50 Cent has been slammed by a local Las Vegas blogger over his Vegas residency.
Jennifer Gay, best know as Vegas Starfish to her almost one million followers, said that the rapper’s Planet Hollywood residency was the ‘worst show’ that’s ever come to Sin City.
In a scathing review, Gay criticized everything from the sound quality to the stage design.
She also said that 50, real name Curtis Jackson, barely interacted with the crowd.
‘The sound was balanced poorly making it impossible to hear the performance,’ she wrote on Instagram.
‘His hype men were unrelenting and overbearing, making it difficult to hear anything but their echoes,’ she continued.
50 Cent’s Las Vegas residency was savaged by prominent Sin City blogger Jennifer Gay in a scathing review
In her brutal post, Gay criticized everything from the sound quality to the stage design
‘The stage design and graphics felt like they were organized 15 minutes before the show with a Chat GPT prompt for “90’s hip hop images.”‘
She went on to say that Jackson had a ‘lack of energy’ on stage and complained about a ‘lack of crowd engagement.’
‘This was the worst live performance, for any artist, I’ve ever attended. I understand that he’s successful and doesn’t need a residency, so why do it if he doesn’t want to put any effort into it?’ she raged.
‘It felt like he didn’t want to be here after the first 10 minutes. This was worth about 1/10th of what I paid to see it.’
Following her brutal review, many people in the comments accused Gay of being too hard on the Candy Shop hitmaker.
‘Rather hear the opinion of a fan, those are the ones that count,’ commented one.
Another wrote, ‘Sounds like a bulk of the issues were on the venue with sound, lighting and graphics. Odd take to put it on the performer.’
A third added, ‘Your experience was completely different from ours. The entire crowd was engaged and stood up and danced the entire time. Not sure what show you went to, but the one I went to was awesome.’
The Candy Shop hitmaker was reportedly paid around $15 million for the residency
DailyMail.com has reached out to Jackson and Planet Hollywood for comment.
The Grammy-winning rapper ‘locked down a massive $15 million deal’ for the six-date residency, which includes a New Year’s Eve concert on December 31, according to TMZ.
The residency is being held inside the 4,600-seat PH Live aka Bakkt Theater – which features 2,200 square feet of HD LED walls, D&B sound system with over 100K watts of power, and one of the largest proscenium arch openings in the States.
The mid-sized auditorium previously housed residencies for Shania Twain, Kelly Clarkson, Pitbull, Lionel Richie, Gwen Stefani, Pitbull, Lionel Richie, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Lopez, Backstreet Boys, and Christina Aguilera.
Jackson has scored several Billboard number ones throughout his career including In Da Club, P.I.M.P., Candy Shop, Just A Lil Bit, Magic Stick, 21 Questions, and Hate It Or Love It.
He’s also the executive producer of Starz crime drama BMF (aka Black Mafia Family), which was renewed for a fourth season in February.
