50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, Jeremiah

CRITIC’S PICKS: Another hip-hop legend is taking over Lakewood Amphitheatre later this month, but in contrast to Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa’s High School Reunion Tour, 50 Cent’s latest tour run is being touted as his farewell tour. While one would typically be wise to take a rapper’s retirement claims with a grain of salt, it actually seems like 50 Cent’s The Final Lap global tour may very well be his last. The 48-year-old rapper-turned-television mogul has not released a new album in nearly a full decade, and, considering the success of his popular Power tv franchise, 50 seems pretty far removed from his music career. That being said, this is the perfect time to see 50 Cent live. His classic debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin’ celebrated its 20th anniversary earlier this year. If this really is the last tour of 50’s career, tapping Busta Rhymes and Jeremih will make sure he goes out with a bang. - Joshua Robinson