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50 Cent Supports the Gays, Speaks on the Need for “Straight Organizations”

Rapper 50 Cent could never before be described as gay-friendly, but he's had a change of heart just recently. In a new interview, the star comes out in support of gay marriage – but then puts his foot in his mouth by speaking of a need for “straight organizations.” Known for his anti-gay Twitt...

22 May 2012
06:41 GMT

Official Trailer for 50 Cent's 'All Things Fall Apart' Is Out

About a year and a half ago, photos of a scary skinny 50 Cent emerged online, followed by reports it was all for a movie role. We finally have an official trailer for the film, a drama called “All Things Fall Apart.”Initially called “Things Fall Apart,” the film sees Fiddy as a college footbal...

6 January 2012
07:55 GMT

50 Cent Builds Sync by 50 Headphones

50 Cent may be a hip hop artist, but he is also one of those celebrities that want to do other things besides music, so he established the SMS Audio company, which just spawned a headphone set. The headphones that SMS Audio created bear the name of Sync by 50, this being an obvious mention of the artist's stage...

3 October 2011
07:25 GMT

50 Cent Scraps New Album, Feuds with Label, Threatens Dr. Dre

Rapper 50 Cent is again having some professional issues, taking to Twitter to say that he’s scrapping yet another album because of an ongoing feud with his label, Interscope Records. Also there, he threatens to leak Dr. Dre’s latest single ahead of time. As The Guardian also points out, Fiddy’s most...

29 July 2011
07:59 GMT

50 Cent: Blood on the Sand Achievements II (Xbox 360)

50 Cent: Blood on the Sand is a video game made by Swordfish studios and published by THQ for consoles like the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360, as the sequel to the first 50 Cent: Bulletproof video game, based on the famous American rapper, and released in February, 2009, across all territories. The game once again put...

19 July 2011
07:51 GMT

50 Cent: Blood on the Sand Achievements (Xbox 360)

50 Cent: Blood on the Sand is a video game made by Swordfish studios and published by THQ for consoles like the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360, as the sequel to the first 50 Cent: Bulletproof video game, based on the famous American rapper, and released in February, 2009, across all territories. The game once again put...

18 July 2011
09:01 GMT

50 Cent: Blood on the Sand Unlockables and Achievements (Xbox 360)

50 Cent: Blood on the Sand is a video game developed by Swordfish studios and published by THQ for consoles like the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360, as the sequel to the first 50 Cent: Bulletproof video game, based on the famous American rapper, and released in February, 2009. The game once again puts players in the sh...

14 July 2011
15:21 GMT

50 Cent Pens Book on Bullying, Based on His Own Experience

Rapper 50 Cent is striving to prove he’s more than a successful recording artist and actor: he’s also a respectable author, one that will help teens deal with bullying next. Fiddy has announced his next project called “Playground,” inspired from his own experience as a bully. After the wave of...

22 June 2011
06:10 GMT

Chelsea Handler Confirms Dating 50 Cent

Now that she’s moved on and she’s happy with hotelier Andre Balazs, Chelsea Handler is finally ready to admit to one of the worst kept secrets in showbiz: she dated rapper 50 Cent but things didn’t work out between them. Handler is now promoting her latest book, “Lies That Chelsea Handler Told...

12 May 2011
09:34 GMT

Chelsea Handler Goes Public with Boyfriend Andre Balazs

Their relationship has been tabloid fodder for about 4 months, which is when they reportedly started dating. Taking things one step at a time, Chelsea Handler has confirmed she and hotelier Andre Balazs are an item. In January this year, word got out online that the comedienne had found a new love interest in Balazs,...

10 May 2011
04:47 GMT

Nicole Scherzinger Drops Sizzling Hot Video for ‘Right There’

We all knew that former Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger has an insane body and killer moves, but it’s nice to have visual confirmation of that once more: the singer has premiered a sizzling hot video for “Right There.” Though her single career started off on a somewhat wrong footing, it’s ...

6 May 2011
04:29 GMT

Unofficial Trailer for 50 Cent’s ‘Things Fall Apart’ Emerges Online

A while back, rapper 50 Cent went away from the spotlight for a while and, when he emerged, he was but a shadow of his former self. He was shooting for a film called “Things Fall Apart” and, now, the first unofficial trailer for it is out. The film is directed by Mario Van Peebles on a script that has...

