50 Cent Talks ‘Blood On The Sand,’ Rick Ross Photos & Lil Wayne
With his new video game Blood On The Sand dropping this week, we stopped by the G-Unit Records office to talk to 50 Cent about the release. But what we got was a bit more. In addition to speaking on the third-person shooter, 50 spoke (of course) about his tiff with Rick Ross, Lil Wayne's lack of response, and how he felt about Kanye's genital-heavy video game concept.
Oh, and later in the interview, you'll read about how 50 pulled out a stack of about 75 old photos of Rick Ross from his childhood and teenage years. Trust us, you ain't seen nothin' yet'he could fill up a pretty thick photo album titled “The Adolescent Years Of William Roberts.” Read on for the full interview…
By Joe La Puma
Complex: So Blood In The Sand is a third person shooter with a bunch of ammunition. What's your favorite gun to use in the game?
50 Cent: I like the 9mm action on it, the action pistol, the handgun. It's not as dramatic, like, you got a rocket launcher and a big machine gun, but I like to use the handgun.
Complex: Gaming reviews were really impressed by the helicopter aspects of the game, did you get to test that at all?
50 Cent: Yup, and that actually came from me liking Outrun as a game. There's that point where you're actually flying and running, because of the environment it came out the way it did. I threw out the idea and allowed the guys that actually do that to do it, to make the game come out as cool as possible and it came out amazing. Better than my initial idea, but of course I'm going to take credit for it.
Complex: There's a part of the game where you recruit girls at a strip club and send them to distract enemies. That sounds a little bit like Pimpin' Curly to us…
50 Cent: [Laughs] Yeah, that was early, that was two years ago. That concept has been around for ages, sending women to distract men. They make for a great distraction, especially attractive women, right?
Complex: Who would you say is the best shooter in the game besides you? Banks, Yayo, or Whoo Kid?
50 Cent: Well, I think they're fairly good, but I like to play as myself. Yayo doesn't play with me, he takes me off and puts him as the actual character. It's cool, when you're the actual character in it, it kind of makes you have a superhero’s vibe, it's like being in an action film where you're Hancock.
Complex: What’s the biggest difference between the first video game and this one?
50 Cent: There's a huge difference. There's a whole different studio creating it. Initially we started the concept with Vivendi'that's who we did Bulletproof with'and then their merger with Activision changed things around, so we went with THQ. I mean the whole process, it's totally different, the experience, the new music. Of course they have the hit music from Get Rich or Die Tryin', The Massacre and the Curtis album and as a person reaches a certain level of the game, they can unlock the actual music. Even if they're not a 50 Cent fan, they have an option to utilize a score produced by Swizz Beatz.
Complex: Not a lot of other rappers have video games but, Kanye said in article recently that when he was growing up, he dreamed of making a video game that features a giant penis chasing around vaginas. Do you think that makes for a good game?
50 Cent: I don't see how you make that one. Maybe you do a metaphor for those things. You'd have to change it around so it's not so aggressive. I don't see who's going to buy that. That might be like a game you could sell on a cell phone. Like a small game where they don't have to spend a lot of money marketing it.
Complex: If Rick Ross were a character in the game, what method would you use to take him out?
50 Cent: I don't know, because, I don't know where the police fit into the actual scenario in this one. If had to use a weapon against him in the game, it'd probably a rocket launcher, just to make sure that he's completely gone.
CLICK “NEXT” TO READ 50′S THOUGHTS ON LIL’ WAYNE, DJ KHALED AND THE ARSENAL OF RICK ROSS PHOTOS HE HAS IN THE STASH…
was hap'n chief February 26, 2009 at 1:24 pm
smurf did it to himself, he should have been loyal and learn to calm down.
willie February 26, 2009 at 5:16 pm
i know people don’t like 50…but he’s a smart dude, always on point…
Boston2LA99 February 26, 2009 at 5:33 pm
WOW!! SMURF GOT DEPORTED?? AND NOW HE’S SENDING RECORDINGS THROUGH THE PHONE TO RICK COPS??? LOL WOW… AND 50 HAS ALL THOSE PICTURES OF RICK COPS… DAMN, THINGS ARE GOING TO GET UGLY MAN. THAT’S WHAT HAPPENDS WHEN YOU PRETEND TO BE A GANGSTA’ WHEN YOU WERE A CORRECTIONAL OFFICER.
