50 Cent

50 Cent is one of the most successful hip-hop artists in the game today. Earning a reported $150 million in 2007, according to Forbes, he's definitely one you want to take business advice from. As he puts it, "If I was just my image, I wouldn't have made this much money." 50 Cent's success is nothing less than the American dream, and with a new reality show called "The Money and the Power" coming in November, he plans to be […]

Hip-Hop star 50 Cent will star in an upcoming movie titled Dead Man Running. In an interview with the BBC, British actor Danny Dyer divulged details of the movie, which is described as a gangster flick. “It’s about one guy who basically gets in a serious bit of trouble with a real gangster and he’s got one day to live or he’s going to get ironed out if he doesn’t raise the funds,” Dyer said. “So, it’s basically about a […]

Multi-platinum selling rapper 50 Cent will make his directorial debut in the upcoming film Before I Self-Destruct, set to hit theaters this winter. According to Rolling Stone, Fif will be in complete control of the movie, tagged with the same title as his forthcoming album, but he has no intention of making it music-based like Jay-Z’s Streets Is Watching or Prince's Purple Rain . “It’s not Purple Rain,” he told Rolling Stone. “But it was inspired by the actual music.” […]

Earlier today a Long Island judge ruled that mogul 50 Cent will be allowed to spend time with his son beginning this month. According to New York’s Daily News, Judge David Freundlich granted the multi-platinum selling rapper visitation rights with his 11 year-old son, Marquise, letting them see each other every other weekend until 50’s custody trial begins in October. Promising to continue with his high-priced and expensive lifestyle, Fif stressed his excitement over the ruling. “I’m going to hang […]

Last year it was Jay-Z who led the way on Forbes new list for Hip-Hop Cash Kings, but he was dethroned despite landing a huge deal with Live Nation, worth an estimated $150 million. Hov did land at no. 2 on the 2008 list, but it was 50 Cent (real name: Curtis Jackson) who is crowned the 2008 Hip-Hop Cash King by the magazine, who reportedly earned a whopped $150 million over the past 12 months. According to Forbes, Fiddy […]

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Rapper Curtis Jackson, who performs under the stage name 50 Cent, sued Yum Brands Inc.'s (YUM) Taco Bell Corp. on Wednesday for allegedly using his name, persona and trademarks in a nationwide advertising campaign without his permission. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, alleges Taco Bell drafted a fake letter it purported asks Jackson to change his name to "79 Cent," "89 Cent" or "99 Cent" in order to publicize its "79-89-99 Cent […]

There was a lot of 50 Cent drama last week. You had his legal woes with his ex over the amount of 50's fortunate she feels she's entitled to, and the war of words with former G-Unit member Young Buck. After addressing the leaked phone conversation on Hot 97, 50 took it upon himself to record a video, via ThisIs50.com, to explain the situation even further. In the video, upped to the internet over the weekend, the G-Unit founder reveals […]

A fire that an official is saying is “definitely suspicious” ravaged a Long Island mansion owned by 50 Cent this morning. According to Newsday, six people who were inside the house were sent to the hospital as a result. Eyewitnesses said one of the persons sent to the emergency center was Shaniqua Tompkins, the mother of 50’s son, Marquise, 10. The home was purchased by the G-Unit star in 2007 and currently is at the center of a lawsuit against […]