Almost 20 years ago, 50 Cent was the most promising rapper of the moment. As many industry insiders have repeatedly stated, it wasn't Interscope who chose 50 Cent, it was 50 Cent who chose Interscope. And, more specifically, to Aftermath, Dr.Dre's record label and therefore owner of Eminem's Shady Records subsidiary. It was here that 50 Cent released his first and historic album in 2001, Get rich or die trying. The disk was followed The Massacre and the rest already belongs to the history of hip hop.
Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent met this week on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles to celebrate that the one from Queens now has his own star. In postposmo We want to translate Eminem's speech to 50 Cent with which the Detroit rapper made an unusual public appearance to pay tribute to his business partner and friend.
Translation of Eminem's tribute speech to 50 Cent
I wrote this last night but I haven't memorized it so I have to read it.
Of all the things I don't remember from 2002, I have a very clear memory of the first time I met 50 Cent. His presence was one of the first things I noticed when he entered the room.
His presence… I felt like he was going to be a star because of the way he walked, his swagger… I felt like he was the complete pack.
I find it crazy how his personality and charisma matched the personality of his music. Their first album (Get rich or die trying) was so classic. When Dre and I first met him, I wouldn't even let him talk. He was somehow trying to show her how much he was following her, but I must have gone too far.
Until now I considered myself a motivated person, but when I met this guy… he was releasing mixtapes every week and taking the beats of other rappers and destroying them with his own beats. I knew this guy was different, I don't know, something about him dragged you.
Dre and I knew that if it worked for us it would work for the rest of the world, and I'm glad we followed our instincts.
As we were leaving the meeting, Dre came up to me and said, “Hey, do you think that limp is going to be permanent? Go and ask him… And me: Why do I have to go ask him? (laughs) We're glad she wasn't permanent.
I just want to say that 50 Cent to me is not just a partner, but one of my best friends. It's much more fun to be his friend than his enemy, but this guy is a tireless man and he won't stop.
Just as he is tireless in his battles, he is also tireless in his business. He's an artist, entrepreneur, actor, producer… he juggles, he's good at scrabble… he does it all. He has helped me a lot in my life and has always been there when I needed him. Hollywood has made official what Dre and I knew all along."
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