50 Cent

50 Cent wants to rap with Boyle

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7 Dec 2009

50 Cent wants to collaborate with Scottish singer Susan Boyle. The US rapper is a huge fan of the 'Britain's Got Talent' runner-up - whose debut album 'I Dreamed A Dream' has topped the album charts in both the UK and US - and would like to duet…

50 Cent can't trust women

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4 Dec 2009

50 Cent can't have a girlfriend because he doesn't trust women. The rapper-and-actor - who is worth an estimated $440 million - is single through choice because he believes women only want him for his wallet. He said: "I'm single and haven't had…

No loose change for 50 Cent

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1 Dec 2009

50 Cent always carries $25,000 in cash. The 'Candy Shop' rapper - real name Curtis Jackson - says he can never be sure when he might want to go on a spending spree so always makes sure he is packing cash. He said: "I always carry $25,000, in cash…

50 Cent's Powerful scent

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30 Nov 2009

50 Cent says his new fragrance makes people confident. The rapper is launching his own signature scent for men, 'Power by 50 Cent', and says guys will receive an instant ego boost from the cologne. He said: "Are you referring to my new perfume…

50 Cent's security splurge

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5 Nov 2009

50 Cent spends $20,000 a week on security to protect himself. The 'Candy Shop' rapper - who was shot at nine times during an incident in 2000 and has openly admitted to dealing drugs in the past -  takes extreme measures both to protect himself and…

50 Cent's aggressive albums

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1 Nov 2009

50 Cent makes violent records to please his fans. The rapper said the public expect him to make certain records and he has accepted no matter how many albums he produces, he will have to reference his tough upbringing in New York. Talking about…

50 Cent's alien conspiracy

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31 Oct 2009

50 Cent believes aliens exist. The 'Candy Shop' rapper is a massive fan of fantasy novels and is certain there are other life forms which are deliberately kept hidden from the public. He said: "I read a lot of science fiction because I just want…

Young drug dealer 50 Cent

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28 Oct 2009

50 Cent started drug dealing because he was too young to get a regular job. The 'Crimewave' rapper became a crack dealer in New York aged just 12, but never took drugs himself because he felt he would become addicted and end up dead. He said: "I…

50 Cent feels the crunch

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26 Oct 2009

50 Cent has lost "a few million" in the current worldwide recession. The 'Candy Shop' rapper said his financial endeavours - particularly buying and selling diamonds - have taken a hit in the present financial climate. He said: "The credit crunch…

Dead Man Running

23 Oct 2009

(15) 91min A loan shark gives an ex con 24 hours to pay his debt. Disappointing thriller from the writer/director of appalling 2004 boxing drama The Calcium Kid. The casting however which includes renta-mockney Danny Dyer, rapper turned self help…

No drug regrets for 50 Cent

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8 Sep 2009

50 Cent doesn't regret being a pre-teen crack dealer. The 'Candy Shop' rapper started selling drugs in Queens, New York, after his mother - also a dealer - was murdered. He was just 12 years old, and would tell his grandmother he was at an…

50 Cent's Jay-Z blast

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19 Mar 2009

50 Cent thinks Jay-Z is too old to continue touring. The 'Candy Shop' rapper believes the hip-hop mogul signed his recent deal with Live Nation - which sees the company handle all of his records, touring, merchandising and marketing - because he is…

50 Cent's diet supplement plans

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29 Jan 2009

50 Cent wants to launch a diet supplement. The rapper - real name Curtis Jackson - is considering creating his own range of vitamin-enriched pills but refused to be drawn on the details. He is quoted by the New York Daily News newspaper as saying…

50 Cent's womanly workout

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21 Jan 2009

50 Cent says he works out like a woman. The muscular rapper says his toned physique is the result of "girly" weight-free routines rather than pumping iron. He said: "It's intense, and there are no weights involved. And some of it's like girly…

Jim Carrey's Cent song

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19 Jan 2009

Jim Carrey was serenaded by 50 Cent on his birthday. The 'Yes Man' actor and his girlfriend Jenny McCarthy were watching the rapper perform on Saturday (17.01.09) when 50 spotted them in the crowd and asked Jim to join him on stage in Park City…

Preview 2009 - Albums

8 Jan 2009

The start of ‘09 sees a hip hop war brewing, with new records by some of the genre’s heaviest hitters landing on the streets. First we’ve got to survive January, though, and what more uplifting way than with Bruce Springsteen ’s Working on a Dream?

50 Cent's fire fears

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16 Dec 2008

50 Cent has hinted he believes his ex-girlfriend started the fire which destroyed his £1.2 million home earlier this year. The US rapper - real name Curtis Jackson - refused to openly blame Shaniqua Tompkins for the blaze in May, but did confirm she…

50 Cent's cash giveaway

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27 Oct 2008

50 Cent is to give away £50,000 of his own money in a new US reality TV show. The 'In Da Club' rapper will star in '50 Cent: The Money and the Power' in which he shares lessons he learned from his time 'hustling' on the streets with 14…

50 Cent's musical film

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25 Sep 2008

50 Cent is to make his new album into a movie. The rapper is set to release LP 'Before I Self-Destruct' later this year and is planning a film of the same name to coincide with the record. 50 - real name Curtis Jackson - said: "It's not Prince's…

50 Cent's naked seduction

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17 Jun 2008

50 Cent is constantly being harassed by naked women trying to seduce him. The 'In Da Club' rapper has no shortage of female attention and has even found them hiding in his hotel suite in a bid to get him into bed. He said: "I've been in hotel…

50 Cent's Kilmer car

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6 Jun 2008

50 Cent has splashed out $100,000 on a car for Val Kilmer. The 'Candy Shop' rapper became good friends with the actor during the filming of 'Streets of Blood' in Louisiana, where they bonded over their love of vintage cars. The singer - real name…

50 Cent arson accusations

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2 Jun 2008

50 Cent has been accused of trying to kill his son and ex-girlfriend in an arson attack. Shaniqua Tompkins - mother of the rapper's 10-year-old son Marquise - claims a Molotov cocktail started the fire which destroyed the star's £1.2 million mansion…

50 Cent to evict son

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4 Apr 2008

50 Cent has asked a judge to evict his 10-year-old son and ex-girlfriend from his New York house. The rapper, real name Curtis Jackson, wants Shaniqua Tompkins and their son Marquise Jackson to leave the property in Long Island. In February, a…

European coup for 50 Cent

28 Sep 2007

Rapper 50 Cent appears to have regained some semblance of dignity after his disastrous chart war with rival Kanye West, and has taken the top spot in Europe. The two became embroiled in battle when it was discovered they were releasing their new…

50 Cent postpones European tour

18 Sep 2007

Rapper 50 Cent has postponed his European tour, as he flounders in the chart battle with rival Kanye West. A spokeswoman refused to comment on whether this was due to 50 Cent’s declaration that, if outsold by West, he would retire from his solo…