50 Cent Launches G Note Records

Saturday, December 18 2010 2:41 PM EST | Posted by: Big Homie | Posted in: Blog, True Story

50 is continuing to make big moves and yesterday announced the launch of his new label, G Note Records with Hot Rod as theĀ  artist. Hot Rod currently has a new track, “Dance With Me” on iTunes and is listed under the new record label, which will focus primarily on R&B and Pop acts.

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Comments (115)

  1. ben says:

    az bitch! hot rod is a horrible name.

  2. GUARE says:

    this muafucka aint stop makin money since the start of the decade.. and he in all type of shit.. just constantly makin money some where.. all ventures.. its crazy ..

  3. ronnie_moe says:

    So, is it safe to say the Boss won?

    Because apparently, G-Unit is no more.

    Yayo is garbage, Banks just underperformed and 50′s flop is going to be a monumental moment in hip-hop history.

    BAUCE!!!

  4. James says:

    Ha! Pop? Dam 50 stay selling out!

  5. Santa says:

    Signing Hot Rod counts as a big move?

    …..and on a related note, whos Hot Rod?

  6. UPT says:

    Big Moves Tho Big Homie?????…How Bout Sausage Moves???

  7. Goldie says:

    Okay so what is the difference between G-Unit Records and G-Note Records?

  8. MoMoney says:

    @ronnie_moe
    A) What does this post have to do with Rick Ross?

    B)Long term you can hate the man all you want, but he has had more of an impact on hip hop in 8 years than over 75% of the rappers in the game

    C) Lets see how Ross will be financially in ten years and then come holla at me…oh and lets see how relevant maybach music is a few years from now. G Unit aint what it once was domestically but Internationally they still sell out arenas everywhere. Yayo, Banks, Buck and Game’s first albums were all platinum. Nuff said…

  9. Cold Blood says:

    POP? R&B? NOT MY TYPE OF MUSIC!

    YOU CAN HATE ME NOW!

  10. Post no billz says:

    Whats the point of having 2 labels..Is the new label gonna be independent? I havent heard from hot rod in years.. Fif must really believe in him..

  11. Yeezy Reupholsterd my Pussy says:

    wtf you doing 50,,,, get back on your get rich or die tryin shit if you ever wanna be relevant smh how do you fall off that hard??

    BITCH GET IN MY CAR

  12. Hahaha says:

    SMH..
    THESE MUTHAFUCKAS NEED TO LEAVE THE POP TO THE LATE GREAT MJ AND LEAVE THE R&B TO MJB.
    DROP THE SINGING VOICES AND GET BACK TO RAP!!!!!

  13. KC_Mafioso says:

    A big move?????

    Nobody gives a fuck about G-Unit (these days) and G-Note Records.

    the fuck is a “Hot Rod”?

  14. ifuckinhatehaters says:

    HOT ROD ? R U SERIOUS ? THIS NIGGA WAS ON GUNIT AND HAD A SONG OUT BACK IN 05 ISH AND THE ALBUM FLOPPED SMH @50

    GUNIT IS DEAD LOL

  15. Errol says:

    @MoMoney
    those debut albums went platinum 5 years ago, and I can’t name anything else 50′s done for hip hop besides make a lot of money & drop Get Rich or Die Tryin… oh and those mixtapes he dropped when he was on the come up

  16. ronnie_moe says:

    @ Mo Money

    50 said that he was going to end Rick Ross career.

    He said that he was gonna fuck his life up.

    Did he do that? No..

    Ross been dropping hot shit ever since that beef started, while 50 has been dropping brick after brick after brick.

    I don’t care how much money 50 has, he still ain’t shit nowadays.

    Ross had the song and album of the summer. What has 50 done lately?

    You G-Unit Stans are still holding onto those memories of ’03 but those days are dead.

    Ross Won!!

    BOOM!!!

  17. fuk waka says:

    R&B and pop <—– thats where the Money is!

  18. 106 says:

    50 is smart and gets mad money. Hot Rod your flagship artist no bueno IMO I think he should just make money leave music alone it’s over. You can’t sell banks he was once a triple plat artist.

