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Fiddy Feuds with Alicia Keys
4/21/2008, E! Online

Rapper 50 Cent is no stranger to drama. And living up to his hardheaded rep, the former drug dealer stirs things up once again—this time with...  more >

50 Cent, Yayo Not Too Gangsta for Civil Court
4/10/2008, E! Online

One teenager is accusing 50 Cent of being more than "Just a Lil Bit" influential.  A New York mom and her 14-year-old son have sued Fiddy, Tony Yayo, Violator...  more >

50 Cent sued by his son's mother
4/3/2008, AP

Grammy-nominated rapper 50 Cent is being sued by a former girlfriend who says the hip-hop superstar is trying to evict her and their 10-year-old son from their...  more >

Musicians take social networking into their own hands
3/28/2008, Reuters

50 Cent has more than 1 million friends on MySpace, but if the rapper ever decides to leave the social network, he'll be leaving behind those friends, too. So like a...  more >

Yayo Gets Off
2/14/2008, E! Online

Tony Yayo's avoided the same fate as the Game. Days after his former G-Unit running mate was sentenced two months in a Los Angeles jail for pulling out a gun during a...  more >

Rapper Yayo gets community service
2/14/2008, AP

G-Unit rapper Tony Yayo was sentenced Thursday to 10 days of community service after pleading guilty to harassment of a recording rival's 14-year-old son. Yayo, whose real...  more >

Game Off—Rapper Sentenced to Jail
2/11/2008, E! Online

The Game's got jail. The hit-making rappper has been sentenced to two months in an L.A. lockup after pleading no contest Monday to whipping out a gun during a...  more >

50 Cent: De Niro makes me feel `normal'
2/5/2008, AP

It's not every day that you see Robert De Niro on the cover of Vibe — with 50 Cent. They posed for the magazine's March issue to promote their new crime drama,...  more >

50 Cent performs at Super Bowl concert
2/1/2008, AP

50 Cent captained an all-star team during his pre-game Super Bowl concert. Between performing hits like "Candy Shop" and "Ayo Technology" with his crew, the rapper welcomed...  more >

Music insiders discuss industry fixes
1/11/2008, AP

Another year, another downward turn for the record business. So what will the industry do? While overall music sales were up 14 percent in 2007, most of that growth was due...  more >

50 Cent performs in Kosovo's capital
12/18/2007, AP

Thousands turned out in Kosovo's capital Monday to see rapper 50 Cent perform in the territory known more for its political woes than party tunes. 50 Cent arrived for a...  more >

Lindsay Lohan working with 50 Cent?
11/29/2007, Yahoo! Music

50 Cent is planning to work with Lindsay Lohan on her new album, according to reports. The rap beefcake and showbiz socialite are said to have become good friends in recent...  more >

50 Cent shows off mansion on `Cribs'
11/29/2007, AP

When 50 Cent bought Mike Tyson's 48,000-square-foot mansion three years ago, the rapper felt like he'd stepped into a time warp. "It kind of had a `Miami Vice' feel. It was...  more >

50 Cent banned by U.S. television
11/1/2007, Yahoo! Music

50 Cent's new single "I Still Kill" has been banned by TV stations MTV and BET in America. The track has been renamed "I Still Will." 50 Cent told New York Magazine: "I...  more >

50 Cent vs. Nas
10/23/2007, Yahoo! Music

50 Cent has weighed into the debate over the controversial new Nas album, insisting N--ger is a "stupid name." The rap superstar becomes the latest music industry figure to...  more >

50 Cent vanquishes Kanye in European charts
9/25/2007, Yahoo! Music

50 Cent has turned the tables on Kanye West by going straight in at number one on the European charts with his third album Curtis. To add insult to injury, West, who beat...  more >

The Game Sings Familiar Legal Refrain
9/25/2007, E! Online

The Game isn't playing. The "How We Do" rapper, whose real name is Jayceon Terell Taylor, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to three felony charges stemming from his...  more >

West beats 50 Cent again — at Mobos
9/20/2007, AP

Kanye West has 50 Cent's number. The rapper beat out 50 yet again, this time at Britain's Mobo (Music of Black Origin) Awards, where he won Best Hip Hop act on...  more >

Kanye West bests 50 Cent in album sales
9/19/2007, AP

Just hours after he was officially crowned the victor in his much-hyped sales battle with 50 Cent, Kanye West turned up at GQ's 50th anniversary party as the featured...  more >

50 Cent accuses Kanye's label of chart-rigging
9/17/2007, Yahoo! Music

50 Cent--real name Curtis Jackson--has today (September 17) blamed Kanye West's record label Def Jam for yesterday's chart defeat, saying Def Jam had been "rigging"...  more >

50 Cent retirement rumors fueled as tour scrapped
9/17/2007, Yahoo! Music

50 Cent has added fuel to the rumor he is to quit music by scrapping his previously scheduled European tour. The rapper had previously claimed that he would quit music if...  more >

50 Cent Not Euro-Bound
9/17/2007, E! Online

When exchanging words with the media about Kanye West, 50 Cent never vowed to quit performing in Europe if his fellow rap star outsold him, did he? Regardless, the...  more >

