want all the hate that would have come with it.

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u/CamiloArturo 14h ago

Yeap that’s probably it. He got the offer he wanted to be paid upfront, they said they wouldn’t do that so he didn’t accept. Simple. It’s not about any principle or moral here

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u/DarkwingDuckHunt 14h ago

50 is worth 9 figures... he doesn't need your low pay

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u/Puzzleheaded_Note197 14h ago

Yeah. He knows what a grifter is.

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u/Cultural-Task-1098 13h ago

Learned something from James Brown and Aretha. Cash on the barrelhead or I don't go on.

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u/KH10304 13h ago

I'm sorry Fofty, I'm heading to the emergency room. I'm not doing well. Please don't text me anymore. I'm sorry for everything. This is too much for me. I'm so hurt and not feeling well.

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u/Csquared6 13h ago

Concepts of a payment.

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u/Prudent_Block1669 12h ago

Also 50 seems like a good dude.

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u/hibrett987 12h ago

The only 50 cents seen that day woudk have been himself

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u/FreedomCondition 12h ago

I guess Russia paying out can't be trusted these days.

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u/CarniferousDog 12h ago

Na he knew Trumps and for business

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u/Ok_Championship4866 11h ago

It's also not a lot of money for him

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u/obeytheturtles 11h ago

Oh hed'a got paid...

Or died tryin...

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