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50 Cent makes 400 Million off Vitamin Water... Could he buy the Knicks!?!?!
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BigC
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5/29/2007  11:42 PM
Posted by BlueSeats:

Since vitamin water carries 50 cent's imprimatuer, and it costs a whole lot less than Cristal champagne, can we consider him a greater philanthropist than Steph?

Air Jordans $180 - Starbury's $15 = Savings $165

Cristal $300 - Vitamin Water $3 = Savings $297

$297 > $165

50 Cent > Marbury ?



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YOu think we can get 50 to run the point? What's the worse that can happen?
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5/29/2007  11:46 PM
Fiddy is a street dude. He aint trying to buy a basketball team.

You people are really delusional. Just because a person has millions and millions of dollars doesn't make them "inclined" to buy a basketball team.

Next time you feel the need to appeal to yourself, ask yourself, "Why would Dolan sell the Knicks?"
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5/29/2007  11:47 PM
But I can't front, Fiddy got paid with that investment then
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5/29/2007  11:47 PM
Posted by BigC:
Posted by BlueSeats:

Since vitamin water carries 50 cent's imprimatuer, and it costs a whole lot less than Cristal champagne, can we consider him a greater philanthropist than Steph?

Air Jordans $180 - Starbury's $15 = Savings $165

Cristal $300 - Vitamin Water $3 = Savings $297

$297 > $165

50 Cent > Marbury ?



(I know I'll get slapped for this...)


YOu think we can get 50 to run the point? What's the worse that can happen?

good point, what's he gonna do, declare himself "the best," fight with teammates, and tell 2 HOF coaches to shove it?

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5/29/2007  11:53 PM
Posted by BlueSeats:
Posted by BigC:
Posted by BlueSeats:

Since vitamin water carries 50 cent's imprimatuer, and it costs a whole lot less than Cristal champagne, can we consider him a greater philanthropist than Steph?

Air Jordans $180 - Starbury's $15 = Savings $165

Cristal $300 - Vitamin Water $3 = Savings $297

$297 > $165

50 Cent > Marbury ?



(I know I'll get slapped for this...)


YOu think we can get 50 to run the point? What's the worse that can happen?

good point, what's he gonna do, declare himself "the best," fight with teammates, and tell 2 HOF coaches to shove it?

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5/30/2007  1:44 AM
If fifty cent the buys the Knicks i will find another team to root for. I fond it pathetic that garbage ass rappers like fifty make that kind of money and guys like rakim, nas, the GZA arent. What a weird world we live in
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5/30/2007  8:56 AM
Posted by izybx:

If fifty cent the buys the Knicks i will find another team to root for. I fond it pathetic that garbage ass rappers like fifty make that kind of money and guys like rakim, nas, the GZA arent. What a weird world we live in

Lol "You can't knock the hustle"
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5/30/2007  10:10 AM
Posted by izybx:

If fifty cent the buys the Knicks i will find another team to root for. I fond it pathetic that garbage ass rappers like fifty make that kind of money and guys like rakim, nas, the GZA arent. What a weird world we live in

let me whipe the tear from your eye.

Im not a fan of 50s music. But Nas is not at his level financially because of one person and one person only. NAS. Same goes to the rest of those MC's. Dont blame "the world" for someones inability to capitilise on their own success. 50 is a brilliant buisness man with a lot of forsight, these other rappers need to take some notes.
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5/30/2007  10:22 AM
Posted by Elite:
Posted by izybx:

If fifty cent the buys the Knicks i will find another team to root for. I fond it pathetic that garbage ass rappers like fifty make that kind of money and guys like rakim, nas, the GZA arent. What a weird world we live in

let me whipe the tear from your eye.

