50 Cent says his surprise appearance at the 2022 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show almost didn’t happen, suggesting it was because Jay-Z tried turning his entertainment company Roc Nation into Block Nation.
In his latest cover story with The Hollywood Reporter magazine, 50 Cent claims Roc Nation attempted to keep him off the Emmy Award-winning covert alongside Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar and Anderson .Paak.
“They wanted to leave me out of it. They didn’t want me there. Roc Nation. Yeah, they didn’t want me there. Eminem wouldn’t do it without me. That’s how I ended up on the show because he was not coming if I didn’t do it. When that happens, you go, “Damn, so you just lost Eminem because you didn’t bring 50? Damn. All right. Bring 50 then.” But if it was up to them, they would not have me there. I’m the surprise. I’m not on the bill at all. But they couldn’t get Em to do it without me.” said 50 Cent.
While Fif didn’t explicitly say Hov’s name, the implication is clear, especially since Roc Nation is Jay-Z’s company, and everyone knows he’s a honcho on SB programming now.
50 Cent has big plans in future. Jackson’s G-Unit Film and Television company has several shows in development for Hulu, Paramount+, Peacock and BET, and he’s now bringing some of his most famous musical collaborators into the fold, for projects like a series based on 2002’s 8 Mile with Eminem, who first signed Jackson and helped release his classic debut album “Get Rich Or Die Tryin’” in 2003.
For the full interview, visit The Hollywood Reporter
