UPDATE: 50 Cent Unleashes Lawyer To Clear Up Bankruptcy Filing

Written By Cyrus Langhorne

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G-Unit boss 50 Cent has clarified where he stands with his bank account following bankruptcy reports Monday (July 13) afternoon.

Fif issued a statement on the situation through his attorney.

“The filing allows Mr. Jackson to reorganize his financial affairs, as he addresses various professional liabilities and takes steps to position the future of his various business interests,” says William A. Brewer III, partner at Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors, and counsel to Mr. Jackson. Mr. Jackson’s business interests will continue unaffected in the ordinary course during the pendency of the chapter 11 case. (Billboard)

Details of 50’s financial crunch emerged online Monday (July 13).

TMZ has confirmed … 50 filed for bankruptcy on Monday, 3 days after Rick Ross’ baby mama won a $5 million jury verdict against him.
50 is in a world of financial hurt. A jury awarded Lavonia Leviston the $5 mil after determining the rapper intentionally leaked a sex tape in which she was featured, in order to embarrass Ross. 50 has been ordered to produce proof of income and worth so the jury can determine punitive damages. (TMZ)

May reports revealed Fif’s high-profile SMS Promotions company had debts up to $500,000.

50 started SMS Promotions back in 2012 … and signed some pretty big names in the sport, including then-undefeated champion Yuriorkis Gamboa, James Kirkland and Olympic medalist Andre Dirrell. But apparently, the boxing biz hasn’t been as kind to 50 as it has been to others like his pal Floyd Mayweather … because according to court docs obtained by TMZ Sports, the company filed for Chapter 11 on May 25th. In court docs filed in Connecticut, SMS says it has between $100k and $500k in debts. (TMZ)

Fif’s legal muscle had confirmed the news and issued a statement.

An attorney for SMS Promotions says 50 — aka Curtis Jackson — made the decision to file so the business could reorganize and emerge as a stronger company. “Under the direction of Mr. Jackson, SMS Promotions looks forward to reorganizing as a new corporate entity and becoming one of the leading promotion companies in the world of professional boxing.” (TMZ)

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Written by Cyrus Langhorne

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158 Comments

    • I fully agree. I used to be a big 50 fan but one thing I hate is when rappers can’t back up what they brag about. 50 was always the one flossing shit talking g about money and now this. Bragging about about he did what Puffy and Jigga did in 4 years but they never filing for bankruptcy. I know this nigga still have money and shit but filing for bankruptcy is a no no. I wish that nigga good luck.

      • Exactly… He hasn’t made any substantial money since that Vitamin Water deal and that’s a fact… Those headphones, energy drink and boxing company are not huge successes and all those shitty movies went straight to DVD. His first 2 albums and group album, the reebok deal and vitamin water is where he got all the money and he spent a lot of it on dumb shit like that huge house. He was steady hating on Floyds spending/saving habits but I don’t see Floyd claiming multiple bankruptcies… I can’t wait until 50 does an interview after this so I can hear a weak ass excuse

        • You have to be kidding me. This dude has the number one show on cable and his vodka is doing real numbers and that’s just two of the public deals he has going on. Those straight to DVD movies made profit cause he didn’t have to split anything putting them in the theaters. I’m not even a fan, but I see how dude moves.

          • His moves have lost him 21 million in lawsuits in the last 3-4 months and 2 bankruptcies… I don’t cars what or how this is spun, you don’t do a bankruptcy unless it is ABSOLUTELY necessary. Had he been managing his debt and assets correctly he would not have had to take this PUBLIC HUMILIATION which is undoubtedly hurting his reputation and his brand which NOBODY CAN DENY. It’s getting so bad in social media he even had to release a statement on his own website to try to do some damage control. Face it he’s not as good as a businessman as everybody has believed for years. I knew it all along though and have been saying it. I knew this would eventually happen. That’s why he’s been trying to sale that big Mansion for all these years.

          • I used to be a huge supporter of 50 and G unit back in the day… I liked a lot of their music but I have to keep it real. They are holding a ton of L’s right now. It’s like they have a factory that produces L’s and they are the best at it right now. I’m not saying they can’t bounce back but after 2 bankruptcies and flopping EP’s and albums it’s looking like the L’s are going to keep mounting.. Especially after that Get Low single. If they start doing well again I would keep it real about that as well.

        • Where is this proof his headphones and energy drinks are doing bad? He never owned SMS boxing. You not liking his movies have nothing to do with his profits from them. Where is this proof he spent his money on dumb sh*t? Proof please

          • Yes he did own SMS Boxing are you crazy? He and Floyd were going to do that together and Floyd said hell naw which obviously was a good decision based upon the recent bankruptcy!! SMS is 50’s name… You love him and defend him you should know that.
            Bad spending example:

            He bought Mike Tysons old house which is HUGE and is VERY expensive to maintain… He has been trying to sell it for years but nobody wants that shit… He lowered the price several times and still to this day cannot sell it…
            Other examples:

            He signed all those artists like, Shawty Lo, Olivia, Mobb Deep, MOP, all those artists on G-Note records (which he never promotes that label anymore)… Those were all losses.
            The list goes on and on… Trust me when I say he would not have claimed bankruptcy if he did not HAVE to… I’m not saying he’s broke but he has way more debt than he can afford to pay and that is why somebody claims bankruptcy… By law you ha e to qualify for bankruptcy… Nobody files that shit unless it’s NECESSARY
            CHARGE!

