HHDX: There are those who still think that you and Buck are not seeing eye to eye. Could you clarify on what’s going on between y’all two?
50 Cent: I see eye to eye with him. He’s like my younger brother. He does shit that doesn’t make any sense to me, but it is okay. It doesn’t change my relationship with him. Even in your head, I think that you’re an idiot if you walk around with the intention of trouble. You’ve seen him handle trouble when it gets there, though. I don’t want that either. But when a person displays as much disrespect as he does, it’s hard to continue to conduct business. If you look at it, his opportunity is thanks to me! Dre was going to drop him at the time. I don’t know why someone would be so disrespectful. I’ll tell anyone that they got to function on their own. They should write their own albums and do their own thing. When they need assistance, I’ll be there. They’re all credible artists, man. They’re the better rappers in my head. If people don’t point to G-Unit and say that creatively these guys deliver, then something is wrong. It’s not like I got to help them with their verses. They do it in the same spot that I’m doing mines. So, I treat them as credible artists.

HHDX: But he wasn’t in the “I Get Money” video…
50 Cent: They all have their separate careers, but Buck, at that time, was on tour in Canada. I was lucky to get the rest of them to show up. Nothing in G-Unit splits up unless I say that I’m not fuckin’ with them. After that, then they can split up. Other than that, nobody is going anywhere. They are contractually bound to a company. If they say otherwise, they’re going crazy… I still own the project. The buying public didn’t know who these people were until I introduced them…

HHDX: Speaking of “I Get Money” – Jim Jones had said that he wouldn’t mind working with you in the future. Is there anything in the works with that?
50 Cent: I’m not sure if I’m going to do it, yet. Jim Jones is one of the smarter guys out of the Diplomats crew. He’s just focusing on business opposed to beef. Cam jumped out the window. So, right now, Jim’s generating the interest that’s keeping that crew alive. But like everyone else, he’s going to be faced with doing it again. If he does, he’ll be cold as ice. As far as for the other guy, Cam’ron, he’s a lucky guy… Continued on page 4 »