Last week, 50 Cent lost his grandmother Beulah Jackson, the woman who raised him and someone 50 called the dearest in his life.
It has a been a tough time for the rapper who lost his best friend and manager Chris Lighty just two years ago. While he’s still going through the pain of the loss, he opened a bit about his grandmother passing with Vibe and rumors that he’s back with Ciara since she attended the funeral.
How’d you find out about your grandmother’s death? Were you in the middle of work?
I had to go to Power to rehearse the action sequences and I was on the treadmill, working with the stunt coordinators, when my aunt called me and told me I needed to come to the hospital. I had the chance to talk to her a little bit before she passed. My grandmama was coherent the whole time. I’ve seen a lot of people die around me but I saw them die on the corner that we were standing on. Outside is a different danger. It’s like you go to the hospital, [my grandma’s] up, she’s there, she’s alert. She responded to my voice and then after I see her, her blood pressure starts to drop and then she’s gone.There’s speculation on the Internet that you and Ciara are back together.
Ciara is a really good friend of mine and she came to show me support when I lost my grandmother because she had her relationship with my grandmother. People don’t know but we have been friends for about four years so that’s why [people] are surprised to come and see her support. It’s unfortunate that somebody would take a picture [of her at my grandmother’s funeral]. You got people out there that are supposed to just follow and not have any significance at all. At the end, they look for any opportunity to take a photograph to get their followers up. Some things are supposed to be entertainment and some things are supposed to be part of your life. When your personal life become business, it gets interesting.
While discussing his business ventures, he also gives props to Diddy and Jay Z for staying relevant through successful businesses.
Given your success financially beyond rap, who would you say is your business mentor?
I don’t have a business mentor but I do admire moves from guys at different points. Even though I give him shit at points, Puff is talented. Jay too. Staying power in a culture that shifts and moves as fast as hip hop does is hard. There’s a significance in being able to stay in it without actually making hit music. It’s amazing that Puff is still in it because he doesn’t make it. If I told you what to say and you said it, you and me would be eligible to be Puff. Everything else, he’s operating correctly so it keeps him around.
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