          • No thanks… But if he didn’t own the company and has been fronting like he has then he needs to hold 1 additional capital L

    • How is it an “L” to file chapter 11? It is being done so he doesn’t pay for the lawsuit he just lost. Not because he doesn’t have money. Don’t let these websites with their sensationalized headlines ever trick you. Do research. Don’t ever speak from a standpoint where you don’t have all the information. Respect.

      • I have done my research… He just lost a 16 million dollar lawsuit for SMS Audio… SMS Promtions just filed bankruptcy…. He just lost this 5 million dollar lawsuit over pure bone headed stupidity… Now he claims 5 million dollar personal bankruptcy… I’m sorry but there is more going on behind the scenes than he wants us to know. His businesses are not doing that well as the proof shows and I’m sure a lot of his cash is invested I. These companies so he is hurting after all these L’s!!

        Andddddd.. After all the shit he talked about Floyds money management etc and then 50 has 2 bankruptcys and loses 2 lawsuits for a combined 21 million… Cmon now bruh… 50 has to hold these L’s…

        Maybe this will finally humble his ass with the world wide embarrassment he is receiving over this

        • nah i wouldn’t be embarrassed, this goes to show how there is way to many donkeys (including you) in this world ,and always talking about shit they know nothing about lmao.

          • Weak reply… I laid down the facts. He is hurting financially or he would have just paid. Puffy and Jay Z are not claiming 2 bankruptcies at the same time and he always compares himself to them…
            Now I want you to hug and kiss this L

          • Apparently, some people think it’s embarrassing to protect your assets. If my client had to pay 20+ million in lawsuits; I would advise him or her to file Chapter 11 as well. Is not being “embarrassed” worth losing 20 million dollars of your hard earned money? lol Some people rather hand out Ls than use logic. They want to see someone “humbled.” Wtf does that even mean? The people in 50s inner circle will tell you that he is cheap as hell. So all the shxt he does to have people feeding into his “image” doesn’t mean he’s blowing his money. It’s so funny to me because I know the people writing these articles are well aware of what it is that is happening and what it is that they are doing. Because they know the “50 is broke take this L eat this humble pie” people are going to come out the woodwork and generate them ad-revenue.

          • exactly! yeah i don’t even respond to these low life’s if they don’t converse with substance. these lil niglets don’t understand or read shit, there too busy wanting to be disrespectful behind a keyboard and hand out corny L’s. but what should i expect from a hiphop site smfh.

      • Its bankruptcy, it in itself is a loss. You don’t file bankruptcy after generating money, you have to have serious debts in order to file.

        This whole, “Its Ch.11 tho” is ridiculous. That’s similar to getting Hepatitis, but not the STD version, and saying “oh naw its all good this ain’t STD hepatitis, i’m actually healthier than before.” No, you’re not. Just because its not the worst version of bankruptcy doesn’t mean its a good thing.

        • Chapter 11 Bankruptcy by definition, is to protect you from creditors and lawsuits etc by giving you the opportunity to *reorganize* your corporations. People like 50 Cent have advisers who and whole teams of people managing his money. It’s a strategy often used by big companies to protect their assets .And when they say “hey, we need to file chapter 11 if your going to avoid paying this woman 5 million plus whatever else they are about to add on” then you listen to their advise. Personally, I would be doing the same thing. I wouldn’t be paying anyone potentially 5-10+ million dollars of my hard earned money if my accountants and my lawyers are telling me that there is a way to avoid doing it. Now every lawsuit he has pending and every creditor is sweating bullets and pissed off about this move that he made to protect his assets. I’m not here to defend another person’s pockets. I just wish that these websites with their sensationalized headlines didn’t get some people so caught up with their intentional misleading/misinformation. If it makes you feel better to say he took an L, then hey have fun my g; My goal here is just to ensure that others try to be objective and to think for themselves. Respect.

          • You’re trying to make Bankruptcy seem like a good thing. Its not. People don’t file it all the time neither do businesses. If that was the case I’m pretty sure Samsung would’ve gone bankrupt in order to avoid paying Apple billions, but instead they paid Apple the billions in pennies. Why? Because bankruptcy, has to be earned, meaning you really have to be in too much debt, and that hurts your stock/credit.

            So if 50 is the chess playing “business man” you guys say he is, why would he risk his name, credit, stock and brand over a lawsuit he could easily pay? Answer, he wouldn’t. Its gonna cost him more in the long run that the 5mil.

          • I’m not “trying to make bankruptcy seem like a good thing.” It can be a GREAT thing to people who need to protect their assets in situations such 50 is in. Samsung didn’t file bankruptcy because their situation was different. Firstly, they they lost a patent law judgement in the US but won in other countries where they generated significant revenue. Secondly, in the US, two of the major judgements they had to pay was a total of about 1.19 billion dollars; they are a company worth 200 billion dollars and at that time was generating about 7.5 billion per *quarter* (every 3 months) in *PROFIT*; (not revenue but profit) no adviser in their right mind is going to tell them to file chapter 11. Because they absolutely didn’t have to. Their “loss” to Apple was seen as a victory in the financial world. But check this out man; I think I’ve said my piece and you’ve said yours. Let the chips fall where they may. This back and forth thing could go on forever because you’re defending your point subjectively and I’m speaking objectively. I just want the people reading to be able to think for themselves and make educated decisions. I’m sure 50 doesn’t give a fxck either way but yeah. Respect.

