After KAYNE outsells 50 CENT, Mr. Curtis Jackson comes back in a revenge interiew. Fifty states that Kanye benefitted off of him allowing the entire situation, the way it went down (50 selling 300,000 less than Kayne). Rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson tips his G-Unit-branded hat to Forbes on the remix of his latest single, "I Get Money." Dubbed the "Forbes 1, 2, 3 Remix" and the "Billion Dollar Remix," the song, which features cameos by fellow hip-hop kingpins Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs, is a boast over the trio's top billing on Forbes' recent list of the top earners in rap music. "A lot of money on this record!" 50 Cent crows on the track, released Monday evening, which is based on the third single from his latest studio album, Curtis. It is the first collaboration among the three rap moguls, who each kick off their stanzas by gloating, "I run New York!" Jay-Z holds the top spot on Forbes' Hip-Hop Cash Kings list with 2006 earnings of $34 million, trailed by "Fiddy" (as 50 Cent is known to fans) with $32 million. Diddy nabbed the No. 3 spot with total earnings of $28 million. (See: " Hip-Hop Cash Kings") True enough to the "Billion Dollar Remix" title, the trio—all native New Yorkers—boast sprawling Manhattan-based media empires with more than $1 billion in total gross sales of related merchandise. Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter is the chief executive of Def Jam Recordings, a unit of Universal Music. He also owns the 40/40 clubhouse franchise, as well as a small stake in the New Jersey Nets. (Need we mention Beyonce?) In addition to topping Forbes' Hip-Hop Cash Kings list, Jay-Z also debuted at No. 9 this year on Forbes' Celebrity 100 list of the most powerful entertainers, edging out industry heavyweights like Steve Spielberg and David Letterman. Combs lords over Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment, whose business interests include the Warner-backed Bad Boy Records, Sean John clothing label, a best-selling men's cologne and a string of programs for MTV. In a...
After KAYNE outsells 50 CENT, Mr. Curtis Jackson comes back in a revenge interiew. Fifty states that...
