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Eminem & 50 Cent get nominated at 2024 XXL Awards

2024 XXL Awards nominees are here and our boys 50 Cent and Eminem receive nominations in different categories. XXL Awards Board Members that consists of hip-hop industry’s movers, shakers and veteran artists, including Eminem, 50 Cent, Fat Joe, E-40, Future, Ghostface Killah, Gucci Mane, Juicy J, Just Blaze, Lil’ Kim, Missy Elliott, NORE, Pusha T, 2 Chainz, Paul Rosenberg, Peter Rosenberg, Run The Jewels, Styles P, Tech N9ne, Big Boy, Bun B, Ebro Darden, Charlamagne Tha God, Cam’ron, Sway Calloway, DJ Kahled, DJ Drama, Jermaine Dupri, DJ Woo Kid among many others will be selecting the winners for 11 categories while the fans vote for their favorite rapper of the year in the 12th category, The People’s Champ.

Aside Eminem and 50 Cent being on board of voting, they are also nominated in different categories. 50 Cent is up against Travis Scott, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Rod Wave, Doja Cat and Lil Uzi Vert in “Performer Of The Year” category. He’s also nominated for The People’s Champ against 21 Savage, Cardi B, Central Cee, Destroy Lonely, Drake, Doja Cat, Ice Spice, J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Kid Cudi, Killer Mike, Latto, Lil Durk, Megan Thee Stallion, Nas, Nicki Minaj, Playboi Carti, Sexyy Red and Yeat.

Eminem is nominated for Hip-Hop’s Humanitarian Of The Year against E-40, Fat Joe, Jay-Z, Latto, Lil Durk and The Weeknd. Voting for The People’s Champ category ends Sunday, February 18 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Go vote for 50 Cent here. You can vote in every one hour.

The winners will be announced later this month.

50 Cent & 2 Chainz react to Eminem giving the bird to 49ers fans

Eminem riled up and taunted San Francisco 49ers fans during their NFC Conference game against his own Detroit Lions. Slim Shady attended the crunch game at Levi’s Stadium on Sunday (January 28, 2024) and decided to mix it up with the home fans when they saw him in the executive seats.

A video captured by 49ers fans at the game saw Eminem sticking up both his middle fingers at the rival supporters and jibing with sections of the home crowd. Unfortunately for the Rap God, his antics were unable to have a positive impact on his beloved Lions, who blew a 17-point lead — and the chance to play in the franchise’s first-ever Super Bowl — in a 34-31 loss. It means the 49ers will face off against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in Las Vegas on February 11, where Usher will provide the halftime entertainment.

Though the Lions came up short, Eminem accepted defeat gracefully as he wrote on social media after the game: “So proud of the @Lions Thanks 4 an amazing season!!!! We’ll b back!!!” but the picture and video of him flipping the bird at 49ers fans went viral on social media.

Even 50 Cent enjoyed it. The New York legend posted a picture of Slim Shady and 49ers fans pointing middle fingers at each other with the caption: “Detroit is not feeling good right now! @eminem. Damn that was a good game.” 2 Chainz commented “Haha” and Uncle Murda and Cory Gunz replied laughing emojis in the comments section of the post. Check the screenshot below:

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Eminem talks about possible joint album with 50 Cent

Eminem has recently sat down with DJ Whoo Kid Shade 45 radio where Whoo Kid asked him about the new music, on which, Slim Shady replied: “Absolutely nothing. Nah man, I’m working on little something.”

Then Whoo Kid asked about the potential joint album with 50 Cent and here is what Eminem replied: “50 Cent and Eminem collaboration album? Where that come from? I don’t know whose idea that was but that’s crazy. Yo, I’m trying to get him to make another album so bad. We need another 50 album, like, really bad bro. 50’s on the roll right now. He’s been on the roll since the tour and I told him he needs a f–king…whatever he needs from me, I’m here. That’s sh–t be crazy though, an album with me and him.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Eminem talked about Detroit Lions: “I never thought in my lifetime that I would ever even see this. I didn’t realize how good the team actually was and when we beat Kansas City in the first game I was like BRO! F–king Goff…It’s the whole f–king team. Everything is clicking right now. I love Stafford man. I love what Stafford did for us when he was here but bro, Goff is, he’s f–king surgical.” he said.

