With the housing market still in a slump, 50 Cent is having trouble getting rid of his property. The rapper, who owns a sprawling estate in Connecticut, recently slashed the price in half in an attempt to land a sale. According to the Connecticut Post, 50, who was originally asking for $18 million has dropped the price to $9.9 million, from the previous price cut of $14.5 million. The 50,000 […]
With it looking as if WorldStarhiphop.com's website down one man is claiming responsibility. 50 cent tweeted shortly ago "I don't know why people underestimate me. I just shut down WORLDSTAR for future advertising contact thisis50.com suckers lol." Seems as if 50 isn't playing games after various other hip-hop websites dropped following a ICE Government investigation. Check out the Feb/March issue of The Source Magazine on stands this month with a […]
Rap star 50 Cent has found himself in some legal trouble, after a lawsuit has been filed claiming he stole the idea for his movie and album Before I Self Destruct. The lawsuit, which was filed in United States District Court of New Jersey by the book's author Shadrach Winstead, claims that the concepts were stolen from a book titled "The Preacher's Son-But The Streets Turned Me Into A Gangster." […]
Rapper/Actor 50 Cent has reportedly negotiated a $200 million dollar agreement with Grindstone Entertainment/Lionsgate to release a series of ten films. Curtis Jackson, Randall Emmett's Cheetah Vision, and George Furla's Hedge Fund Film Partners are teaming on a 10-picture deal that's backed by a $200 million fund. Grindstone Entertainment/Lionsgate will release the films. First film under the deal is entitled "Set Up," which was written and directed by Mike Gunther. […]
For rapper 50 Cent, the birth of his son meant putting fatherhood ahead of the 'hood. "It wasn't getting shot," said the platinum-selling Queens native, who took nine bullets in a 2000 murder try. "It was my son and creating a stable life for him." The "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" singer returns to his old South Jamaica home Saturday, encouraging kids to get active in the community and avoid […]
50 Cent's sales for his latest studio LP Before I Self Destruct were disappointing to say the least. The G-Unit President only managed to sell 161,000 copies of the project despite his tireless promotion and ongoing rap beefs. Now as news of his poor sales hits the net, his main rival is declaring victory over him. As previously reported, 50 took disrespect to new heights when he flew Ross's baby […]
Although 50 Cent earned his fourth top 10 debut on the Billboard 200 this week, his 160,000 copies sold of Before I Self Destruct is his worst first week by far. Fif's new album was even pushed up a week early, due to an online leak. But, it didn't help his numbers. But, the G-Unit General is not upset about it, and doesn't even consider it a failure. In a […]
Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson has opted to have some of his very prominent tattoos removed, to better accommodate his burgeoning career in Hollywood. “I took some of the tattoos off because on the movie set, if we got a six o’clock call time, I have to be there two o’clock the night before,†50 Cent told AllHipHop.com. “I gotta go through four hours of make up before we go ahead […]
The Overdose: A Mixtape Daily Exclusive Expect the unexpected. The game moves so quickly, and we're prepared for anything, so you should always look to us to document it. Two Mixtape Daily articles in one day? (Make sure you peep that Fire Starter!) Why not if the content's there? We were prepping a real ill Behind the Beats to land Friday morning, but everything got put on pause when 50 […]
