50 Cent Says Rappers Today Don't Offer "Something New"
In regards to authenticity, 50 recalled a time in music when having your own style and your own energy in your records was crucial. He revealed that today’s artists prefer to stick with what’s trendy rather than offer "something new.”
“I miss how important authenticity was…It was so important that you have your own style,” 50 Cent said. “Your own energy connected to those actual records. And we see some of those same vibes and things come out in decisions you make now creatively. So, we see it was your actual influence. It wasn’t something that was given to you. A lot of the artists—What I find now in our culture is that things are trending. So, they’re following what the last person just did. Instead of offering something new it’s the same thing.”
Prior to speaking on the lack of authenticity in Hip Hop, 50 Cent recalled his falling out with the members of G-Unit. The G-Unit helmsman specifically referenced Tony Yayo’s comments on Instagram when he shared that as the leader of the group depression is a luxury he can’t afford.
“At points, if you ever going through something emotional on your own there’s no break,” he said. “I say depression is a luxury I can’t afford…When they get going through their things or whatever and they have those feelings I say ‘Well, when do I get a chance to do that?’ Cause I can’t afford that luxury. It’s expensive. Depression, I just work through whatever’s happening at the time. Just get back at it, do something. And then when something positive breaks it goes ‘Okay, there go the ray of light we was looking for.’”
GGN host Snoop Dogg later chimed in on the conversation as he commented on his time spent at No Limit Records. As he addressed the Master P-led label, he proclaimed that there “was no money in rap until Master P came out.”
“If it wasn’t for No Limit it wouldn’t be no money in rap,” Snoop Dogg said. “And mothafuckas can look at me like they crazy right now, but nigga, it was no money in rap until Master P came out. Nigga, I was on Death Row Records. We made more money than any of you niggas, all you rap labels. Suge had all the money. He gave us a little bit. But nigga, when Master P came out everybody on No Limit had money. We had money, guns, cars, everything. Thank you, Master P.”
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