50 Cent, Lil' Kim, sued over royalties
9/13/2007, AP

A record producer has sued rappers 50 Cent and Lil' Kim and two record companies for $2 million, claiming they failed to pay him royalties on a song that sold 2 million...  more >

Fiddy & Kim's "Magic" Suit
9/13/2007, E! Online

For all the good Lil' Kim says it does, the "Magic Stick" can't make a lawsuit disappear. The raunchy rapper and guest-MC 50 Cent have been sued by a record...  more >

Kanye leads 50 Cent in CD sales face-off
9/13/2007, AP

50 Cent may be getting hip-hop's equivalent of a gold watch next week. Early reports have Kanye West beating 50 in their much-hyped battle of album sales: West's...  more >

Third album not the charm for 50 Cent
9/10/2007, AP

If you want a sense of how stressful it's been for 50 Cent to release his third album, just look at the CD cover. Whereas his first two albums featured portraits that exuded...  more >

50 Cent wants to duet with Robbie Williams
9/10/2007, Yahoo! Music

As unlikely as it sounds, gangsta rapper 50 Cent has said that he would love to duet with Robbie Williams. On the day of the release of his Curtis LP, the "In Da Club" star...  more >

Review: New CDs from 50 Cent, Kanye West
9/10/2007, AP

50 Cent, "Curtis" (Interscope) and Kanye West, "Graduation" (Def Jam) Hip-hop's latest battle between two of its biggest egos — Kanye West and 50 Cent — has been...  more >

VMA losses spark another Kanye tantrum
9/10/2007, AP

Kanye West says he'll never return to MTV. The 29-year-old rapper, who was shut out at the Video Music Awards on Sunday night, threw a tantrum in front of media and crew...  more >

50 Cent 'erupts' over leaked video
8/13/2007, Yahoo! Music

It has been reported that 50 Cent "erupted" during a meeting at his record label Interscope, after a forthcoming single and video--a collaboration with Robin...  more >

Fiddy Trips on Kanye's Success
8/10/2007, E! Online

The wind has obviously shifted since 50 Cent first headed West. The Get Rich or Die Tryin' rapper announced Friday that he's going to quit tryin'—if...  more >

Universal to sell songs without copy protection
8/9/2007, Reuters

Vivendi's Universal Music Group, the world's largest music label, on Thursday said it will test the sale of songs from artists such as Amy Winehouse, 50 Cent and the...  more >

50 Cent Takes Aim at Shooting Game
7/20/2007, E! Online

50 Cent is apparently no fonder of fake shooting than he is of the real deal. The Massacre rapper filed a $1 million lawsuit against Internet advertising company Traffix...  more >

50 Cent Album Delayed Again
7/16/2007, E! Online

50 Cent's latest is staying in da vault a little longer. The multiplatinum-selling rapper''s label, Interscope, announced it was pushing back the release of...  more >

Fiddy & Timberlake to sing about porn?
7/3/2007, Yahoo! Music

50 Cent and Justin Timberlake's upcoming collaboration is about their love of pornography, it has been claimed. The pair of music stars have recorded a song for Fiddy's new...  more >

Baby Mama Seeks Bigger Piece of 50 Cent
6/25/2007, E! Online

50 Cent's baby mama wants lots more benjamins in da bank account of their 10-year-old son. Shaniqua Tompkins has been in a Long Island court battling the "In Da...  more >

50 Cent new album tracklisting revealed
6/20/2007, Yahoo! Music

50 Cent has revealed the tracklisting for his new album Curtis. The album is set to be released on September 4. It has been revealed that the album will feature the...  more >

Rapper won't testify at Iverson trial
6/15/2007, AP

Rapper 50 Cent will not have to testify at NBA star Allen Iverson's assault trial this month, a federal judge ruled Friday. The lawsuit stems from a fight between members...  more >

Rapper 50 Cent enters virtual world Zwinktopia
6/6/2007, Reuters

Even in a virtual world on the Internet, teens long to be cool. And what can be cooler than a Ramones T-shirt on your self-styled Web persona? Zwinktopia, the...  more >

50 Cent pushes back album release date
5/29/2007, Yahoo! Music

50 Cent has pushed back the release date of his new album, Curtis, from June 26 to September 4. The late summer release date will allow the rapper additional time to...  more >

Fiddy's Curtis Running Late
5/29/2007, E! Online

The wait just got longer for the long-awaited new 50 Cent album, Curtis, as the rapper's label announced the planned release on June 26 was being pushed back until until...  more >

50 Cent's 52-room mansion up for sale
5/3/2007, AP

The 52-room mansion that rapper 50 Cent has called home for more than three years, an estate once owned by boxer Mike Tyson, is up for sale. The rap artist (real name:...  more >

Eminem teams up with 50 Cent for new album
4/24/2007, Yahoo! Music

Eminem is one of the guests featured on the new 50 Cent album Curtis. The album, which is released on June 26, will be proceeded by the single "Straight To The Bank." The...  more >

Chris Lighty: hip-hop's dealmaker
4/5/2007, AP

Yes, 50 Cent is one of rap's most lucrative entertainers. Yes, he's sold more than 11 million albums, and yes, he has built a rap empire. But no, 50 can't count on selling...  more >

