50 Cent News and Features

From 50 Cent to A$AP Rocky, Listen to “The Introduction” (RDIO Playlist)

The DJBooth has partnered with music subscription service Rdio to bring our readers exclusive, streaming playlists over the course of October and November. For our second collection, we decided to look back at the moment some...

50 Cent Presents MJ Tribute Mixtape “Forever King” [Download]

New York, NY -- G-Unit head honcho 50 Cent is back with the second entry in the underground mixtape trilogy he began with his reader-acclaimed War Angel LP. Dedicated to the memory of the late Michael Jackson and including...

50 Cent Unleashes “War Angel LP” Mixtape [Download]

New York, NY -- As he prepares to drop his perpetually-delayed fourth album, 50 Cent has undertaken to regain his early street cred with a trilogy of mixtape releases, the first of which dropped Tuesday night. Featuring...

50 Cent Delays “Self Destruct” to February; Release to Include Movie DVD

New York, NY -- Superstar rapper 50 Cent, who was originally slated to drop his fourth studio album, Before I Self-Destruct, on December 16th, has delayed the release till early 2009, due to an inability to complete the...

50 Cent & ThinkTank Invade Cabo [Video]

New York, NY -- Last Thursday (Nov. 6th), 50 Cent took a trip down to Los Cabos, Mexico to take part in an episode of E!'s Party Monster: Cabo. This behind-the-scenes video gives fans a look at an exclusive performance of...

50 Cent Previews “Before I Self Destruct,” In Stores December 9

New York, NY-- Rapper/actor/entrepreneur 50 Cent has now added "film director" to his résumé; on December 9th, the G-Unit head honcho's new cinematic work, Before I Self-Destruct, will hit store shelves, packaged with the...

MTV Cribs to Air Full Episode With 50 Cent

New York, NY -- He took over the charts, now rap superstar 50 Cent will take over MTV CRIBS in an all-new episode devoted to his 17-acre Connecticut estate and provide additional rare access to his home through exclusive...

Kanye Tops U.S. Billboard Chart, 50 Shouldn’t Be Ashamed

Written By: DJ "Z" The highly-anticipated and much debated sales match between Kanye West and 50 Cent is over. The victor was announced late Tuesday evening and ladies and gentlemen, please rise in ovation for your winner:...

Chamillionaire Dresses Up As Bob O’Wildy, Debates Kanye vs. 50 Cent

New York, NY -- Rapper Chamillionaire dressed up as Evening News persona Bob O'Wildy recently and polled a large group of people on whose CD they planned to pick up this past Tuesday, Kanye West or 50 Cent. To view the...

Kanye Takes the Lead, Is 50 Headed for an Early Retirement?

By Nathan S. What exactly would 50 Cent do during his retirement? What would the king of New York look like playing shuffleboard in Florida? It’s hard to picture the former crack dealer turned hip-hop icon...

50 Cent’s New Album, Curtis, Moves To September 11, 2007

SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- 50 Cent's new album, Curtis, will now be released on September 11, 2007. Because of the Labor Day holiday on Monday September 3rd, the decision was made to push the release one week so that it is...

50 Cent Album Release Date Moved to September

Santa Monica, CA -- 50 Cent’s new album curtis, which was previously scheduled to be released on June 26th, will now be released on September 4, 2007. With the album near completion and unable to make the original June...

50 Cent AKA ‘Curtis’ Take Over on BET’s Rap City

NEW YORK, NY -- Do not adjust your television sets, 50 Cent will be taking over as celebrity host for RAP CITY, beginning May 29, 2007 through June 2, 2007 @ 5 p.m./ET. In the midst of promoting his third album entitled,...

MTV Has Not Banned 50 Cent Video, Interscope Denies Internet Rumors

In a message sent to DJBooth.net from Interscope Records: "To everybody that thinks “MTV is going to ban the Amusement Park video,” you are TERRIBLY wrong. It’s a standard process that we do an MTV edit for just about...

50 Cent and the G-Unity Foundation Give Grant to the Summer Stars Camp

SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- With a $70,000 grant, 50 Cent and the G-Unity Foundation made it possible for 50 kids from the Jamaica, Queens and surrounding areas, to attend the Summer Stars Camp for the Performing Arts in Cape...

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