      • I’m handing you the biggest L For that super lame comment..

        It’s ironic because I’m sure you had a hooter in your mouth as you jocked my comment so much you had to reply to me out of lust. You are Super Gay for all of This. So gay that normal gays are disgusted by your hooter lust.

        Hug and Kiss this L close to your chest

        • lol wow you really are the biggest loser in he comments and that’s saying alot. Get your life together you’re a sad clown! Who cares how much money he has, not giving any to us. You’re worse the the super fan you surf the internet looking for 50cents articles to cry under! Whats the point you like trolling to get people like me to respond?

          • If I’m the biggest loser and a troll and you keep replying to all of my bad as comments then I am going to hand you a bigger L than 50 for all these L’s he’s taking left and right
            Hug and Kiss this L as you lay in bed all day in dirty sheets

          • dummy it’s called email! It tells me when punk bitches like you respond to my comment. Plus im at work getting paid good money to sit here and call you a bitch! So really i’m winning and you take all the L’s for never being funny at one time in your life. go back to the drawing board and get some new shit and a new name.

          • When I wet your fat urban mother down with my children I will also choke her for your insolence. I just want you to know that you got your mother Chris Browned. That means I’m going to Dukey on her.

  1. The day of the sex tape trial he had his boxing company SMS promotions file for bankruptcy 20 minutes before the case was set to begin in order to avoid the lawsuit which was denied because his boxing company started in 2012 and the sex tape leaked in 2009. Lastonia Leviston won her case on Friday against 50 for $5 million and would have won more in punitive damages this week. He filed for bankruptcy today to avoid paying his enemy’s baby mother any money. Curtis Jackson will fake his own death before feeling like he has to give any funds to Rick Ross side.

    • Thank you for clearing that up for these clowns ..its obvious there not well versed in this type of matter

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    • It doesn’t matter. Where is the shame? If you about money you don’t file for bankruptcy. PERIOD! Pay whatever you have to pay and just laugh about it. When I listen to his verse on You Don’t Know all I can do is laugh.

      • You wouldn’t understand those moves bruh. Had this being hov, yall would have praised him.

      • Didn’t Donald Trump file like 3 or 4 times!
        Aint he a3out his dust or is it a no no cuz its 50??

      • Facts!!! Lol remember that dumbness he was talkn “have a baby my me be a millionaire” tryna get at Puff knowing his money too short to be talkn to him

      • And THAT is that “nigga” mentality. “If you bout your money”. Man please!!! Trump has filed for bankruptcy TWICE!!! And although he’s an asshole, he knows how to keep his money. Yall need to catch up. Yall are the types that are so worried about keeping it real that yall would lose it all in the process.

      • Ralph – you sound like a real idiot. 50 will continue to eat caviar while you eat welfare turkey out of a can. At this point in his career it about protecting his fortune, now instead of worrying about someone else’s paper, go and get your money up.

    • Lol u say enemy like Ross and 50 shot at each other….. He filed bankruptcy because his bills exceeded what he has. It don’t even matter cause he can never talk agin after filing bankruptcy matter of fact since u like copying and pasting so much tell 50 he could have seat right next to hammer and the rest of the losers

      • Do you have proof his bills succeeded what he has? Until then keep quiet and you don’t have to shoot at anyone to not have enemies. I’d be better sending 50 to look at your finances and business ventures to make fun of the money you don’t have and the lifestyle you can’t afford as he makes fun of you in front of people until you get upset

        • The proof is he filed for bankruptcy lol y’all make it seem filing for bankruptcy is a good thing smh

          • That’s whats blowing my mind here. Avoiding getting into financial trouble is not respected, but going 10+million into debt and filing bankruptcy is the sign of a master to these people.

      • Your a moron. this is clearly a move to delay payment or not pay at all, you know that multi billionaire Donald Trump that has filed 4 times? bankruptcy doesn’t mean you are flat broke by any means.

        • Many in the business world don’t believe trump is worth a billion. And the reason is because of the bankruptcy.

      • His bills didn’t exceed what he has. He doing it do protect certain assets that he has.Hulk Hogan did it when his son caught that vehicular homicide case.

  2. Him losing 5 mill is more funny then him leaking the sextape. He never got points from with that anyway. Cuz its millions of niggaz baby mama’s getting fucked by another nigga including his.

  3. You guys need to understand bankruptcy laws. 50 ain’t going broke no time soon. It’s a business move. Trump did it twice and is still doing just find. Wait and see what the jew unit can do. 5 mil will end up being 50 thou

    • I fully agree. I used to be a big 50 fan but one thing I hate is when rappers can’t back up what they brag about. 50 was always the one flossing shit talking g about money and now this. Bragging about about he did what Puffy and Jigga did in 4 years but they never filing for bankruptcy. I know this nigga still have money and shit but filing for bankruptcy is a no no. I wish that nigga good luck.

