50 Cent has said he no longer identifies as a person, and instead of he/him pronouns, the G-Unit mogul wants to now be referred to as “thing/it.”
The proclamation arrived in an Instagram post on Monday (November 13), when Fif shared a carousel of photos from his Final Lap Tour as it makes its way through Europe.
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“Please refer to me as the thing 50cent, I do not identify as a person anymore I’m a thing,” he (seemingly jokingly) wrote. “Thank you in advance.”
After the announcement unsurprisingly made headlines, 50 doubled down on his sentiments in another post on Wednesday (November 15).
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“Yes I identify as thing, my pronoun is THING/ IT,” he captioned a screenshot of an article about his initial post. “Please refer to me as the thing 50cent,or you can say that thing 50cent is the shit!”
You can view both posts below:
50 Cent is not the first Hip Hop artist to discuss a change in pronouns. In 2022, Lil Uzi Vert revealed they now want to be referred to by the gender pronouns they/them.
The Philadelphia rapper spoke about this transition in an interview with 032c magazine earlier this year, and said they took plenty of time to learn about gender identities before making the move.
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“No, I never hesitated,” they said. “But I did take my time to learn as much as I could about this before I was able to proceed. Taking the time to figure out who you are is a big part of what it means to be alive. Once you figure out whether you’re here with it, there with it, or both, you’re not alone anymore.
“This community offers access to a certain kind of support that you might not have had [previously during] your entire life because you weren’t raised that way. I come from a household where it’s not okay to be ‘non’ anything.”
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Uzi continued by dismissing the notion that they’re “brave” for announcing the switch.
“No, because bravery has only a 10 percent chance of living,” they said. “I’m not brave at all. I just think a good product [is] a good product. Think about fashion: gay and trans designers are some of the biggest talents out there, and gangster-ass guys wear their stuff without a thought. What you make is what matters, not how you identify.”
In other 50 Cent news, the Queens rap legend recently became a member of the elusive 10 million club.
According to Chart Data, two decades after its initial release, the G-Unit boss’ 2003 Get Rich or Die Tryin‘ anthem “In Da Club” was certified diamond on November 1.
Taking to Instagram, 50 reacted to the news of having the 43rd rap song to ever reach diamond status in a reflective post – and teased his “thing” pronouns even then.
“In Da Club has officially reached Diamond 10,000,000 singles sold,” he wrote. “The 43rd Hip Hop song to go Diamond, 121 songs of all time to do it. I feel good, I’m that thing 50cent.”
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In a follow-up post, he added: “Diamonds [diamond emoji] are forever, [raised eyebrow emoji] yo that thing 50cent is no joke.”
“In Da Club” served as the lead single heading into the February 2003 release of 50 Cent’s seminal debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin’. The Dr. Dre-produced banger topped the Billboard Hot 100 that month to give 50 his first-ever No. 1 hit.
