The rapper, 49, claimed that Jay-Z’s entertainment company, Roc Nation, tried to keep him out of the star-studded hip-hip mashup that also included Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Dr. Dre and Mary J. Blige.
“They wanted to leave me out of it. They didn’t want me there,” 50 Cent told the Hollywood Reporter in an interview published Wednesday.
50 Cent performing at the Super Bowl LVI halftime show. Getty Images Mary J. Blige and 50 Cent during the 2022 Super Bowl halftime show. Getty Images
“Yeah, they didn’t want me there,” he said, noting that he ended up in the performance thanks to Eminem, 51.
“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,” 50 Cent explained. “When that happens, you go, ‘Damn, so you just lost Eminem because you didn’t bring 50? Damn. All right. Bring 50 then.'”
50 Cent during the Super Bowl halftime show. REUTERS 50 Cent, Kanye West, P. Diddy and Jay-Z perform at Screamfest ’07. Getty Images
“But if it was up to them, they would not have me there,” he added. “I’m the surprise. I’m not on the bill at all. But they couldn’t get Em to do it without me.”
The rapper also took a dig at Beyoncé in the interview — and her 32 Grammys.
“Everybody else walked in regular, the songs still went over and they got the trophy, too,” he told USA Today . “They all won an Emmy. They got the same thing I got and I had to put myself upside down.”
50 Cent has a long history with Eminem, having been signed to the “Without Me” rapper’s label Shady Records in 2002. Eminem also helped 50 Cent release his debut album, 2003’s “Get Rich or Die Tryin.”
Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, 50 Cent and Snoop Dogg. Getty Images
“50 is like a brother to me,” Eminem said in the THR interview.
He added: “50 has proven again and again that there’s really nothing he can’t do, and nobody gets in the way of him getting it done.”
“8 Mile” is loosely based on Eminem’s life in Detroit and his goal to become a famous rapper. The movie stars Eminem in his film debut opposite Kim Basinger, Anthony Mackie, Taryn Manning and the late Brittany Murphy.
The film grossed over $242 million worldwide and won Eminem the Academy Award for Best Original Song for his hit “Lose Yourself.”
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