Get into the music business. This is the business that you have absolutely no requirements. You listen to music, you need no college degree.

When I put out my first mixtape, '50 Cent is the Future,' it was the first tape where an artist did the entire tape in song format.

Even the worst that happens to you can be converted into GOLD if you are clever enough.

In business there's people who have talent and there's people whose talent is to take advantage of people who have talent.

I don't think it makes me a role model. I think it makes me inspiring. Cause I'm from the bottom I think they look at me and go 'well, if he made it, I can make it'

I believe people have a little more interest in reading what I'm saying or hearing me speak because they know I ain't gonna sugarcoat it. Because I give them the truth.

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.