14 Times 50 Cent Used The 48 Laws of Power

50 Cent may or may not be “beefing” with A$AP Rocky over Tatted Up Holly—a woman he most likely is no longer dating. The word “beefing” is in quotes because 50 Cent will be selling you a G-Unit album in less than a month, so the timing is curious.

Fif has manipulated the general public for his own personal gain so many times, it’s hard to tell when the beef is real or manufactured. That’s an acquired skill. One way to gain that skill is reading Robert Greene’s The 48 Laws of Power. In fact, Greene and 50 combined on a spinoff entitled The 50th Law. To see the man in action, take a look at these 14 times 50 Cent used The 48 Laws of Power.

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Law 37

Create compelling spectacles. Sometimes that means losing out on a sales battle with Kanye West that really helps you both win in the form of increased sales, popularity, and hype.

Law 7

Get others to do the work for you, but always take the credit. This isn’t to say 50 Cent doesn’t work hard. But if a guy in the Super Bowl is bringing attention to your product, go ahead and milk that opportunity.

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Law 8

Make other people come to you — use bait if necessary. Remember, that when 50 Cent dropped 50 Cent Is The Future, nearly every label courted him. Ultimately, Paul Rosenberg brought the project to Eminem’s attention, and Eminem and Dr. Dre signed 50.

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Law 11

Learn to keep people dependent on you. Outside of Game, how successful have the G-Unit member’s solo projects been?

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Law 15

Crush your enemy totally. We’re just going to leave this picture of Ja Rule here for your entertainment.

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Law 21

Play a sucker to catch a sucker — seem dumber than your mark. Underneath the bulletproof vests, du-rags, and misspelled tweets is the entrepreneur behind a multimillion-dollar empire.

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Law 25

Re-create yourself. Perhaps you’ve heard of Curtis Jackson III the philanthropist, author, actor, and producer?

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Law 26

Keep your hands Clean

“I have access to that now. I have the finances. The shooters shoot as soon as the bag is dropped. So now, either they give him life, or they let him go and I give him life.” -50 Cent to XXL magazine in September of 2006.

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Law 28

Enter action with boldness. Sometimes that means playing crucial parts in two companies that are viewed as direct competitors to Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre at Beats.

Law 35

Master the art of timing. When your solo popularity is on a plateau, and you’ve been freed of your Interscope deal, go ahead and reunite G-Unit just in time for Summer Jam.

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Law 41

Avoid stepping into a great man’s shoes. That means strategically not taking top billing in a movie or taking a desk position at a big label among other things.

Law 32

Play to people’s fantasies. If people want “gangster,” what’s more gangster than hanging with the man who played in The Godfather II, Heat, and Goodfellas?