The rapper, entrepreneur 50 Cent took over the New York Daily News offices as guest editor today. Among his new job responsibilities he answered readers' questions in an exclusive LIVE web chat.
Check out some questions 50 Cent answered below...
What type of album will SKI be? "I try to balance the highlights from the past two records." -@50cent nydn.us/50 #NYDNChat
What is @50cent's favorite U.S. city to perform in? "New York. It's just that the energy is different." http://nydn.us/50 #NYDNChat
What is @50cent's current relationship with @chelseahandler? "Me and Chelsea are good friends..." http://nydn.us/50 #NYDNChat
.@50cent on when his next album comes out: "I'm going to release a date shortly." http://nydn.us/50 #NYDNChat
When is Power Season 2 coming on? @50cent: "We're two episodes out of completing the second season." http://nydn.us/50
If you were not a rapper what could you imagine yourself doing with your life?
-I'd like to do marketing. If I wasn't a part of the music scene, I'd still like to be a part of marketing.
A lot of influential hip hop artists have come from Queens (Tribe Called Quest, Nas, Run DMC, LL Cool J, Beatnuts, and Onyx to name a few) so I have a two part question for you. Who were some of your big influences from Queens that you looked up to and which ones would you like to callob with?
-Run DMC, Jam Master Jay was my mentor. Nas is a big influence. The whole Juice Crew.
50 Cent!! You are my favorite rapper! What type of album will SKI be?
-I try to balance the highlights from the past two records. To try to create a different style and the storytelling.
You've worked opposite some pretty big movie stars- guys like Pacino, De Niro, and Bruce Willis- so who's been the coolest?
Deniro. Him and Forest Whitaker was a lot of fun to do in "Freelancers." That movie was fun because all of our scenes were together. A majority of it.
50... will you ever do a song with Eminem ever again?
Yeah, we got a new song together on my new album. So you'll get a chance to hear that shortly.
What is your favorite city to perform at in America?
-New York. It's just that the energy is different. When you're not together in New York, it can be the worst place for you. But when your presentation is right, this is the place where you want to stretch your stuff.
Where does your relationship with Chelsea Handler currently stand? If you could describe her in one word, what would it be?
-Me and Chelsea are good friends. In one word- Gator. I call her Gator. It's sexual, like wrestling an alligator.
What's your definition of power?
-The definition is influence. To control power, to want them to do things. I've used the title of Power several times because it means the same in every language.
Where were you when you first heard yourself on the radio?
-I was in a car when the song "Glow" came on. I was with JMJ Records.
Whats good 50? I truly admire you and I consider you as one of my role models. Your rise from the bottom to the top of America is maaad incredible. Anyway, my question is how did you overcome your fears? and what are some principles, values, you follow or hold onto in your life?
-I'd found something to be passionate about. When you find something that you honestly want to be a part of, you can do it enough to become god at it.
When I worked in Japan about a decade ago, you were quite popular, even among some middle-aged school girls! Have any interesting stories about fans you've met or you've heard from internationally?
-Interesting story: I've come into hotel rooms in places where there have been people in the rooms before. Like when security leaves the room, people will come out of the closet ready to party in just shoes. It's just crazy.
Do you have any celebrity crushes? How would you describe your perfect woman?
-Celebrity crushes change. You'll have a moment when you go 'wow, she looks hot.' When you see them onscreen, it's different. Then you see them in person and it's different. When you see a woman just walking around and she's hot, she's really hot. When you see a celebrity at a party dressed up, you know there's a whole process that goes into looking like that.
When is your album coming out?
-I'm going to release a date shortly but it's definitely coming out. I pushed it back to release the G-Unit EP's: The Beauty and The Beast. It's just now the focus on completing the record for me.
When is Power Season 2 coming back on?
-We're two episodes out of completing the second season. Today they wanted me to do table reads. But why we're not doing those is because we're here, to be the editor.
Hey 50, who is winning the Superbowl?
-I don't know. Let's just say the Seahawks.
What's the most difficult aspect of being an entrepreneur?
-The toughest thing is being a good judge of character with the people you're dealing with. You pick the smartest guys at the top of Fortune 500 companies and ask them where they took their biggest losses, and they'll say their biggest losses would be marriage. Because it's an investment in not being a good judge of character.
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