50 Cent: File-Sharing Doesn’t Hurt Artists, Industry Should Adapt
Written by enigmax on December 08, 2007Before getting up on stage at a club in Oslo, 50 Cent gave an interview. In it he denied taking coke on live TV in Zagreb and then dropped a file-sharing bombshell: “What is important for the music industry to understand is that this really doesn`t hurt the artists!” Wow. No-one cares about the coke now.
Curtis James Jackson III, aka 50 Cent has been a drug dealer, he’s been shot, he’s a hugely successful artist - selling over 20 million albums - and he even has his own label, G-Unit Records.
Thirty minutes before getting up on stage at a club in Oslo, 50 Cent gave an interview with Pål Nordseth. Most of the interview was spent with him denying using cocaine on live TV in Zagreb.
Pål asked 50 Cent: “How are G-Unit Records doing in these times of file-sharing?
“Not so good.” he responded. “The advances in technology impacts everyone, and we all must adapt. Most of all hip-hop, a style of music dependent upon a youthful audience. This market consists of individuals embracing innovations faster than the fans of classical and jazz music.”
“What is important for the music industry to understand is that this really doesn’t hurt the artists.”
Thats quite a statement. Organizations like the RIAA are always talking about how the artists get hurt by file-sharing but 50 Cent clearly doesn’t agree. In fact, he appears to appreciate the value of a good fan, whether he buys or file-shares his music, as he explains:
“A young fan may be just as devout and dedicated no matter if he bought it or stole it.”
Indeed. It’s been said time and time again - get the music out there by any which way, fill the gigs and capitalize on the merchandising and ends will meet. 50 Cent agrees:
“The concerts are crowded and the industry must understand that they have to manage all the 360 degrees around an artist. They, (the industry), have to maximize their income from concerts and merchandise. It is the only way they can get their marketing money back.”
He finishes up: “The main problem is that the artists are not getting as much help developing as before file-sharing. They are now learning to peddle ringtones, not records” he said.
“They don’t understand the value of a perfect piece of art.”
A huge thanks to RayJoha for his great work on this piece
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The file sharing community has been endorsed by 50 Cent. Surely our credibility has now tripled
This is why I like him so much, he speaks for us all. Damn big buisness 50 FOR LIFE!!
dont forget about the times we had 50. you need that green for us to be friends.
50 cents rules ppl should listen to him in stead of sending pirates to jail and getting richer every day!!
Yeah, go fifty!
Wow, sounds like he actually has a head on his shoulders… even if it is filled with coke
lol @ santa.
I agree though, “young people” are giving the internet more attention than the radio or the tv, and labels have refused to migrate to this new medium.
I’d expect all of his music/record deals to start a HUGE uprise in downloads, after this article.
I’m so gonna support 50 Cent and his music from now on…
He speaks for everyone who loves file sharing.
first coke now file sharing. 50 isnt as bad as i thought
i found lots of 50 cent on h33t.com
motha fuka!
50 Cent gets my full respect for this.
100% Respect cuz of this! Now a fav artist!
50 4 President!
50 you show all haters that u r the best and i respect u and i am one of ur bigest fans
I’m going to buy a 50′ album on Monday after reading this.
Think i’ll go buy one to!
50 pence ur muzac aint worth da bandwidth … but u talk da shiznit
Ummm just because he supports file-sharers doesn’t mean I have to like his music. Go Run-DMC!
well said, fitty.
Gotta respect 50 for supporting file sharing, but that doesnt mean that anyone should listen his music. Dipset ftw!
This article just earned 50 cent some respect.
perception of 50 cent just doubled. go dollar!
I must say 50 cent was very low on my respect list, that has changed.
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