Then he continued: “If Deebo don’t play, it’d be so great [Laughs]. Does he not feel good or something? I don’t know if he really wants to test that shoulder and injure it more. 49ers are great team and they really gonna be hard to beat. I’m so into what’s going on right now, I can’t even think about anything else. This is taking precedence over my entire life right now. We went to championship game 32 years ago. But we only won one playoff game back then. There were less games. We have never gotten this far. I know it’s a championship game but we never won two playoff games and we are so close bro. I have to be there. There is no f–king way I’m not gonna be there and I just saw today that Ben Johnson might be going to [Washington] Commanders and if he leaves us bro…Ben Johnson, if you leave us, diss record is coming! Diss song is coming!”

New Song: Nicki Minaj – “Beep Beep,” ft. 50 Cent

50 Cent and Nicki Minaj have connected for the first time ever on their new single, titled “Beep Beep.”

The track was featured on Nicki’s most recent album, titled Pink Friday 2, but without 50’s verse. The new version featuring 50 dropped on Monday is now available on streaming services. Last week, Nicki promised to release a new track every day this week until Friday.

“Next week #GagCity welcomes a new edition every day beginning Monday or Tuesday,” Nicki Minaj tweeted. “Every day until Friday, you’ll get an [additional] song that completes my fave body of work to date. 4 more songs.”

Pink Friday 2 stands at 22-tracks and the album features appearances from Lil Wayne, J. Cole, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Drake, and more. This is her first solo release since 2018’s Queen, and it’s already broken records. Chart Data notes the album’s estimated 41 million streams from the weekend has set the record for the biggest debut for a female Hip-Hop album in Spotify’s history.  HITS Daily Double projects a No. 1 Billboard 200 debut for the album with the sales of approximately 200,000 album equivalent units in its first week of release.

You can bump the new track with Fif below:

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Bang Em Smurf recalls Eminem signing 50 Cent to Shady Records & altercation with Suge Knight

Bang Em Smurf, one of the early members of 50 Cent’s hood gang who helped forming G-Unit, has recently sat down Cam Capone News where he recalled the early days of Eminem signing 50 Cent to Shady Records.

“When we got signed, before we actually secured the deal with Eminem, DJ Clue tried to come with better deal than Eminem but we declined that too. We declined all of them top executives. 50 wanted with Em and Dre. Eminem had to convince Dr. Dre to sign that deal. It was Em who really wanted Fif.” Said Bang Em Smurf.

Then he continued: “We recorded in the west coast but all the recording was not in the west coast. Eminem signed so we used to go to Detroit a lot too. We used to go to Eminem’s personal studio in Detroit. We go to LA cause that’s where the Interscope office was. I was in Dre studio. We were back and forth, we were everywhere with Fif, I was his righthand man, me, YaYo, before he went to jail. We were the ones who were making the moves. I’m the ni–a holding them down.”

“We were signed to Eminem, the biggest artist, that’s the great accomplishment. Eminem is still the biggest thing to this day. Ain’t nobody bigger than Em. Shout out to Eminem. That was a great feeling, great experience, thankful of being part of it. It was dope man, to see your dreams actually come true and unfold in front of you. Some dope s–t.” – Bang Em Smurf added.

Then he was asked about shooting the video of ‘In Da Club,” the lead single of Get Rich Or Die Tryin‘ album: “You know Suge pulled up. We was not going for it, we backed him down and he came with some Mexicans. Suge tried to press the video shoot but ain’t nothing happened. We held it down. Suge seen all them New York guys out there and they wanted no problem. He just dropped his cigar on the floor, stepped on it and left. That’s how Suge was. He’ll come to check the temperature, dig, so if he feels he could bully, he going to bully. He couldn’t bully that day but his presence was definitely felt cause all the executives and staff were going crazy all over the place. They scared to death. That was another dope experience. Eminem was inside at the beginning but then he came out outside, he ran and grabbed the vest and came outside with it.”

You can watch the interview below:

50 Cent reveals first thing he bought after signing to Eminem

50 Cent has revealed his first major purchase after being signed to Eminem’s Shady Records and Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment for $1 million.

