>>> HERE’S ONE THING WE KNOW ABOUT SOME OF DONALD TRUMP’S
CLOSEST ADVISERS.
CLOSEST ADVISERS. THEY HAVE MIXED BUSINESS,
POLITIC
POLITIC POLITICS, AND CRIME TO CREATE
GREAT WEALTH AND GREATER RISK.
SO YOU CAN’T GRASP THIS AIR
WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING THOSE
FORCES AND HOW A HUSTLER’S
MINDSET APPLIES TO LAWS OF
POWER.
POWER. TONIGHT WE TURN TO AN EXPERT,
GRAMMY AWARD WINNING HIP-HOP
ARTIST AND BUSINESSMAN 50 CENT,
WHO’S RAPPED THAT FRIENDS CAN
CALL HIM BY HIS GOVERNMENT NAME,
CURTIS JACKSON.
CURTIS JACKSON. HE SOLD OVER 30 MILLION ALBUMS
WORKING WITH ARTISTS LIKE
EMINEM, DR. DRE.
HIS HIT MADE "ROLLING STONE’S"
LIST OF THE GREATEST SONGS OF
ALL-TIME ACROSS ALL GENRES.
HE’S THE STAR OF "POWER," ALSO
IN "DEN OF THIEVES."
HE GREW UP IN QUEENS, SURVIVED A
NINE-SHOTGUN ATTACK, AND TOOK ON
THE MUSIC INDUSTRY ITSELF WITH
EARLY CONTROVERSIAL SONGS, A
FEARLESSNESS WHICH PAID OFF
WHICH HE EXPLORES IN "THE 50th
LAW," A BOOK HE COWROTE WITH
ROBERT GREEN.
ROBERT GREEN. IT MADE HIM RICH AND HE’S
ESTABLISHED DEALS IN RECORDING,
BOOK PUBLISHING, ENERGY DRINKS,
A CHAMPAGNE THAT RETAILS FOR
OVER $300, AND JACKSON MADE AN
ESTIMATED $50 MILLION OR MORE
WHEN HIS VITAMIN WATER STAKE WAS
SOLD TO COKE IN 2007.
"FORBES" NAMED HIM ONE OF THE
TOP FIVE WEALTHIIST ARTISTS IN
HIP-HOP.
HIP-HOP. HIP-HOP.
HIP-HOP. 50 CENT, YOU KNOW BUSINESS,
POLITICS, AND POWER, YOU KNOW
DONALD TRUMP A LITTLE BIT, YOU
HAD HIM ON YOUR RADIO SHOW IN
2005.
2005. >> ALL RIGHT, 50, WE GOT DONALD
TRUMP HERE.
TRUMP HERE. >> HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> I’M FINE.
>> I HAVE SOME KIDS AND MYSELF
INCLUDED.
INCLUDED. BUT I HAVE KIDS, THEY THINK YOU
ARE THE BEST.
THE ABSOLUTE BEST.
>> WOW.
>> WOW. >> THAT’S PRETTY COOL, I’LL TELL
YOU.
YOU. MY LITTLE DAUGHTER IVANKA, MY
SON ERIC, THESE PEOPLE, THEY
JUST LOVE YOUR MUSIC.
>> WOW.
>> WOW. THEN I WILL KEEP MAKING IT.
>> YOU BETTER KEEP MAKING IT.
>> A LOT OF LAUGHS BACK THEN.
WHAT’S CHANGED?
WHAT’S CHANGED? >> WOW.
>> WOW. I MEAN, A LOT’S CHANGED.
I DIDN’T KNOW HE SHARED THE
VIEWS THAT HE SHOWED PEOPLE OVER
THE PERIOD HE’S BEEN THE
PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. I DID LEARN FROM HIS BEHAVIORS
THAT HE’LL PERSONALIZE THINGS.
>> PERSONALIZE THEM?
>> HE WILL TAKE IT PERSONAL.