  19. Thank Me Hater says:

    @ronnie_moe Ross had a pretty cool club album. I still think Big Boi’s album was better than his as far as production Em’s album was better than his lyrically and Kanye’s album was better than his conceptually. I don’t see where Ross album made any kind of impact except for getting a few niggas in the club some ass time with a hoe

  20. S.H. says:

    @Ronnie_moe

    Let me ask you something because this is something thats been bugging me for a while. If people are so willing to overlook the numerous fallacies of Rick Ross because of his “lyrical skill”, why are people so quick to look at other lyrical artists as not good because they’re “not real” or “not hood”?
    Ross has done so many things that NOBODY ELSE would ever get a pass for i.e. fucking a stripper rawdog and nutting in her, taking your life story from someone else and the real owner of that story doesnt even fuck with you, constantly saying how many albums you sold was huge and yet you barely went gold and never had a platinum album in your life, repetitive subject matter, had a career in law enforcement (and there’s nothing against that) and lying about it and having a website not only publish pictures of you wearing your uniform but also your social security number and a pic of you receiving your certificate?!?

    If someone with all this can get a pass, how can someone say that 50 is whack or “lost”? 50 had two classic albums who’s sales far surpassed Ross’ discography completely and Fif is still making money now. Ross’ crew hasnt sold shit, while everyone in G-Unit has put up numbers at one point in time.

    If anybody lost, it’s Ross. Its just that his fans don’t wnat to see him die, so they keep ignoring the facts and gassing the fat nigga up.

  21. S.H. says:

    Rick Ross hasnt done anything for HipHop. Period. He didnt open any doors. 50 changed the mixtape game and the investment game for artists.

  22. Toya says:

    Why did he choose G Note? I guess he couldn’t keep G-Unit for legal reasons.

  23. thisisravenstwn says:

    @ronnie_moe Both 50 and Ross albums went gold so does that mean they both flopped? Smh dumb ass nigga

  24. LukesCorner says:

    The thing people missin while throwin around hate is that 50 is putting together a whole nother avenue to make money in a dying hip hop industry. A label titled after a crew scares away everyday young artists , they dont wanna be part of any personal drama related to their knowledge of that crew so it kinda hands growth.

    But making something wit a more ‘friendlier’ title that will be focused on radio music is easier to attract recruits.

    Akon made most his fortune by bringing out Gaga and Usher is only still relevant due to being behind Bieber so it damn sure the dont hurt to get that pop money.

    He didnt say anything bout him personally making pop or r&b,, people gotta understand the biz better

  25. thisisravenstwn says:

    @Toya @Goldie G-Note is a subsidiary lable to G-Unit records. It for R&B and Pop acts. Hot Rod and Governor (Singer from Do you think about me) are the only people signed so far

  26. FrostyTheDoeMan says:

    ^so its basically the kiddie table

  27. folk says:

    I see ross fan -stan- all over this post, I want you to get something clear, ross isn’t on fifs level -musically,financially or whatever the hell you want to call it-, for ross to go gold is a success while for 50 is a failure. fif is held to a higher standards.

    ross doesn’t posses the ability, popularity or influence to lunch certain artists career or by his presence to secure a hit single – on which he is featured on -, even tho 50 isn’t on the same level he was back in 07, he still has ability, high level celebrity statues to do so [ jeremih "down on me", mann "buzzin", E-40 "bitch"& any future records he'll be featured on].

    the only Challenger I see there is jay-z.

  28. R.E.D. says:

    that new Hot Rod joint is fucking terrible and embarassing its sounds some florida black eyed peas wannabe bullshit….if 50 wants to make money he should just focus on rap and actually put effort and time into it like he did with get rich and stop all this rnb club bullshit…stupid fuck actually has the ability to make good music but hes distracted by all this wack shit

  29. DOZEZ says:

    yall hatin on 5th like yall know him personally
    GTFOH

  30. YTOT says:

    You Guys Act Like 50 Is Going Pop!
    HES NOT! HES JUST MAKING A LABEL & SIGNING POP ARTISTS

    G-Unit Is Still There

  31. ronnie_moe says:

    @ S.H.

    Nobody’s ignoring 50′s past accomplishments. They are noteworthy, I give him that.

    But what has 50 done for us lately?

    50 reached his peak years ago.

    He vowed to end Ross’ career but didn’t.

    Ross is more relevant now than ever.

    As far as personal losses go, Wayne gets a pass for kissing Baby, em gets a pass for making racist tapes, marrying a crackwhore (twice), the bruno incident, ducking nick cannon..and I could go on.

    I guess people don’t care about all that shit as long as you making good music, nigga.

    And that’s what ross is doing….

  32. 106 says:

    Ross won because he exposed 50. What happened to 50 after beefing with Ross? Cause Ross still doing the same numbers even after the CO thing imagine if that never happened? 50 was numbers wise at the top of the game now if he never made another album nobody would even notice.

