50 Cent Ends Deal With Sleek Headphones

[Atone]

Five months after announcing the wireless joints, 50 terminates his partnership with the company.

50 Cent is out of the audio business. The Queens, New York rapper has canceled his "Sleek by 50" line of pricey headphones after Sleek Audio announced that it has ended its contractual agreement with 50’s licensing company G-Unit Brands. While no reason was given, Sleek explained that they will be “re-evaluating our Wireless Hybrid over-the-ear headphones at a later date.”

The G-Unit henchman unveiled his wireless headphone line back in January, when he debuted the hardware at 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show.

"I know music and I've tried everything on the market as far as headphones go, but I wanted something different, something better, that really pushed the envelope and gave all music fans a new way to listen to their favorite artists," he said at the time. "I was fortunate to find Sleek, the technology they employ and their knowledge of how we hear music truly blew me away. It was a perfect match, I didn't want to create another pair of loud headphones, I wanted to create headphones that offer top-level performance, style and new technology."

He later hinted at a beef with Interscope head Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre, who were apparently angry with Fif for competing with the popular Beats By Dre headphones.

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[RichardDiNozzo]

Jimmy has power damn I think 50 will get into the Beats by Dr.Dre line, with his very own signature headphones like Diddy, Bieber, GaGa
And it is good, it's shows that 50 still has loyalty to Interscope.
If this news is true lol

[Atone]

I'm suprised this thread hasn't blown up yet lol, with all the 50- haters i was sure this thread wouyld get this section goin

[flyingmonkey10]

iunno how to react to this

[zedzero27]

oh noes

[stillmatic]

This has nothing to do with Jimmy.

This has everything to do with Sleek not wanting a partnership with 50's company SMS Audio. They wanted 50 Cent to simply market the product, whereas 50 was hoping for Sleek and SMS to reach an agreement in putting out the headphones together, in which he would receive a far bigger share of money considering he owns 7.5million shares in TV Goods (SMS Audio).

So what happened now is Sleek not wanting a partnership, so the deal with 50 Cent was terminated.

Now 50 Cent has the advantage of the public already knowing he has headphones coming out, and now once they're on the market with his own company, he gets a bigger slice of the pie than previously imagined, as he holds 7.5 million in shares with TV Goods and SMS Audio.

It's pretty much 50 Cent cutting the middle man out.

[NicoleEM]

Wasn't there a rumor or smth yesterday that he already has a deal with someone else?I love 50 but i wouldn't be sad for him lol.He's a big boy,he'll be aight.
PS:Who the heck needs these headphones?Fuck that i want the album

[TheGentlePlayer]

^^
Yeah, he has already got a new deal

[gutawafang]

Jimmy has power damn I think 50 will get into the Beats by Dr.Dre line, with his very own signature headphones like Diddy, Bieber, GaGa
And it is good, it's shows that 50 still has loyalty to Interscope.
If this news is true lol

yeah. high chance man. Eminem should have his own too. You know, the backward E emblem?

[LordRain777]

who gives a fuck anyways. I have beats, why would i want his shitty headphones anyways.

[stillmatic]

who gives a fuck anyways. I have beats, why would i want his shitty headphones anyways.

That type of mentality, there would be no development in technology.

A lot of people give a fuck. For one because there are a lot of negatives with Beats by Dre. Not to mention that 50's headphones are wireless, which is a big deal, plus unlike Beats by Dre, the developers of 50's headphones (SMS Audio) have been apart of that field for years and their promise of better sound is not taken lightly.

[elmeg]

I don't understand why doesn't Eminem and 50 Cent have their own Beats edition.... like justin bieber, diddy, lebron and lady gaga does...? I much rather buy an Eminem edition headphone then shithead lebron's...

[Atone]

i wouldn't buy eminem OR 50 headphones, i don't give a fuck, i saw beats by dre at best buy for over $300 FUCK THAT

[elmeg]

Oh I know they are WAY overpriced... and I wouldn't buy a pair either... but if I had to or won the lottery I might buy EM Beats... but no way in hell lady gaga a jb... eff that

The point was, Eminem is right there front of Dre... how come he hasn't signed him up yet? And 50 wants headphones so bad... just talk to Dre and get your 50 editions out there...