50 Cent has no depth what so ever. Ever since GRODT dropped, the deepest track he's dropped is "Gotta Make It To Heaven" which is a damn shame. ON GRODT, what held that album up was simply the production, no more and no less. The Massacre was a solid effort, but no where on the level of what it should've been. I will admit, though, 50 is a great song writer. He has a real talent for writing the most catchy hooks. But as great as his hooks are, they are also a Catch 22, because he uses too much harmony in them. I won't say singing because singing that is not. After awhile, that shit gets tiresome.
Game, on the other hand, is 2x the lyricist that 50 is. Alot of people would say that 50's flow is better, but I tend to think different. Just listen to how he miraculously rides the beats on "300 Bars" as if they were tailored for him, and 50 sometimes just can flow average to the beats that actually were made for him ("Get In My Car"). There is no match between Game and 50 as far as metaphors, punchlines and similies go, either.
"You goin ‘gainst me dog, you makin a mistake, I'll split ya/
Leave ya lookin like the Michael Jackson jackets wit all them zippers/"
---50 Cent
"Let me out so I can drive down criminal way/
Pushing the rock, nah this ain't no subliminal Jay/"
---The Game
How could those two even be compared? Game is also a way better diss writer than 50. Bottom line 50 has better songwriting abilities, Game has better punchlines, metaphors and just lyrics altogether, a better flow and a better diss writer.
*A controversial status does not determine how good a musician is, FYI.