On September 11th, 2007, while many Americans were memorializing the World Trade Center attack, hip-hop was watching for the results of 50 Cent’s bold wager – that he would end his solo music career if Kanye West’s “Graduation” album outsold his “Curtis” released that same day.  In this never-before-seen footage captured exclusively by SOHH.com, 50 Cent explains how he sees the competition with Kanye West and bets the house on himself.

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Just days before the release of his highly anticipated album, “Curtis,” 50 Cent sat down with SOHH.com for an interview that would shift the course of his career.  The self-proclaimed “favorite” talked at length about his album’s pending matchup with Kanye West’s “Graduation,” which was set to be released on the same day – September 11th, 2007.  

Throughout the interview, the Get Rich Or Die Trying hitmaker spoke with the confidence of Muhammad Ali in his prime. Kanye, as 50 boldly explained, benefited from an “underdog” status whereas people bet against the Queens hitmaker as he’s “the favorite.” 50 touted his impressive sales record and called the Roc-a-Fella junior “safe” when explaining why Kanye collected all the trophies and awards.  And then he sat up in his chair, looked directly into SOHH’s camera, and declared, “If Kanye West sells more records than 50 Cent on September 11th, I’ll no longer write music.”

The rest is history.

50 Cent not only made the biggest bet of his career in our exclusive interview, he also gave insight into his relationships in the music industry. He talked about his lack of friendship with Jay-Z and Diddy, plus more in the entire twenty-two-minute segment.

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