50 Cent has a new show on MTV, where business-savvy contestants compete for a shot at fame and a huge cash prize. But the rapper says he’s not following the path of that other famous reality show hosted by Donald Trump.
“Immediately when you say a reality show that has a business spin to it, they think ‘The Apprentice,’ and the difference is these people don’t actually want to work for me,” the 32-year-old said in a recent interview. “They have their own business ideas that they created and they’re competing for $100,000 in seed money.”
“50 Cent: The Money and the Power” debuts tomorrow (Nov. 6). It features 14 contestants competing to show that they are the best entrepreneurs. 50 Cent will chop down the number of contestants until the winner is crowned.
The rapper and mogul said the show is like a visual companion to his upcoming book, “The 50th Law,” with Robert Greene, who wrote “The 48 Laws of Power.”
“Ahead of my actual music taking off, I would have wanted to be on the show,” he said. “$100,000 would have been great, and the MTV exposure.”
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