50 Cent denies attacking boy
4/3/2007, Yahoo! Music

50 Cent has issued a statement completely denying claims he assaulted a teenage boy. The rapper was recently accused of involvement in an alleged attack on the 14-year-old...  more >

50 Cent launches condom line
1/10/2007, Yahoo! Music

50 Cent is planning to launch a line of condoms. The news has emerged during the promotional campaign for the three novels he has co-written about his life in the G-Unit...  more >

No Insurance for 50 Cent
12/18/2006, E! Online

Thanks to a big diss by his insurance company, 50 Cent could be out some major pocket change. National Fire Insurance has reportedly ruled it will not cover upt to $10...  more >

Judge: 50 Cent no two-bit song stealer
10/27/2006, AP

A judge has dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit accusing rapper 50 Cent of stealing the opening line for his 2003 hit "In Da Club" from a song by former 2 Live Crew...  more >

Fiddy's Bad Driving Rap
9/11/2006, E! Online

Forget da club--50 Cent might soon be in da traffic court. The rapper (real name: Curtis Jackson) was pulled over in New York Friday and cited for making an unsafe lane...  more >

50 Cent ticketed for expired license
9/10/2006, AP

50 Cent may have to dig in for a lot more change than that after being pulled over by police Friday in midtown Manhattan while taking his silver Lamborghini for a...  more >

Fiddy vs. Diddy
9/7/2006, Yahoo! Music

50 Cent has recorded a new mixtape featuring a damning verbal assault on Diddy. The rapper throws a number of unfounded allegations at his rival about the death of...  more >

50 Cent, Green Day Top ASCAPs
5/23/2006, E! Online

Sir Paul McCartney, Neil Young, Bob Dylan...50 Cent? The times really are a-changing. The hip hop superstar took home top honors at the American Society of Composers,...  more >

ASCAP Awards Honor Green Day, 50 Cent
5/22/2006, AP

Songwriters turned out to honor their own Monday as the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers presented its top Pop Music Awards. Winners included rapper...  more >

Michael Jackson & 50 Cent To Collaborate?
4/25/2006, Yahoo! Music

According to Billboard magazine, self-declared King Of Pop Michael Jackson wants to collaborate with the reigning king of hip-hop, 50 Cent. A member of 50 Cent's crew, DJ...  more >

50 Cent Sued for Copyright Infringement
1/20/2006, AP

Rapper 50 Cent stole some of the lyrics for his 2003 hit "In Da Club" from a song by former 2 Live Crew frontman Luther Campbell, an attorney claims in a lawsuit. Richard...  more >

50 Cent Movie Pulled After Pa. Shooting
11/10/2005, AP

The new 50 Cent movie "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" has been pulled from a theater where a man was fatally shot even though officials said Thursday they do not know whether the...  more >

50 Cent Trying His Best Not To Change
11/7/2005, USRN

50 Cent has successfully made the transition from rapper to owning his own empire. The rapper will further solidify his reign with the release of his new movie, Get Rich Or...  more >

50 Cent In Da Court
8/23/2005, E! Online

Forget the "Candy Shop"--right now, 50 Cent's more interested in his dealings with a car shop. The G-Unit rapper filed a lawsuit in federal court Friday against a...  more >

Lil' Kim Takes Shots At 50 Cent, Foxy Brown & Junior M.A.F.I.A. On New Album
8/1/2005, USRN

Lil' Kim will release her new album, The Naked Truth, on September 13 -- just six days before the rapper is scheduled to turn herself in to begin serving a one-year sentence...  more >

Tony Yayo Feels The Fallout From 50 Cent's Rap Wars
6/27/2005, USRN

While 50 Cent has made a career of dissing other rappers and starting beefs, it appears that his antics have finally caused some negative fallout to his crew, in particular,...  more >

The Game Airs 50 Cent Out At Summer Jam
6/6/2005, USRN

WQHT's annual Summer Jam has become one of the biggest hip-hop concerts of the year. This year's event--held Sunday (June 5) at New Jersey's Giant Stadium--brought out the...  more >

50 Cent's Reebok Ad Pulled From U.K. Televison
4/20/2005, USRN

Last month, British anti-gun charity The Disarm Trust called 50 Cent's new Reebok commercial "irresponsible and despicable," and accused Reebok of "preying on young...  more >

Mariah Massacres 50 Cent
4/20/2005, E! Online

Mimi has emancipated the charts from Fiddy. Mariah Carey's comeback album, The Emancipation of Mimi, debuted at number one with sales of 404,000, ending the six-week...  more >

Fiddy Leaves Faith Behind
4/13/2005, E! Online

The First Lady finished second. Faith Evans became the latest chart pretender to get Massacre-d, as her latest disc fell just 8,000 copies shy of the top slot that 50...  more >

50 Cent Fires Back At Jadakiss And Fat Joe
4/11/2005, USRN

50 Cent may be busy flexing his acting chops on the set of his feature film debut in Canada, but the rapper has still found the time to respond to Jadakiss and Fat Joe with...  more >

