Love him or hate him, 50 Cent has cast his bullet-proof shadow over the hip hop scene since his record-smashing debut album was released, almost three years ago to the day under music giants Dr. Dre and Eminem.
A second album, bio-pic, video game, and more rap feuds than the Sesame Street Dracula could count later, BangkokRecorder sat down with Curtis James Jackson III a few hours before he stepped onstage in Bangkok with his G-Unit crew.
Under increasing fire from anti-violence protestors, 50 broke his silence on being dissed by Spike Lee, why his mentor Dr Dre's Detox album has yet to be released and why he can't pose like James Bond.
BR: Tonight, are you going to perform any differently than you usually do?
50: Yes. I