50 Cent: The Money and the Power
Hip-Hop sensation and music mogul 50 Cent teams up with MTV to bring you the newest elimination reality show. The contestants, hand picked by 50 himself, have proven themselves to be savvy, street-smart and successful in their own right. But now it's time to prove themselves to 50 and see who has the power to earn the money, $100,000 of 50 Cent's own money. Each week, 50 Cent will share his own personal story on his success-- 50's "Laws of Power." The candidates will take the knowledge and apply it in various street smart, hustler driven challenges that will test their entrepreneurial skills and thirst for power. This is a game based on street smarts and you must strive to gain the trust of 50 in order to make it to the top. The candidates will be pushed to their limits, and must remain strong and fearless. The search will be narrowed down each week by 50 and his crew, with the finalist winning $100,000 of 50's money.
- 2008-2009
- 1 season
- MTV Networks
- Reality
- TV-14
Hip-Hop sensation and music mogul 50 Cent teams up with MTV to bring you the newest elimination reality show. The contestants, hand picked by 50 himself, have proven themselves to be savvy, street-smart and successful in their own right. But now it's time to prove themselves to 50 and see who has the power to earn the money, $100,000 of 50 Cent's own money. Each week, 50 Cent will share his own personal story on his success-- 50's "Laws of Power." The candidates will take the knowledge and apply it in various street smart, hustler driven challenges that will test their entrepreneurial skills and thirst for power. This is a game based on street smarts and you must strive to gain the trust of 50 in order to make it to the top. The candidates will be pushed to their limits, and must remain strong and fearless. The search will be narrowed down each week by 50 and his crew, with the finalist winning $100,000 of 50's money.
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2008 - 2009
Episode 1
Choose Your Crew Wisely
Thu, Nov 6, 2008 42 mins
In the series opener, 14 aspiring young entrepreneurs arrive in New York City to begin an intense competition as millionaire hip-hop mogul 50 Cent searches for an ambitious, hustling self-starter with street smarts to invest $100,000 of his own money in.
Episode 2
Turn S... Into Sugar
Thu, Nov 13, 2008 42 mins
By 50 Cent's design, life, for the 13 remaining campers at Camp Curtis, is not easy. In the second week of competition, campers find themselves dealing with hot and smelly conditions - both at camp and in this week's test.
Episode 3
Truth Equals Money
Thu, Nov 20, 2008 42 mins
The teams are challenged to create an authentic and marketable artist. Team Money has management disputes from the beginning while Team Power is all smiles.
Episode 4
Respect the Hustle
Fri, Dec 5, 2008 42 mins
Two contestants get a special reward and earn a trip to 50 Cent's legendary Connecticut mansion. Then the teams show off their hustling skills on the boardwalk at Coney Island.
Episode 5
The Hustler's Eye
Fri, Dec 12, 2008 42 mins
In week five of the competition, 50 Cent tells campers that it's time to, "see things for what they really are," not only in business, but in each other.
Episode 6
Use Your Cents to Make Change
Fri, Dec 19, 2008 42 mins
Team Money and Team Power learn about their new test - teaching jaded New Yorkers in the Bronx about safe sex.
Episode 7
Expand and Protect Your Turf
Fri, Dec 26, 2008 42 mins
As the competition heats up, 50 Cent decides to increase the intensity and send one of the strongest contestants home in a surprise elimination.
Episode 8
Move from Demand to Supply
Fri, Jan 2, 2009 42 mins
It's down to the final five contestants in week 8 of the competition and the tension at Camp Curtis is as heavy as it has been.
Episode 9
Knowledge Reins Supreme
Fri, Jan 9, 2009 42 mins
In the most challenging episode of the season, the four remaining contestants are kidnapped, blindfolded, re-educated and shot with paintball guns. After the test, 50 quizzes them on their experiences at Camp Curtis. For each wrong answer, the cast must run laps around the camp. The last place runner will be put up for elimination. The fit Mehgan and Ryan have an advantage -- Larry and Cornbreadd are out of shape. But the loser isn't who you'd expect.
Episode 10
Crush Your Competition
Thu, Jan 22, 2009 42 mins
In the season finale, three eliminated contestants return to help the final three players compete in a trash-talking contest. Afterwards, the loser gets eliminated.