Music50 Cent was advised not to sign a contract with Eminem; know whyAfter the attack, the rapper had to seek a new agreement and refused good offers before closing with his friend’s seal today at 8:00

50 Cent achieved success after signing a contract with Shady/Aftermath Recordsthe label run by Eminem and Dr. Dre. The partnership lasted until 2014 with good results for everyone involved, but there were those who advised the rapper not to close the deal at the time it was made.

Initially, the recording name artist Curtis James Jackson III had signed with the Columbia Records in the late 1990s. However, when he was the target of an assassination attempt in which he was shot 9 times, he ended up being dropped by the record company.

The rapper also refused other proposals that came later and caught the attention of Eminem. He, in turn, told the Baltimore Sun (via Showbiz CheatSheet) how was the discovery:

When I first heard the 50 tape, I was just listening to it as a fan – and loving it. I played his song for Dre and he gave the green light. So I called 50, I said, ‘Man, if you’re up for it, we’d love it if you could work with us.’”

50 Cent accepted the proposal, but was advised to do otherwise. The guess came from Steve Stoutethe person responsible for the artist’s first contract, in Columbia Records. Although the company turned down the artist, Stoute didn’t believe that Eminem and Dr. Dre could boost his career.

Himself 50 Cent explained the situation in an interview with MTV:

At the time, Eminem was doing ‘Purple Pills’ with D12, so he (Stoute) thought Eminem was a joke. Of course, I signed the deal with the white boy because Eminem was the only one who showed interest in me. He’s my favorite white boy.”

Due to the refusal of a second contract and some statements in the press, 50 Cent and Steve Stoute they became disaffected. The two even got into a fight during a New York Knicks basketball game in 2014.

Other proposals for 50 Cent

Before closing with the seal of Eminem, 50 Cent received large offers. THE Universal Music offered a contract for a solo album by the rapper and also by G-Unita group of which he was a member together with Tony Yayo and Lloyd Banks.

Although, Curtis James Jackson III refused. The musician spoke about the subject in an interview with Hot 107.9 radio (via Yahoo!):

Dino Delvaiile came and offered me $1.3 million to do a G-Unit album and my solo album at Universal and I turned it down. And Tony Yayo didn’t understand. He said, ‘What? 1.3 million and you won’t do it? What? That’s like saying you won the lottery and you’re not going to get the ticket.’”

The negative was mainly related to the fact that the record company already worked with Ja Ruleone of his biggest enemies, and the seal Murda Inc. The connection with other labels also bothered him. In the musician’s own words:

I said, ‘Nah, it’s not the right deal.’ Because it was in the Universal system. Def Jam was there and those guys were already making money in that system — where they could influence and sabotage everything I had.”

Partnership with Eminem and Dr. Dre

In the end, the contract with the Eminem and Dr. Dre it was a hit. In it, 50 released his debut album and biggest success of his career, Get Rich or Die Tryin’ (2003), in addition to The Massacre (2005), Curtis (2007) and Before I Self Destruct (2009). In turn, Animal Ambition (2014) came out G-Unit Records/Caroline.

Collaborated: André Luiz Fernandes.