promotion- that's the answer he's promoted on MTV(white kids) and on BET(minorities) on Reebok commercials his story you hear it over and over and over and over well you get the point, it shows promotion is a muthafucka
well maybe its those people who can't see the truth who think you should be hardcore becuase its the new popular thingwarriorinjewelz said:50 is successful cause he survived 9 gunshots. without that he wouldn't be popular and eminem never would have signed him. peace
WCsoul said:fuck that!! 2pac got shot in the head. PERIOD. Fuck 50 and him getting shot 9 times...2pac got shot in the HEAD! Lets see 50 survive that. 50's GARBAGE and he's WAY OVER RATED
PEACE ON THAT, SUCKA
50 is successful because he is one of the smartest son of a bitch in the rap game right, if u think about everything he does and how he does them, u'll be almost tempted to call him a Genius. and regardless of what other people say 50 is one of the realest. He came to the rap game with a plan and that's to put it in a "choke-hold"- remeber that line in "in the club"? why did I say 50 is real, cause he didn't keep his plan a secret just the way Pac did, remember when Pac says "I got money making plans"- listen to made niggaz. but anyway 50 came with his debut "get rich or die trying" he didn't come as a lyrical God or something, he came as a gangsta rapper who had lived the gangsta lifestyle before he got signed -hence the hype about him getting shot 9 times! I said 9 times!!! I know u guys would say well big deal, but do yall remember when this board was going crazy when they heard about 50 getting shot 9 times and he survived well the whole world bought into that hype too, so he became very popular, then he brought his boys to eat with him G-unit with reebok= jackpot! now G-unit is everywhere and them members all dropping dope solo joints, and in all their videos u see 50's face, which creates anticipation for 50's own album. Then whole Shyne issue, then the whole "piggy Bank" hot 97 issue, everything was planned by 50 and with Em backing him up, and Dre's beats and acknowlegement, you know Cali would be behind him too which equals sales! 50 is a smart man! I just wish he could improve lyrically because he is one of the best song writers ever.
That's the truth right there. 50 did what most artists out there are trying to do. And it wasn't Dre/Eminem, 50 would have blown up on any big label, who were lining up to sign him because his buzz was crazy (which he did by himself). You don't think 50 would have blown up on Roc-A-Fella with Kanye and Jay-Z? Bitch, please. He's playing the rap game better than anybody ever has except maybe Russel Simmons. And didn't he say he TURNED DOWN the role to be the main character in GTA: Vice City so he could make his own video game? The movie is on the way? Nike and Addidas are going to be battling Reebok for his next shoe deal.

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Robbo1984 said:In my opinion, it was! For rap music anyway! Eminem already has millions and millions. Eminem could sign anyone and make them established artists! Look how much The Game sold, exactly!
Da Ripper said:Eminem didn't sign Game, Dr.Dre did.
And obie trice definitely didn't.