50 does seem smart.
Dont compare these rappers to bill gates though.
Bill created something fron scratch That hundreds of millions of people use everyday
50cent just rapped about killing people doing drugs and fucking hoes. he got lucky got famous and is taking fullly advantage of it (as he should)
hahaha no im not comparing these guys to gates, but to be wealthy for a long time needs planning and im sure they all have planners, advisers etc
the thing with 50 is he just blitzed them all, rappers have been rapping bout hoes, drugs, baby mommas for the last 20 years and even more, but he stood out, he made sure everyone knew he was shot 8 times, then his label paid all the radio station to play "in da club" a thousand times a day, not to mention he was propelled by eminem and dr dre, but so was d12 and a few other losers.
50's last few CD's have sucked but he still moves forward, he tours around the world yearly, thats where the $$ is, he knows america is over gangta rap or over him, but people in india or Dubai-india will pay top dollar to watch him,