    • Exactly… He hasn’t made any substantial money since that Vitamin Water deal and that’s a fact… Those headphones, energy drink and boxing company are not huge successes and all those shitty movies went straight to DVD. His first 2 albums and group album, the reebok deal and vitamin water is where he got all the money and he spent a lot of it on dumb shit like that huge house. He was steady hating on Floyds spending/saving habits but I don’t see Floyd claiming multiple bankruptcies… I can’t wait until 50 does an interview after this so I can hear a weak ass excuse

    • How is it an “L” to file chapter 11? It is being done so he doesn’t pay for the lawsuit he just lost. Not because he doesn’t have money. Don’t let these websites with their sensationalized headlines ever trick you. Do research. Don’t ever speak from a standpoint where you don’t have all the information. Respect.

    • I have done my research… He just lost a 16 million dollar lawsuit for SMS Audio… SMS Promtions just filed bankruptcy…. He just lost this 5 million dollar lawsuit over pure bone headed stupidity… Now he claims 5 million dollar personal bankruptcy… I’m sorry but there is more going on behind the scenes than he wants us to know. His businesses are not doing that well as the proof shows and I’m sure a lot of his cash is invested I. These companies so he is hurting after all these L’s!!

      Andddddd.. After all the shit he talked about Floyds money management etc and then 50 has 2 bankruptcys and loses 2 lawsuits for a combined 21 million… Cmon now bruh… 50 has to hold these L’s…

      Maybe this will finally humble his ass with the world wide embarrassment he is receiving over this

    • nah i wouldn’t be embarrassed, this goes to show how there is way to many donkeys (including you) in this world ,and always talking about shit they know nothing about lmao.

    • Weak reply… I laid down the facts. He is hurting financially or he would have just paid. Puffy and Jay Z are not claiming 2 bankruptcies at the same time and he always compares himself to them…
      Now I want you to hug and kiss this L

    • You have to be kidding me. This dude has the number one show on cable and his vodka is doing real numbers and that’s just two of the public deals he has going on. Those straight to DVD movies made profit cause he didn’t have to split anything putting them in the theaters. I’m not even a fan, but I see how dude moves.

    • His moves have lost him 21 million in lawsuits in the last 3-4 months and 2 bankruptcies… I don’t cars what or how this is spun, you don’t do a bankruptcy unless it is ABSOLUTELY necessary. Had he been managing his debt and assets correctly he would not have had to take this PUBLIC HUMILIATION which is undoubtedly hurting his reputation and his brand which NOBODY CAN DENY. It’s getting so bad in social media he even had to release a statement on his own website to try to do some damage control. Face it he’s not as good as a businessman as everybody has believed for years. I knew it all along though and have been saying it. I knew this would eventually happen. That’s why he’s been trying to sale that big Mansion for all these years.

    • I’m handing you the biggest L For that super lame comment..

      It’s ironic because I’m sure you had a hooter in your mouth as you jocked my comment so much you had to reply to me out of lust. You are Super Gay for all of This. So gay that normal gays are disgusted by your hooter lust.

      Hug and Kiss this L close to your chest

    • Its bankruptcy, it in itself is a loss. You don’t file bankruptcy after generating money, you have to have serious debts in order to file.

      This whole, “Its Ch.11 tho” is ridiculous. That’s similar to getting Hepatitis, but not the STD version, and saying “oh naw its all good this ain’t STD hepatitis, i’m actually healthier than before.” No, you’re not. Just because its not the worst version of bankruptcy doesn’t mean its a good thing.

    • lol wow you really are the biggest loser in he comments and that’s saying alot. Get your life together you’re a sad clown! Who cares how much money he has, not giving any to us. You’re worse the the super fan you surf the internet looking for 50cents articles to cry under! Whats the point you like trolling to get people like me to respond?

    • “Bankruptcy in itself is a loss…” <— lol this statement alone is made by someone who doesn't understand bankruptcy law. People with wealth file bankruptcy *ALL THE TIME* to protect their assets. Since I see you're coming from a place of lack of knowledge on the subject, and you probably will stay in that lane because that's what some of you guys do, this post is mainly for others willing to think for themselves and be objective: Chapter 11 Bankruptcy by definition, is to protect you from creditors and lawsuits etc by giving you the opportunity to *reorganize* your corporations. People like 50 Cent have whole teams of people who are advising him on stuff like this. It’s a strategy often used by big companies to protect their assets and it buys them a shxtload of time to *not* pay out money (money that they usually have). And when the advisers say "hey, we need to file chapter 11 if you're going to avoid paying this woman 5 million plus whatever else they are about to add on PLUS the other 20 million in other lawsuits" then you listen to their advise. Personally, I would be doing the same thing. I wouldn't be paying anyone potentially 5-10+ million dollars of my hard earned money if my accountants and my lawyers are telling me that there is a way to avoid doing it. Idgaf what public perception is. They can call me broke all they want she ain't getting anywhere near 5 million dollars now. & now every lawsuit he has pending and every creditor is sweating bullets and pissed off about this move that he made to protect his assets. I'm not here to defend another person's pockets. I just wish that these websites with their sensationalized headlines didn't get some people so caught up with their intentional misleading/misinformation. If it makes you feel better to say he took an L, then hey have fun my g; My goal here is just to ensure that others try to be objective and to think for themselves.If you had a $100k & someone tried to get you for $50,000 and you told them that you don't have the 100k so you can't pay them right now and when you do pay them it's going to be only 10k instead of the original 50k to settle the debt legally; does it mean that you don't have the 100k? Oh, and your STD analogy makes absolutely no sense in relation to the actual issue. Respect.

