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SMS Promotions fighter Yuriorkis Gamboa steps back into the ring on Saturday, June 28, to face Terence Crawford for the WBO Light-heavyweight Championship on HBO After Dark at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

50 Cent recently spoke with Vibe.com's Terrence Watson to talk about the big fight and much more.

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50 man, let’s just straight into it. First I want to know how did SMS Promotions come about? Once the whole TMT Promotions with Floyd [Mayweather] halted, what made you push into the boxing world?

I mean well, to be honest, I was getting involved with boxing to help Floyd out. He hasn’t shown passion outside boxing. He’s making all his money in one avenue, but once boxing stops, then what? The only thing that makes us special is our passion for things. Einstein had a passion for science, that’s what made him special. Floyd’s going to go down as one of the best in the sport, so its the same thing. 

But once I saw Floyd wasn’t passionate about the boxing promotions side, after we had everything set and had done all the groundwork, I had to keep going. Once I acquired the fighter’s, I had a company. 


Right, so it wouldn’t make sense for you to stop. That doesn’t even sound like something you’d do. SMS is rolling with a strong roster, but I feel like Gamboa is the one who might be the next star. I’ve followed him as a fighter and I follow him on twitter. He likes to talk a lot of shit, but he can back it up. Was that the common ground the two of you had that lead him to joining the team?
Yeah, first Floyd provided the opportunities, as far as the roster goes because he’s in the gym. He knows who’s the going to pop. I wasn’t in it enough to look for fighters. Him being there and seeing him work. Yuri was training to fight Brandon Rios and Floyd. One thing I noticed was that Floyd never spared him [Gamboa]. It’s the same thing that I saw when I filming Righteous Kill with Al Pacino and Robert De Niro were on set together. They have the same aura.

So do you think, since at this point who knows if we’ll ever see Manny Pacquiao against Mayweather, that Yuri and Floyd might be the better fight?
If they go up to the same weight class, it could be one of those things that we can build for. Floyd will stay away from you if he really has to fight you, though. But Terence Crawford can’t go anywhere now, so he better be ready. Gamboa is all the way prepared for this. 

We’ve seen the beginning of some of the smarter businessmen of the rap game merge with the sports world. Obviously Jay and Roc Nation Sports is doing well. Are there any plans to venture out with SMS promotions and maybe keep signing more fighters/represent more athletes down the line?
Yeah, I’m expanding in the later portion in the year. You’ll see me add more to the roster and makes some bigs moves down the line. 

I want to ask a little about hip-hop. You jumped on Cuffin Season and the whole G-Unit crushed Drake’s 0 to 100. How happy are you to be back with the crew making real gritty, put you in 8-headlock music?
Thats what hip hop is to me. That’s what defined it, for me. It mirrors your true experiences. With that said, everyone experiences something different and not that ones better than the other. but, it’s like, bad news travels fast, right? Aggressive energy is the same way. People enjoy it. 

That Drake record is perfect a perfect example. Listen to what he’s saying, it is a G-Unit record. 

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Right, that’s honestly the first thing I thought after I listened to it. It took me back to the like that early to mid 2000’s era of a G-Unit posse-cut. 
Drake is talented in different ways, he’s like LL. He can do a song like I Shot Ya and then do a song like I Need Love. Plus, he can sing on the record and you want to hear him sing. 

We’re in an interesting point in hip hop. The OG’s are still relevant and making music alongside the newer artists. What does that say about the growth of the genre?
It says that were far more broader than when I started. We’re at the period where we’re defining what cool is again. You work hard enough, it’ll come back full circle. When they’re [hip-hop] is doing something different, let it go and change and grow. When I came out, I didn’t have other artists on Get Rich Or Die Trying because that’s what other artists were doing. I had to be myself, that’s how u have a moment. If an artist is starving, he’ll have hopes of dong what works to get paid and I understand it. But, in this case, I’ve achieved the financial security to do what I want to do musically.

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