50 Cent News

Though he would later struggle with the nature of his fame as well as market expectations, 50 Cent endured substantial obstacles throughout his young yet remarkably dramatic life before becoming the most discussed figure in rap, if not pop music in general, circa 2003.

The legal matter between 50 Cent and Taco Bell ended on Monday when the two parties reached a confidential settlement over a commercial that used the rapper's name to promote the restaurant's value menu.

Who bested the once-dominant G-Unit General? According to figures provided by Nielsen SoundScan, Twitter-lover John Mayer 's Battle Studies took the top spot with sales of 286,000, followed by My Christmas by tenor Andrea Bocelli , the debut of Norah Jones ' rock-tinged Fall and Christian rock group Casting Crowns ' Until the Whole World Hears .

For a man who has talked big about sales figures for much of his career, 50 Cent seems to have had a change of heart when it comes to his latest, Before I Self-Destruct . The rapper's fourth solo album had the lowest opening week of his career , bowing at #5 on 160,000 sales, trailing his next-smallest debut, 2007's Curtis, by more than 500,000 ...

NICOLE RICHIE is back at home in Los Angeles after receiving hospital treatment for pneumonia.

Slideshow Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of Summit Entertainment's 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' at Mann Westwood on November 16, 2009 in Westwood, California.

Michigan's Grand Valley Health Plan ranked fourth highest in the country for its commercial and Medicare insurance plans in new national rankings released Monday by the National Committee for Health Quality and U.S. News Media Group.

A A Lambert's provocative performance A A Nov. 23: singer Adam Lambert's sexually-charged performance at the American Music Awards has been criticized for its explicit nature, and was even censored for the West Coast.

London, Nov 22 Hip-hop artist 50 Cent was forced to shelve plans to launch a new safe sex campaign after his design for a revolutionary new condom failed to stand up scientifically.

Fif said the role wasn't too much of a stretch. "I would actually yell at Kelly," Fif laughed.

Sometimes it's all about the bands. This week it's all about the singers, songwriters, sex symbols and superstar rappers.

UMA THURMAN is set to become the envy of teenage girls across the world - she is to romance ROBERT PATTINSON in a new movie.

Emmett/Furla Films and Cheetah Vision Films have partnered with Georgia-based entrepreneur Richard Jackson to produce and co-finance three to five pictures per year.

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Hollywood star Robert De Niro is planning a new career as a rapper after becoming good friends with hip-hop star 50 Cent.

Robert De Niro is planning a new career as a gangster rapper after becoming good friends with hip-hop star 50 Cent.

Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson told MTV his long-delayed fourth album would be "like a prequel" to blockbuster 2003 debut Get Rich or Die Tryin' -- in other words, a back-to-basics return to the rapper-mogul's more aggressive roots.

But his sales have been sliding since "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" put him on the celebrity A-list in 2003.

Norah Jones, "The Fall" John Mayer, "Battle Studies" Norah Jones John Mayer, "Battle Studies" Amid an infinite sea of rich, complex and at times challenging flavors, sometimes you just want a scoop of plain vanilla.

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