WEBVTT - DFH- 50 Cent's Massive Pay Cut

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<v Speaker 1>Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.

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<v Speaker 2>It's hard not to be impressed by fifty cents a

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<v Speaker 2>cent in the TV world, with over a dozen shows

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<v Speaker 2>executive produced under his belt, with even far more on

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<v Speaker 2>the way, and you might wonder how a major player

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<v Speaker 2>in the rap world became a major player in TV,

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<v Speaker 2>and fifty says a big part of it was being

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<v Speaker 2>willing to take a massive pay cut in the beginning

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<v Speaker 2>compared to what he was used to raking in. As

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<v Speaker 2>An MC tells Vulture, There's no one who could tell

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<v Speaker 2>me to take seventeen thousand dollars to act and executive

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<v Speaker 2>produce and make music. I also gave them the theme

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<v Speaker 2>song for Power, all those things for seventeen thousand dollars

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<v Speaker 2>per episode. I get paid more to go to the

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<v Speaker 2>nightclub and wave, but I wanted to make the show.

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<v Speaker 2>I wanted to make it so badly. Those early sacrifices

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<v Speaker 2>clearly paid off. Fifty recently signed a development deal with Fox,

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<v Speaker 2>and he certainly didn't have to take a pay cut.

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<v Speaker 2>It's rumored to be a nine figure deal that's

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<v Speaker 1>Direct from Hollywood,