50 Cent: File Sharing Is Good For Musicians

Rapper attacks record labels...

December 12, 2007 by Daniel Melia | Photo by Wenn

50 Cent: File Sharing Is Good For Musicians

50 Cent has urged record labels to move with the times and insists that file sharing isn’t a bad thing for artists.

Speaking to Norwegian magazine Kjendis the rapper said that labels should be looking to manage "the 360 degrees around an artist".

He added: "What is important for the music industry to understand is that file-sharing doesn't hurt artists."

He went on to say that the industry needed to "maximise its income from concerts and merchandise", adding that: "It is the only way they can get their marketing money back."

However he hit out at some labels who were more interested in peddling “ringtones, not records".

He went on: "They don't understand the value of a perfect piece of art."

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omg, i agree with him
~ by craig 12/12/2007 Report
Has 50 cent been possessed bY Alex Turner??
~ by Caldy 12/12/2007 Report
i think 50 cent is the best thing that has ever happend to the urban music he is the king of all times an he will always be kaney west is like a toy for 50 cent 50 cent didnt lose from keaney west because 50 cent is simply better at everything so think about it
~ by toni from europe-macedonia call me 12/12/2007 Report
50 cent has not been possesed by alex turner.there is no way that could happen.i know 50 cent like an artist . and i believe i n him.
~ by antonio 12/12/2007 Report
Fiddy is a hypocritical moron. He took all the marketing money and help he could get for years and years. It’s easy to abandon the labels after they’ve invested millions in you and turned you into an international superstar.
~ by Gregory 12/17/2007 Report