50 Cent is well on his way to becoming a billionaire, charred house and all Forbes Magazine said. The rapper, worth an estimated $100 million, was ranked 26th on Forbes‘ annual Celebrity 100 list, released on Wednesday.
“Baby mama” Shaniqua Tompkins is accusing hip hop mogul 50 Cent of orchestrating the five-alarm blaze that nearly killed her and the ten year old son she shares with the rapper. 50 and Shaniqua have been embroiled in a bitter fight over the $1.4 million Long Island home for several months.
He said that he was gonna have somebody come kill me. Watch what he does, and this is what he did,” she told reporters as she was released from a Long Island hospital on Friday. “He’s upset. If he cant have it, nobody can.” Read the rest of this entry »
50 Cent’s ex-girlfriend and 10-year-old son were rescued from an inflammed Long Island home early Friday. Six people are hospitalized after a “suspicious” fire burned down a multimillion-dollar Long Island home owned by 50, Dix Hills Fire Chief Larry Feld says. The chief also confirmed that the Arson Squad is on the scene of the blaze, characterizing the fire as “highly suspicious.” Earlier this year, Shaniqua Tompkins sued 50 Cent, claiming he had promised her the $2.4 million house. A judge ordered the month of three to vacated the mansion next month.
50 Cent is launching a scholarship fund via a new MTV reality show partnered after Donald Trump’s The Apprentice, Billboard Magazine reports. The still-untitled series will feature sixteen street savvy students vying for a a full scholarship to a university course of their choice.
50 Cent is getting back at 106 & Park host Rosci for publicly dissing him several months ago. The G-Unit head told Washington, DC-area radio station WKYS-FM that Rosci is a “slut” and he knows of at least four people in the music industry who have bedded the pint-sized chatterbox. The 50/Rosci Feud apparently stems for a statement made during a red carpet event last Summer. In the above video, Rosci can be heard calling 50′s latest album, “Garbage.”
Was 50′s chain snatched in Africa?
50 Cent just signed a deal to launch his own line of memorabilia. The line will include concert worn-apparel, autograph signings, autographed photos, and other merchandise, The New York Post reports. Read the rest of this entry »
Be on the look out for a 50 Cent diss track aimed at Alicia Keys. 50 is not happy about the Grammy Award-winning singer’s comments regarding a “gangsta rap conspiracy” in the May 2008 issue of Blender Magazine.
“I don’t like Alicia Keys no more,” 50 told Rhaspody Blog on Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
50 Cent has officially tossed rapper Young Buck out of G-Unit, the group’s boss told Hot 97′s Miss Jones on Monday.
“You can look at it and see that’s Game all the way. I was giving him a chance, giving him the benefit of the doubt (to remain with the group). You can take this as an official notice right here – pretty much you can say: Young Buck is no longer in the group G-Unit, but signed to G-Unit (Records) as a solo artist.”
Shaniqua Tompkins, the mother of 50 Cent’s ten year son, Marquise, has sued the rapper for breach of contract and unjust enrichment. Shaniqua claims 50 is trying to evict her and her two sons from their Long Island home. Read the rest of this entry »