>> I’M THINKING ABOUT THAT BOOK
I MENTIONED BY ROBERT GREEN, HE
DESCRIBES YOU IN IT, 50 CENT’S
LACK OF FEAR IS DISPLAYED BY HIS
ATTITUDE AND HIS ACTIONS, HE
LIVED THROUGH TOO MANY DANGEROUS
ENCOUNTERS TO BE REMOTELY FAZED
BY ANYTHING IN THE CORPORATE
WORLD.
WORLD. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> HE WROTE THAT YOU’D WALK AWAY
AND NOT CARE.
I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THAT.
BECAUSE THAT REALLY OVERLAPS
WITH SOME OF YOUR ANALYSIS ABOUT
DONALD TRUMP BEING AN ACCIDENTAL
PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. AND NOT FEARING ANYTHING WHEN HE
WAS A CANDIDATE.
TAKE A LOOK.
>> HIS PRESIDENCY IS AN
ACCIDENT.
ACCIDENT. IF YOU WERE A PRESIDENT BY
ACCIDENT, YOU MIGHT DO SOME OF
THE THINGS DONALD TRUMP IS
DOING.
DOING. I THINK HE WAS DOING THAT TO
BUILD HIS PROFILE FOR A BIGGER
DEAL ON TELEVISION AND
EVERYTHING ELSE.
EVERYTHING ELSE. >> HOW DID YOU COME TO THAT
VIEW?
VIEW? A LOT OF PEOPLE AGREE WITH THAT.
THAT’S KIND OF SCARY IF THAT’S
THE REASON HE BECAME PRESIDENT.
>> YEAH, I THINK IT WAS A
SURPRISE TO HIM WHEN HE ACTUALLY
WON.
WON. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE HE SAID THINGS
THAT WERE REALLY GRAPHIC IN THE
CAMPAIGN.
CAMPAIGN. JUST GENERALLY PEOPLE WERE INTO
THE IDEA OF SOMEONE WHO WAS
NONPOLITICIAN.
NONPOLITICIAN. >> PEOPLE KNOW YOU FOR YOUR ART,
I THINK FOR YOUR BUSINESS.
THEY MAY NOT KNOW THAT LIKE THE
REST OF US YOU’VE BEEN FOLLOWING
THE NEWS IN THE TRUMP ERA.
I WANT TO SHOW A LITTLE BIT OF
SOMETHING PEOPLE MAY NOT HAVE
SEEN THAT YOU POSTED TO YOUR
FOLLOWERS ON THE INTERNET.
WHEN THE NEWS FIRST BROKE THAT
MICHAEL COHEN, TRUMP’S LAWYER’S
HOME AND OFFICE WAS
WAS RAIDED YOU HAD NO DOUBT WHAT
WOULD HAPPEN NEXT.
LET’S TAKE A LOOK.
>> HE IS GOING TO TELL ALL OF
IT.
IT. HE DON’T LIKE HIM ENOUGH TO GO
THROUGH THAT TIME FOR HIM.
>> YOU WERE PROVEN RIGHT BECAUSE
HE DID FLIP.
>> I KNOW THE FEDERAL GUIDELINES
ARE THE SAME NO MATTER WHO YOU
ARE.
ARE. MICHAEL IS STILL A STRAIGHT
LACED GUY, STILL AN ATTORNEY AND
CAN’T BEAR THAT PRESSURE.
>> YOU MENTIONED THE FEDERAL
GUIDELINES.
GUIDELINES. THAT IS SOMETHING PEOPLE TALK
ABOUT IN THE STREET AND
SOMETHING LAWYERS TALK ABOUT.
I WILL QUOTE 50.
IN ONE OF YOUR OLDER SONGS YOU
SAID WHEN THE FEDS COME IN THE
GAME LOYALTY IS LIMITED.
WITH THE FEDS YOU DO 80% OF YOUR
TIME.
TIME. THIS IS FROM THE FEDERAL
GUIDELINES THAT YOU ARE QUOTING.
ALL FEDERAL PRISONERS MUST SPEND
A MINIMUM BEHIND BARS BEFORE
BECOMING ELIGIBLE FOR RELEASE.
>> IT DOESN’T SOUND LIKE I’M
TELLING THE TRUTH BECAUSE I’M
USING SLANG AND HIP HOP ENERGY
THERE, BUT IT IS A FACT.
