| 50 Cent: The Money and the Power | |
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| Directed by | Peter Ney |
| Starring | 50 Cent |
| Theme music composer | 50 Cent |
| Composer | Ky Miller |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
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| Cinematography | Keith Duggan |
| Running time | 45–48 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | MTV |
| Release | November 6, 2008 (2008-11-06) – January 22, 2009 (2009-01-22) |
50 Cent: The Money and the Power is an Americanreality television series which premiered November 6, 2008, onMTV. The show was hosted by50 Cent and follows the same mold asThe Apprentice.[1] It was meant to serve as a "visual companion" to 50 Cent's bookThe 50th Law, which he co-wrote withRobert Greene,[2] author ofThe 48 Laws of Power.[3][4][5] The show was cancelled after one season.[3]
The show follows fourteen aspiring rapmoguls 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 includingG-Unit membersTony Yayo andLloyd Banks will judge the contestants, along with guests such as Chris Lighty, Ryan Schinman,LL Cool J, DJ Whoo Kid,Miss Info, and formerDanity Kane memberAubrey O'Day.
| Contestant | Background | Original team | Age | Hometown | Result |
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| 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) |
| Contestant | Original team | Episode 4 team | Episode 5 team | Episode 7 team | Episode 8 team | Record as Boss |
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| 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) | ||||
| Contestants | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9-10 |
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| 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 |
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| Team Money | ------ | Larry | Nikki | Larry | Nikki | Derrick | ------ |
| Team Power | ------ | Mehgan | DaJuan | Derrick | Ryan | Ryan | ------ |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
^1 In Episode 2, Nathan won the challenge, and was eliminated because 50 Cent said Nathan was in the game for the wrong reasons.
^2 The Teams were changed in Episode 4 and Dajuan was named boss of Team Money, and Jennifer and Rebecca switched teams.
^3 In Episode 4, Rebecca lost the challenge, and left the game because she felt she didn't need to be there.
^4 In Episode 7, Musso was sent home for losing his temper.
| No. | Title | Original release date |
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| 1 | "Choose Your Crew Wisely" | November 6, 2008 (2008-11-06) |
| 2 | "Turn S... Into Sugar" | November 13, 2008 (2008-11-13) |
| 3 | "Truth Equals Money" | November 20, 2008 (2008-11-20) |
| 4 | "Respect the Hustle" | December 4, 2008 (2008-12-04) |
| 5 | "The Hustler's Eye" | December 12, 2008 (2008-12-12) |
| 6 | "Use Your Cents to Make Change" | December 19, 2008 (2008-12-19) |
| 7 | "Expand and Protect Your Turf" | January 1, 2009 (2009-01-01) |
| 8 | "Move From Demand to Supply" | January 8, 2009 (2009-01-08) |
| 9 | "Knowledge Reigns Supreme" | January 15, 2009 (2009-01-15) |
| 10 | "Crush Your Competition" | January 22, 2009 (2009-01-22) |