Im not a fan of 50s music. But Nas is not at his level financially because of one person and one person only. NAS. Same goes to the rest of those MC's. Dont blame "the world" for someones inability to capitilise on their own success. 50 is a brilliant buisness man with a lot of forsight, these other rappers need to take some notes.



nah, those rappers actually have some integrity, they respect and love their craft and doesn't see it as some vehicle, to use, abuse, destroy and walk away with a boat load of money. Listen to rakim talk about the music, listen to nas, thoe guys love what they do, they love it. Foresight? please, 50 is a moron, he has no foresight, he is just capatilizing on the raping that has taken place with rap music. He is not funny, not good, and lacks integrity. It isn't always about money, but if you are about the music you can make money and preserve the integrity of something you are supposed to love. I don't think nas is poor by any means, rakim I don't know, but when someone cam make millions off of singing "laffy taffy" then you know all hell has broken lose!!!!!
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5/30/2007  10:28 AM
Great, great, great post TKF.

Fiddy has lost his mind with some of the last few songs. And his videos are seriously repetitive. Right now, the money is building, but once the money is gone, people will forget that 50 Cent ever made a song.

That won't be the case with Rakim, Nas or The Blastmaster.
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5/30/2007  10:54 AM
Posted by bigpimpin:

Great, great, great post TKF.

Fiddy has lost his mind with some of the last few songs. And his videos are seriously repetitive. Right now, the money is building, but once the money is gone, people will forget that 50 Cent ever made a song.

That won't be the case with Rakim, Nas or The Blastmaster.

You know what pimp, I look at what rappers had classics, I mean classic albums and songs, I see nas,(illmatic was killer) slick rick and dougie fresh started a new movement when it came to rap songs, guys like dana dane were innovators, rakim was a genius, I was listening to his old stuff, know the ledge, paid in full, those songs are still great to listen to today, 15-20 years later. Biggie, Pac, those guys made classics.

50? his garbage becomes unbearable 1 month after it is made, his rappers llyod baanks and Ya-yo? Please, they put out pure trash!!!!!!

I laugh when I hear rappers brag about who makes more money, I mean why in the hell should music buyers care, all we care about is your product!!!! I want to be entertained, I want good music, I want to hear hits and classics, I want to see a movement, I want to hear rappers display their skill to their craft, who gives a damn if 50 makes 2 dollars per unit moved, I don't give a Fck!!!!!

Nas gets it, that is why he will be making rap records until he is 45, and who cares if he doesn't make 40 mil pushing bullshyt vitamin water, or sex tapes and action figure dolls. In a few years when clowns like 50 are long gone and their music forgotton, nas, and rakim will still be relevant....
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5/30/2007  10:54 AM
Funny thing is, to 50 he never sold out - that is him, that is who he is, so god bless him.

Rakim/Nas i love and respect forever, they are great lyricists and legands in hip hop. But just dont cry to me about how the world is so messed up because they are not rich. They could be rich very easily, they have control over their own lives not "the world". I give respect to them all for their individual paths - 50's path is inspiring, just as Nas is. Its not all about money, its not all about maintaining "credibility" either. Its about an individuals HAPPYNESS

Bottom line, if they are enjoying what they are doing.. **** everyone else and god bless them.
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5/30/2007  10:58 AM
Posted by Elite:
Posted by izybx:

If fifty cent the buys the Knicks i will find another team to root for. I fond it pathetic that garbage ass rappers like fifty make that kind of money and guys like rakim, nas, the GZA arent. What a weird world we live in

let me whipe the tear from your eye.

Im not a fan of 50s music. But Nas is not at his level financially because of one person and one person only. NAS. Same goes to the rest of those MC's. Dont blame "the world" for someones inability to capitilise on their own success. 50 is a brilliant buisness man with a lot of forsight, these other rappers need to take some notes.

Obviously the guy is a good businessman, but he sucks. He sucks so bad. Its people like him that contribute to this watered down, southernized "rap" that passes for music these days. Nas is a true artist, perhaps not the best at making max dollars but he keeps it real in every sense of the word. Im still listening to music off of Illmatic to this day, 15 years after the album dropped. You think anybody will be listening to "in da club" in 2017? LOL. I wish that other rappers wouldnt take notes from this bum, but since the only thing that matters is $$$, they are. And that is why Hip Hop is dead. The music is GARBAGE. You got songs like "this is why im hot"... a NY york rapper rapping like hes from down south! "This is why im hot, you aint cause you not" LOLOL FUCKING TRASH.

