50 Cent looks to Eminem as role model

Rapper asserts controversial star's way of managing fame is 'helpful'

Jerome Favre / AP	50 Cent says he regards Eminem as a role model to help him deal with stardom.

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updated 3:05 p.m. ET March 3, 2006

TAIPEI, Taiwan - 50 Cent says he regards Eminem as a role model to help him deal with stardom.

“I kind of look to Eminem to gauge how I should respond to success,” the 29-year-old rapper said at a press conference Friday. He was in Taipei for a concert.

“He’s had even bigger success than I have in some areas,” 50 Cent said. “He’s been extremely helpful to me to kind of stay levelheaded.”

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50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, has been shot nine times and stabbed. He starred in the 2005 semi-autobiographical film, “Get Rich or Die Tryin’.”

His hits include “Outta Control,” “Window Shopper” and “Hate It or Love It.”