Look at this photo; 50 Cent staring intently into the camera exuding the look of a man who has probably said 100 times in his life "you don't know who the fuck your dealing with". Manny Pacquiao looking like a hostage, smiling only because the cats with guns in each corner of the room gave him the "hand inside the jacket" move. It's really self explanatory, like in my previous post "Decoding 50 Cents words about Floyd Mayweather" 50 isn't about getting in this game on the ground floor. He's watched the Boxing hustle for a hand full of years now and he's determined to get in the game by any means necessary-that's code for the top. Hip Hop is a young mans game and just as sure as he came roaring from the bowels of NYC back in the early 2000's some kid with a mix tape is coming for his old ass-and this kid got shot 14 times!. Michael Koncz and Bob Arum both admit that MP Promotions is little more than a shell firm and it's no sweat off their back to aide Manny in a "joint" venture with the Rap Mogul-they can oversee matters much like Golden Boy does with "Mayweather Promotions". This isn't a betrayal; those come from friends who don't have predatory tendencies, if your questionable homie moves in on your territory behind your back , trust me that's a "you" problem. Being a rich fighter who talks about easy money and projects that image cant be surprised with the kind of relationships (flunkies or sharks) and women (gold-diggers) he attracts-other people who want "easy money". And sometimes "easy" means at the detriment of those you thought you were cool with-at the highest levels of our society men who grew up together screw one another and call it "business" every day. I believe 50 Cent when he says he stays in contact with Floyd, why wouldn't he? it's not like Floyd can do anything to him. This fascination with the Hip Hop industry is something his father complained about; Floyd Sr. is a real street guy and he can see the dangers in an industry that employs and enriches guys that still have the street in them. When you deal with men like that everything is an illusion; betrayal is around every corner- Floyd may not know this but every minute he spent with this individual brought him closer to being the subject of the FUSE channels "BEEF" series. "BEEF" is the grease that keeps the Hip Hop wheel turning; and Curtis Jackson is an inheritor of the Tupac vs. Biggie legacy-you'd be surprised at how many young bruhs were wide eyed at the Profit the morbid drama created-how many young cats didn't care about dying. So i wish 50 and Manny luck, as much luck as you can wish a made for reality TV couple, because you know it's just one big sham meant to make you look for 90 days. Look for a more humble Floyd Mayweather when he resurfaces; believe it or not he is as close to a child star as Boxing has. He's still closer to his prime than Manny Pacquiao and he has the real business friend you want to have in Al Haymon so he'll be fine. I would also hope Floyd can reconcile with Oscar De La Hoya, someone who had a lot to do with the phenomenons that he and Pacquiao have become. He may have been through a "different" kind of adversity, but he's firmly in place as a part of the "Boxing Establishment" you would think Mayweather sees himself becoming. Theres a way to do that, without mixing with the likes of Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, let Manny Pacquiao learn his lesson the hard way.
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