  33. FrostyTheDoeMan says:

    ^I see what youre saying (and dont get me wrong, not a Rick Ross fan) but the point about 50 launching careers is just garbage. Dude remixes on every single that comes out through Interscope- he uses up and comers to keep HIMSELF relevent, not the other way around.

  34. ronnie_moe says:

    Lol ya’ll niggas love talking about how much money 50 got and what he’s done in the past.

    Like he ain’t making wack music nowadays.

    Smh

    I bet you niggas won’t even buy 50′s next album.

  35. YTOT says:

    THE ONLY REASON RICK ROSS ISNT FUCKED RIGHT NOW IS BECAUSE DIDDY HELPED HIS ASS & EVERYONE ELSE WAS SICK OF 50 CENT BULLYING EVERY RAPPER (truth)

  36. Mitch 3K says:

    LOL @ people saying “Get Back to the GRODT days if you wanna be relevant”

    When’s the last time a street record sold shit??……………..Dont worry I’ll wait…………Cant think of one can you??

    I always thought dude sucked anyway but he’ll have a better chance selling pop music, then making Hardcore stuff for the internet to bootlegg………. Fat Joe’s record got love on the web and look how that did

  37. thisisravenstwn says:

    @106 How did he expose 50?

  38. FrostyTheDoeMan says:

    Lets just be honest and call it what it is- its been years since either 50 or Rick Ross was actually GOOD. Now theyre both just trying to remain relevant enough for 1 more album.

  39. thisisravenstwn says:

    You hatin ass niggas love making up shitt

  40. S.H. says:

    @Ronnie_moe

    you got a point, Ross is relevant (for now), but by no means did 50 flop or lose anything. Fif made a ton of moves this year alone. If i got to keep it on strictly music, Ross does a great flow, i wont knock that, but he hasn’t said anything new to me to give him any props for “anthem or song of the summer”

  41. HOOD says:

    50 STOP PUTTING OUT POP RECORDS U FUCKIN CLOWN, RELEASE SOME GOT DAMN MUSIC OUT YOUR STASH ALREADY OR JUST RETIRE ALREADY

  42. ZoomZoom says:

    ROSS WON!

    GUNPLAY>>>>>>>HOT ROD SMFH!

  43. Chris says:

    As far as 50 I’m a fan but homies music career is over. Hes washed up. His music is wack. Ross is still on the come up. Characteristic flaws and all. Is he relevant? He’s only on what’s considered the album of the year. Teflon Don sons BISD in every way. Beats, lyrics and even features. Dislike Ross all you want but that’s a fact. Ross don’t really have shit to so with this post but I had to be clear. And Hotrod?….Hotrod? Is 50 fucking this nigga or someshit? Is he blackmailing 50? This nigga been wack. He ain’t had no buzz in the 4-5 years or more that 50 announced his signing. Smdh

  44. Lil Wayne says:

    IM ALL ABOUT A DOLLAR FUCK TWO QUARTER, BITCH I PUT SYRUP IN YOUR VITAMIN WATER!!! YOUNG MOOLA BABY!!!!! HE HE HE!!!!!!

  45. S.H. says:

    @Chris

    Well you may feel Teflon Don is better than BISD, but Massacre trumps all of Ross’ albums in every way. Album of the year? In hiphop, there are a lot of better albums than Teflon Don and in terms of music in general, forget about it. And if Hotrod hasnt had a buzz, oh well. Triple C’s is still some garbage. I still remmeber that BS video with Gunplay rapping in front of that homeless woman without a bra,, ughhhhhh

  46. R.E.D. says:

    grodt wasnt just good cuz it was street but it was quality music thats what people want…thats what eminem did with recovery and everybody loved it because he put effort into it and didnt try to make any wack clubby poppy bullshit like 50 been doing so much lately…hopefully working with kanye will give him some quality beats to rap on and give him some more hits

  47. Android says:

    The only reason TD didnt go plat is because people cant get over the c.o incident. But trust , if people couldve overlooked it, TD wouldve done Aubrey numbers.

    Say what you want too, But right now RAWSE>50( if fiddy would stop releasing garbage, we could talk)

    All the hate for RAWSE stems from that c.o. Nonsense. You can tell the haters want to BE BAWSE! And that they usually find themselves rapping along to the #Rozaygems but stop themselves because they cant get over the deception! GET OVER IT PEOPLE!!! Spin that Ashes2Ashes AND BE BAWSE!!!!

    ’9piece straight 8balls….!!!!’
    ROZAY.

  48. S.H. says:

    @android

    Whats makes an artist hot? The lyrics and flow or the fact on if its real or not?

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