I think this puts Wills comments in a bit of perspective
Tuesday Night saw Rapper 50 Cent’s tough-guy reputation preceding him at American Music Awards at the Shrine Auditorium.
Matchbox twenty’s former front-man, Rob Thomas, who was up against the notorious hip-hop star in the category Favourite Male Artist – Pop/Rock joked that he was more scared to win than to lose against 50 Cent. Obviously, Thomas sighed with relief when neither he nor 50 Cent won the award. Will Smith confidently snatched the award from them and stated he was no more Mr. Nice Guy!
Will Smith joked backstage that after beating 50 Cent, he was going raunchy with it! He warned his wife Jada that she was in trouble that night! However, Smith turning serious praised 50 Cent and other hip-hop groundbreaking artists. He stated that one cannot get to the top without some level of truth or hopefulness to the material.
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