Whattt February 26, 2009 at 7:53 pm
Officer Ricky’s career is already finished and when 50 put that video and pictures out it will be overkill.
dosent matter April 2, 2009 at 1:17 am
you have to relize 50 got pics, release a video and what eva else, but 50’s not doing much better because he picking up Ross trash and treatin it like its brand new. Ross’s album thats about to hit the stores is going to agree with 50 and 50’s not gonna have no more smoke from his fire and its gonna die.but any ways get the album
GirlsGoneWild February 26, 2009 at 9:34 pm
Fat people need love too. They just have to pay for it.
Josh February 27, 2009 at 12:32 am
If there really is a tape….
Rick Loss is done.
Huh? February 27, 2009 at 2:10 am
“When you see artists like Soulja Boy and Bow Wow responding to each other in actual video clips, as opposed to freestyles, it shows you how hip-hop is changing its shape into something different.” That’s sad.
22 pounds February 27, 2009 at 3:29 am
Officer Williams Roberts aka greasy fat bastard aka the biggest fraud you seen thus far aka AYO CO aka Mr. Everyday I’m cuffin em aka Khalid’s puppet aka dead beat dady aka TIA’s digrace aka Mr. Suberbia aka “Sauce” oh I mean “Boss” no I mean “LOSS”
What? February 27, 2009 at 5:25 am
How is it sad? Do you really want to hear a battle between soulja boy and bow wow? lollzzzzz.
FRESH-SHAUN February 27, 2009 at 9:34 am
A lot of people like 50 Cent. People don’t like Kanye West
Joe February 27, 2009 at 11:34 am
Ross should just aim for the next season of Celebrity Fit Club and call it a day.
Zmoney February 27, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Ross fucked his career up.
50 is right about hip-hop changing, there’s more video responses in beef than actual diss records.
Kanye West is a very good artist but 50 is a great entrepreneur.
rap game savoir February 28, 2009 at 7:53 am
Trick ross is the biggest rappin monkey i`ve seen thus far.I don`t know how any real dudes could hang around dude, get in a beef what you think he`s gonna do,call his man C.O. jeff. real Hip Hop stand up, get rid of this milli vanilli cat with a little flow. In fact check his song credits and see who`s really behind this cat`s music
justine dont care March 31, 2009 at 10:19 am
lol
Zee March 14, 2009 at 11:23 pm
This bullshit is why HIP HOP IS DEAD. All the money these niggaz got and they waste their time on making videos and tracking down old photos who fucking cares!!!!
2 bullshit “rappers” going back and forth on some useless shit. I shouldnt even call them rappers this is the battle of the SNITCHES. Everyone knows 50s street credit is nothin and his only marketing ploy is Studio beefs. Fuckin sad what hip-hop has become.
Snitches Die slow
za March 18, 2009 at 10:06 am
man fuck 50 he’s a wack rapper and rick ross and lil wayne will murda dis nigga. 50 always talkin shit but when somebody call his name you don’t here shit in songs, you only hear bout it dese unpublished interviews. Punk ass.
Big Bob March 20, 2009 at 7:45 pm
This Rappers now day’s are so fake!! All it’s really about is an image that thier trying to up hold!
Blama Kamara March 22, 2009 at 1:02 pm
I think both of you guys are big star worldwide.your please stop this in the name of God.please take this avice and make your haters shame.
justine dont care March 31, 2009 at 10:24 am
50 is the real deal and rick ross is a fake and u rick fans know it so all u lames that said 50 cant fight u a hoe……..lmfao
Reed Dollaz April 2, 2009 at 4:18 pm
yo yo i’m not the real Reed Dollaz, but i wanna say that 50’s music is turnin bad now and rick ross isnt even a rapper that guy is wack i’m tellin ya’all, lil wayne is a discrase to the hip hop music, hes a crack-head that’s wut everybody knows
50 cent videos April 28, 2009 at 7:44 am
I love 50 cent.I really enjoy to hear his songs.