50 played his hand all wrong since The Massacre. Instead of trying to be a pre-Flo Rida pop rapping clown, he shouldve went extra hard with the "motivational raps" on that 50 Laws of Power shyt. People eat that shyt up.
He could rap for 20 years doing that. Thats essentially what Jay Z has become, but 50's actually better at dropping "jewels" in his music than Hov is...
Hip hop fans love having heroes and role models. Nobody likes Flo-Rida.