10 March 2011
10:22 GMT

Chelsea Handler and Hotelier Andre Balazs Still Going Strong

Comedienne Chelsea Handler is still dating Uma Thurman’s ex, hotelier Andre Balazs, with whom she was first spotted in January this year, at the Sundance Film Festival. Not only that, but they also seem closer than ever, it has emerged. As we also noted at the time, the two arrived together at Sundance and were...

26 February 2011
04:41 GMT

Chelsea Handler Broke 50 Cent’s Heart

Television personality and comedienne Chelsea Handler broke 50 Cent’s heart when she broke up with him right before Christmas, it has emerged. She’s now dating hotelier Andre Balasz, Uma Thurman’s ex.Though they never confirmed to the press that they were an actual item, they did drop plenty of hint...

27 January 2011
07:10 GMT

Chelsea Handler Is Dating Hotelier Andre Balasz

With her romance with rapper 50 Cent still placed under a huge question mark, television personality and comedienne Chelsea Handler seems to have looked for affection someplace else: in the arms of hotelier Andre Balasz. People magazine reports that Handler was at Sundance the other day, where she was spotted getting...

25 January 2011
06:54 GMT

‘Big Dogs Only’ - Apple Exec Scott Forstall Partying with 50 Cent

A photograph of Apple’s SVP of iPhone Software and 50 Cent has been doing the rounds, alongside an actual comment from the rapper who reportedly said “this is me with scott forstall he invented the I phone and I pad big dogs only. Lol” Skipping the misspelled iDevices and zero punctuation marks, ...

25 January 2011
06:18 GMT

Rapper 50 Cent Endorses New 'Sleek by 50 Cent' Wireless Hybrid Headphones

Without a doubt, the partnerships between various international music stars and audio products' manufacturers are nothing new, but the people over at Sleek Audio went a step further and, beside convincing rapper 50 Cent to work with them on a new line of headphones, actually made him an equity partner in the com...

7 January 2011
14:51 GMT

Ja Rule's Twitter Account Shows Signs of Hacking

It looks like the Twitter account of American rapper Ja Rule has fallen in the hands of hackers who are using it to post unflattering tweets, especially directed at 50 Cent.The wave of questionable updates from Ja Rule (@Ruleyork), began around 7 hours ago and follow an exchange of tweets from yesterday between him a...

14 December 2010
12:30 GMT

Chelsea Handler Tweets Photo of Her Smooching 50 Cent

First, they joked about it. Then, they denied the rumors about a romance were true. Now, Chelsea Handler is again sparkling talk of an affair with rapper 50 Cent, by posting a picture of the two on her Twitter page. Word first got out that the two may be more than just acquaintances or even close friends back in Octo...

14 December 2010
09:52 GMT

50 Cent and Soulja Boy Are Best Buds for XXL Magazine

The latest issue of XXL Magazine features two of the hottest rappers striking a pose together and sharing what they have in common: 50 Cent, with his face covered, and Soulja Boy talk haters and love of music.Inside the issue with the two on the cover is a three-part cover story, excerpts from which have already emer...

21 October 2010
04:34 GMT

Chelsea Handler on 50 Cent Date: It’s Just Business

A couple of days ago, rumors seemed to finally be confirmed when a photo of 50 Cent and Chelsea on a date emerged. The talk show host now explains the nature of the “romance.”As we also informed you, the photo in question, though blurry, showed the two sitting together at the same table, acting as if ther...

8 October 2010
04:37 GMT

50 Cent and Chelsea Handler Are a Couple

When he’s not feuding with his pet pooch Oprah The Dog, rapper 50 Cent has a busy social life which, as photos confirm, also includes going out on dates with none other than Chelsea Handler. Reports of the two being more than just friends have made headlines before but, for one reason or another, no one seemed ...

5 October 2010
05:21 GMT

50 Cent Gets into Twitter Feud with Oprah the Dog

Because having a Twitter account is simply not enough for some, rapper 50 Cent has also set up one for his dog, Oprah Whine Free, with whom he also got into a foul-mouthed public spat.As E! Online puts it, it could be a little more than a simple coincidence that Fiddy has chosen to name his dog after one of his most ...

22 September 2010
11:28 GMT

50 Cent Scraps ‘Black Magic’ Dance Album

Rapper 50 Cent has long made up his mind that he will not, under any circumstance, allow the world and the media to put him in a box and never allow him to step out of it. As such, he’s dedicated himself to making movies and, as of late, working on a new album that would be the exact opposite of what’s he...

