Much has been made of 50 Cent’s recent trip to Somalia on behalf ot the United Nations World Food Program and Street King, the rapper’s energy drink, of which 10 cents from each purchase goes towards feeding the hungry.
Footage is now available of the Queens emcee’s trip, courtesy of ABC News.
“I want to be more. Not just as an artist, but as a person,” revealed 50 to ABC News reporter Dan Harris. “My legacy, what’s left behind.”
“I don’t want to be a guy who’s just remembered for writing a few cool songs.”
The multiplatinum star also discussed what impact his charity work would have on his image in Hip Hop. “It doesn’t match,” he admitted. “I don’t care if my audience is prepared to move forward with me. They may not necessarily be growing at the same pace.”
Watch the interview below, spotted via hiphop-n-more.com:
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Positive stories…….thats whats up!
That’s what life is really about
50 Cent Discusses Desire To Grow As A Person During Visit To Somalia
Still makes songs about killing people and dissing rappers
lol
Never seen this side to 50. Never thought he really had this side to him. Big up for that.
real nigga whats up
Another example of why 50 is 1 of the realest niggas in hip hop
He is a real person not a made up character
Man please he jus tryin to get people to like him again i aint buying it!
I feel u bro 50 jus prentending y have to have people film it? Angelina Jolie doesnt do that neither did Michael Jackson
I dont either
yea me either i aint feelin that fake shit!!
Why you niggas hating so hard? He’s just trying show that rappers do have a heart no matter what they rap about. Either way you niggas will hate because if he films it then its to look good, but if he doesn’t then he lied about it. There’s no pleasing you dudes and well that won’t matter to 50 because he’s just doing his thing whether you believe him or not.
Cosign!!
It’s only that troll YADIG hating up in here
damn publicity stunt !
after the diss records to increase the future sells, welcome to the trips in africa !
i don’t buy that shit ! matter of fact it makes me hat in this guy more !
50 will always be a neat bad ass.I dont care if its publicity stunt or watever.He will ALWAYS be my favourite.. and im from the old school era
They want niggas to just stay in the hood and get killed and do dumb shit bro. I take my hat off to the guy. I don’t like him, but I like his charity work.
Probably this is a publicity stunt. I mean nobody likes this guy anymore. Nothing more then a tax write off. This man has no heart.
First he is dissing rappers then he is dissing his record label. Whats next?
There are MILLIONS worldwide who would laugh at your comment including myself. 50 is the freaking MAN. Least dude writes about what he lived through unlike some of these guys. Oh and BTW, the fact you clicked on the link, keeps him relevant. Dummy, move on.
If it is a publicity stunt (which I don’t agree) its still a win-win situation. He gets publicity and those kids get fed……So whats your point??????
THE MOST HATED EVER IN HIP HOP HISTORY. And yet, dude NEVER NEVER faltered. Love 50, and will ALWAYS respect him and his music and LOVE for the culture of hip hop. SO many of you freaking lames have NO idea about his musical past and the nods and followings he had. Guy came in as a student of wait….Jam Master Jay(Legend) and was under the wing and VERY close with a hmmm Nasir Jones(yes 50 was a braveheart) oh and Im pretty sure KRS-One co-signed duke and if I recall the Kings Of The South UGK gave homie the blessing when he came in. Screw yall 50 haters, dude is hip hop, too bad hes the LAST of a DEAD breed, we need more like him in the game too many of the guys we grew up on are getting old and just don’t care anymore. Keep doing it 50, regardless they gunna talk about you when you gonne. ONE.
“They say I aint a miracle, they say I aint lyrical, I say some hard shit so they think I aint spiritual, can it be I’ve been away too long?”
-50
I call pull shit.
He is just trying to re image himself for future attacks. Right now he wants to play off the hey i’m a nice guy see, so then niggas will grow to like him a bit more right. So then when he starts dissing people you’ll have his lil crew that applaud him for what he did stick up for him like yo 50 a good guy yeah he’s dissing but it’s true so I’m gon stick with 50 he’s a good guy after all that shit he did last year for the poor…Wrong it’s just a front to get people to look at him different and potentially buy his record
Stfu faggot
50 Cent is selling GMO crops to Africa
HATERS SAYING “OOH WHY DID HE FILM THIS?? WHY DOESNT HE JUST DO IT WITHOUT TELLING ANYONE” its cuz its promotion for his STREET KING energy drink. the more people buy the drink the more kids get fed, so by promoting it he’s helping feed more kids. GET IT??