I see what u saying, that you should respect the guy because hes making dough. Im just coming from the perspective of a true hip hop fan, a 90's child, and I miss the era when Biggie, Pac, Big L, Big Pun, Capome/N.O.R.E, Mobb Deep, Nas, JZ, The Wu, DMX, Cormega, Smif and Wesson, Black Moon, Cube,MOP were all dropping. The music is so watered down and meaningless, and guys like fifty are the face of that. And the reason hes so popular is because people who have dont know **** about rap eat it up, and the industry mass produces cotton candy rappers.

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5/30/2007  10:59 AM
ps i am not defending 50's music so your posts about how bad his music is are irrelavant.... The Vitamin Water move had nothing to do with music, it was just buisness savvy. He jolted himself PAST Pdiddy and Jay-Z and by the end of this year he could be worth DOUBLE their net-worth off that ONE MOVE.

Im sorry but i give a move like that props all ****ing day i dont care who you are or what kind of trashy music you make.
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5/30/2007  11:03 AM
Izy i come from the same era, and i love all those artists you are talking about......... But this is not about their music vs. 50's music. This is just about 50's ability to market himself and brand himself like a BUISNESS MAN vs. their inability to do so. When i say they need to take notes im not talking abotu musically.. im talking about buisness wise
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5/30/2007  11:05 AM
Yeah I understand, it just kills me that this guy is pulling that kind of money. I guess that its repectable, in the same way people could respect the guys from jackass for making millions by stapling their balls to their legs.
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5/30/2007  11:12 AM
see me personally im hoping that a group like Outkast(true artists) can see what 50 did, learn from it.. invest in something, be savvy.. brand themselfs and take off to his level.. Then we could have somewhat of a ballence - if the true artists could up their buisness game then we would get to hear more of the good **** because they would be playing at the top of the game instead of whining from the bottom
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5/30/2007  11:42 AM
Why are you knocking the man's hustle? I am not a huge fan of his work, but you have to respect the fact that he his very business savvy. Sure he might not be the most likable person but that has nothing to do with how he goes about making his money. I wasnt around the Era of the Rakims and KRS-Ones but from hearing there music it seems like they never want to leave the hood and constantly talk about the status of it. With 50's albums you can see how his financial progression changed his style of rap (I think Get Rich or Die Tryin was and will be his best ever album). I dont think rappers like Rakim have the ability to make business moves like 50 and if they did I do not think they would have the ability to keep that money growing.

Another Rapper that does that is Cameron Giles. He is probably one of the lesser skilled rappers in the game ( he really fell off used to be one of my favs),but he is business savvy. He knows how to milk the rap game.

Rap has become a business and way less of an artform. You can see this by who each rapper that is sign to a label makes their own label under that one, and then one of his artists will do the same.

50's music might not be the best, but if you could make millions of putting out bull**** wouldnt you do it?
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5/30/2007  11:48 AM
"Rap has become a business and way less of an artform."
Exactly. Rap is dead. Now there is a business that decides who you hear and what songs play on the radio. I personally dont want a bunch of middle aged ruch guys in business suits deciding what good music is based on record saled in Kansas. Im from the Bronx, born and raised. The birthplace of hip hop. So Im dissapointed at how rap has progressed. But what can you do. By the way, get rich or die trying is an average album at best. And thats his best work ever. I respect 50 in the same way i respect michael Jackson. He sucks but he makes $$$.
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5/30/2007  11:54 AM
Camron is no where near close to 50 buisness wise.

Did you just say Michael Jackson sucks? Ok i cant listen to your oppinion on music anymore sorry :)
50 Cent makes 400 Million off Vitamin Water... Could he buy the Knicks!?!?!

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