Recently, 50 Cent spoke at Invest Fest in Atlanta and shared his advice on conducting business and how he operates in the entertainment industry.

He said, “One of the unwritten laws of business is to not appear to need anything. Because everybody will do you a favor when you don’t need one.”

He continued, “If they can expect a bigger favor in return or a favor from you at some later point, they’ll find the ability to just do it.”

He added, “That’s why when they tell me no, I go — if television say they going on strike, I say, ‘Okay, I’m on tour.’ That last tour [the Final Lap Tour], I did 103 shows. It’s the third highest-grossing hip-hop tour ever.”