20 July 2010
11:27 GMT

50 Cent Reveals Weight Gain, Says He’s Eating

Just days ago, rapper 50 Cent unveiled a few pictures of himself in which he would have been nearly impossible to recognize if he hadn’t explicitly stated they were truly of him. The star lost a lot of weight for a movie, in which he plays a cancer sufferer but now, four weeks after shooting has wrapped he&rsqu...

4 June 2010
13:31 GMT

50 Cent’s Drastic Weight Loss for Movie Role

Not long ago, rapper 50 Cent was saying he was done with recording hip-hop for a while and that he had decided to focus first and foremost on his acting career. He even had all his arm tattoos removed for this purpose and, to show just how dedicated he is, he even lost a lot of weight for a part in an upcoming movie,...

27 May 2010
10:45 GMT

50 Cent Is Done with Hip Hop

50 Cent is looking to prove his worth as an artist and he’s willing to do whatever it takes to get there. After removing all his arm tattoos to become a better actor, the star has embarked on a mission to prove he’s an artist in music as well – and has decided to stop making hip hop in order to demo...

17 March 2010
10:15 GMT

50 Cent on Tiger Woods: He Should Have Been More Gangsta

As Tiger Woods continues to stay into hiding as the number of his alleged mistresses keeps going up, celebrities feel that it’s now ok to have an opinion on the matter and, most importantly, to express it publicly. If one were to ask 50 Cent for instance, he’d say Woods was at fault for being too soft wit...

17 December 2009
10:59 GMT

50 Cent Slams 2010 Grammy Awards

Come January 31, 2010, the music industry will celebrate its most accomplished and successful artists for the year 2009, but rapper 50 Cent will not partake in the Grammy Awards ceremony. Not only will he not attend, having not been nominated at this edition, but he’ll also do his best to enlighten audiences as...

10 December 2009
10:01 GMT

50 Cent Looking to Do Duet with Susan Boyle

50 Cent is a man driven by ambition, and he’s been so all his life, which is why he’s now come to be known not only as a rapper but also as a businessman. As such, he knows a good opportunity when he sees one and, according to the Mirror, the rapper has set his eyes on Britain’s biggest musical sens...

8 December 2009
11:25 GMT

50 Cent Has All Arm Tattoos Removed

50 Cent has long stopped considering himself a rapper alone. What with his acting career starting to take off and the many other side projects he’s involved in, Fiddy is a bona fide businessman and he’s perhaps the first to say it out loud. However, before that, he is an actor who’s still trying to ...

21 November 2009
01:58 GMT

50 Cent Forced to Sell Old Diamonds Before Buying New Ones

When recession hits, it truly spares no one, as rapper 50 Cent has recently revealed in an interview cited by the Telegraph. Some might be tempted to believe that having millions secured in the bank and many side businesses going strong would also mean one can easily buy whatever one sees and wants. Fiddy can guarant...

28 October 2009
11:55 GMT

50 Cent Offers to Give Kanye West a Black Eye

Singer Pink told Matt Lauer she would have punched Kanye West had she been on the stage at the VMAs in Taylor Swift’s stead when he interrupted her. If Pink doesn’t get him, chances are Kanye might still get a beating, as rapper 50 Cent told Much On Demand that he would gladly give him a black eye with on...

16 September 2009
09:30 GMT

50 Cent to Lend Voice for Modern Warfare 2

Activision's Call of Duty franchise is one of the biggest-selling series of all time, garnering the large corporation quite a lot of profit every year one of its iterations appears on the market. One of this year's biggest launches will definitely be Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the sequel to the critica...

10 August 2009
03:51 GMT

50 Cent Dedicates ‘Forever King’ Mixtape to Michael – Free Download

As promised, rapper 50 Cent has released yet another mixtape for free download on his personal webpage. “Forever King” was initially called “Sincerely Southside Part 2” but, given the sudden and tragic death of Michael Jackson, 50 felt a minor adjustment needed to be made so the title was chan...

7 July 2009
11:02 GMT

50 Cent’s ‘War Angel’ Mixtape Available for Free Download

Rapper 50 Cent has initiated the promotional campaign before the release of his much anticipated and often delayed album “Before I Self Destruct.” The first step in this direction was to make the extremely violent “War Angel” mixtape available for free download on his official webpage, as Roll...

18 June 2009
11:35 GMT

50 Cent and Bette Midler Announce Rap Collaboration

Bad boy 50 Cent and The Divine Miss M., as Bette Midler is often referred to in the media, have been spotted together at social events before, but they never seemed as close as they did the other day. The answer to this unlikely friendship might be found, aside from their joint venture for charity, in a future duet b...

