Music Video Premiere: 50 Cent - OK You’re Right

Music Video Premiere: 50 Cent - OK You’re Right

“Ok, You’re Right” is the new single by rapper 50 Cent, for his upcoming mixtape - “War Angel LP”, and his third single off his upcoming fourth studio album, “Before I Self Destruct”. Watch the Dan The Man-directed video to the track below…

Video Premiere: 50 Cent - I’ll Do Anything

Video Premiere: 50 Cent - I’ll Do Anything

Here’s the brand new video to 50 Cent’s “I’ll Do Anything”. The track is taken from the rapper’s upcoming mixtape, “War Angel”. Check it out via YouTube below…

New Single Review - 50 Cent - Ok You’re Right

50 Cent - Ok You’re Right - After hearing tracks like this, it gives me hope for 50 Cent’s upcoming CD “Before I Self Destruct”. It’s a sick hip-hop track with a minor ammount of pop appeal which is the perfect fifty mixture. 8/10

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50 Cent Posts Dr. Dre-Produced ‘OK, You’re Right’ Online

50 Cent Posts Dr. Dre-Produced ‘OK, You’re Right’ Online

Street record will be on Fif’s Before I Self Destruct.

50 Cent just dropped a street record from his upcoming Before I Self Destruct album called “OK, You’re Right” on ThisIs50.com.

“When they talk about me, they say I be trippin’,” 50 teases on the sing-songy chorus. “What they say about me doesn’t make me mad/ I think they hatin’ ’cause they see me when I’m rollin’/ Man, I can’t help it if they really doin’ bad.”

The song was produced by Dr. Dre. A couple of weeks ago, the G-Unit General posted a vlog shot in a luxurious studio with Dre and others. The two have been crafting new tracks for Before I Self Destruct, which is due sometime this year.

50 said going back in with Dre caused him to shelve most of his existing material in favor of working on new music. “It’s about 30 percent of what I had when I felt like I was finished,” Fif explained. “The production, Dre made a lot more of the music that’s on the actual album now. I rewrote some concepts.”

Tony Yayo told MTV News the album should be a classic.

“50 got some crack,” Tony Yayo said. “50 got some unexplainable records. He’s just waiting. The thing with 50, the n—a is addicted to being a perfectionist. He’ll wait. He’s not like these other n—as that gotta rush to make a album. 50’s got millions. The average artist is rushing an album because they want that advance money. They gotta pay their bills. Nah, that n—a’s good. He won’t put out anything until sh–’s right. You already know when he’s this quiet, he’s got a master plan. He’s got something up his sleeve.”

50 Cent: Is He Still Firebug Suspect?

50 Cent: Is He Still Firebug Suspect?

Forget da club. 50 Cent is in the clear.

Or is he?

The hip-hopster, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, has announced on his community blog, ThisIs50.com, that he is no longer a suspect in the 2008 blaze that gutted his New York mansion and nearly killed his former girlfriend and their then-10-year-old son.

“The police department and insurance investigators ruled that there is absolutely no proof or evidence suggesting that Curtis Jackson or any affiliated parties were involved,” the statement reads. “Curtis Jackson has just been cleared of all the accusations. The investigation will continue until the guilty party is found.”

Not so fast, say the Long Island cops. A spokesman for the Suffolk County police says the case remains open and no one has been declared beyond suspicion.

Fiddy’s ex Shaniqua Tompkins, their child, Marquise, and four others barely escaped by jumping off a roof when the suspicious blaze swept through the $1.4 million home a year ago. She claims the rap star or his associates torched the house to get her out. Tompkins and Fiddy had been embroiled in a nasty legal battle at the time.

The estranged couple have since hammered out a custody arrangement that granted him visitation rights with Marquise. However, the “In da Club” performer has filed a $20 million defamation suit against Tompkins over the fiery accusation. Separately, a Manhattan judge dismissed a $50 million suit she filed against 50 Cent seeking half his assets.

