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50 Cent Taking Cinema By Storm? Latest Project “Odd Thomas”

Posted on 19. May, 2011 by Cara.

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Many rappers have crossed over from the music realm into movies, but not many have done so on such a grand scale or as successfully as rap giant 50 Cent. The rapper will tackle a starring role in the upcoming film “Odd Thomas” that is based on one of Dean Koontz’s novels and also stars [...]

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50 Cent Tweets About New Album: “2011 GET RICH OR DIE TRYING”

Posted on 13. May, 2011 by Cara.

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Fans long awaiting rap superstar 50 Cent’s new album can breathe a small sigh of relief – no, it’s not out yet, but the rapper tweeted about it recently, saying: “I been working hard my album is almost done. I took my time now everybody’s gonna hear 2011 GET RICH OR DIE TRYING. The meanest [...]

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“50 Cent: The Origin of Me” Premieres May 23rd

Posted on 06. May, 2011 by Cara.

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Can’t get enough of rap superstar 50 Cent? Be sure to tune in to his VH1 special “50 Cent: The Origin of Me” when it premieres on VH1 on Monday, May 23rd at 9 pm ET/PT. A clip was recently released showing the rapper as he traveled to Edgefield, South Carolina to delve deeper into [...]

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50 Cent, Ludacris To Star in Upcoming Films: “New Year’s Eve” & “Set Up”

Posted on 24. Mar, 2011 by Cara.

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This isn’t the first time rap superstars are making the transition to the big screen, but Ludacris and 50 Cent are set to star in two major motion pictures alongside some of Hollywood’s top names.
50 Cent first gained widespread cinematic notoriety when he lost 50 pounds to play a football player with cancer in “Things [...]

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Singer Nate Dogg Dead at 41, Fellow Rappers React

Posted on 18. Mar, 2011 by Cara.

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Rapper Nate Dogg, credited with creating the singing/rapping G-funk sub-genre of hip hop, passed away the night of March 15th at a Laguna Niguel care facility due to complications from multiple strokes. The 41-year old artist was partially paralyzed as the result of a stroke he suffered in 2007.
Born Nathaniel D. Hale, he first [...]

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Forbes Lists The Top 5 Wealthiest Hip Hop Artists

Posted on 11. Mar, 2011 by Cara.

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Forbes released its list of the world’s wealthiest people on Wednesday (which included top 3 Carlos Slim, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett), but it also chronicled hip hop’s top earning artists. Who were they?
Forbes used several factors to determine their list; they included “valuing current earning, looking at past earnings, leafing through financial documents and [...]

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50 Cent Releasing “Black Magic” This Summer & Working With David Guetta

Posted on 01. Mar, 2011 by Cara.

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DJ David Guetta is well known for his previous collaborations with Akon, Kid Cudi and Rihanna; 50 Cent is the latest rap superstar to team up with the DJ.
The rapper visited Guetta’s studio to record for an upcoming album and tweeted: “This me and David Guetta in the studio we just made a big hit [...]

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50 Cent’s Little Stock Tweet Nets Big: $8.7 Million & A Possible SEC Investigation

Posted on 12. Jan, 2011 by Cara.

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50 Cent, who received 30 million shares of the H&H Imports stock last October, tweeted about the stock this past weekend that fans should “get in now” and to “just get what you can afford.” H&H then closed at 39 cents on Monday, up 29 cents and made 50 Cent $8.7 million richer.
The Security Exchange [...]

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Latest Rapper To Diversify Interests: Jay-Z Becomes the “Buffalo Boss” of Chicken

Posted on 11. Jan, 2011 by Cara.

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Rappers no longer seem to be content just dropping albums and going on multi-city tours. More and more of them are investing in other businesses – the latest of which is Jay-Z. He already owns the eco-friendly NYC club “The Spotted Pig” as well as a sports bar franchise called “The 40/40 Club,” and just [...]

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50 Cent Could Shovel Your House the Next Time It Snows!

Posted on 29. Dec, 2010 by Cara.

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This past weekend’s winter weather that blanketed the majority of the east coast in snow and shut down numerous airports and cities didn’t stop 50 Cent from starting a new business: shoveling snow.
The rapper began by tweeting early Monday morning: “I’m going out to shovel snow and see if I can make me a few [...]

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