I think it goes both ways (neither exclusively like you are saying and neither the opposite)
i think you go both ways
its weird that you guys call him fake or this is all bullshit yet you guys listen to wayne and ross people that have been proven to be fake….50 is in a new space he has the money but seriously how many cars can you buy?…he is doing great things…its not like he is in front of a green screen pretending to be in africa…lol…smh, its like all these rappers are backwords now..50 has nothing to prove, he has done everything in the hood unlike most of these frauds in the game
so true
the reason he invites cameras is to create awareness…smh..you guys are idiots…you rather have a rapper rap about the struggle instead of actually doing somthing about it?
If he wants to grow as a person feed the starving back home. Like Young Buck.
YOU NEED TO CHECK WHAT FIF IS DOING BEFORE YOU WHRITE A COMMENT, BECAUSE HE IS FEEDING AMERICANS THROUGH FEED AMERICAN…..SMDH
*WRITE
50 the boss
music is just his side hustle
I call bull shit.
He is just trying to re image himself for future attacks. Right now he wants to play off the hey i’m a nice guy see, so then niggas will grow to like him a bit more right. So then when he starts dissing people you’ll have his lil crew that applaud him for what he did stick up for him like yo 50 a good guy yeah he’s dissing but it’s true so I’m gon stick with 50 he’s a good guy after all that shit he did last year for the poor…Wrong it’s just a front to get people to look at him different and potentially buy his record
go wash your dirty hairlocks lil wayne. i hope you fall the next time on your foreheaed while skateboarding….
go wash your dirty hairlocks lil wayne. i hope you fall the next time on your foreheaed while skateboarding
interesting point. not sure your theory is entirely true tho
Man the other day I got dicked down by like 10 niggas. 2 of them really got in my guts. They had me on my back with my legs up, i felt like a bitch and i loved it. I was throwin my ass all back on that dick. man dam it feels good being a bitch getting fuck
I have a feeling this comment above me was made by Drake.
YMCMB We Da Bizne$$!
Lets get it!!!!!!
50 Cunt a wack azz nigga. cant rap fo shit. fake azz gangsta. dis niggas debut album ovarated az hell. we real niggaz bumpin Weezy, Drake & Stunna. swag
Young Money Cash Money Billionaires We Run Dis Shit!
what a roster……… damn!
Weezy da King of Hip Hop/Rap
Nicki da Queen
Limp Bizkit da Rock legendz
Drake da Shakespeare of Hip Hop
Birdman da Suge Knight of da new millenium
Tyga da club dude
Mystikal & Busta Rhymes da veteranz
Bow Wow & Lil Chuckee da kidz
Lil Twist da MC
Dont fuck wit YMCMB broh!
YMCMB WE DA BEST LABEL!
such a stupid comment. with no relevance much respect to 50 cent.
how homosexual of you
lets feed the troll, smdh
your an idiot. weezy king of hiphop? dont be silly.
When you come back make sure you read my comment.Check yo self before you wreck yourself. It’s not about the music all the time. YMCMB aint paying you so I suggest you best be quiet.
50 is one of one there will never be another nigga like him
hopefully 50 will grow to more business, movie and charity efforts, leave the street beef alone, raise his son, and keep his career intact, stay out of prison. It’s not fly to be the gangsta rapper constantly going into jail, swearing that makes you a revolutionary.
constantly going to jail?
not so sure but jail? think uve mistaken curtis over T.I.
well done 50 keep it up
this is the shit pac would have done. Mad respect to fif.
Never really liked 50s music, but what he is doing is real good. More artists should follow his footsteps. Big Ups Fifty!
And publicity stunt or not, The fact that he is helping people,donating money and raising awareness of the World Food Program’s work puts him apart from many other rappers/celebrities who would just make a sextape.
for any haters who think he’s talkin out his ass… it depends. first all tho shame on yall but I’ll elaborate.
celebrities usually go through a wake-up call when they visit third world countries. they look at all the shit they have and then they see how much certain people in this world don’t have. this usually betters them as a person, and I think that’s what Fiddy is goin thru.