    • Apparently, some people think it’s embarrassing to protect your assets. If my client had to pay 20+ million in lawsuits; I would advise him or her to file Chapter 11 as well. Is not being “embarrassed” worth losing 20 million dollars of your hard earned money? lol Some people rather hand out Ls than use logic. They want to see someone “humbled.” Wtf does that even mean? The people in 50s inner circle will tell you that he is cheap as hell. So all the shxt he does to have people feeding into his “image” doesn’t mean he’s blowing his money. It’s so funny to me because I know the people writing these articles are well aware of what it is that is happening and what it is that they are doing. Because they know the “50 is broke take this L eat this humble pie” people are going to come out the woodwork and generate them ad-revenue.

    • exactly! yeah i don’t even respond to these low life’s if they don’t converse with substance. these lil niglets don’t understand or read shit, there too busy wanting to be disrespectful behind a keyboard and hand out corny L’s. but what should i expect from a hiphop site smfh.

    • Yes he did own SMS Boxing are you crazy? He and Floyd were going to do that together and Floyd said hell naw which obviously was a good decision based upon the recent bankruptcy!! SMS is 50’s name… You love him and defend him you should know that.
      Bad spending example:

      He bought Mike Tysons old house which is HUGE and is VERY expensive to maintain… He has been trying to sell it for years but nobody wants that shit… He lowered the price several times and still to this day cannot sell it…
      Other examples:

      He signed all those artists like, Shawty Lo, Olivia, Mobb Deep, MOP, all those artists on G-Note records (which he never promotes that label anymore)… Those were all losses.
      The list goes on and on… Trust me when I say he would not have claimed bankruptcy if he did not HAVE to… I’m not saying he’s broke but he has way more debt than he can afford to pay and that is why somebody claims bankruptcy… By law you ha e to qualify for bankruptcy… Nobody files that shit unless it’s NECESSARY
      CHARGE!

    • You’re trying to make Bankruptcy seem like a good thing. Its not. People don’t file it all the time neither do businesses. If that was the case I’m pretty sure Samsung would’ve gone bankrupt in order to avoid paying Apple billions, but instead they paid Apple the billions in pennies. Why? Because bankruptcy, has to be earned, meaning you really have to be in too much debt, and that hurts your stock/credit.

      So if 50 is the chess playing “business man” you guys say he is, why would he risk his name, credit, stock and brand over a lawsuit he could easily pay? Answer, he wouldn’t. Its gonna cost him more in the long run that the 5mil.

    • If I’m the biggest loser and a troll and you keep replying to all of my bad as comments then I am going to hand you a bigger L than 50 for all these L’s he’s taking left and right
      Hug and Kiss this L as you lay in bed all day in dirty sheets

    • I used to be a huge supporter of 50 and G unit back in the day… I liked a lot of their music but I have to keep it real. They are holding a ton of L’s right now. It’s like they have a factory that produces L’s and they are the best at it right now. I’m not saying they can’t bounce back but after 2 bankruptcies and flopping EP’s and albums it’s looking like the L’s are going to keep mounting.. Especially after that Get Low single. If they start doing well again I would keep it real about that as well.

    • dummy it’s called email! It tells me when punk bitches like you respond to my comment. Plus im at work getting paid good money to sit here and call you a bitch! So really i’m winning and you take all the L’s for never being funny at one time in your life. go back to the drawing board and get some new shit and a new name.

    • I’m not “trying to make bankruptcy seem like a good thing.” It can be a GREAT thing to people who need to protect their assets in situations such 50 is in. Samsung didn’t file bankruptcy because their situation was different. Firstly, they they lost a patent law judgement in the US but won in other countries where they generated significant revenue. Secondly, in the US, two of the major judgements they had to pay was a total of about 1.19 billion dollars; they are a company worth 200 billion dollars and at that time was generating about 7.5 billion per *quarter* (every 3 months) in *PROFIT*; (not revenue but profit) no adviser in their right mind is going to tell them to file chapter 11. Because they absolutely didn’t have to. Their “loss” to Apple was seen as a victory in the financial world. But check this out man; I think I’ve said my piece and you’ve said yours. Let the chips fall where they may. This back and forth thing could go on forever because you’re defending your point subjectively and I’m speaking objectively. I just want the people reading to be able to think for themselves and make educated decisions. I’m sure 50 doesn’t give a fxck either way but yeah. Respect.

    • When I wet your fat urban mother down with my children I will also choke her for your insolence. I just want you to know that you got your mother Chris Browned. That means I’m going to Dukey on her.

