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NEWS ABOUT: 50 Cent

50 Cent stories: 20 news summaries
MUSIC REVIEW

 50 Cent 
 Fails With 
 Self Destruct 

Rapper can't quite nail a return to his glory days on new album

Nov 16, 09 12:14 PM CST
(Newser) - 50 Cent, once at the forefront of rap music, returns with Before I Self Destruct—but his fourth solo effort isn’t impressing the critics. “Though packed with tough beats, dense production and 50's most ferocious delivery in years, the gloats about shootings, drugs and bloody 'hoods feel about... More »

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entertainment • 50 Cent • rapper • album release • rap music • music review • Jay-ZTV

book review

Drug Dealers: Experts in Recessionary Business

CEOs could learn a lot from hustlers

Sep 21, 09 5:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - 50 Cent is the first rapper to pen a book of management advice. It’s a shame, then, that The 50th Law, co-written by Robert Greene, boils down to the worst kind of “be authentic” self-help boilerplate, writes Lucy Lucy Kellaway for the Financial Times. As a former drug... More »

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layoffs • CEO • business • 50 Cent • downsizing • drug dealer • self-help • rightsizing

 How 50 Cent Built His Empire 

Rapper made it to $150 million thanks to business tactics, not musical talent

Sep 17, 09 11:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Believe it or not, it might do you good to take some business advice from shot-nine-times rapper 50 Cent. After all, it was business savvy more than rap music that helped build his $150 million empire. Business Insider takes a look at how he did it:
  • His endorsement
... More »

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business • 50 Cent • Reebok • Pontiac • rapper • rap music • endorsement • fashion label • Coca-Cola • Jay-ZTV

 Ten Pre-Kanye Stage Rushes 

West even makes the list with a pre-Taylor Swift intrusion

Sep 14, 09 1:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kanye West is only the latest celebrity to invade the stage and rain on someone else’s parade. The Daily Mirror runs down 10 other notable moments, from funny to tragic:
  1. Keith Richards: Famously guitar-chopped a fan who rushed the stage.
  2. Noel Gallagher: On-stage shove
... More »

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entertainment • Keith Richards • 50 Cent • Kanye West • celebrity • Michael Jackson • Pete Doherty • Robbie Williams • Iggy Pop • Noel Gallagher • Jarvis Cocker • Dimebag Darrell • Ian Brown

(Newser) - What does the burgeoning beef between rappers Jay-Z and The Game have in common with US foreign policy? Plenty, writes Marc Lynch in Foreign Policy. Like America, Jay-Z is a hegemon: “Nobody, but nobody, in the hip-hop world has his combination of hard power and soft power.” But... More »

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50 Cent • foreign policy • rapper • rap music • rap rivalry • Jay-Z • The Game • neoconservatives • Jay-ZTV • Nas

(Newser) - Drake is not only dating Rihanna and prepping to sign with a new label for his debut album in the next few days. The Canadian-born singer is also winning support from the likes of 50 Cent and Jamie Foxx, MTV and Sohh.com report. "He can go as gangster... More »

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50 Cent • LL Cool J • singer • rapper • rap music • Jamie Foxx • Jay-Z • Drake

 Strapped Rappers 
 Don Bogus Bling 

They still talk the talk, but their stones are now cubic zirconia clones

May 26, 09 1:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tough times in the hip-hop industry have taken the ka-ching out of bling, the Wall Street Journal reports. Record sales and concert attendance are falling, and jewelers say that more and more of the flashy pendants and chains favored by rappers trying to keep up appearances now contain lower-quality stones,... More »

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50 Cent • hip-hop • rapper • jewelry • bling

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 LiLo's House 
 Not Robbed, 
 Just Messy 

Plus, another ex pines over Jen, and more

May 13, 09 11:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan can’t catch a break. First she’s dumped, then her house is broken into—or not. The attempted burglary reported yesterday turned out to be a false alarm, the AP reports. Police said the house was just extremely messy, not ransacked. Elsewhere:
  • Jennifer Aniston’s exes
... More »

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entertainment • Brad Pitt • Lindsay Lohan • Jeff Zucker • 50 Cent • celebrity • Jennifer Aniston • John Mayer • Jimmy Fallon • Courteney Cox • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon • Bette Midler

Those Twittering Celebs Have a Little Help

50 Cent, others turn
to 'ghost Twitterers'
for microblogging

Mar 27, 09 8:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - 50 Cent has more than 200,000 fans following his every 140-character pronouncement on Twitter, such as this recent gem: "My ambition leads me through a tunnel that never ends." But the multimillionaire rapper doesn't bother to write his microblog; he has an assistant who does... More »

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Britney Spears • 50 Cent • Kanye West • celebrity • Shaquille O'Neal • Twitter

 50 Cent Sues
 Taco Bell for
 Big Change 

$4M lawsuit says 'endorsement' was a bad rap

Jul 24, 08 10:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rapper 50 Cent is suing Taco Bell for $4 million over a guerrilla ad campaign, reports E! Online. The fast food giant wrote Fiddy, suggesting he change his name to 79, 89, or 99 Cent for a price promotion. By releasing the letter to the media, he claims Taco Bell... More »

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Taco Bell • Pizza Hut • 50 Cent • KFC • rapper • Curtis Jackson • Get Rich or Die Tryin' • Yum! Brands