BUT, not all celebs go thru with this either. they’ll feel compassionate for the first three days and then go right back to ballin and doin whatever the fuck. so it can go either way for 50, just have to wait n see. but you fags who think he just doin this to better his image are no better, cause it ain’t like you’re gonna lift a finger anyway
Lmao,this faggot is dyin for attention but his time is up….U want attention??Put out a sex-tape with T.Yayo maybe than u will become relevant again,till than shut the fuck up!!!U dead
Watching this makes me glad I abandoned broadcast journalism and to an extent, journalism as a whole.
“Fiddy cent.” “Badboy rapper.” That smug condescending fucking attitude towards him and the not so subtle ridicule at his expense due to his mainstream persona.
Jesus Christ I’ve never cringed more in my life.
Black people, I swear. Make violent, misogynistic, drug filled music to mislead Black youth over here and then donate the proceeds from the sales to Africa. Twenty five percent of Black people in the U.S. are in poverty and these Black celebrities are going to Africa to help people who have their own countries and own natural resources. SMDH. I don’t know how long Blacks can continue with this stupidity without having to really question their intelligence.
50 does feed poor people in america everytime 1 of his headsets are bought 250 meals are given to the poor
If you trying to grow as a person, why don’t you let Young Buck eat?
You do know they’re not fuckin with each other anymore right
busta rhymes had a verse:
live and die by the honor respect the code of loyalty
never bite the hand that always give
and if the hand is ever bitten, instead of biting your own tongue
snitch all your family you run from
the only penalty is that and as i lay you down
perfect for buck
he had young buck eating…about 8million dollars that is, what more do u want??
Now you’re talking, 50! I gave you shit about your stupid songs, always about chicks, ooh girl this and that..blah blah, because you lacked substance. Now you are giving yourself culture, substance, and really doing something different than the rest of the artists out there right now. Hats off to you man, for changin up that formula 50, and doing something positive for people at the same time. Credit where credit is due.
Call it what you want – but this dude is doing the right thing at the end of the day. Trying to create an argument against what he is doing for Somalia (and America’s poor too) is just wrong. Why do we have to believe this guy has to be successful in the rap arena to be relevant? Really, why is that question even relevant? Get with the times and grow up or get lost with the forgotten. Understand that life doesn’t revolve around acting like a damn fool and that ANYONE can turn a corner and make a difference in other people’s lives. People want this guy to stay unsuccessful doing hip hop (when he was successful to begin with). Think about this, is Bill Gates hands-on with Microsoft anymore? No. But are people whining about how he’s only trying to stay relevant with his humanitarian efforts? No. Ask yourself why he’s treated differently than, say, a 50 Cent? It’s because ignorant ghetto and fake ghetto individuals want to keep this guy down. It’s a damn shame how we treat our own. It’s truly a dog-eat-dog world on every level.
He fell off musically, no doubt about it. But as a man, he’s growing tremendously. That’s whats up, I can appreciate that he’s really helping people that need it most.
@ trusttee, that is the realist shit i have read on hear…why do we have to bring 50 down when he is trying to do great things?..if you actually see the interview you can see in his face he is trying to find himself. when he was dissing rappers you hated him but now that he has stopped doing that you guys hate him for feeding little kids…????
Thanks man. I just thought this article deserved a mindful comment to defend a great humanitarian effort against ignorant comments. I can’t believe we have come to this. When will folks realize that the day will come when they will start caring about stuff like this? Please, at the very least, start respecting it now.
