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Vintage Pop Stardom: 2005 50 Cent (with Carl Lamarre & Michael Saponara)

Vintage Pop Stardom: 2005 50 Cent (with Carl Lamarre & Michael Saponara)

Greatest Pop Stars

April 17, 20251h 16m

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Show Notes

After became the hottest rapper in the game in 2003, 50 Cent returned in 2005 arguably bigger and more omnipresent than ever -- but after two years where it felt like he couldn't miss, 50's strike rate was finally starting to slip a little. On this Vintage Pop Stardom episode of the Greatest Pop Stars podcast, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard Hip-Hop's Carl Lamarre and Michael Saponara to continue celebrating our 2005 Week -- with 2005-themed content all this week (Apr. 14-18) on Billboard.com -- with a look at the year when 50 Cent still ruled all of hip-hop and pop, but where his fall from superstardom was now on the horizon.


Find all of Billboard's 2005 Week stuff here:

https://www.billboard.com/t/2005-week/


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