It's Fifty, not Fiddy.

Concentrate on your money. Try to hold your paper. It takes money to make money, so save your money, opportunites come.

People who actually have money don't want to talk about it. They want to talk about everything else.

Beware of feedback from friends whose judgments could be tainted by feelings of envy or the need to flatter.

If you start hustling then don't pay a person what they deserve, pay them what they accept. That's good business. Even if you're not hustlin' pay them what they accept because you can capitalize off of people.

I was competitive in the ring and hip-hop is competitive too... I think rappers condition themselves like boxers, so they all kind of feel like they're the champ.

When I reached the top in business, I adjusted to my new position – I became bolder and crazier than before. And I listened even less to people who tried to slow me down.