Curtis Jackson Quotes
When my son came into my life, my priorities changed, because I wanted to have the relationship with him, that I didn't have with my father.
Get into the music business. This is the business that you have absolutely no requirements. You listen to music, you need no college degree.
Money definitely changes your lifestyle. But the things you go through makes who you are. Your experiences, they travel with you.
If you don't have finances to jump on opportunites or at least room to support yourself while you're tryin to move into new situations then you can't even evolve.
When you get in a point when you generate finances in a circle of people they gonna treat you different. They gonna treat you like as if you're gonna bring the money. You're the cash cow.
There's a small group of guys in hip-hop that really have money. The whole culture talks about money, but it's a small group that actually has it.
I think I'll be going to Heaven, because I had good intentions. But my actions are another thing.
I've made so many mistakes, so many corrections. I'm so far from perfect so many imperfections. But I'm a go getta I get up and go get it, so if you preaching prosperity, i wanna hit it.
Your fears are a kind of prison that confines you within a limited range of action. The less you fear, the more power you will have and the more fully you will live.
"Get Rich or Die Tryin". That's the universal struggle. When I say it it might seem a bit negative but if a working class person says it it means they're determined.
Actions may make you appear to be someone else, when people actually find out what you're doing.
I can't have a lot of people around me all the time. It really bugs me out that I have that many people. I need to be by myself.
I think it's easier for the general public to embrace me in a negative way. You have people who already have a perception of me that says I'm a bad person.
You know how a person is made for something? Eminem is made for hip-hop. The best rapper is a white man.
If you consider yourself a part of the culture, then finances can't allow you to be bigger than the actual art form.
When I put out my first mixtape, '50 Cent is the Future,' it was the first tape where an artist did the entire tape in song format.
The more my fans know about my past, the more they'll be able to predict and understand some of the moves I make in the future.
I think it's impossible to actually be a role model. I think on some level, you'll have your flaws or defects of character, regardless.
The importance of 'Dream School' is monumental. Helping to inspire these students to reach their potential is personally gratifying.
I never had working papers. I never had a job. I sold crack until I got in the music, so this is the best thing that happened to me and I do it excessively.
When I have conversations with people, for some strange reason they think I'm gonna die and they're not. But you know what? Death means nothing to me.
I have received 16 Grammy nominations and I have no trophies, because I chose to write the harsh realities. I stayed true to myself and I've taken a little beating behind it.
I make music cuz it's almost like I can escape everything I was involved in. All I gotta do is make music. I don't do nothin but make music.
What I do is take the jewelry back to the jeweler and they redo the jewelry with the same gold from the last thing.
The competitive nature of hip-hop culture has always had battling involved with it. So you battle with the other artist but not necessarily in business and everywhere else.
The State of New York City says in defense you can use as much force as you feel like the person that is coming for you with. So if I'm wrong than the law is wrong. That's really the way I felt.
The only thing that I'm scared of is not livin' up to the expectations of Dr. Dre and Eminem.
It was great to watch her spin out of control because it makes the average person feel better.
I was competitive in the ring and hip-hop is competitive too... I think rappers condition themselves like boxers, so they all kind of feel like they're the champ.
My son is the reason why I write music. He's the reason why everything is different for me.
The opportunity and the concept of merging music culture with actual boxing is exciting. It's bringing a younger demographic to the sport.
When Elvis was there, they were stopping everything. Elvis had the moment for real. While I'm here, its not all about 50 Cent, but it was all about Elvis.