HE WILL TELL THEM MORE THAN THEY
NEED TO KNOW.
HE IS GOING TO KEEP GOING.
IT’S DEFINITELY NOT OVER.
>> I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT GUNS.
THIS IS VERY CONTROVERSIAL.
FROM HIGH ALL THE TIME YOU SAY
YOU DON’T WANT ME TO BE YOUR
KIDS ROLE MODEL.
I’LL TEACH THEM -- EMPOWER THE
DOLLAR YOU SAID PARENTS WARN
THEIR KIDS ABOUT PEOPLE LIKE ME.
YOU HAVE THAT PERSONA.
ANYONE WATCHING THIS SEES YOU
HERE AS A VERY PROFESSIONAL
SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN.
SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN. YOU POST ONLINE AND SAY GET THE
STRAP, TALKING ABOUT THESE GUNS.
DO YOU WORRY THAT THE KIDS LOOK
UP TO YOU SO MUCH MIGHT GET THE
WRONG IMPRESSION ABOUT THAT?
DO YOU THINK YOU ARE SUPPORTING
GUN USE?
GUN USE? >> I THINK PEOPLE ARE SMART
ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND THE THINGS
THAT YOU SAY VERSUS THE THINGS
YOU DO ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.
THEY UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN ENTERTAINMENT AND
REALITY OF YOUR LIFESTYLE.
YOU WOULDN’T BE ABLE TO BE AS
SUCCESSFUL TO THIS POINT IF I
WAS LIVING EXACTLY THE WAY THE
LYRICS.
LYRICS. >> WHEN YOU SAY GET THE STRAP,
DOES THAT MEAN GET A GUN AND
KILL SOMEONE?
KILL SOMEONE? >> WHEN I ORIGINALLY STARTED
USING THE CATCH PHRASE IT WAS
LIKE WHENEVER I SEE SOMETHING
SHOCKING I WOULD SAY GET THE
STRAP.
STRAP. WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN THIS
HAPPENS?
HAPPENS? WHEN THERE IS A POINT OF
CONFUSION IN THE ENVIRONMENT
THAT I GREW UP IN, THERE ARE
POINTS WHERE THERE IS NOTHING
LEFT TO DO BUT GET THE STRAP.
>> A COUPLE OF OTHER LINES.
THIS IS ONE OF YOURS.
YOU SAID HERE’S A JEWEL.
LOVE YOUR ENEMIES AND MATE YOUR
FRIENDS.
FRIENDS. YOUR ENEMIES REMAIN THE SAME.
FRIENDS ALWAYS CHANGE.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> WHEN THE PERSON BECOMES AN
ENEMY IT IS NOTABLY SOMEONE YOU
HAVE DIFFERENCES WITH THEY STAY
IN THE SAME POSITION.
YOU KEEP YOUR DIFFSTANCE IS WATC
THEM.
THEM. YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE TO YOU, THEY
HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE THE
SEEDS THAT DON’T REQUIRE WATER
TO GROW OF ENTITLEMENT.
SO YOU MAY DO SOME THINGS FOR
THEM BUT IT MAY NEVER BE ENOUGH.
>> ANOTHER LYRIC FROM ONE OF
YOUR SOFTER SONGS, 21 QUESTIONS
WHICH IS A GREAT KARAOKE SONG,
IF I WENT BACK TO A HOOPTY FROM
A BENZWOULD YOU POOF AND
DISAPPEAR?
DISAPPEAR? >> LIKE SOME OF MY FRIENDS.
>> WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> WOULD YOU DISAPPEAR LIKE SOME
OF MY FRIENDS?
>> IF YOU STAY ON TOP, HOW DO
YOU KNOW WHO THOSE PEOPLE ARE?
>> TIME WILL SHOW YOU.
SOME OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE
EXPIRATION DATES.
EXPIRATION DATES. THEY SPOIL LIKE MILK.
>> YOU KNOW I’M A BIG FAN, 50
CENT.
CENT. I APPRECIATE YOU COMING ON THE
BEAT.
BEAT. >> EVERY TIME YOU START TALKING
WHEN I FLIP THROUGH THE NEWS WE