    • No thanks… But if he didn’t own the company and has been fronting like he has then he needs to hold 1 additional capital L

    • Thank you for clearing that up for these clowns ..its obvious there not well versed in this type of matter

    • It doesn’t matter. Where is the shame? If you about money you don’t file for bankruptcy. PERIOD! Pay whatever you have to pay and just laugh about it. When I listen to his verse on You Don’t Know all I can do is laugh.

    • You wouldn’t understand those moves bruh. Had this being hov, yall would have praised him.

    • Lol u say enemy like Ross and 50 shot at each other….. He filed bankruptcy because his bills exceeded what he has. It don’t even matter cause he can never talk agin after filing bankruptcy matter of fact since u like copying and pasting so much tell 50 he could have seat right next to hammer and the rest of the losers

    • Didn’t Donald Trump file like 3 or 4 times!
      Aint he a3out his dust or is it a no no cuz its 50??

    • Facts!!! Lol remember that dumbness he was talkn “have a baby my me be a millionaire” tryna get at Puff knowing his money too short to be talkn to him

    • Your a moron. this is clearly a move to delay payment or not pay at all, you know that multi billionaire Donald Trump that has filed 4 times? bankruptcy doesn’t mean you are flat broke by any means.

    • Bruh if you makes songs like I Get Money and Straight To The Bank you don’t file for bankruptcy.

    • And THAT is that “nigga” mentality. “If you bout your money”. Man please!!! Trump has filed for bankruptcy TWICE!!! And although he’s an asshole, he knows how to keep his money. Yall need to catch up. Yall are the types that are so worried about keeping it real that yall would lose it all in the process.

    • He file twice during divorces. And his businesses have filed several times. That’s why many in the business world don’t think he’s worth as much as he claims. Plenty of businesses lose court cases, but most just drag it out with appeals.

    • Many in the business world don’t believe trump is worth a billion. And the reason is because of the bankruptcy.

    • His bills didn’t exceed what he has. He doing it do protect certain assets that he has.Hulk Hogan did it when his son caught that vehicular homicide case.

    • The proof is he filed for bankruptcy lol y’all make it seem filing for bankruptcy is a good thing smh

    • Ralph – you sound like a real idiot. 50 will continue to eat caviar while you eat welfare turkey out of a can. At this point in his career it about protecting his fortune, now instead of worrying about someone else’s paper, go and get your money up.

    • That’s whats blowing my mind here. Avoiding getting into financial trouble is not respected, but going 10+million into debt and filing bankruptcy is the sign of a master to these people.

  4. Him losing 5 mill is more funny then him leaking the sextape. He never got points from with that anyway. Cuz its millions of niggaz baby mama’s getting fucked by another nigga including his.

  5. Yes it’s a business decision, but for 5 millions? There is something deeper to it. For people thinking he’s filing for bankruptcy so he doesn’t pay all of that money, they’re just stans. Also, reorganization doesn’t mean he won’t have to pay. It just means he will get more time to pay. I seriously doubt 50 would file for bankruptcy which if we are being truthful hurts his image, just to frustrate someone who sued him for 5 millions.

    People shouldn’t compare this situation to Trump. Trump deals with projects where 100 of millions of dollars are involved. If one fails or say he stops a project before completion, he’s not going to open himself up to creditors trying to mess with his other businesses. I don’t like that practice, but Trump is just using the law for his own benefit. Going back to 50, he’s not protecting himself from that 5 mil. He has other issues and is probably making people think that it’s all a ploy to screw Ross’s ex. Any smart person knows that’s not the case.

    • honestly Trump has never filed for himself. all these folks brining up trump look stupid and clueless. trump enterprises filed, not donald. it would be as if SMS filed chapter 11 and NOT curtis jackson. so no, this and trump are not the same.

  6. the funny thing is, i keep seeing folks saying trump file multiple times, and repeating that shit…lol
    folks dont ccompare trump to 50 and say trump filed multiple times. lol HE DIDNT. TRUMP ENTERPRISES DID. LOL big difference. his casino filed, his hotel filed, his golf course now is filing. but good ol nut job donald…..well donald is worth a cpl of billi’s. and understand trump ent. filed to pay back loans to banks, not to dodge a 5million dollar debt. thats foolish.

    if you think 50 is doing this to no pay your insane. in 2015 after berrnie madolf and other finacial scammers, you aint hiding money like you used to. if you think 50 is worth over 50 million and filed for chapter 11 to not pay 5 million, your insane.

    • Frigo just paid him 78 mil, effen, sms, power, the movies touring. U r nuts if u think he’s broke

      • lol, they didnt pay him. and that what he says. if you think in this climate you can file for chapter 11 and have waay more assets and cash than debt you have no clue.

        you do know if sms signs a 78 million dollar contract to manufacture headphones, they dont have 78 million. lol, and that money doesnt go to 50

        But hey, you and these other folks can claim 50 is making a power play, lol but no one else see’s it that way. not over no 5 million.