wouldnt it be cool if rappers bought kids cloths and food instead of cars and chains?..think about it…it doesnt mean rappers cant buy cool cars and houses but imagine if like a kanye, or jay started stunting and braging about how many kids they fed or how many college educations they funded…lol…that would be dope
That was pretty cool. Well done curtis, greed isnt everything
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1. INTRO
2. WHAT UP RONALD
3. DRIVE THRU WAITING (FEAT. LIL WAYNE)
4. MANY FOOD (WISH HUNGER)
5. I BRING THE HUSTLERS IN PRISON
6. HUNGRY ALL THE TIME
7. EAT
8. IF I CAN’T (THE CORRELATION OFFICER STORY)
9. MEAT BATH (FEAT. NICKI MINAJ)
10. BIG MAC DOWN
11. F.O.O.D MUSIC
12. LIKE MY CHICKEN (FEAT. BIRDMAN)
13. HUNGRY FAT NIGGA
14. 31 FLAVORS (FEAT. DRAKE)
15. DON’T FEED ME (FEAT. WALE & MEEK MILL)
16. GOTTA MAKE IT TO KFC
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I was going to straight hate, but after watching the video i will give him a pass. Still not fucking with his music though. im sorry
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I do have alot of respect for the guy for what he is doing. But there is always an end game.
He has said in the past he wants to break away from hip hop and into film, and to do that he has to market himself to another audience. It’s branding….
Anyone in the spot light with that kind of capital can afford to burn a few million on a PR campaign to create a positive image. Just look at Obama.
Still, these people do need help now, and it’s more than I’ve ever done for someone else.
This is simply why he is the greatest.
Can’t believe you dudes in here aren’t up on Red Cafe’s new mixtape. Shit bangs. Slow asses.
ABC News is soooo fuckin disrespectful. hell, not even 10 secs into the fuckin report, this dumb bitch talkin bout “fiddy cent” “lude n crude”. The whole report was basically bashin dude.
now i dont fuck with him like that n i never bought a cd. but ABC was just disrespectful
great work man GOD WILL BLESS U ……..its the rite way ur going
Hero!
He’s showing all the bitch niggas who rap about giving back how to actually do it. Niggas like Nas, Common, all those cats talk a big game and dont do shit
Yeh that’s why the proceeds from the Distant Relatives’ album sales have gone to charity. You fucking idiot.
i disagree, common gives back alot. he focuses on education which is needed.
Can’t y’all, see that he’s fake, the rap version of TD Jakes
Prophesizing on your CDs and tapes
Won’t break you a crumb of the little bit that he makes
And this is with whom you want to place your faith?
I put dollars on mine, ask Columbine
When the Twin Towers dropped, I was the first in line (That’s real!)
Donating proceeds off every ticket sold
When I was out on the road, that’s how you judge Hov, no?
Ain’t I supposed to be absorbed myself?
Every time there’s a tragedy, I’m the first one to help
i’m not a 50 cent fan, but i have to admit have more respect for him after watching this clip
50 is a good dude
Naw, I call bull shit. aka need more people.
He’s just trying to remimage himself because he has that bad bully guy image and aint no one checking for that no more. So he’s only doing this so next year when his album comes out yall will feel him for all the good he did and check him out, also when he makes a dis song towards another rapper it will be easier for you’ll to side with him since you think he’s a nice guy now after doing this lil shit for the poor. Naw homie I ain’t believing this, plus it’s just another tactic he’s using to stay relevant since music ain’t working out for him so anything to creat a buzz for him to release material….
On a side note, if you want that Cash Money you need do like you said on your record, “X niggas like to hate switch the style up on em” or some shit like hell I dunno.
is his gunity foundation a front? he put $2 mill every year to his charity since 04 tho. what about the baisley park that he renovated in southside, everybody hustled there before fif cleaned it up for the kids. what about when he sent his WHOLE HOOD to six flags huh??? cmon son, 50 doesnt need to rap to keep food on the table, he’s set for kid.
I support the New 50!
This was good. people who dont know about growth dont understand what maturity is. Everyone doesnt grow at the same pace and i agree with 50 for what he said and what he is doing. Giving out turkeys holiday time aint shit.How can you cook the turkey when you have no gas to turn on the oven. 50’s work with this is long term. Applaud that man!
This is beautiful..I understand the growth he’s talking about. & it’s beautiful to see people reach that growth and blossom and do things to make this world better. I hope he keeps it up. he’s got his head on straight.
Why hate on something or someone who has a purpose to help other people who need it? Many of us, including myself are not in a position to do what 50 is doing. Although many of us would want to. My point is this, you don’t have to like the man’s music and he might have fallen off musically. But you have to admire his vision for him and his family and what kind of overall impact he has on people.