Police, 50 Cent see house fire probe differently

Police, 50 Cent see house fire probe differently

Rapper 50 Cent says he’s been told he is not a suspect in a 2008 fire that destroyed his New York mansion.

But Detective Thomas Wieland of the Suffolk County police said Thursday that the fire is still under investigation and no one has been cleared.

It has yet to be determined what caused the $1.4 million Long Island mansion to go up in flames on May 30, 2008.

The rapper made his statement on the entertainment blog Thisis50.com.

The rapper’s ex-girlfriend and their 10-year-old son were among six people who escaped the blaze by jumping off a roof.

She blamed the rapper, but he says he was in Louisiana filming a movie at the time.

Rick Ross Vs. 50 Cent: Behind The Beef

Rick Ross Vs. 50 Cent: Behind The Beef

In early April, Rick Ross, the Miami-born rapper known for highlighting his coke-dealing past, found himself in Medellin, Colombia—a city known for its coke-dealing. Sporting a white linen suit, his staple dark shades and an iced-out bracelet, Ross was filming the video for the single “All I Really Want.” At one point, a sun-kissed woman wearing a gold bra-and-panty set caressed the shoulders of the 300-pound self-proclaimed boss as he sat on the edge of his bed, overlooking the city.

Last weekend, when he shot a video for the promo single “Cold Blood,” Ross traded the sunshine of Medellin for the darker tones of a funeral parlor. Clad in a black suit, black leather gloves and another pair of shades, he sat in a back pew and watched a makeshift ceremony. It was a memorial for the death of Curtis Jackson, aka 50 Cent.

Since the beginning of this year, Ross and 50 Cent have taken verbal and visual jabs at each other. While this beef hasn’t—and hopefully won’t—escalate to physical confrontations, the release of Ross’s first promo single “Mafia Music” led to an onslaught of Web-released diss tracks, cartoon spoofs, comedy skits, music videos, photos, Web sites and more from both sides.

The real winner may be Universal Music Group, which owns Island Def Jam and Interscope, the labels the rappers are signed to. Since the dispute started in January, the sales of Ross’ two previous albums have increased by 62%, while sales of 50 Cent’s  three catalog titles grew by 74%, according to Nielsen SoundScan. And the more that bloggers wrote about the battle, according to the online chatter tracker Nielsen BuzzMetrics, the more the two artists reaped the benefits. “Deeper Than Rap” looks as though it will debut atop the Billboard 200 next week with sales of about 150,000 copies.

“For Ross, the beef actually elevated him to a national platform, but his music is incredible enough to back it up,” says Chris Atlas, senior VP of marketing for IDJ, Ross’ label. “If it was just purely beef and we had wack music, there’s nothing to sell. But the beef got him even more national attention, and when those who hadn’t checked for him went out and heard his previous music, Ross was able to back it up. And now, controversy aside, the music is speaking for him. There is a lot of anticipation for this album.”

Some critics question if the beef was a publicity stunt by Ross to draw attention to “Deeper Than Rap,” but the album has its own bona fides; it features production work from J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, the Runnerz, the Inkredibles and Tricky Stewart, as well as guest appearances from Lil Wayne, Kanye West, T-Pain, Nas and the-Dream, among others. The first single, “Magnificent,” is No. 7 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and features John Legend.

“People made plenty of assumptions [about the beef] but my name was mentioned before I ever did anything,” Ross says. “And where I grew up, if I have a homeboy that gets shot at every time he goes down a certain street and if I’m riding in the car with him one particular day and we go down this same street and they happen to shoot at the both of us, I’m involved now. When someone mentions my name because they’re attacking someone that I’m close with, it’s my problem now.”

That’s how the feud got started, according to Ross. First, he released “Mafia Music” online, which referenced the public rift between 50 and his son’s mother about child support and the house she lived in with their child, which mysteriously burned down after a court ruling in 50’s favor. 50 struck back with “Try Me” by way of his blog site, thisis50.com, in which he rhymed, “Officer Ricky! Radio for backup/See his ass anywhere, you know I’m gonna act up.”

