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50 Cent Aims Straight at Corporate Hypocrisy in Show Biz
Friday, November 16, 2007 By: Michael Ivey
50 Cent while breaking on the set of his new video for “I Still Will [Kill],” featuring Akon, addresses what he feels is blatant unfairness when it comes to censorship.
"I guess they have their rules that apply individually to each artist separately: 'Oh no, he can't say that, 'cause he feels like that about that person,' " says 50. The original title of his new single is “I Still Kill,” however the iconic rapper was compelled by MTV, owned by American media conglomerate Viacom, to switch words.50 cites pop star and MTV mainstay Britney Spears’ use of “the B-word” in the intro of her ‘Blackout’ single "Gimme More" as proof positive of selective censorship.
“...It's not a rule that applies to everybody else,” says 50. “Matter of fact, my next single, I'm going to start it[with], 'It's Britney, bitch!' " According to 50, MTV’s support of rock bands like The Killers and Guns & Roses is clear evidence that “there's always more pressure on hip-hop music... it's the stepchild of entertainment.”
The multi-millionaire rapper/actor is cast alongside gangster movie icons Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in the new film ‘Righteous Kill,’ due in theaters across the country April 12. “Nobody has a problem with that-“says 50 about his new flick. “But “I'll Still Kill” is the wrong title for a song. It's easier to fight one CD, one artist at a time — that's really what they're doing."
The G-Unit founder is currently overseas touring in promotion of his third solo LP ‘Curtis,’ (September), which peaked at number two but this week stands at number forty nine on the Billboard 200. The album has yet to crack the one million sold mark. 50’s 2003 Shady/Aftermath/Interscope debut ‘Get Rich or Die Tryin’ peaked at number one and sold approximately five million units.
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