50 Cent has called Cardi B the encapsulation of “the American dream” and took a moment to reflect on her past issues with Nicki Minaj in a new interview.
50 Cent has called Cardi B the encapsulation of “the American dream” and took a moment to reflect on her past issues with Nicki Minaj in a sprawling new interview with Billboard.
The Queens legend sat down with Billboard to speak about the cultural impact of his seminal debut Get Rich Or Die Tryin’, which celebrated its 20th anniversary on Feb. 6. 50 Cent spoke on watching young promising rappers rise over the years, and took a moment to especially shout out Cardi B for her hustle.
“When Cardi B came, I thought she was dope,” 50 Cent said. “She’s from the bottom. She was in Club Lust in Brooklyn. [Going] from that and actually making a hit record and turning into who she did? I don’t know why anybody wouldn’t like to see that. It felt like she got everything — married, the 𝚋𝚊𝚋𝚢 — it came really fast. That’s the American dream right there.”
Elsewhere in the interview, 50 said hip-hop culture forces young artists to be competitive and pointed to Nicki Minaj’s previous outbursts against Cardi B as evidence of that.
“The way I had competitive energy: Hip-hop culture makes you battle. I love Nicki Minaj, but the funny shit is, I like watching her when she’s upset. I like that because she has something that comes from the experience of living in South Jamaica. I’m looking at it like, ‘Yo, I know they think she’s nuts, but they only think that because they don’t understand.’ I get it. She thinks you’re trying to play her.”
