{"id":97760,"date":"2024-05-16T18:41:10","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T18:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/16\/50-cent-makes-music-history-after-100-million-in-ticket-sales\/"},"modified":"2024-05-16T18:41:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T18:41:10","slug":"50-cent-makes-music-history-after-100-million-in-ticket-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/16\/50-cent-makes-music-history-after-100-million-in-ticket-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Cent Makes Music History After $100 Million in Ticket Sales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3609151\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.714285714286%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n 50 Cent.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Astrida Valigorsky\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/50-cent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>50 Cent<\/strong><\/a> made history with his <em>The Final Lap<\/em> tour ticket sales.<\/p>\n<p>The rapper, 48, embarked on the worldwide tour in March 2023 and played shows through December of that year, with one additional concert getting added this past March. 50 Cent played at various major cities in the United States and internationally, including Nashville, Los Angeles, Amsterdam and Paris, among others.<\/p>\n<p>The tour officially came to an end in December 2023 with 50 Cent\u2019s final show in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 3, but it\u2019s still making headlines. <em>The Final Lap<\/em> has become the fourth tour by any rapper to surpass $100 million in ticket sales, following <strong>Drake<\/strong> and Migos\u2019 co-headlining <em>Aubrey &amp; the Three Migos Tour<\/em>, Drake\u2019s I<em>t\u2019s All a Blur Tour<\/em> and <strong>Kendrick Lamar<\/strong>\u2019s <em>The Big Steppers Tour.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Now that his tour has come to an end, 50 Cent is gearing up to release a novel titled <em>The Accomplice<\/em>, which is set to drop on September 3.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to bring a big heist story to the page,\u201d 50 Cent shared in a statement to <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/50-cent-to-release-two-books-this-fall-see-the-cover-of-one-exclusive-8602978\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>People<\/em><\/a> in March. \u201cMy debut fiction novel and its follow-up series will be captivating.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:150%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3609152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/50-Cent-Makes-Music-History-After-Selling-Over-100-Million-to-Tickets-to-The-Final-Lap-Tour-151.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"50 Cent Makes Music History After Selling Over 100 Million to Tickets to The Final Lap Tour 151\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/50-Cent-Makes-Music-History-After-Selling-Over-100-Million-to-Tickets-to-The-Final-Lap-Tour-151.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/50-Cent-Makes-Music-History-After-Selling-Over-100-Million-to-Tickets-to-The-Final-Lap-Tour-151.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/50-Cent-Makes-Music-History-After-Selling-Over-100-Million-to-Tickets-to-The-Final-Lap-Tour-151.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/50-Cent-Makes-Music-History-After-Selling-Over-100-Million-to-Tickets-to-The-Final-Lap-Tour-151.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/50-Cent-Makes-Music-History-After-Selling-Over-100-Million-to-Tickets-to-The-Final-Lap-Tour-151.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/50-Cent-Makes-Music-History-After-Selling-Over-100-Million-to-Tickets-to-The-Final-Lap-Tour-151.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/50-Cent-Makes-Music-History-After-Selling-Over-100-Million-to-Tickets-to-The-Final-Lap-Tour-151.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/50-Cent-Makes-Music-History-After-Selling-Over-100-Million-to-Tickets-to-The-Final-Lap-Tour-151.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/50-Cent-Makes-Music-History-After-Selling-Over-100-Million-to-Tickets-to-The-Final-Lap-Tour-151.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Derek White\/Getty Images for STARZ<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The novel is set to follow FBI agent Nia Robinson, who works within the robbery division. Nia decided to join the agency after her father was convicted of embezzlement. Now, she\u2019s determined to clear his name.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStay tuned for <em>The Accomplice<\/em> coming to the big screen as well,\u201d 50 Cent teased to<em> People<\/em> at the time. Of course, the musician is no stranger to the publishing industry as he has published various nonfiction books over the years, including 2020\u2019s <em>Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50 Cent has found professional success over the years not only with his music but with his acting projects as well. Upon its release, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was referred to as the music mogul\u2019s most honest work as he \u201copens up about his amazing comeback \u2014 from tragic personal loss to thriving businessman and cable\u2019s highest-paid executive,\u201d per the summary.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/tv-stars-whove-directed-their-own-shows-cynthia-nixon-more\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Gallery-Update-Celebs-Who-Directed-Episodes-TV-Shows-heather.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Gallery Update: Celebs Who Directed Episodes of their TV Shows\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Gallery-Update-Celebs-Who-Directed-Episodes-TV-Shows-heather.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/tv-stars-whove-directed-their-own-shows-cynthia-nixon-more\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">TV Stars Who\u2019ve Directed Episodes of Their Own Shows<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tAction! Cynthia Nixon, Ian Somerhalder and more TV stars have taken on more than one responsibility while filming their shows. Nixon revealed in October 2021 that she directed an episode of And Just Like That, the Sex and the City revival set to debut on HBO Max later that year. \u201cIt\u2019s been a complete dream [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He made his musical debut in the 1990s, rising to fame throughout the 2000s. Throughout his rap career, 50 Cent released five studio albums (the last being <em>Animal Ambition<\/em> in 2014) before pivoting to the film industry. Not only does he have a few notable roles under his belt, but 50 Cent cocreated and starred in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/power-sneak-peek-ghost-is-back-with-tasha-after-prison-w494782\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Starz TV series <\/a><\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Power<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from 2014 to 2020. He went on to reprise the role for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Power Book II: Ghost<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While finding success in the TV industry, 50 Cent hasn\u2019t completely ruled out a return to music.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI get the attention that I want from music when I want it. I just went out and toured 45 countries, and everywhere was sold out,\u201d he told <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/features\/50-cent-cover-story-interview-tv-new-music-1235250619\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Billboard <\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in February 2023. \u201cThat made me want to offer new music that I could integrate into everything now. I\u2019ve done what I wanted to do in the [sales] capacity. I\u2019ve sold over 35 million records. Not singles \u2014 albums.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/50-cent-makes-music-history-after-100-million-in-ticket-sales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>50 Cent. Astrida Valigorsky\/Getty Images 50 Cent made history with his The Final Lap tour ticket sales. The rapper, 48, embarked on the worldwide tour in March 2023 and played shows through December of that year, with one additional concert getting added this past March. 50 Cent played at various major cities in the United [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":97761,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-97760","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97760"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97760\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}