In part 2 of XXL Mag’s 50 Cent feature, the G Unit Boss discusses the intelligence of certain MCs even going as far as claiming Nas lost his audience. Below are a few excerpts.
“He was almost weirder than me ’cause we would go to breakfast and he’d be there reading a book. Conceptually, I think that’s what made him drift away from what his initial audience enjoys from him and why he’s not hot right now.” Said Fif of Nas, “he’s feeding you too much information in the music and they don’t actually want it. He’s like a teacher.”
He then moved onto the never-ending Cam’ron beef which has toned down a bit since Cam’s altercation with rapper Tru Life. The beef, which ignited during a Hot 97 interview with 50 Cent, also caused turmoil within the Dipset Camp.
“My initial intention when we started that conversation wasn’t to cause an altercation. But after an altercation is caused, I have no intentions of resolving it. I don’t believe you can resolve a situation with someone you didn’t initiate. If they caused it, there’s nothing you can do on your end. You didn’t actually ask for it so it’s there. And you make it—you pound away at him with the consistency of releasing quality material ’til his ass is dust. He’s gone and everybody that surrounds him gets it in the end, too. This is why I tell him Jim Jones should be the boss of Dipset and now you see Jim Jones say he’s not fuckin’ with Cam.”
When asked about Cam’s career as it stands, 50 explained why no major label is willing to sign Cam Ron.
“Cam had Columbia [Records] spend marketing dollars on him when he was with Untertainment. He had Def Jam spend marketing dollars when he was on Roc-A-Fella. Now he’s in a graveyard. The majors have no interest in spending money on him because they know the marketing dollars that’s spent is going to be in vain. [But] Jimmy’s done something that’s significant—he came out of the graveyard. His career started on Koch, which means he can go do his deal with the majors [and] he can go do a publishing deal. The kinda money he gon’ receive in those positions based on the success of his last project is gonna make, when he says, “ballin’,” real.”
Moving on to M.O.P, 50 confirmed rumors that he once offered them $1,000 for every pound that they lost during their stay at his Connecticut Mansion.
“M.O.P., they just ain’t after the same thing. They are a great group. They got music I’d love to put out. I’m just not going to bet on a horse that got three legs in this climate. It won’t win a race.”
Fif also spoke of the weirdness between him and Dre after The Game was removed from G Unit.
“I’m not even sure he knows. He might read this and be surprised that I said it. But Dre didn’t voice his opinion knowing I gave Game everything that made him what he is. And that didn’t matter. It shouldn’t matter that [Dre] gave me “In Da Club.” He brought something creatively to the table that helped spawn my entire career and I respect him for it. On a higher level, Em for me is like next to my grandmother. He did things for me when I couldn’t do them myself. I needed him at that point and he actually came through for me.”
You can catch the entire preview Here or check out the feature in the August issue of XXL Mag.