Speaking to Apple Music’s Rebecca Judd while backstage at the London leg of his Final Lap Tour earlier this month, Fif revealed he bought a gift for a much-loved family member.

“I bought my grandmother a C220 Benz. I’ll never forget because when I got the car, I got it right away is the first thing I bought when the deal was done.” 50 Cent said.

50, who was raised by his grandparents after his mother died when he was eight, also admitted his grandfather wasn’t pleased with the gift as he was stuck with their old car.

“And then I went on the tour and I came back and my grandfather was on the porch and he was having a moment. So he was like, ‘I just went to work. I went to work, hurt my back, came back, and she done brainwashed my kids.’

“And he was talking about my grandmother because he was looking at her car in the front yard and he didn’t have a car. He had the older car and he said, ‘I went to work, hurt my back. Until my back hurt, everything.’” Fif added.

Listen to the podcast here.

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50 Cent brings out Ed Sheeran at his Final Lap Tour in London

Tuesday night (November 21) at 50 Cent ‘s “Final Lap” event at London’s O2 Arena, fans were treated to a very special surprise guest. During his performance a giant box on stage flashed the message “there’s a monster in this box,” as the familiar strains of Ed Sheeran‘s “Shape of You” filled the arena and Fif said “turn it up even more!”

Ed then popped out from under the box — without his signature acoustic guitar — and began singing his 2017 smash while dapping up 50 who added some ad libs and joined the clearly excited Sheeran on the chorus. Sheeran chronicled the special moment on his Instagram Story, writing, “50 Cent has invited me to the O2 to sing ‘Shape of You,’” along with footage of himself walking around beforehand backstage singing to 50’s “21 Questions.”

Though they were in all-white on stage, 50 posted some backstage images of the men in all black yukking it up with the message, “My man came through for me tonight, BOOM, LONDON went crazy! It don’t get bigger than this.”

Sheeran also previewed his walk-out in an Instagram Live video shared by 50, in which the singer tells the camera, “50 Cent has invited me to the O2 to sing ‘Shape of You,’ and I’m going to walk on stage and go, ‘Who likes ‘In Da Club?… Here’s ‘Shape of You.’” Ed then sings a bit of 50’s “21 Questions” before a stagehand loads him into the lift that positions him inside the box as he yells “In Da Club!”

Afterwards, a hyped Sheeran can’t stop yelling “In Da Club!” as he leaves the stage and retreats to a sky box to watch the show and rap along to “Many Men” and, of course “In Da Club.”

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50 Cent says scrapped “Relapse 2” album had 5 songs with Eminem & talks about 8 Mile TV series

50 Cent has recently talked about new music, friendship with Eminem, Relapse 2 album and 8 Mile TV series on Evropa 2. You can check out the interview below.

“When I’m not moving around and not touring and doing things, then its gonna permit me to focus on creating music. You get little more of what you get from Dr. Dre and Eminem from me at that point.” said 50 Cent.

Then he continued: “When the last time you have seen Eminem on tour? You see what I’m saying? It’s been a while but he’ll go and make music. Because his passion is still in music. He’s like a lab-rat. He’ll go to the studio and come up with something new.”

“Em is like my best friend to be honest. It’s rare when you run into someone who always has your best interest at heart. There is no point that he’s not looking at it and going is that good for him. He won’t want me to do it if it’s not good for me. They tried to get him to do the Super Bowl he would not do it without me.” 50 Cent added.

Then the interviewer asked if there will be any new song with Eminem, on which, Fif replied: “We have a whole CD together. He did Relapse and when he didn’t see the response that he wanted, he scrapped Relapse 2. And then went to Recovery. On Relapse 2, we had 4-5 songs on the album together but the world will probably never hear that record.”

“Em may not release it but he’s gonna make new music. This guy goes like people go to work from 9 to 5. He gets up and goes in recording studio from 9 to 5 like its a job. So he’s always coming up with something. He’s always doing something.”

After that, Fiddy was asked about the 8 Mile TV series that he’s planning to make in future: “8 Mile is a huge hit. I think its important for his legacy and it needs to be done correctly so I’m really tedious about who comes in as a writer showrunner for the project and how its structured and put together.”

