50 Cent: The Money and the Power
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50 Cent: The Money and the Power is an American reality television series which premiered November 6, 2008, on MTV. The show was hosted by 50 Cent and follows the same mold as The Apprentice.[1] It was meant to serve as a "visual companion" to 50 Cent's book The 50th Law, which he co-wrote with Robert Greene,[2] author of The 48 Laws of Power.[3][4][5] The show was cancelled after one season.[3]
Format
The show follows fourteen aspiring rap moguls through challenges issued by 50 Cent, with the winner receiving a $100,000 investment from 50 Cent to start his or her own business venture.[6] A panel including G-Unit members Tony Yayo and Lloyd Banks will judge the contestants, along with guests such as Chris Lighty, Ryan Schinman, LL Cool J, DJ Whoo Kid, Miss Info, and former Danity Kane member Aubrey O'Day.
Contestants
| Contestant | Background | Original team | Age | Hometown | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Mayberry | Internet dreamer | Team Power | 24 | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | Winner (01–22–2009) |
| Larry Wade | Financial consultant | Team Money | 26 | Tampa, Florida | Runner-up (01–22–2009) |
| Maurice "Cornbreadd" Duhon Jr. | Aspiring music mogul | Team Money | 26 | Houston, Texas | 3rd place (01–22–2009) |
| Mehgan James | Business major | Team Power | 18 | Houston, Texas | 4th place (01–15–2009) |
| Derrick Hargrove | Civil servant | Team Power | 18 | Plant City, Florida | 5th place (01–08–2009) |
| Nikki Shallwani | Advertising rep. | Team Money | 26 | Aurora, Illinois | 6th place (01–01–2009) |
| Lawrence "Musso" | Bartender / entrepreneur | Team Power | 23 | Brooklyn, New York | 7th place (01–01–2009) |
| Jennifer Hunt | Merchandising major | Team Money | 18 | San Diego, California | 8th place (12–19–2008) |
| DaJuan Watkins | Independent promoter | Team Power | 22 | Gary, Indiana | 9th place (12–12–2008) |
| Rebecca Clark | Yoga instructor | Team Power | 21 | Santa Monica, California | 10th place (12–12–2008) |
| Precious Bogard | Small business owner | Team Money | 20 | Lancaster, California | 11th place (12–04–2008) |
| Nima "Blue Eyes" Tabrizi | Advertising rep. | Team Money | 21 | Thousand Oaks, California | 12th place (11–20–2008) |
| Nathan Strickland | Marketing director | Team Power | 20 | Calhoun, Georgia | 13th place (11–13–2008) |
| Joanne Paguio | Retail manager | Team Money | 25 | Los Angeles, California | 14th place (11–06–2008) |
Weekly results
| Contestant | Original team | Episode 4 team | Episode 5 team | Episode 7 team | Episode 8 team | Record as Boss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan | Team Power | Team Power | Team Power | Team Power | Team Power | 1–0 (win in task 1) |
| Larry | Team Money | Team Money | Team Money | Team Money | Team Money | 1–1 (win in task 8, loss in task 6) |
| Cornbreadd | Team Money | Team Money | Team Money | Team Power | Team Money | 1–0 (win in task 5) |
| Mehgan | Team Power | Team Power | Team Power | Team Power | Team Power | 1–2 (win in task 7, loss in tasks 6 & 8) |
| Derrick | Team Power | Team Power | Team Money | Team Money | Team Power | 1–0 (win in task 2) |
| Nikki | Team Money | Team Money | Team Money | Team Money | 0–2 (loss in tasks 2 & 7) | |
| Musso | Team Power | Team Power | Team Power | 2–0 (win in tasks 3 & 4) | ||
| Jennifer | Team Money | Team Power | Team Power | 0–1 (loss in task 5) | ||
| DaJuan | Team Power | Team Money | 0–1 (loss in task 4) | |||
| Rebecca | Team Power | Team Money | ||||
| Precious | Team Money | 0–1 (loss in task 3) | ||||
| Nima | Team Money | |||||
| Nathan | Team Power | |||||
| Joanne | Team Money | 0–1 (loss in task 1) | ||||
Bosses and underbosses
| Contestants | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9-10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Money | Joanne | Nikki | Precious | DaJuan | Cornbreadd | Larry | Nikki | Larry | ------ |
| Team Power | Ryan | Derrick | Musso | Musso | Jennifer | Mehgan | Mehgan | Mehgan | ------ |
| Contestants | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7-10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Money | ------ | Larry | Nikki | Larry | Nikki | Derrick | ------ |
| Team Power | ------ | Mehgan | DaJuan | Derrick | Ryan | Ryan | ------ |
Contestant progress
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| No. | Contestants | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ryan | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Larry | RISK | RISK | RISK | RISK | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Cornbreadd | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | RISK | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | RISK | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Mehgan | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | RISK | WIN | RISK | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Derrick | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | RISK | RISK | OUT | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Nikki | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | RISK | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Musso | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | RISK | SAFE | OUT4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Jennifer | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN2 | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Dajuan | WIN | WIN | WIN | OUT2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Rebecca | WIN | WIN | WIN | QUIT23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Precious | RISK | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Nima | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Nathan | WIN | OUT1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Joanne | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> The contestant left the game towards other reasons rather than being put in the chopping block.
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Episodes
References
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- ↑ 50 Cent has business-centered reality show on MTV, Nekesa Mumbi Moody, Associated Press, November 5, 2008
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External links
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