“We’re going to act like we didn’t hear that,” an unimpressed Ross said during a radio show interview about the comeback. “We gonna give him 48 hours to come up with another one.”

A few days later, 50 posted another video, which warned, “There’s nobody in control of me. I do what I want to do. Rick Ross, I’m-a fuck your life up, for fun. You’re gonna really understand how resourceful I am.”

At the beginning of February, Ross released the video for “Mafia Music,” in which he flaunts his mansion, cars, jewelry and handgun, among other things; he also put out another diss track, “Kiss My Pinky Ring.”

Despite the apparent animosity behind the feud, Ross says “Deeper Than Rap” isn’t an angry album. Other tracks include the reggae-tinged “Yacht Club”; “Lay Back,” with vocals from Robin Thicke; and “Bossy Lady,” which features Ne-Yo and may be the third single.

While IDJ’s Atlas says the beef may help sales, he isn’t relying on it to promote “Deeper Than Rap.” A strong viral campaign featuring videos of Ross doing everything from recording a track in the studio to sending direct messages to fans has also taken off on Ross’ site, DeepInTheRap.com, bolstering the banner ad campaigns on other sites like WorldStarHipHop.com, AllHipHop.com and LifeFiles.com, among others.

To hear Ross talk, it sounds as though the video for “Cold Blood” just metaphorically buried 50 himself—not their feud. “Money doesn’t make me—I make the money,” he says. “That applies to my opposition. If you rely on your money, you’re engaging in something that won’t work. If you aren’t making music that people want to hear or are in the streets with the people, you’re going to run out of things to do. Cartoons can only take you so far.”

Black Eyed Peas feat 50 Cent - Boom Boom Pow Remix

Black Eyed Peas feat 50 Cent - Boom Boom Pow Remix - The beat is crazy disgusting sick on this. 8/10

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New Music Video: Winsin Y Yandel & 50 Cent - Mujeres In The Club

New Music Video: Winsin Y Yandel & 50 Cent - Mujeres In The Club

Fall Out Boy Takes 50 Cent On Tour

Fall Out Boy Takes 50 Cent On Tour

It was 50 Cent’s proposal to play some shows with Fall Out Boy this month. But he didn’t have to ask twice.

“He came up with the idea, and we were like, ‘Yeah. Totally. Yeah. Why not?,” frontman Patrick Stump tells Billboard.com. “He had been talking for awhile about doing something together. We definitely like hip-hop a lot, and I think a lot of people know that at this point. We’ve toured with Paul Wall. We’ve had Lil Wayne on our record. I worked with Gym Class Heroes extensively. So I think it works.”

But Stump acknowledges that hasn’t been a universal sentiment.

“We’ve encountered a little bit of negative feelings about it,” he says, “but I think that you should challenge your audience a little bit. And I think the reality is that, OK, if you don’t like 50 Cent, if you’re that stuck-up that you’re going to stand there and hate him actively, then go to the concession stand during (his set). Go get a T-shirt or go to the bathroom if that’s how you feel. Otherwise, challenge yourself.

“I’m excited to see how it goes because it will certainly add something to the tour in a different way that I think is worth seeing. I think it should be interesting.”

The rapper — whose new album, “Before I Self Destruct,” is due in June — is playing five shows with Fall Out Boy, starting April 14 at the Fillmore in Denver. Both acts are also playing at this weekend’s Bamboozle Left festival in Irvine, Calif. Stump says there are no plans yet to collaborate on stage, but he doesn’t rule it out, either.

“We haven’t really talked about it,” Stump says, “but I think a tour kind of has a life of its own. On the first day it’s just like summer camp — you’re really awkward. But by the last day you have your group of friends and you’ve figured yourself out, so who knows? It may happen. I could just as easily see him and Cobra Starship hanging out, so we’ll see.”

Fall Out Boy kicks off its Believers Never Die Part Deux tour today (April 3) in Mesa, Ariz. Other opening acts on the tour include Metro Station, All Time Low and Hey Monday.

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