 50 Cent Sues Ex for $20M 

Rapper fights back after she goes public with  arson accusations 

Jun 21, 08 7:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - 50 Cent has slapped the mother of his 11-year-old son with a $20 million defamation lawsuit, the New York Daily News reports. The rapper's ex has publicly accused him of being behind the blaze that forced her out of the home they once shared. 50 Cent—barred from contacting his... More »

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50 Cent • celebrity • lawsuit • Long Island • defamation • arson • rapper

 50 Cent Home Engulfed in
 'Suspicious' Fire 

Queens home, which housed his son and ex despite eviction notices, burns down

May 30, 08 9:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - The multimillion-dollar, lawsuit-entangled New York home from which rapper 50 Cent was attempting to evict his son and baby mama went up in “definitely suspicious” flames early this morning, Newsday reports. An eyewitness told Newsday that the 32-year-old’s ex, Shaniqua Tompkins, and 10-year-old son were among six in... More »

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investigation • 50 Cent • celebrity • arson • Queens, New York • fire

 14-Year-Old Boy Sues 50 Cent 

Teen alleges rapper's music promotes gangsta lifestyle that led to his assault

Apr 10, 08 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - 50 Cent and Universal Music Group were sued yesterday for promoting a "gangsta lifestyle" that encourages violence. The plaintiff: 14-year-old James Rosemond, who was assaulted on a Manhattan sidewalk by 50's fellow G-Unit member Tony Yayo. Rosemond is the son of a record exec whose label represents The Game,... More »

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50 Cent • Universal Music Group • violence • hip-hop • assault • rap music • Tony Yayo • The Game

50 Cent Battles Desert Gangsters in Video Game

Follow-up to 'Bulletproof' has the rapper traveling far and wide

Mar 26, 08 4:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - 50 Cent has a new video game coming out in the fall in which he battles international gangsters in desert warfare, MTV News reports. "Blood in the Sand" follows the hop-hop star's “Bulletproof” of 2005, though it's not being pitched as a sequel. Details of the game’s... More »

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50 Cent • Vivendi • hip-hop • rapper • G-Unit • third person shooters • Tony Yayo • video games

Steroids Probe Entangles
50 Cent, Blige

Anti-aging claims lure entertainers to illegally prescribed HGH

Jan 14, 08 1:05 PM CST
(Newser) - To the list of celebs implicated in steroids investigations, add 50 Cent and Mary J. Blige. The Albany-based probe that has already fingered major pro athletes also involves entertainers, the Albany Times Union reports, indicating steroid use has grown far beyond the realm of sports. Other stars who received the... More »

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steroids • Barry Bonds • Roger Clemens • 50 Cent • anabolic steroids • human growth hormone • Tyler Perry • Timbaland • baseball • Mitchell Report • Mary J. Blige • Wyclef Jean

Your Heart Won't Go On

Tunes like Dion's Titanic ballad not having
time of their life as directors opt for old hits

Nov 11, 07 4:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Anyone heard Hollywood's radio silence lately? Movie tunes like "My Heart Will Go On," "Up Where We Belong," and "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" aren't ruling the airwaves like before. And star directors like Cameron Crowe and Wes Anderson are opting for known... More »

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radio • Sirius • 50 Cent • Wes Anderson • Burt Bacharach • Celine Dion • Cameron Crowe

Kanye Prevails in Battle of the Hip-Hop Stars

It's still early, but Graduation is outselling
50 Cent's Curtis

Sep 12, 07 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the much-hyped battled between two music titans, early sales indicate hip-hop fans are going West. Kanye West’s latest album, Graduation, has been outselling rival 50 Cent’s Curtis—by 2 to 1 at one Hollywood store, the LA Times reports—since the two went on sale yesterday.... More »

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50 Cent • Kanye West • Virgin • CDs • musician • hip-hop • music sales • album release • Newbury Comics • Curtis • graduation

Fo' Shizzle: Rap Stars Face Off on Charts, TV

Kanye West, 50 Cent releasing albums on
the same day

Sep 7, 07 4:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kanye West and 50 Cent are set for a showdown Tuesday when both of their new albums hit the market. In addition to facing off on the charts, the rap stars will meet on BET-TV's "106 & Park." The two have been trading trash-talk for weeks, with 50... More »

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music • music industry • 50 Cent • Kanye West • hip-hop • rapper

Still in Love With Jumpin' Jack Flash

Even GOP candidate fawns over rock stars, Washington Post says

Sep 2, 07 5:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rock stars snort powders and cremated parents, promote thuggish personas, and do it all for a corporate dollar – yet we only love them all the more, says the Washington Post’s Robin Givhan. Even Mike Huckabee revealed his un-GOP admiration for Keith Richards, pardoning his reckless driving charge and... More »

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music • Keith Richards • Rolling Stones • Mike Huckabee • 50 Cent • Justin Timberlake • Giorgio Armani • James Brown • Jerry Lee Lewis

100 Biggest Celebrities

New Forbes list is full of ‘biggest-ever’s

Jun 15, 07 10:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Forbes’ new list of the 100 most powerful celebrities is packed with broken records, including the highest-grossing athlete (Tiger Woods: $100M in the past year), the highest-grossing concert tour (The Rolling Stones: over $400M in sales) and the highest-paid film role (Johnny Depp: $92M for Pirates II). But the ubiquitous... More »

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Rolling Stones • Tiger Woods • Johnny Depp • list • money • Oprah Winfrey • 50 Cent • Halle Berry • celebrity • Jim Carrey

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