If you want to ride with 50 Cent, you gotta prove to him you know how to handle his business. Which is why Fiddy and his underboss, Tony Yayo, are hitting the wanna-be entrepreneurs with a new lesson every week. Check out our recap of this week's lesson plan to find out which of these half-assed apprentices made the grade -- and which ones just got schooled.
How To Get All Up In Fiddy's Biznass, Ch. 1: "Choose your crew wisely [and] lead the team you've chosen to victory."
Fiddy might've wanted the guys and gals to focus on picking the right crews, but he could've just as easily called this week's lesson plan "Choose your friends -- and your enemies -- wisely." Cause in this game, if they're not with you, they're against you. And if you choose the wrong crew, you could get stuck with the kinda peeps who throws old ladies to the curb (Big ups, DaJuan!) or worse, one who hates on Asian people and "look[s] like a poor man's Lil' Kim," (You go, Precious).
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Given a second chance to impress 50 Cent, tonight's eliminated contestant on 50 Cent: The Money and the Power says she wouldn't take it. While Joanne knew full well going into the show that there would be drama, she wasn't expecting racism. Below, Jo finally gets the chance to tell her side of the story...
I was surprised to be the first person eliminated from the show. I said that I would respect 50’s decision no matter who he chose to send home, but that doesn’t necessarily mean I agreed with it. Working in the business world requires a professional attitude -- racist comments like the ones Precious made would never be condoned in any workplace. Being Asian myself, I do not appreciate stereotypes nor do I tolerate any form of racism. Such ignorance and close-mindedness disgust me.
50 implied I was lazy -- perhaps it was because I did not personally answer the question regarding the piggy bank. To clarify things, I turned and ASKED one of my team members to speak up. Larry was in no way trying to outshine his boss (me). Yayo mentioned I was weak because apparently I didn't attempt to break up the altercation between Precious, Nikki and Dujuan. For the record, captured on camera or not ... I DID try to stop the fight. I restrained Precious but there was only so much I could do.
To sum things up, there were a lot of occurrences that were misconstrued! Either way, I know what truly happened. In the end I was glad to leave because I really didn’t want to deal with the never-ending, unnecessary drama. Overall, I value the experience I had on the show but I WOULD NOT do it all over again.
We were pretty psyched when we found out we'd get to kick off our weekend by hanging with Tony Yayo. The G-Unit rapper (who has both 50 Cent and Eminem on speed dial, plus a hot debut album called Thoughts of a Predicate Felon) hit up MTV studios this week to get ready for his hosting gig on tonight's live Busted event, and we caught up with him yesterday to find out more about his life, his music and, of course, his brushes with the law.
Turns out, Tony (Did we mention we're on a first name basis?) is actually super chill, despite his intimidating photo glare and well-documented criminal record. And since he pretty much agreed to answer any question we could throw at him, we walked away from the interview with a one-sided crush and way more material than we knew what to do with.
Watch these clips to find out what the up-and-coming rapper's up to now (besides trying to stay out of the slammer), plus read on for a list of Top 5 Things You Never Knew About Tony.
Q: Tell us about your latest projects. Tony opens up about what he's working on these days (including the Busted gig and his new album). And trust us, you're gonna want to hear what he's got going on besides his upcoming collaboration with 50.
Q: What lessons have you learned from being 'Busted?' Since the theme of the night is "Busted," we asked Tony to tell us what being behind bars has taught him. Turns out, it's all about the legal bills, baby. His advice? Make sure you have "lawyer money."
Stay tuned for a Tony listicle, after the jump.
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We've been big fans of Busted ever since it kicked off roughly six weeks ago. (Something about watching teenagers try to outrun the cops, talk their way out of a DUI or slur incoherent excuses for their drunk and disorderly charges is SO FRICKIN' SATISFYING. In a "Holy crap, I'm glad it's not me" sorta way.)
Which is why we're doubly psyched for tomorrow night's marathon and live event extravaganza, hosted by G-Unit's Tony Yayo -- and MTV News' Kim Stoltz -- which features series highlights, the all-time top celebrity "You're Busted" moments (Note: we still stand by our picks) plus amazing real-time footage of policemen (and women!) cruising the streets for juvenile delinquents.
So cancel your plans tomorrow, and get ready for an evening of schadenfreude and good old-fashioned law enforcement (the bustin' free-for-all starts at 7pm sharp!) then check back later to catch our revealing sit-down with your friendly and felonious host, Tony Yayo.
