50 Cent believes he’ll gain more critical acclaim as a musician when he dies.
Speaking to The Observer, the rapper (real name Curtis Jackson) said he wants to be remembered as a greater artist. 50 used Michael Jackson as an example,
‘As an artist you’re greater in your absence than in your presence. Everyone liked Michael Jackson more the week after he passed away than the week before. Maybe they’ll like me more when I’m gone. I’d definitely like to be remembered as a great artist.’
Jackson has signed up to appear in a movie remake of “Jekyll and Hyde” but still maintains that music is his first passion.
‘I’ll always be a rapper first and foremost. I may generate more money from my business deals away from rap, but without the finances acquired from being successful as a hip-hop artist, what money would I have to invest? I spend my time in competition with myself rather than other rap artists. But it’s hard to compare how you felt when you sold 12 million copies of your first record to now.’