22 May 2009
11:11 GMT

Eminem Rare ‘Infinite’ Album Available for Free Download

“Relapse” is literally just around the corner, and rapper Eminem is pulling out the big guns in preparation for the release of what is hailed as his much-anticipated, long overdue comeback album. Among his arsenal of choice is also making his debut album, the 1996 “Infinite,” available for fre...

14 May 2009
11:59 GMT

50 Cent Wants Blood on the Sand Sequel

50 Cent has evolved from the status of underground rapper to one fully fledged business man, managing to get his own brand or that of his entourage, G-Unit, into almost everything we see around today. Of course, video games couldn't escape from the ambitions of the artist, as he already has two titles under his ...

13 May 2009
13:11 GMT

50 Cent in King Magazine: Relevance in Hip-Hop

The music industry may be shaken to its foundation because of the recession, but rapper 50 Cent knows the secret to staying relevant for fans until the end. In a lengthy interview with King magazine, Fiddy says that making music is not only about putting out records, but also about adopting a business model that ensu...

19 March 2009
10:59 GMT

50 Cent Could Make a Saints Row Movie

Different branches of the entertainment industry are slowly but surely starting to merge into one single entity, thus blurring the lines between each other. This is especially true with gaming as it has seen the influence of both the music and movie industry segments manifest in the way developers and publishers crea...

27 February 2009
03:03 GMT

50 Cent’s ‘Before I Self Destruct’ Drops After Eminem’s ‘Relapse’

Initially scheduled for release in December 2008, then pushed back to March this year, 50 Cent’s much expected “Before I Self Destruct” album is now seeing another delay, this time indefinitely. The album will not be released until Eminem’s highly anticipated “Relapse” is out, the ...

26 February 2009
10:14 GMT

50 Cent’s ‘Before I Self Destruct’ Inspired by Britney Spears

A little over a year ago, not a day would go by without Britney Spears making the international headlines, either for something that she truly did or with something that she might have done, that is, rumors and speculation. While that was definitely one of the bleakest moments for the singer, it seems to have inspire...

16 February 2009
10:46 GMT

50 Cent Dropping Blood in the Sand

When 50 Cent: Bulletproof hit late in 2005, most people said that maybe 50 should stick to music, a game he knows how to play, rather than lend his name to a videogame that made Gamespot create a whole new category, called "Worst Game that Everyone Played," just for it. The game was poorly received by critics and gam...

27 March 2008
16:06 GMT

Paris' Boobs Are Not Wanted Anymore

Well, actually those weren't the exact words used by 50 Cent, but I think you get the point. And yes, I must say some champagne is in order - and I swear I'll drink it alone if no one else decides to join me. I mean, it's a big day. For months, I've been hoping that someone out there - preferably ...

4 February 2008
05:36 GMT

This Is Yo' Boy, 50 Cent on File Sharing

I would never have thought it possible or even conceived thinking about it, but faced with the reality that's in my face I just have to admit it. 50 Cent is a thinker and a visionary. No, don't give me that smirk like you know something that I don't, I used to agree that he was shot once too many in th...

10 December 2007
08:58 GMT

Fifty Cent Shows Off His Fabulous Crib On MTV

Ever listened to 50 Cent rapping about how he'd like to take home every good-looking lady (stripper or otherwise, he's not fussy as long as she looks stunning) that catches his eye - and show her his fabulous living arrangements before also showing her his love making moves? And did you ever feel this stron...

29 November 2007
10:18 GMT

Kanye Whoops Fiddy's A*s

Here are the official results of the much-hyped battle of the superstar rappers. And the winner is...Kanye West. While I'm sure it's no longer such a big surprise, seeing how intermediary evaluations throughout the week placed Kanye's "Graduation" way over Fiddy's "Curtis" in terms of sold copies,...

19 September 2007
05:58 GMT

Kanye West's Ego Strikes Again

Enough already! Kanye West has proven to us all he's a valuable producer and a talented singer, not to mention an extremely commercially successful artist. But despite his triumph over rival rapper 50 Cent, and the good reviews his album has been getting, Kanye insists on blaming everyone for everything.And it s...

17 September 2007
10:26 GMT

Ciara Goes Naked for Fiddy - Check It Out!

Man, looks like at least one great reason to buy Fiddy's album (kidding - it's actually quite good, if you're into his style). But just take a look at some of the artwork that accompanies the album in question - and you'll see my point. It's been said regularly that the rapper promotes himsel...

14 September 2007
05:43 GMT


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