50 Cent: The Money and the Power

- Season 1

(2008)

In the series opener, 14 aspiring young entrepreneurs arrive in New York City to begin an intense competition as millionaire hip-hop mogul 50 Cent searches for an ambitious, hustling self-starter with street smarts to invest $100,000 of his own money in.

By 50 Cent's design, life, for the 13 remaining campers at Camp Curtis, is not easy. In the second week of competition, campers find themselves dealing with hot and smelly conditions - both at camp and in this week's test.

The teams are challenged to create an authentic and marketable artist. Team Money has management disputes from the beginning while Team Power is all smiles.

Two contestants get a special reward and earn a trip to 50 Cent's legendary Connecticut mansion. Then the teams show off their hustling skills on the boardwalk at Coney Island.

In week five of the competition, 50 Cent tells campers that it's time to, "see things for what they really are," not only in business, but in each other.

Team Money and Team Power learn about their new test - teaching jaded New Yorkers in the Bronx about safe sex.

As the competition heats up, 50 Cent decides to increase the intensity and send one of the strongest contestants home in a surprise elimination.

It's down to the final five contestants in week 8 of the competition and the tension at Camp Curtis is as heavy as it has been.

In the most challenging episode of the season, the four remaining contestants are kidnapped, blindfolded, re-educated and shot with paintball guns. After the test, 50 quizzes them on their experiences at Camp Curtis. For each wrong answer, the cast must run laps around the camp. The last place runner will be put up for elimination. The fit Mehgan and Ryan have an advantage -- Larry and Cornbreadd are out of shape. But the loser isn't who you'd expect.

In the season finale, three eliminated contestants return to help the final three players compete in a trash-talking contest. Afterwards, the loser gets eliminated.