Korn's Jonathan Davis To Work With Lil' Jon Again
3/31/2005, USRN

Korn vocalist Jonathan Davis said in an online chat last Sunday (March 27) that he will collaborate for a second time with rapper Lil Jon, according to KornWeb.cjb.net....  more >

Fiddy Goes Four-For-Four
3/30/2005, E! Online

Leave it to 50 Cent to turn this past month into the March Massacre. For the fourth straight week, 50 Cent's The Massacre remained the album that no one could unseat...  more >

Nas Still Flirting With The Idea Of Responding To 50 Cent Diss
3/29/2005, USRN

While rappers Fat Joe and Jadakiss have already recorded and released response songs to 50 Cent's diss track, "Piggy Bank," Nas, who was also dissed on the track, doesn't...  more >

50 Cent Getting Along Fine in Suburbia
3/28/2005, AP

There she was, ready to schmooze with 50 Cent and his celebrity friends, and Robin Condon was beyond embarrassed. Just as she was taking in the half-dressed dancers,...  more >

Fat Joe Compares 50 Cent's to Victim
3/24/2005, AP

With his menacing stare and bulked-up body, 50 Cent hardly seems like a victim of abuse. But Fat Joe, the recent target of a barrage of 50 Cent insults, says the...  more >

Fiddy Won't Bow to "Now"
3/23/2005, E! Online

Now that's what I call a massacre. The latest edition of the hugely popular Now That's What I Call Music! series just turned legal with Volume 18, but didn't get lucky,...  more >

50 Cent Wins Affection Of Hollywood Leading Ladies
3/22/2005, USRN

Although 50 Cent has gained a reputation for being a no-nonsense thug, the rapper also seems to have the ability to charm women with his raw lyrics. 50 Cent recently...  more >

50 Cent Can't Be Jacked
3/16/2005, E! Online

By David Jenison Whether it's J.Lo or J.Jo, 50 Cent refuses to relinquish his chokehold on the album chart. Having staved off Jennifer Lopez 's Rebirth last...  more >

50 Cent Challenged To $1 Million Pay-Per-View Battle
3/14/2005, USRN

Last week, Jadakiss released the mixtape song "Checkmate," in response to 50 Cent's diss song "Piggy Bank," and now Jadakiss is calling the G-Unit rapper out for a $1...  more >

50 Cent And The Game Make Amends
3/10/2005, USRN

50 Cent and The Game held a press conference at the Schomburg Center For Research In Black Culture in Harlem Wednesday (March 8) to announce that they have put their...  more >

Fiddy & Game Squash Feud
3/9/2005, E! Online

50 Cent and the Game have decided to play nice. The rappers put an end to their public feud Wednesday at a press conference at Schomburg Center for Research in Black...  more >

50 Cent and the Game Call Truce in Rap War
3/9/2005, Reuters

Feuding gangsta rappers 50 Cent and The Game called a truce on Wednesday, saying they wanted to set a good example to fans of a genre that sometimes glorifies violence and...  more >

50 Cent, the Game Call a Truce
3/9/2005, AP

Rappers 50 Cent and former protege The Game are calling a truce. The Game has a foundation, Black Wall Street, which empowers the community through business development....  more >

The Game Calls 50 Cent A 'Coward' During Long Beach Show
3/7/2005, USRN

The tension seems to be escalating between The Game and his former mentor, 50 Cent. The Game resorted to name-calling during a performance at The Vault 350 nightclub in Long...  more >

Review: 50 Cent's 'Massacre' a Blockbuster
3/2/2005, AP

The cover of 50 Cent's second CD transforms a photo of the hugely successful rapper into a character out of a cartoon or graphic novel, splatters of black paint around his...  more >

50 Cent Kicks Game Out Of The G-Unit, Violence Erupts Outside Of Radio Station
3/1/2005, USRN

50 Cent and the Game have been at odds for a few weeks as they exchanged long distance jabs but on Monday night (February 28), the beef between the two former collaborators...  more >

50 Cent Forced To Push Up Release Of 'The Massacre'
2/24/2005, USRN

Rapper 50 Cent is once again a victim of bootlegging and illegal downloading. The rapper's sophomore album, the Massacre, which was scheduled to come out on March 8, turned...  more >

50 Cent Pushes Back Release Of New Album
1/12/2005, USRN

Rapper 50 Cent has pushed back the release of his sophomore album, St. Valentine's Day Massacre, to March 8 from its originally scheduled February 15 release date. The...  more >

Billboard Music Awards Strike Flat Note in Ratings
12/10/2004, Reuters

Ratings tumbled for the Billboard Music Awards, which Fox aired Dec. 8 from Las Vegas. According to Nielsen Media Research, the 15th annual two-hour broadcast drew 6.9...  more >

50 Cent Involved In Scuffle At Nigerian Airport
12/6/2004, USRN

Rapper 50 Cent was involved in a scuffle at the Murtala Muhammad Airport in Lagos, Nigeria, on Saturday night (December 4). Allhiphop.com reports that 50 Cent got into a...  more >

