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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hey 50 how are you?
Considering Curtis’s lax stance toward other criminal offenses, it’s not all that unexpected (or credible) to support p2p. It’s kind of like a fat man who usually eats cake eating a tic-tac.
The fact that this man thinks he makes art in the first place is rediculous.
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Well in my poor opinion , 50 Cent is one of the greatest artists ever.
Surely sometimes he maybe overdo,
but as far as his statement is concerned , i think that file-sharing realy hurts artists nevertheless , his suggestion must be taken into consideration. Eventually the issue of stealing or not stealing is just bullshit…..
Come on people, there isn’t anyone who can claim tha he/she is flawless!! Illegal downloading can be taken as a wrong action. But who did not download at least one file?
Nobody….. so the file-sharing will be constant and no one can do anything about it.
P.S.1 if anyone disagrees talk with me through e-mail. Mine is yuris_sudavar@hotmail.com
P.S.2 50 Cent keep the good work !!!!
I love 50cent!!!
man he`s right bout that man !
look at radiohead, they earned more than ever.
besides, things gonna change and ain`t nobody stoppin it.
so check out fiddy`s backstage channel:
http://www.kyte.tv/ch/18531-50centtour/109580-gunit-rider-4-real
peace
no man, i don`t think fiddy has changed. look here what he does for his fans:
http://www.kyte.tv/ch/18531-thisis50com
he has this here backstage channel where he posts live stuff from his mobile phone
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right
ola fit cent
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