He’d never admit it, obviously – 50 can credit Dre to his fame under his tutelage. That’s part of who Dre is: business mogul, producer, and mentor.
All of those titles can even be accredited up to 50 Cent. He recently released a new album, continues his acting career, participates in philanthropy, has his own line of headphones and G-Unit has appeared on magazine covers…
Its critically acclaimed show Strength so engaging that, when I had to stop an episode in the middle of an appointment, my friend would say, “Watch it Strengthevery time I asked what he wanted to do.
50 is everywhere, with everybody, and at all times with his crew. He mentored several contemporary hip hop artists, including The Game.
His headphone line, SMS Audio, while not as popular as Beats by Dre, does something different. He makes innovative headphones that can even track your runs. It’s really a breakthrough, in terms of the market. Its partnerships with tech companies to create headphones that track you too
run has the potential to disrupt the headphone industry. Everyone wears headphones now… they can go from a necessity to a necessity, by serving as another technological gadget in one[1]. His transformation into an entrepreneur is complete.
Remind you of somebody?
The similarities are striking. Both have the ability to be in the spotlight, but at all times stay under the radar. People tell me that she does not really take part much in the party lifestyle that she sees. Instead, he gave his crew a good time and made the look everybody wanted: That 50 Cent.
He is an enigma… Just like his mentor.