50 Cent Says His New Album Is Twice As Good As His Debut
11/22/2004, USRN

Rapper 50 Cent is going to have a hard time topping his 2003 debut album, Get Rich Or Die Tryin', which has already sold more than seven million copies in the United States....  more >

50 Cent Involved In Scuffle During Surprise Performance
5/10/2004, USRN

Rapper 50 Cent was involved in a scuffle during a surprise performance at the Hippodrome nightclub in Springfield, Massachusetts early Saturday morning (May 8). The...  more >

Vivica Fox Misses 50 Cent?
4/21/2004, USRN

Kill Bill Volume 2 star Vivica A. Fox says she still misses 50 Cent, in spite of the nasty things he said about her after their break-up. Maxim magazine reports that...  more >

Evanescence Joined On Stage By 50 Cent For Best New Artist Award
2/9/2004, USRN

Evanescence scored a major upset by beating out 50 Cent for the Best New Artist Grammy Award. The group also won in the Best Hard Rock performance category for "Bring Me To...  more >

50 Cent To Perform At The Grammy Awards
2/2/2004, USRN

50 Cent has joined the list of artists who will perform at the 46th annual Grammy Awards on February 8 in Los Angeles. The rapper is up for five awards, including Best New...  more >

G-Unit's Tony Yayo Released From Prison
1/12/2004, USRN

The G-Unit is now officially back to full strength. Group member Tony Yayo was released from New York's Lakeview Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility on Thursday...  more >

50 Cent Up For Six 'Billboard' Music Awards
12/2/2003, USRN

Rapper 50 Cent was a finalist in six categories, including artist of the year and album of the year, when the finalists for the 2003 Billboard Music Awards were announced on...  more >

50 Cent Hit With $21 Million Lawsuit By Newspaper Photographer
11/11/2003, USRN

A New York Post photographer, Jim Alcorn, has filed a $21 million lawsuit against 50 Cent, Shady/Aftermath Records, Interscope Records, and several of the rapper's security...  more >

50 Cent Giving Away $50 Grand Worth Of Diamonds
10/28/2003, USRN

When 50 Cent's G-Unit group release their debut album Beg For Mercy on November 18, four "golden tickets" will be hidden inside four random pressings of the first million...  more >

Ja Rule Turns to Minister Farrakhan To Broker Peace With 50 Cent
10/27/2003, USRN

Grammy-nominated rapper Ja Rule took the first step towards calling a truce with hip-hop's reigning bad boy, 50 Cent, on Thursday, October 23, when he visited Minister Louis...  more >

Afeni Shakur Loves 50 Cent's Collaboration With Tupac
10/24/2003, USRN

Tupac Shakur's mother, Afeni Shakur, is busy making the rounds promoting the upcoming documentary on her murdered son's life, Tupac: Resurrection, which will hit theaters on...  more >

50 Cent Is A No Show But Still Bags Three 'Source' Awards
10/15/2003, USRN

Hip-hop's reigning bad boy 50 Cent continued his domination of 2003 award shows on Monday night (October 13), when he won three Source Awards at the 6th Annual Source Hip...  more >

Lil' Kim May Be Linked To 50 Cent New Jersey Shooting
10/6/2003, USRN

Rapper Lil' Kim's boyfriend, Damion Hardy, is being investigated by authorities in relation to a shooting that occurred outside of a Doubletree Hotel in Jersey City, New...  more >

50 Cent To Release His Sophomore Set In June
10/3/2003, USRN

The world's hottest rapper, 50 Cent, has decided to push back the release of his untitled sophomore set to June of 2004. The rapper was originally scheduled to drop the new...  more >

Mary J. Blige And The G-Unit Hook Up For 'Ooh!' Remix
9/25/2003, Yahoo! Music

R&B singer Mary J. Blige and G-Unit recently hooked up for a remix to Blige's latest single, "Ooh!" The remix features new vocals from 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, and Young Buck,...  more >

Avril Lavigne Leads 'Radio Music Awards' Nominees
9/18/2003, USRN

Avril Lavigne has a leading five nominations for the 2003 Radio Music Awards. Other nominees include 50 Cent with four, and Eminem and Coldplay who have three each. The...  more >

50 Cent Linked To Gunfire In New Jersey Hotel Parking Lot
9/11/2003, USRN

Rapper 50 Cent, who was the victim of a shooting in 2000, is at the center of an ongoing investigation in Jersey City, New Jersey. The incident concerns several shots that...  more >

50 Cent, Madonna, Britney & Missy Plan Surprises For VMAs?
8/28/2003, USRN

The 2003 MTV Video Music Awards will be broadcast live from New York City's Radio City Music Hall on Thursday (August 28) at 8 p.m. ET (tape delayed PT). Performers set to...  more >

Eminem, D12 Rock The Mic With 50 Cent In Detroit, Mother Offered Reality Show
8/22/2003, USRN

Eminem and his side group, D12, made an unsurprising but still crowd-pleasing guest appearance during Shady Records labelmate 50 Cent's set at the Rock the Mic tour stop...  more >

50 Cent And Snoop Dogg Record Songs Together
8/15/2003, USRN

Hip-Hop superstars are teaming up for what could be a rap super group. According to MTV.com, Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent recorded enough tracks to fill an entire album while both...  more >

