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After battling with his Interscope for years, 50 Cent has decided to become an independent artist.

The rapper announced that he’s leaving his longtime record label, Universal Music Group’s Interscope Records, and Eminem‘s imprint, Shady/Aftermath.

The Grammy winner and his G-Unit Records have signed a distribution agreement with Caroline, the independent label at Capital Music Group. Capitol is one of the many labels that are part of Universal Music Group.

50 Cent launched an ultra-successful, six-times platinum debut with “Get Rich or Die Tryin’” in 2003, when he burst on the music scene with Eminem as his mentor. His sophomore album, 2005′s “The Massacre,” was almost as successful, but other albums didn’t match his previous efforts and he expressed his unhappiness with his label. 50 Cent had been planning to release a fifth album on the label, but it was set with multiple release dates and singles, and eventfully didn’t see a release.

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