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Young Buck, a former G-Unit rapper, claims that media mogul and fellow hip hop artist 50 Cent is to blame for his bankruptcy. During an interview with Raquel Harper for her podcast series "It's Tricky With Raquel Harper," the rapper detailed how his former G-Unit partner allegedly tried to prevent him from releasing new songs by sending him cease-and-desist letters, forcing him to declare for bankruptcy.
“We at a standstill, I’m definitely not looking to go down a whole long drawn-out court situation, things like that, when it could all get handled and be done on a business level if we had that conversation to get that clarity,” Buck said. “He could get whatever he’s looking for from me, I can get what I’m needing from him. I can move on with my life, and continue feeding my kids. He could do the same. Like I said, my biggest situation was the fact that he sent cease-and-desists out to try to stop all of my music, and get everything pulled down based on saying I’m still an artist on G-Unit.”
Buck went on to detail that he still owes the label one album. Because of that, Buck claims 50 Cent has stopped him from making money in the industry.
“Once he stopped me from being able to make money, I filed another bankruptcy,” Buck said. “They stopped him from being able to cease-and-desist in regards to me being able to, you know… I included what he claimed that I owed him in the bankruptcy to be able to say, ‘Well, hey, if you’re owed this and present whatever receipts or whatever… You will be paid type of situation.’ But that was the only way I was able to go forward with working, so.”
Check out the full interview below.