50 Cent Big Winner At 'Billboard' R&B-Hip-Hop Awards
8/11/2003, USRN

50 Cent was the big winner at the Billboard R&B-Hip-Hop Awards in Miami Friday (August 8), taking home four awards including top artist, male artist, new artist and singles...  more >

50 Cent & Good Charlotte Added To VMA Performers
8/6/2003, USRN

50 Cent and Good Charlotte will join previously announced performers Christina Aguilera and Coldplay at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards when they broadcast live from New...  more >

Man Killed Outside Jay-Z/50 Cent Concert In Toronto
7/4/2003, USRN

Msemji Granger, 24, of Hamilton, Ontario, was shot several times at close range by two unidentified assailants while leaving the Roc The Mic concert at Toronto's Molson...  more >

50 Cent, B2K, Snoop Dogg Win At BET Awards
6/25/2003, USRN

R&B quartet B2K and hip-hop sensation 50 Cent were both two-time winners at the 2003 BET Awards, the third annual edition of Black Entertainment Television's celebration of...  more >

50 Cent Inks Deal With William Morris Agency
6/13/2003, USRN

50 Cent has inked a deal with the William Morris Agency (WMA) to represent the rapper in all areas including possible feature film roles, according to the Hollywood...  more >

50 Cent Leads Pack With 10 'Billboard' R&B/Hip-Hop Award Noms
6/6/2003, USRN

50 Cent leads all nominees for the upcoming 2003 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards with 10 nominations to his credit. Nelly was a close second with eight nominations, and R....  more >

50 Cent, DMX, Ja Rule, Jay-Z & Others Featured On New 'Beef' DVD
6/4/2003, USRN

Ving Rhames has been tapped to narrate, Beef, a new documentary which will focus on classic hip-hop battles and feature exclusive performances from 50 Cent, DMX, Ja Rule,...  more >

Ja Rule And Fatal Hussein Take Another Shot At 50 Cent
5/29/2003, USRN

Rapper Ja Rule, who was supposed to be on a self-imposed six-month vacation, has released a new diss record, "The Wrap" this past weekend. It features Fatal Hussein and...  more >

50 Cent Teams Up With Snoop Dogg For 'P.I.M.P.' Remix
5/28/2003, USRN

Red-hot rapper 50 Cent has teamed up with Snoop Dogg for a remix of the rapper's "P.I.M.P." The original version of the song is currently Number 34 on the urban Radio &...  more >

Lil' Kim Compares Working With 50 Cent To Notorious B.I.G.
5/27/2003, USRN

Lil' Kim's latest single? “Magic Stick"--featuring 50 Cent--is quickly climbing the charts. The song is Number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Recently Lil' Kim...  more >

50 Cent, T.A.T.U., & Pink To Perform At MTV Movie Awards
5/16/2003, USRN

Rapper 50 Cent, T.A.T.U., and Pink are the most recently invited artists to perform at the 12th annual MTV Movie Awards, according to the MTV UK website. The ceremony will...  more >

50 Cent Still Owes Doctor Who Patched Him Up Following Shooting
5/7/2003, USRN

Rapper 50 Cent still owes money to the doctor who treated him following the May 24 shooting three years ago that left the rapper with nine gunshot wounds. 50 Cent reportedly...  more >

Phony 50 Cent Rep Steals $12,000
5/6/2003, USRN

New York City's Sound Factory nightclub was hit with a cease and desist order once members of 50 Cent's camp caught wind of a purported concert the rapper was scheduled to...  more >

Jay-Z, Notorious B.I.G., 50 Cent, Beyonce & Others On 'Bad Boy 2' Soundtrack
5/6/2003, USRN

Jay-Z, Loon, the Notorious B.I.G., Carl Thomas, Black Rob, 50 Cent, Justin Timberlake, Fat Joe, Nelly, Lenny Kravitz, and Beyonce Knowles are among the artists featured on...  more >

50 Cent & Jay-Z To Headline 1st Annual Rock The Mic Tour
5/5/2003, USRN

50 Cent and Jay-Z will co-headline the 1st Annual Rock The Mic Tour, scheduled to kick off on June 25 at ctnow.com Meadows Music in Hartford, Connecticut. The event will...  more >

50 Cent Inks Book Deal
5/2/2003, USRN

Rapper 50 Cent has inked a deal for his biography with MTV Books. No title or writer has been selected for the book which will be released in December. In addition to...  more >

Lil' Mo And Free Answer 50 Cent's '21 Questions'
4/30/2003, USRN

R&B singer Lil' Mo has hooked up with 106 & Park hostess and rapper Free for "21 Answers" a response record to 50 Cent's chart-topping "21 Questions." The song recently...  more >

50 Cent To Perform On 'Saturday Night Live'
4/30/2003, USRN

50 Cent will be the musical guest on Saturday Night Live on Saturday (May 3). The show will be hosted by Ashton Kutcher who plays the character of Kelso on That 70's...  more >

50 Cent DVD Debuts At Number 2, Plans To Support Eminem In U.K.
4/25/2003, USRN

50 Cent's latest release, the DVD/CD combination The New Breed, sold almost 250,000 copies its first week out, earning the number two spot on the Billboard 200 album chart....  more >

