Tony Yayo thinks 50 Cent takes much better care of his artists and sets them up for success than JAY-Z does with his clients, and he’s not taking any arguments.
During an interview with Thisis50, Yayo spoke about having the ability to still visit other countries and tour way past his prime, and he attributed this to 50 Cent. He pointed out that he respected Uncle Murda‘s grind — who was present during the interview — and said he had a much different journey to get to this point.
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Murda was once signed to JAY-Z’s Roc-A-Fella Records in 2007, and he received a considerable push at the time. However, JAY-Z’s departure a year later left Murda in limbo where he eventually parted ways and found a home with 50 and G-Unit records in 2016.
“That’s why I respect him because we have more of an assist,” Yayo said. “We have 50 Cent so I knew I was okay. He sold 11 million records I’m gonna get a percentage of his fans. I’m good. He had the kind of more do it on his own. He had deals with JAY-Z and them but JAY-Z ain’t gonna never… I always tell them all the time JAY-Z ain’t treating you like this n-gga.”
Uncle Murda chimed in to say Yayo likes to play around and told a story of a party they were at recently that was attended by several celebrities, including the Kardashians and Serena Williams. According to Murda, Yayo threw a lighthearted jab at Hov and his hospitality.
“We just finished performing, great time, right,” Murda said. “First thing my man wanna say, ‘Yeah shit lit, JAY-Z will never take you to a party like this.”
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Murda then said JAY-Z got him his first six-figure check and thanked him in the process. Yayo then wanted to clear the air and explain what he was trying to say.
“I’m just telling you how we get treated,” Yayo said. “I’m quite sure Hov and a lot of artists they treat some of their artists maybe good, maybe not. I’m just telling you how we get treated. I don’t know [if] JAY-Z ever had him in the Armani Hotel.”
50 Cent has done more than give his artists opportunities, he’s also given them life-saving tips, especially Tony Yayo. In an interview with the Only Way Out Podcast, Yayo reflected back on Pop Smoke’s death and 6ix9ine’s RICO case, adding that the only reason he was able to avoid similarly dangerous situations was because of key tips 50 Cent threw his way when he was a young rapper.
“There used to be 14 guns on the bus like Bobby Shmurda and them n-ggas, we used to be running around like that,” Yayo said. “You gotta kinda be smart, you have a n-gga like Fif around that help us survive a lot of shit. ‘Cause he’ll be like, ‘Yo, if you gotta bring a gun, why the fuck you going? Just go party in my mansion I’m not even there. Just take over my mansion.”
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He continued: “He’ll tell you: ‘You know you got a girl in your room that’s a stranger. Don’t get these girls pregnant on the road, ’cause I done seen n-ggas do it.'”