        • lol well I don’t want to brag about another man pocket but if you think 50 got 5 million dollars problems u read not thinking straight. The whole bankruptcy thing is,strategic. A nigga with 5 million dollars problems cannot afford to pay the maintenance fee on that Connecticut mansion. Nigga like 50 mindset don’t go broke. They might pay off a few stupid lawsuit but they don’t go broke. A broke nigga don’t just drop 110 stacks to bailout a nigga with no album or bringing in any money

      • Y’all lil niggs r idiots you really think frigo paid 50 cent 78Ms? Let me get this straight so they gonna pay 50 but not jeter and melo lol this is what I’m talkn delusional fan play

  7. I remember a time a when 50, Jay, and Puff were all worth about the same. Jay and Puff have tripled and quadrupled there net worth since then. Yet 50 stans are still claiming that he is this great business man. 50 success was based mainly on luck. He got hot at just the right time and cashed in. Being that it was lack, his career lacked any longevity. Luck can only get you but so far.

  8. 50 should had just released the sex tape without pimpin curly on it. at least have someone broke like Yayo narrating it. Time for 50 to do Love and Hip Hop and make some money.

  9. You guys need to understand bankruptcy laws. 50 ain’t going broke no time soon. It’s a business move. Trump did it twice and is still doing just find. Wait and see what the jew unit can do. 5 mil will end up being 50 thou

  10. Yes it’s a business decision, but for 5 millions? There is something deeper to it. For people thinking he’s filing for bankruptcy so he doesn’t pay all of that money, they’re just stans. Also, reorganization doesn’t mean he won’t have to pay. It just means he will get more time to pay. I seriously doubt 50 would file for bankruptcy which if we are being truthful hurts his image, just to frustrate someone who sued him for 5 millions.

    People shouldn’t compare this situation to Trump. Trump deals with projects where 100 of millions of dollars are involved. If one fails or say he stops a project before completion, he’s not going to open himself up to creditors trying to mess with his other businesses. I don’t like that practice, but Trump is just using the law for his own benefit. Going back to 50, he’s not protecting himself from that 5 mil. He has other issues and is probably making people think that it’s all a ploy to screw Ross’s ex. Any smart person knows that’s not the case.

    • honestly Trump has never filed for himself. all these folks brining up trump look stupid and clueless. trump enterprises filed, not donald. it would be as if SMS filed chapter 11 and NOT curtis jackson. so no, this and trump are not the same.

    • Yes that’s true but trump enterprises is in no way flat broke. Same concept either way.

  11. the funny thing is, i keep seeing folks saying trump file multiple times, and repeating that shit…lol
    folks dont ccompare trump to 50 and say trump filed multiple times. lol HE DIDNT. TRUMP ENTERPRISES DID. LOL big difference. his casino filed, his hotel filed, his golf course now is filing. but good ol nut job donald…..well donald is worth a cpl of billi’s. and understand trump ent. filed to pay back loans to banks, not to dodge a 5million dollar debt. thats foolish.

    if you think 50 is doing this to no pay your insane. in 2015 after berrnie madolf and other finacial scammers, you aint hiding money like you used to. if you think 50 is worth over 50 million and filed for chapter 11 to not pay 5 million, your insane.

    • Frigo just paid him 78 mil, effen, sms, power, the movies touring. U r nuts if u think he’s broke

    • lol, they didnt pay him. and that what he says. if you think in this climate you can file for chapter 11 and have waay more assets and cash than debt you have no clue.

      you do know if sms signs a 78 million dollar contract to manufacture headphones, they dont have 78 million. lol, and that money doesnt go to 50

      But hey, you and these other folks can claim 50 is making a power play, lol but no one else see’s it that way. not over no 5 million.

    • Y’all lil niggs r idiots you really think frigo paid 50 cent 78Ms? Let me get this straight so they gonna pay 50 but not jeter and melo lol this is what I’m talkn delusional fan play

    • lol well I don’t want to brag about another man pocket but if you think 50 got 5 million dollars problems u read not thinking straight. The whole bankruptcy thing is,strategic. A nigga with 5 million dollars problems cannot afford to pay the maintenance fee on that Connecticut mansion. Nigga like 50 mindset don’t go broke. They might pay off a few stupid lawsuit but they don’t go broke. A broke nigga don’t just drop 110 stacks to bailout a nigga with no album or bringing in any money

  12. I remember a time a when 50, Jay, and Puff were all worth about the same. Jay and Puff have tripled and quadrupled there net worth since then. Yet 50 stans are still claiming that he is this great business man. 50 success was based mainly on luck. He got hot at just the right time and cashed in. Being that it was luck, his career lacked any longevity. Luck can only get you but so far.

  13. 50 should had just released the sex tape without pimpin curly on it. at least have someone broke like Yayo narrating it. Time for 50 to do Love and Hip Hop and make some money.

  14. that
    smartest move I have seen good job 50 dam he good he’s not losing money dam good job

  15. Power sohh article < w­­­w­­­w.­­­­N­e­t­C­a­s­h­­­9­­.­­­C­­­o­­­m

  16. He talks too much ish and his brand and reputation as a rapper that was built on making money (and supposedly clowning others and handing out L’s) is severely tarnished….and he’s hardly a sympathetic figure. He better hope Power’s rating stay steady.

    • Major Crimes topped cable viewership for the week ending July 5, 2015 with 4.394 million viewers.