50 Cent Pushes Next Album Release To 2004
4/22/2003, USRN

50 Cent has decided to put the release of his next album on hold until at least February 2004 due to the overwhelming success of his current set, Get Rich Or Die...  more >

50 Cent And Jay-Z In Talks To Launch A Tour
4/17/2003, USRN

50 Cent and Jay-Z, two of the biggest rappers in the country, are attempting to work out details for a joint tour. According to an announcement 50 Cent made on Monday (April...  more >

50 Cent, Eminem & Busta Rhymes Remake Tupac's 'Hail Mary'
4/14/2003, USRN

50 Cent, Eminem and Busta Rhymes have released a remake of Tupac Shakur's "Hail Mary" as a response to Ja Rule's dis record, "Warrior's Song (Loose Change)." The song...  more >

Linkin Park Rules, 50 Cent Gets Raise, White Stripes & Cher Bow In Top Ten
4/10/2003, USRN

Linkin Park holds on to the Number One spot on the latest Soundscan album chart for a second week with its new album, Meteora; while rapper 50 Cent's former Number One...  more >

50 Cent Recruits Mekhi Phifer, Tyson Beckford, Gabriel Cassius & Others For New Videos
4/8/2003, USRN

Reigning rap king 50 Cent recently shot two videos for his two forthcoming singles, "21 Questions" featuring Nate Dogg, and "Many Men." The "21 Questions" clip, which was...  more >

Ja Rule Goes After 50 Cent, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Truth Hurts & Lil' Mo
4/4/2003, USRN

Ja Rule has broken his musical silence in his ongoing beef with rapper 50 Cent by releasing a new freestyle song, "Loose Change." In addition to firing shots at 50...  more >

50 Cent's 'In Da Club' Shatters Radio Record
4/3/2003, USRN

Rapper 50 Cent continues to rewrite the record books with his hit single, "In Da Club." During one week in March, the song reached an astounding 170.2 million radio...  more >

50 Cent Is Looking For A Book Deal
4/2/2003, USRN

50 Cent, who is out on tour with Clipse, is currently working on securing a book deal for his biography, Number One With Nine Bullets. The rapper is looking for a six-figure...  more >

Scarface Calls 50 Cent A Snitch In New Song
3/27/2003, USRN

Scarface has released a new song, "Snitch N--ga" featuring Z Ro and Bun B of UGK, which disses current reigning rap king, 50 Cent. The song opens with Scarface...  more >

50 Cent Remains Atop Chart, Dixie Chicks Climb To Number Four Amid Controversy
3/20/2003, USRN

Rapper 50 Cent's Shady/Interscope album, Get Rich Or Die Tryin', is atop the album chart for a fourth nonconsecutive week after selling more than 279,000 units last week,...  more >

50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, Field Mob & Fabolous Playing BET's Spring Bling 2003
3/17/2003, USRN

50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, Sean Paul, Clipse, Fabolous, Ginuwine, Beenie Man, Wayne Wonder, Marques Houston, Cash Money Millionaires, Field Mob, and Smilez & Southstar are...  more >

Beyonce Jumps On The 'In Da Club' Bandwagon
3/13/2003, USRN

Beyonce Knowles has joined the likes of Mary J. Blige in using the beat from 50 Cent's "In Da Club" to record a new song. While Blige made a totally new song, "Hooked"...  more >

50 Cent Bumps Norah Jones Out The Number One Spot
3/13/2003, USRN

Rapper 50 Cent's Shady/Interscope album, Get Rich Or Die Tryin', is back on top of the album chart after selling 359,000 copies last week, according to industry sources. The...  more >

Mary J. Blige Takes A Beat From 50 Cent
3/12/2003, USRN

Mary J. Blige has co-opted gangsta rapper 50 Cent's beat from his smash Number One hit, "In Da Club." Blige got the permission of producer Dr. Dre to record a new...  more >

50 Cent Buys His Son A Bulletproof Vest
3/11/2003, USRN

Rapper 50 Cent, who rarely appears in public without his bulletproof vest, has purchased a kiddie-sized custom bulletproof vest for his 6-year-old son, Marquise. The child...  more >

50 Cent's 'In Da Club' Remains Atop The 'Billboard' Hot 100
3/7/2003, USRN

50 Cent's "In Da Club" is Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a second consecutive week. The track also tops Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart for...  more >

50 Cent Tearing Up The Road In Support Of His Hit Album
3/3/2003, USRN

Red-hot rapper 50 Cent is currently wrapping up a 45-stop promotional tour, and has announced that he will remain on the road through April. The rapper is currently...  more >

50 Cent Rocks, DMX A No-Show At Long Island Block Party Concert
2/26/2003, USRN

50 Cent, Clipse, Eve, Jaheim, and Foxy Brown were among the performers at New York's WQHT's Block Party concert at Nassau Coliseum on Long Island Tuesday night (February...  more >

