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Hip-hop rap has permeated the world of music for not too long but in that time, the genre has evolved into one of the most influential art forms. Singers like Tupac Shakur, Eminem, 50 Cent, and Kanye West have been monumental in contributing to hip-hop rap, even though some might be a bit more “gangsta” than the rest.
With more than a dozen albums to his name, Kanye West experienced growth and popularity — two important measures of career success. However, with talents that are as flashy as attention-grabbing, West’s success depended on his witticism just as much as it did on his faux rivalry with 50 Cent.
Kanye West and 50 Cent’s Rivalry Buys Success
WhenKanye Westlaunched into the world of hip-hop, two major things happened. The first was the arrival of a new musician blessed with enough talent to render anyone shell-shocked. The second was his rivalry with 50 Cent.
But, while hip-hop may never go out of style, the careers of musicians can suffer from the lack of relevancy. For West, that has never been a problem. The rapper has never experienced a rainy day or weathered a storm he couldn’t handle.
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However, despite all his Grammys and business ventures, the one factor that has been an unparalleled high point of his life has also been his greatest success for a brilliant reason — the elevation of hip-hop to a whole new height by using his faux rivalry against 50 Cent to benefit the genre just as much as it benefitted their album sales.
Kanye West Owes His Rise to 50 Cent
In a battle of wits and business-savvy smarts, 50 Cent and Kanye West butted heads in a competition of their self-made will wherein both artists used their respective expertise to raise their reputations to the echelons of the genre of hip-hop rap.
However, 50 Cent was not one to let himself down easily when it came to letting his fans know who contributed to the rise of Ye. In an interview withIrish Examiner, theIn da Clubsinger dished about his part in West’s fame:
I feel like Kanye West is successful because of me. After 50 Cent, [hip-hop fans] was looking for something non-confrontational, and they went after the first thing that came along. That was Kanye West, and his record took off. He puts together witty phrases and he’s a great talent as a producer, but I still don’t know who Kanye West is when I listen to him.
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However, it was not only Curtis James Jackson III aka 50 Cent who knew of his impact on Ye. TheDondasinger-songwriter himself asserted how his rivalry with the Grammy winner changed the hip-hop world forever [viaTimWestwoodTV]:
It’s real good for hip-hop. We’re really pushing each other. If 50 wasn’t dropping that day, I wouldn’t have went so hard on my album. If I wasn’t dropping he wouldn’t have went so hard. In the past couple years, people have been dropping stuff aimlessly with no direct competition. To put us up against each other, regardless of who sells the most, I think fans are getting better albums because of it.
Hip-hop rap once revolutionized the music industry when Tupac Shakur arrived in a whirlwind, leaving the world heartbroken after his premature and tragic death in 1996. Now, his legacy lives on in the works of modern hip-hop legends like Eminem, 50 Cent, and Snoop Dogg whose albums keep elevating music to privileged levels.
Diya Majumdar
Senior Writer
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Diya Majumdar is a Senior Content Writer at FandomWire with over 2000 published articles on the website. Since 2022, she has been working as an entertainment journalist with a special focus on films and pop culture.Among the countless genres and themes of Hollywood, the ones that particularly favor Diya’s tastes include Game of Thrones, DC, and well-aged thrillers and classics.
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