      Rank Shows Net Day Time Viewers Live +SD (000)
      1 MAJOR CRIMES TNT Mon 09:00P-10:00P 4394
      2 RIZZOLI & ISLES TNT Tue 09:00P-10:00P 4273
      3 ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE DISC Fri 09:00P-10:00P 3544
      4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA Mon 09:00P-10:00P 3544
      5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA Mon 10:00P-11:07P 3482
      6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA Mon 08:00P-09:00P 3362
      7 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OWN Tue 09:00P-10:00P 3294
      8 ISLAND OF THE MEGA SHARK DISC Sun 09:00P-10:01P 3281
      9 MONSTER MAKO DISC Sun 10:01P-11:02P 3265
      10 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 4 VH1 Mon 08:00P-09:00P 2966
      11 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOXN Mon 08:00P-09:00P 2792
      12 SHARK TREK DISC Sun 08:00P-09:00P 2773
      13 STREET OUTLAWS DISC Mon 09:00P-10:00P 2676
      14 DEADLIEST CATCH DISC Tue 09:00P-10:00P 2624
      15 TRUE DETECTIVE HBOM Sun 09:01P-10:00P 2622
      16 LAST SHIP, THE TNT Sun 09:00P-10:00P 2618
      17 MOUNTAIN MEN HIST Thu 09:00P-10:03P 2599
      18 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOXN Wed 08:00P-09:00P 2576
      19 FIXER UPPER HGTV Thu 09:00P-10:00P 2541
      20 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOXN Tue 08:00P-09:00P 2537
      21 BIG BANG THEORY, THE TBSC Wed 10:00P-10:30P 2522
      22 BIG BANG THEORY, THE TBSC Wed 09:00P-09:30P 2448
      23 BIG BANG THEORY, THE TBSC Wed 09:30P-10:00P 2435
      24 BIG BANG THEORY, THE TBSC Wed 10:30P-11:00P 2397
      25 FAMILY GUY ADSM Mon 11:30P-12:00A 2395

      Power isn’t even a top 25 show on tv

  17. He talks too much ish and his brand and reputation as a rapper that was built on making money (and supposedly clowning others and handing out L’s) is severely tarnished….and he’s hardly a sympathetic figure. He better hope Power’s ratings stay steady.

    • Major Crimes topped cable viewership for the week ending July 5, 2015 with 4.394 million viewers.

      Rank Shows Net Day Time Viewers Live +SD (000)
      1 MAJOR CRIMES TNT Mon 09:00P-10:00P 4394
      2 RIZZOLI & ISLES TNT Tue 09:00P-10:00P 4273
      3 ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE DISC Fri 09:00P-10:00P 3544
      4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA Mon 09:00P-10:00P 3544
      5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA Mon 10:00P-11:07P 3482
      6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA Mon 08:00P-09:00P 3362
      7 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OWN Tue 09:00P-10:00P 3294
      8 ISLAND OF THE MEGA SHARK DISC Sun 09:00P-10:01P 3281
      9 MONSTER MAKO DISC Sun 10:01P-11:02P 3265
      10 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 4 VH1 Mon 08:00P-09:00P 2966
      11 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOXN Mon 08:00P-09:00P 2792
      12 SHARK TREK DISC Sun 08:00P-09:00P 2773
      13 STREET OUTLAWS DISC Mon 09:00P-10:00P 2676
      14 DEADLIEST CATCH DISC Tue 09:00P-10:00P 2624
      15 TRUE DETECTIVE HBOM Sun 09:01P-10:00P 2622
      16 LAST SHIP, THE TNT Sun 09:00P-10:00P 2618
      17 MOUNTAIN MEN HIST Thu 09:00P-10:03P 2599
      18 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOXN Wed 08:00P-09:00P 2576
      19 FIXER UPPER HGTV Thu 09:00P-10:00P 2541
      20 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOXN Tue 08:00P-09:00P 2537
      21 BIG BANG THEORY, THE TBSC Wed 10:00P-10:30P 2522
      22 BIG BANG THEORY, THE TBSC Wed 09:00P-09:30P 2448
      23 BIG BANG THEORY, THE TBSC Wed 09:30P-10:00P 2435
      24 BIG BANG THEORY, THE TBSC Wed 10:30P-11:00P 2397
      25 FAMILY GUY ADSM Mon 11:30P-12:00A 2395

      Power isn’t even a top 25 show on cable

  18. A tweet that I read earlier said it best:

    Now that he’s used Chapter 11 Bankruptcy to shield his assets from a lost lawsuit, 50 Cent has truly joined America’s elite.

    50 haters can eat a d___. lol

    • Some people don’t understand that people even richer than 50 do chapter 11 all the time to protect their assets. It’s just something people with corps do when they are getting lawsuits left and right or whatever other creditors they’re trying not to pay. Some people actually do use it because they are going broke; but in this particular situation, I think 50 just doesn’t want to pay out to homegirl.

  19. A tweet that I read earlier said it best:

    Now that he’s used Chapter 11 Bankruptcy to shield his assets from a lost lawsuit, 50 Cent has truly joined America’s elite.

    50 haters can eat a d___. lol

    • Some people don’t understand that people even richer than 50 do chapter 11 all the time to protect their assets. It’s just something people with corps do when they are getting lawsuits left and right or whatever other creditors they’re trying not to pay. Some people actually do use it because they are going broke; but in this particular situation, I think 50 just doesn’t want to pay out to homegirl.

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