Busta Rhymes & 50 Cent's Management Hires Armed Guards
2/26/2003, USRN

Violator Management--the firm that manages hip-hop heavyweights Busta Rhymes, 50 Cent, Missy Elliott, Capone-N-Noreaga, and others--recently hired armed guards after Busta...  more >

50 Cent Sticks To Original Marketing Plan With New Mix-Tape Release
2/21/2003, Yahoo! Music

Rapper 50 Cent's Interscope Records debut, Get Rich Or Die Tryin', continues to outsell all its current competitors. The set is Number One on the Billboard 200 albums chart...  more >

50 Cent Stays 'Rich' On Album Chart, Dixie Chicks Hang On At Number Two
2/20/2003, Yahoo! Music

Rapper 50 Cent got a sweet Valentine's gift, as his Get Rich Or Die Tryin' holds on to the Number One spot on the Billboard 200 albums chart for the second week in a row....  more >

50 Cent's 'Get Rich Or Die Tryin'' Lands Atop The Album Chart
2/13/2003, Yahoo! Music

Rapper 50 Cent's Shady Records/Aftermath Entertainment debut, Get Rich Or Die Tryin', debuts on top of the Billboard 200 albums chart this week. With only a weekend's worth...  more >

Eminem Helps 50 Cent Celebrate Album Release In Detroit, Plans Dates
2/11/2003, Yahoo! Music

Rapper-actor Eminem made a special guest appearance Sunday (February 9) at the State Theatre in Detroit for an album party for 50 Cent, whose Get Rich Or Die Tryin' came out...  more >

50 Cent's Indie Release Climbs Charts As 'Get Rich' Hits Stores
2/10/2003, Yahoo! Music

50 Cent is currently one of the hottest acts in music. The rapper released his highly anticipated Shady Records/Aftermath Entertainment debut, Get Rich Or Die Tryin', on...  more >

50 Cent-Irv Gotti Feud Prompts Universal To Axe Grammy Bash, Report Says
2/5/2003, Yahoo! Music

The Universal Music Group has canceled its post-Grammy Awards bash, which was scheduled to follow the 45th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony in New York on February 23. The Los...  more >

50 Cent Wants A Piece Of Mariah Carey
2/4/2003, Yahoo! Music

Rap star 50 Cent--who will now release his new album, Get Rich Or Die Tryin', on Thursday (February 6)--shared in a recent interview that he was upset with his friend and...  more >

DMX, Eve, 50 Cent, & Jaheim To Party On The Block
2/3/2003, Yahoo! Music

Rappers DMX, Eve, and 50 Cent will join R&B singer Jaheim as the headliners for New York's Hot 97 FM's Block Party concert, which is scheduled for February 25 at 7:30 p.m....  more >

50 Cent Says Benzino Is Just Looking For Attention, New Album Release Date
2/1/2003, Yahoo! Music

Aftermath Entertainment, Dr. Dre's label, and Shady Records, Eminem's label, have both pulled their ads from The Source magazine due to the ongoing beef between Benzino and...  more >

Timberlake And 50 Cent Remix 'Cry Me A River'
1/31/2003, Yahoo! Music

A remixed version of Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me A River" becomes available as an import single on Tuesday (February 3). Dirty Vegas remixed the track, which currently sits...  more >

50 Cent's Debut Stacked With Heavyweight Production
1/30/2003, USRN

Rapper 50 Cent is preparing for the February 11 release of his much-anticipated, official major-label debut album, Get Rich Or Die Tryin'. The lead single, the Dr....  more >

Ja Rule Says To Let Beef With 50 Cent Die
1/28/2003, USRN

Grammy-nominated rapper Ja Rule has been embroiled in an ongoing feud with fellow rapper 50 Cent for several years. The feud turned violent in 2000 when members of Ja Rule's...  more >

50 Cent On His Hit 'In Da Club'
1/27/2003, USRN

Queens-based rapper 50 Cent is already riding a wave of success three weeks before the release of his highly anticipated new album, Get Rich Or Die Tryin'. In addition to...  more >

50 Cent Due In Court On Weapons Charges
1/3/2003, USRN

Rapper 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson) was due back in court at 100 Centre Street in Manhattan Friday (January 3) to answer to the charge of criminal possession of a weapon in the...  more >

50 Cent Arrested On Weapons Charges
1/2/2003, USRN

Controversial rapper 50 Cent, who takes a shot at fake gangsters on his single, "Wanksta," was arrested Tuesday (December 31) in Manhattan, after police found two guns in a...  more >

50 Cent Says Labels Want Studio Gangsters
12/11/2002, USRN

Rapper 50 Cent will release his new album, Get Rich Or Die Trying, on February 11 via Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records, and he issued the first official single from the...  more >

50 Cent & Notorious B.I.G. Duet Via Technology For Underground Release
9/30/2002, USRN

The Notorious B.I.G. and 50 Cent have "hooked up" for a new song, "N--ga," which has turned up on some underground mix tapes. The song uses two verses from the slain...  more >

50 Cent Says Fake Gangsters Are 'Wankstas'
9/13/2002, USRN

Queens-based rapper 50 Cent, who signed a recording contract with Dr. Dre and Eminem for a cool $1 million earlier this summer, has a new song on urban radio called...  more >

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