MTV This Is 50 Fest Report

MTV hip hop correspondent Shaheem Reid reports:

For fans of New York hip-hop, it was an amazing sight: 50 Cent surrounded by not just the G-Unit, but D-Block, the Diplomats, Red Café, Cory Gunz, Maino and newcomer Trav. What a moment! On Saturday night, Fif held his first ThisIs50 Music Festival on Governors Island (a longtime military base in New York Harbor that is gradually being transformed into a public park), where some of his favorite artists converged on one stage.

"I wanted to make a festival that didn't necessarily have to have an artist [who has a] single in rotation at the time," 50 explained to MTV News at the show. "That doesn't directly reflect good hip-hop. It reflects marketing dollars spent by the major corporations, the companies. Tonight we have everybody that means something to us musically in one spot. When I bring Cory Gunz, Trav, Maino ..."

Just then D-Block rolled up.

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This Is 50 Fest Interview Footage With 50 Cent, Juelz Santana, Jim Jones and Red Cafe

Backstage at This is 50 Fest Governor's Island NYC Saturday October 3.

(video courtesy of 50 Cent)

Red Cafe Performs "Hottest In The Hood" at This Is 50 Fest Governor's Island NYC

This Is 50 Fest Governor's Island NYC Saturday October 3.

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Wyclef Jean Performs "Sweetest Girl" at This Is 50 Fest Governor's Island NYC

This Is 50 Fest Governor's Island NYC Saturday October 3.

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This is 50 Fest Live Footage With Jadakiss, Sheek Louch, Styles P, D-Block

This Is 50 Fest Governor's Island NYC Saturday October 3.

(video courtesy of spotcoffee)

More "This Is 50 Fest" Governor's Island NYC with 50 Cent and G-Unit Videos and Photos

This Is 50 Fest Governor's Island NYC Saturday October 3.

Photos:
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(video courtesy of spotcoffee)

This Is 50 Fest Live Footage Overview With Dipset, D-Block, Maino and Kid Cudi

This Is 50 Fest Governor's Island NYC Saturday October 3.

(video courtesy of Miss Info TV)

50 Cent and G-Unit Governor's Island NYC This Is 50 Fest Concert Footage

This Is 50 Fest Governor's Island NYC Saturday October 3.

(video courtesy of Miss Info TV and spotcoffee)

Maino Governor's Island NYC This Is 50 Fest Footage

This Is 50 Fest Governor's Island NYC Saturday October 3.

(video courtesy of spotcoffee)