50 Cent has argued that audiences didn't connect with him for the right reasons when he started his career.
When 50 Cent started his career on the rap scene in 1996, he was living a completely different and dangerous life. The lyrics of the music described his troubled childhood and were raw and harsh, but true.
The rap mogul commented on the early steps of his career in an interview with MSNBC, where he said, "The things that they see that I've learned, they've probably kept me out of trouble at some points."
“The things I was saying in my music in the beginning, I was crazy to be honest. I was completely mad at that point,” he continued.
One of 50 Cent's most distinguished works is his first album, "Get Rich Or Die Tryin'" (2003), which featured a number of lewd lyrics and references to his "crazy" beginnings.
In "What Up Gangsta," for example, 50 Cent implies that he had gang affiliations: "Nah, that's a semi-automatic and a vest on my chest, I'm trying not to say anything the prosecutor might want to use in court." .
The same themes were referred to in the song "In da Hood", where he said: "I've been robbed, I've been shot, everybody's looking for a fight in the neighborhood."
While "Get Rich Or Die Tryin'" was instrumental in his success, 50 Cent noted that his fans didn't bond with him for the right reasons.
“The kids totally loved me and loved the wrong part of me. The part that won't actually go on to be successful. The part that people won't continue to celebrate," he explained.
Even today, 50 Cent sees other hip-hop artists following a similar path, specifically mentioning rappers like 21 Savage, DaBaby and Lil Durk.
"They have to turn into something bigger and better as they move forward with the new information and the new opportunities that come along because they're really street people," argued 50 Cent, who nearly 25 years after his career began, has completely changed the his life.
Also announced in the same interview was 50 Cent's new deal with Fox, which sees 24 series and shows on 10 different television networks and will open more doors for the 47-year-old rapper to continue his successful career as a television producer.
