More than two decades since 50 Cent donned his bulletproof vest and threw away his iconic Get rich or Die Trying' debut, the G-Unit boss is still making history.
According to Billboard Boxscore, 50's The Final Lap tour has surpassed $100 million in earnings, making him only the second rapper ever to surpass that mark. The rapper's 2023 “In Da Club” world tour grossed $103.6 million, with 1.05 million tickets sold across 83 shows in North America, Europe, Oceania and Asia.
Before turning 50 and entering the exclusive $100 million club, Drake was the only rapper to achieve the feat, which he did with his last two headlining tours (2023-2024 It's All A Blur tour and Aubrey & the Three Migos tour of 2018).
In his decorated touring career to date, 50 Cent has grossed $150.3 million and sold 2.5 million tickets, placing him at No. 8 on Billboard Boxscore's list of the highest-grossing rap songs in history. The top-grossing stop on the 50s Final tour tour brought in a combined $4.4 million from a pair of dates (November 11 and November 23, 2023) at London's The O2 Arena.
There are a few rappers who could potentially join 50 and Drizzy in the $100 million club. Kendrick Lamar's Big Steppers tour grossed $85.4 million, though that figure doesn't account for 16 shows in Europe and Australia that weren't reported on Boxscore.
Jay-Z has been on two tours that have grossed $100 million, but is excluded since both (On The Run I and II) were headlined by his wife Beyoncé.
Elsewhere, Travis Scott is set to cash in on his $100 million membership card this summer when his Circus Maximus tour heads to Europe for a string of sold-out dates. It's currently on the cusp of $95 million corresponding to the North American leg.
50 isn't the only rapper making touring history these days. Nicki Minaj's reunion with the Barbz in “Gag City” on her Pink Friday 2 World tour was lucrative, grossing $67 million and selling 439,000 tickets. It's now the highest-grossing, highest-selling rap tour by a woman in Boxscore history — and it's not even over yet.
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