50 Cent criticized for skipping firstborn son Marquise to leave his multi-million dollar empire to his son’s youngest father

Rapper and media mogul 50 Cent has built an empire through his music, clothing line, online media, alcohol partnerships and TV shows. His rise to success has earned him immense wealth, and now 50 Cent, real name Curtis Jackson III, says he has chosen his successor.

In an interview given on August 14 American Weekly50 Cent has admitted that he ultimately intends to pass on his fortune to his 12-year-old son Sire, whom he raises with his ex-girlfriend Daphne Joy.

50 Cent, whose net price continues to grow, says he has all the things he ever wanted and is in no rush to change into a billionaire.

“I’ve gotten to the point where I don’t want anything I don’t have,” she tells Us Weekly. “What’s the rush? I’ve bought every car I’ve ever wanted, multiple times over.”

Instead of calling himself a “billionaire” and hoarding all the effort that comes with billionaire status, 50 Cent says he’ll call himself “super rich.”

Asked if he plans to pass on those riches to his son Sire, the 49-year-old hip-hop icon says: “That’s the idea. What’s left of me will be there for him. At the end of the day, that’s what it’s all about.”

However, fans couldn’t help but wonder what this implies for 50 Cent’s son, Marquise Jackson.

Marquise, 27, is the older son of the “In The Club” rapper, who’s in a relationship with ex-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins. 50 Cent’s tumultuous relationship with Marquise’s mother has led to an equally tumultuous and fraught relationship between father and son.

The couple has been at odds for years, with their feud often spilling over onto social media. In 2018, Marquise posed for an Instagram photo with Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff, his father’s alleged rival. Underneath the photo, 50 Cent he commented“If those two little niggas got hit by a bus, I wouldn’t have a bad day.”

Still, 50 Cent’s decision to only mention one in all his sons when discussing the transfer of his estate has angered some fans.

“He only has one son????” one person commented on Instagram. “No, he has two, his oldest is Marquise,” one other person noted.

Other fans indignant at Marquise also began to speak out.

“For one son?!?! what the hell with the other son?” asked an Instagram user. “The fact that he said son instead of my sons says a lot about him as a man. SMH,” wrote a disenchanted fan.

Some fans defended 50 Cent, blaming Tompkins for the father-son feud.

“Little man let mommy corrupt his mind, now he’s going to see how his stepbrother is taking advantage of it,” wrote one commenter. “I know Marquise told mommy he secretly hates her,” commented one other.

A second person added: “He’s right, I mean I don’t want anyone to do what he’s supposed to do with him when he grows up. Sometimes you can’t act bigger than what you expect in Return.”

Shaniqua Tompkins dated 50 Cent within the mid-90s. The couple split in 2007, and the alimony dispute dragged on into the next 12 months. According to Tompkins, 50 Cent he promised her house and half of his earnings for life. 50 Cent called Tompkins entitled, adding that she felt she was owed something for being with him when he had nothing. Tompkins wanted 50,000 dollars month from her ex-husband, rejecting his offer of $40,000. 50 Cent filed a counter-appeal and after multiple appeals, her child support payments were reduced from $25,000 to $6,700.

The 27-year-old has had a tense relationship with the “Wanksta” rapper for years, and Marquise has sometimes taken to social media to publicly express his frustration with his father. 50 Cent told MTV that his relationship with Marquise is “changing because he and his mom are not friends anymore.”

“The change in the relationship between my wallet and his mom. When people have expensive habits, it’s a hell of a change for them when they don’t have that money anymore. She said things about me that I never expected,” 50 Cent added.

Marquise spoke in regards to the state of his relationship with his father, saying he remembers the primary deterioration occurred when he was “probably 10 or 11 years old.”

“He wasn’t really there enough. Over time, his presence diminished a bit and certain things happened,” Marquise said Rap Up on the time. “I just started approaching him differently because growing up, my dad was my superhero. He’s on TV, he does this, he does that, he took me to school. It was like having a father who was Superman, more or less.”

Still, during an interview with US Weekly, 50 Cent touched on making a positive impact on the lives of others since it allows him to construct a legacy.

“Financially, when you get to that point … you have to figure out how to put it aside. You have to figure out what you’re doing as a philanthropist. That’s where you start building a legacy. You start doing things that are a little more sophisticated because people remember the people who helped.”

The conversation later turned to how 50 Cent introduces funds to his 12-year-old son.

“When can I get him off of a video game, yeah, that’s what I talk to him about,” 50 Cent said when asked about his teaching methods. “They grow up differently, the kids are really young, they have iPads to keep them busy.”

50 Cent added that he didn’t want to overwhelm his son with financial issues.

“I don’t want to overload him. That’s something I deal with personally because I don’t want to over-inform him or give him so much that it seems like you’re pressuring him to understand things he doesn’t understand yet.”

Some fans praised 50 Cent for overcoming adversity to earn lots of of thousands and thousands of dollars. “From broke to billionaire. He had a crazy comeback,” one fan said on Instagram.

“One of the best to ever do it gave five of his flowers,” one other person noted.

50 Cent released his debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin’, in 2003, which still stands because the best-selling rap debut of all time. His concert tours also brought in large revenues. He found success within the entertainment world.

His G-Unit Film and Television unit produces several shows, including the “Power” and “BMF” franchises. He can be expected to launch a brand new channel, FAST, with Lionsgate. The free, ad-supported channel might be called 50 Cent Action.

In April, 50 Cent celebrated the grand opening of his television studio and production facility in Shreveport, Louisiana.

“I am excited to announce the expansion of G-Unit Film & Television with the opening of my G-Unit studios right here in Shreveport,” said the tv producer with subtitles Instagram post from April 18.