No one remembers how much money Biggie and Pac had, but they remember the impact and I think that is what 50 is starting to realize…impact.
About 2 bucks per energy shot and only 10 cents huh?
There’s just something suspect about 50’s motives. He doesn’t seem like a bad guy, but you see him wearing the Street King cap. Rocking the head phones. It felt like promotion when he should have been dressed simple, and not talked about his legacy. You’re there for the poor. Don’t make this about you in any way.
Translation:
50 was in Somalia, he should have worn dirty old clothes and had nappy hair like most of the other poor Africans I see on TV, cried in front of the camera with flies in the air begging for people to buy the energy drink, I would believe it then.
FAKE ASS MOTHERFUCKER …
GAY ASS SHIT EATING NIGGA … FAKE
He is Alive, Fuck his Music Sucks
Fukin Rapist ,,Fuck Him
cool, bro
What’s with the hate? 3.5 MILLION meals and you guys still judge him by his music. I’m far from 50 cent’s biggest fan but you can tell at 3:05 that his intentions are sincere
Because it’s 50 Cent. The same haters can’t even buy a pizza pie for 8 poor kids in their hood and Domino’s and Pizza Hut always have specials for 5, 10, and 15 bucks.
UN STATEMENT REGARDING THE USE OF GMO FOODS AS FOOD AID IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
The World Food Programme has received donations of foods for use in southern Africa, some of which contain GMOs. Several governments in southern Africa have accepted these donated foods without reservation and GM maize varieties are grown in the region. However, other Governments have expressed reservations on receiving food aid containing GMOs and have sought advice from the United Nations.
GMO FOODS CONS…
GMO foods can present significant allergy risks to people, according to Brown University. Genetic modification often mixes or adds proteins that weren’t indigenous to the original plant or animal, causing new allergic reactions in the human body. In some cases, proteins from an organism that you’re allergic to may be added to an organism that you weren’t originally allergic to, prompting the same allergic reaction experienced from the first organism.
Some GMO foods have had antibiotic features built into them to make them immune or resistant to diseases or viruses, according to Iowa State University. When you eat them, these antibiotic markers persist in your body and can make actual antibiotic medications less effective. The university warns that such ingestion of GMO foods and regular exposure to antibiotics may be contributing to the decreased effectiveness of antibiotic drugs that is being noticed in hospitals around the world.
Where did you get this information
Huffington Post…
Genetically Modified Soy Linked to Sterility, Infant Mortality in Hamsters
After feeding hamsters for two years over three generations, those on the GM diet, and especially the group on the maximum GM soy diet, showed devastating results. By the third generation, most GM soy-fed hamsters lost the ability to have babies. They also suffered slower growth, and a high mortality rate among the pups.
And if this isn’t shocking enough, some in the third generation even had hair growing inside their mouths–a phenomenon rarely seen, but apparently more prevalent among hamsters eating GM soy.
Surov told
“Originally, everything went smoothly. However, we noticed quite a serious effect when we selected new pairs from their cubs and continued to feed them as before. These pairs’ growth rate was slower and reached their sexual maturity slowly.”
Surov said “The low numbers in F2 [third generation] showed that many animals were sterile.”
Hair Growing in the Mouth
Earlier this year, Surov co-authored a paper in Doklady Biological Sciences showing that in rare instances, hair grows inside recessed pouches in the mouths of hamsters.
“Some of these pouches contained single hairs; others, thick bundles of colorless or pigmented hairs reaching as high as the chewing surface of the teeth. Sometimes, the tooth row was surrounded with a regular brush of hair bundles on both sides. The hairs grew vertically and had sharp ends, often covered with lumps of a mucous.”
From this day forward ima stop hating on 50Cent.
50 Cent IS SELLING AFRICANS ON GMO FOODS!! HE IS TURNING AFRICANS STERILE AND INCREASE THE INFANT MORTALITY RATE.
Disgusting interview. They pose the whole piece as having this walking contradiction, the most unlikely person wanting to do good in the world. Shit is fucking infuriating. Naive ass people. Their shock that 50 is trying to do humanitarian work makes it seem like they can’t wrap their minds around the epiphany that rappers and drug dealers are actually humans too. Fucking cockroaches.