MTV series: 50 Cent to school you on how to make a dollar

By April MacIntyre Oct 29, 2008, 20:04 GMT

“50 Cent: "The Money and the Power” will premiere on MTV on Thursday, November 6th at 10pm ET/PT.SOLARPIX.COM

Curtis Jackson is an earner.  The rapper who goes by the moniker 50 Cent made $150 million in 2007, according to Forbes magazine.

His investment in Vitamin Water put the rapper on the map. As he puts it, "If I was just my image, I wouldn't have made this much money."

50 Cent’s success is an example that just about anyone can make it in America, and the producers of Paris Hilton's BFF series and MTV has given him a reality show that will serve as an inspiration to a new generation of street-savvy entrepreneurs.

50 Cent has a book, “The 50th Law,” co-authored with Robert Greene ("The 48 Laws of Power"), which will share the lessons he learned as a street hustler and how those lessons allowed him to become the mogul he is today.

In MTV's “50 Cent: The Money and the Power,” hosted by and starring 50 Cent, the rapper will bestow life lessons with a lucky few.

The winner, the young man or woman whose ideas and drive make them worthy of 50's support, receives a $100,000 investment from 50 Cent himself.

“50 Cent: "The Money and the Power” will premiere on MTV on Thursday, November 6th at 10pm ET/PT.

From MTV:

“50 Cent: The Money and the Power” contestants worked together while also living  at “Camp Curtis,” a Brooklyn warehouse where they slept in tents named after the five boroughs of New York City. The 14 wannabe moguls, personally hand-picked by 50 Cent, compete in inventive challenges that 50 Cent helped to create, while mastering the skills that took the rapper from his hard-knock life to the top of corporate America. 

Each week, 50 Cent will narrow down his search by testing the candidates on the knowledge he has taught them while pushing them to their limit.  Viewers will be treated to special appearances by LL Cool J, Aubrey O’Day of Danity Kane, Lloyd Banks and radio personality and blogger Miss Info.  And since no business mogul can work alone, 50 Cent recruited his G-Unit label mate Tony Yayo to be his “Underboss” and right hand man. Yayo kept contestants in line for 50 Cent throughout series.

Ultimately, the last individual standing will, in 50’s eyes, possess the strongest combination of business flair, strength, ambition, and fearlessness to win the $100,000 and help achieve their dream and pave the way to future mogul status. “50 Cent: The Money and the Power” was mostly shot in New York City (in and around Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, etc...) and will have ten one hour episodes.

“50 Cent: The Money and the Power” is Executive Produced by 50 Cent. Michael Hirschorn, Stella Stolper and Michael Bloom of Ish Entertainment.