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 PÃ¥l Nordseth. Most of the interview was spent with him denying using cocaine on live TV in Zagreb.
PÃ¥l 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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Oh, His music/lyrics still suck! :P
Personally, I hate rap and variations. But man, max respect to 50 Cent for speaking the truth.
personally, i don’t like rap all that much, but i gotta respect 50 cent for saying that, he has a big point, the riaa and such groups need to learn that they can’t win this war they are trying to fight, they must learn to adapt and learn to prosper in this age of file sharing without lawsuits everywhere.
Ha! This is great. A few years ago some enterprising young lads knocked on my door when I lived in Atlanta. They were going around the ‘hood selling ripped and burned CDs with inkjet printed covers. I gave them $2 for a 50cent CD. I wasn’t really thinking of the artist, but sticking it to the RIAA. I gave the CD to another kid a day later.
Ok, my respect for 50 cent has jumped from “zero” to “decent”. Great to hear that from an hugely influential person.
I bet he thinks it’s alright to punch people, flash guns when he’s pissed, and pop a cap when a ho talks shit behind his back. Who cares what some thug thinks? What matters isn’t whether artists are financially affected, what matters is whether you’re stealing or not and you are. If they want to give their music away because they think it’ll boost concert sales then they can do that. But stealing is wrong, immoral and demeaning to every hard working human being out there. If you give your hard earned efforts away you’re nothing more than a scab.
What the fuck. Did he just suggest the labels should take money from the artist’s income in merchandise?
You asshole. Now all of the artists are going to starve.
Fuck you, you are supporting the labels who have sued and raped fans.
Practically negative respect for this douche now.
[quote]what matters is whether you’re stealing or not and you are. [/quote]
Please explain how you think that by sharing data files over the internet I am somehow stealing…
The label’s had nothing to do with merchandising and concerts and this dude thinks its a good idea for label’s to recoupe ad dollars that way. Im sorry, love fif but he missed the mark on that one. Overall i get his point with downloading. Since he supports our community then i will make sure to seed ^Curtis^ over at seedmonster.com lol
one of the smartest things 50 has said in a while.
a big up to 50 cent
[quote comment="234431"]Ummm just because he supports file-sharers doesn’t mean I have to like his music. Go Run-DMC![/quote]
exactly what i was thinking, when i read all that praise. thanks sean., there’s a difference between an opinion i embrace and music i like.
GO WHATEVERBANDYOULIKE
He was high on crack when he said that . Gonna apologize on behalf of the big’old record companies tomorrow.
I dont listen to any rap i listen to death metal , black metal etc and i really dont like rap but i agree with 50 cent GO 50 lol :PPP
Fuck that fuckin’ ape lookin’ mutha fucka!
I’ve never cared much for his tunes but I gotta give the man respect. I thought his last comment was particularly interesting.
“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.”
“They don’t understand the value of a perfect piece of art.”
wow everyone spread the word myspace, facebook whatever and wherever
GGG U NOT
I think this was translated into Norwegian before being translated back to English, so I’d take it with a grain of salt.
Furthermore, who knows if the source is reliable.
Curtis James Jackson III has a lot of soul, that’s for sure!
Not exactly the most credible bloke out there. But +2 respect points from me.
What’s on his head??
Good on him though
LIES!! LIES LIES!!!
“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.”
WTF? Fuckin’ 50 Pennies dont talk that damn fancy!
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