You can listen to entire thing below:

50 Cent’s “In Da Club” goes diamond!

50 Cent’s 2003 smash hit “In Da Club,” produced by Dr. Dre has officially been certified diamond by the The Recording Industry Association of America, marking the New York legend’s first diamond-certified song.

50 Cent celebrated the achievement on X, posting the cover art on Instagram from his 9x-platinum blockbuster Eminem’s Shady Records debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin’ alongside a graphic of the diamond certification and the video on X.

“In Da Club has officially reached Diamond. 10,000,000 singles sold. The 43rd Hip Hop song to go Diamond, 121 songs of all time to do it. I feel good I’m that thing 50cent.” he wrote in the caption.

In a separate post commemorating the moment he wrote, “Diamonds are forever. Yo that thing 50 cent is no joke.”

The song additionally surpassed over 1.3 billion Spotify streams and 1.9 billion YouTube views on its music video. The 2003 single continues to average around 43 million streams per week worldwide.

50 Cent shares official live performance from Detroit with Eminem

50 Cent brought Eminem out at his Final Lap tour stop in Detroit, Michigan. The two hip-hop icons performed their hit songs “Patiently Waiting” off Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ and “Crack a Bottle” from Relapse album.

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has embarked on a global tour in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of his game-changing debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin’.

The Final Lap Tour features the rap icon performing dozens of fan-favorite and chart-topping hits along with select tracks that have not been performed live in decades. Plus, the tour features support from special guest and longtime friends, Busta Rhymes and Jermih.

You can watch the full performance with Eminem below:

50 Cent reacts after Ed Sheeran performs acoustic version of “In Da Club” in LA

Ed Sheeran’s acoustic rendition of “In Da Club” received acclaim from 50 Cent, but his supporters strongly disagree.

The British mega pop star opened up for John Mayer at his Heart and Armor Foundation concert in Los Angeles on Tuesday (September 19, 2023), where he delved into a series of folk covers during his set — one of which included 50 Cent’s arguably biggest hit in hip-hop history, “In Da Club,” from Get Rich Or Die Tryin’.

The Queens, New York legend gave his stamp of approval to the guitar-driven rendition of his party-starting tune by reposting a video of Sheeran’s performance to his Instagram.

“Ed Sheeran right now in LA at the John Mayer concert Killing s–t ! BOOM,” Fif wrote in the caption.

His Final Lap tour mate Busta Rhymes was also impressed by what he heard as he left a series of fire emojis in the comments section of Fiddy’s Instagram post.

Check out the post below:

Damian Lillard picks Eminem as ‘worst artist’ from an iconic Hip-Hop list

Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard recently proclaimed himself as the best athlete rapper of all time. Claiming to be a better artist than his biggest competition in the NBA, Shaquille O’Neal, Lillard revealed a range of details about his favorite artists.

Speaking on the BACKONFIGG podcast, Ep:108, Lillard was also asked to select two of his worst rappers, from a lineup of the best artists of all time that included: Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, Nas, Kanye West, Drake, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, J. Cole and 50 Cent. He ended up choosing the likes of Kanye West and 50 Cent, after quite a bit of struggle.

Lillard claimed that nobody else takes music as seriously as he does. Having recently released the Dame Dolla album in August 2023, Lillard claimed that he was making a lot of music, and claimed to be taking the art more seriously than Shaquille O’Neal.

Regardless, when asked to choose his two worst rappers from a list of some of the best rappers of all time, Lillard was left confused. He initially asked whether he should choose on the basis of music, or sheer ability to rap. Lillard was told that he simply needs to decide which two rappers will end up “going away”:

“Like the actual ability to rap, the ability to rap, or their actual music? If I’m saying the ability to rap, two gotta go, I am gonna say Kanye and 50 Cent. Two in general, I am gonna say, I mean Eminem one of them for me. I am gonna say Eminem, and… that’s tough. I like some Eminem songs but I ain’t listening to bunch of Eminem songs. ‘Stan’ is one of my favorite songs ever. I listen to all of them on the list, regularly, but I ain’t gonna listen to bunch of Eminem as much as I respect his s–t.” said Damian Lillard

You can watch the interview below:

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