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The Beat with Ari Melber

BONUS: 50 Cent on New TV Deals, Classics, Nas - and Why He Told Ari Melber ‘You're #1'

The Beat with Ari Melber

Ari Melber, MS NOW

Politics, News, Versant Media, Ms Now, Daily News, Versant, Government

4.64.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

In this podcast extra, legendary hip-hop artist, actor and businessman 50 Cent joins MSNBC’s Ari Melber to discuss his new television broadcast deal with Fox and the 2024 election. Plus, 50 Cent celebrates 20 years of “Get Rich or Die Tryin,” and reflects on making music alongside Eminem and Dr. Dre.

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0:00.0

And now we are joined by the man, Curtis Jackson, 50 Cent. Thanks for coming back on the beat. Thanks for having me back. We have so much to talk about, including why we're decked out like this. This is the coolest studio. It looks good on you. So we got an anniversary. But before we even get to that, this week, you just inked this new deal. Right. It is a non-exclusive Fox broadcast deal.

0:22.9

Right.

0:23.2

Sounds like a big deal, but explain what it is.

0:25.1

It's exciting for me.

0:26.1

So it's an opportunity to work with Fox.

0:29.1

And there's the non-exclusive part of it,

0:31.8

because my last deal was an exclusive deal to start.

0:34.7

This deal allows me to work with everyone.

0:37.2

So at the present moment,

0:38.5

I have 24 shows across 10 different networks, but I'll be focusing on getting some things

0:44.2

over the Foxhawk and fulfill a deal that we just did. It's non-exclusive. So, but they'll have

0:50.1

the first fight. I'll show them things first. Yeah, and your TV numbers are wild. A lot of people

0:54.8

know you as 50 cent to artist, as 50 cent, the communicator, the analyst, that's sometimes

1:00.1

what we talk, but you've sort of first quietly and now loudly become a big mogul in television.

1:07.5

For people who don't know about that, how'd that happen? And is it your same

1:11.3

storytelling? Or is it something different that you're tapping? I mean, some of it is similar to

1:15.9

the experience and some of the themes that I offer the music. But a lot of it is different. You'll see

1:23.2

some things from me that you go, wow, like, I didn't even know there was interest there.

1:28.4

It's because when you see the trades go out, like when the announcements of the Fox Steel is in

1:34.0

variety and Hollywood report all of these, that's a message to business insiders.

1:40.1

My phone goes further than those publications.

1:42.6

Like 100 million people following your social media.

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