The Washington Post did a really interesting story on how 50 Cent’s infamous Vitamin Water deal went down.  I found it interesting since we live in a world where the commodity of music is being monetized is drastically different ways.  I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again.  The ability for an artist to sell music, is less important than the ability of an artist to sell a tangible product.  This is an excerpt from The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop, by Dan Charnas, which looks dope.  Definitely threw it on the X-Mas list.

How 50 Cent Scored Half A Billion

This entry was posted on Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010 at 2:32 pm and is filed under Business, Features, illness. Tags: 50 Cent, Chris Lighty, Dan Charnas, The Big Payback: The History Of The Business Of Hip-Hop, Vitamin Water