It seems that 50 Cent just can’t stay away from the press these days. Right on the heels of the re-release of his sophomore album, The Massacre, 50 had some colorful comments about Kanye West.

“I feel like Kanye West is successful because of me,”Fif told MTV.com“After 50 Cent, [hip-hop fans] was looking for something non-confrontational, and they went after first thing that came along. That was Kanye West, and his record took off.”

In other G-Unit related news, Tony Yayo’sThoughts of a Predicate Felon will debut at number two on the Billboard charts next week.