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50 Cent has been accused of targeting a woman by hurling a microphone at her during a concert in LA on Wednesday (August 30).According to a report by TMZ, Power 106 radio host Bryhana Monegain was struck in the head by the mic thrown by the rapper.50 Cent appeared to be frustrated after suffering a succession of failing mics and, although he doesn’t deny throwing the object, his lawyer Scott Leemon told TMZ that he “would never intentionally strike anyone with a microphone”.Monegain has shared bloody snaps of the injury to TMZ, which she has claimed was caused by 50 Cent chucking the microphone towards her in the production area of the Crypto.com Arena.50 Cent was filmed walking out onstage to join YG for a performance before turning to one side of the stage and hurling the mic. Watch the clip here.Monegain filed a police report on Wednesday night, alleging to law enforcement that 50 Cent looked directly at her before throwing the mic and so he knew that she was there.

50 Cent has complained about his appearance on a character poster for The Expendables 4, claiming his head looks like it’s not attached to his body.The ‘In Da Club’ rapper is starring in the film (set for release on September 22) as Easy Day, a new member of the Expendables.“WTF did we run out of money?” he wrote on Instagram on Wednesday (August 23) alongside his character poster.“Why my head look like it ain’t connected to my body? I bet they are gonna make @officialslystallone look great. SMH,” he added, referring to Sylvester Stallone, the lead star of The Expendables franchise.A post shared by 50 Cent (@50cent)50 Cent is one of a few new faces joining the franchise for the fourth instalment.

shared with fans in an Instagram video at the time. Stallone was posting during his final day of filming the action film.“This will be my last day, so I’m enjoying it, but it’s always bittersweet, you know, when something you’ve been so attached to, I guess it’s been about 12 years,” the “Rambo” star added.

50 Cent may consider expanding his family, but he has a limit. In an interview with ' Brian J.

J. Cole has revealed that 50 Cent‘s ‘Get Rich Or Die Tryin” is the “best album of all time” while on stage with the rap legend this week.On August 9, the North Carolina rapper joined the New Yorker during his set at New York’s Barclays Center to perform his most popular track, ‘No Role Modelz’.

Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren’s ageless beauty, according to the “In da Club” rapper, whose real name is Curtis Jackson. In a September Men’s Health cover story, Jackson confesses that Mirren, 78, has been his longtime celebrity crush. Jackson, 48, first met the “Barbie” actress officially in 2017 at the 57th annual Monte-Carlo Television Festival in Monaco.“She’s sexy,” Jackson said.

50 Cent is getting really candid about building his empire, keeping friendships in the ruthless entertainment industry, how he maintains his fitness and, most importantly, what women he finds sexy.The 48-year-old rapper — born Curtis Jackson — speaks with for the outlet's new Hip-Hop Is Life issue, which examines how the evolution of the health of Black and brown men can be traced through the genre in honor of hip-hop's 50th anniversary. After being shot nine times in 2000, 50 admits that the attempt on his life motivated him to get in near-superhuman shape.«I'm… working out to get myself stronger, 'cause who's to say you're not gonna get hit again?» the rapper says, recalling his thinking.At the beginning of his career, after the success of his debut album, 50 shares that he thought he was a «bad b**ch,» and he enjoyed the attention from women that came with it. But after a while, he found himself avoiding after-parties and second-thinking the attention he was receiving.

Bad Bunny and Kendall Jenner had a surprise attendance at the 50 Cent concert, and the rapper isn’t happy with his partner company for not informing him about their presence. The rapper is on tour in North America and Europe for his Final Lap Tour. This tour commemorates the 20th anniversary of his debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin‘.On social media, 50 Cent expressed frustration with the event’s promoter, who prevented him from meeting the celebrity couple.

Wireless Festival has moved to London’s Finsbury Park – and will now take place there every summer until 2027.Despite the opposition of having the festival occur at the famous park, Haringey Council signed a five-year deal with Festival Republic, the promoter of Wireless, claiming that the event will raise “significant income’ for North London as well as boost the local economy.Wireless was previously arranged on a year-by-year basis with past venues including Hyde Park, Harewood House and the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The festival, which draws up to 50,000 people a day, has been held annually in Finsbury Park since 2014 except for 2020-2021 due to COVID restrictions.The deal also gives Festival Republic permission to hold a second weekend of major events in the park.

A post shared by NICK CANNON (@nickcannon)Some thought he may have been a bit envious of the rapper, suggesting he was mad because the rapper roasted him in 2019 over a diss track Cannon wrote aimed at Eminem.In 2019, 50 Cent called Cannon’s diss track “trash” in a now-deleted Instagram post, saying he couldn’t understand why Cannon would pick a fight with Eminem, who he described as a “different kinda animal.”“I haven’t seen a motherf–ker come close to beating him man,” 50 Cent wrote in the post, according to Revolt.

The Expendables 4 (officially titled Expend4bles) – check it out above.Directed by Scott Waugh (Need for Speed), the fourth entry in the franchise sees Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren and Randy Couture reprise their roles from the previous films.New additions to the cast include Curtis Jackson aka 50 Cent, Megan Fox, Tony Jaa, Iko Uwais, Jacob Scipio, Levy Train and Andy Garcia.A synopsis reads: “Armed with every weapon they can get their hands on and the skills to use them, The Expendables are the world’s last line of defense and the team that gets called when all other options are off the table. But new team members with new styles and tactics are going to give ‘new blood’ a whole new meaning.”A post shared by 50 Cent (@50cent)The film’s script is co-written by Kurt Wimmer, Tad Daggerhart and Max Adams, from an original story by Wimmer, Daggerhart and Spenser Cohen.

50 Cent has added new dates to the UK and Ireland leg of his upcoming ‘The Final Lap Tour’ with Busta Rhymes.The New York rapper announced his latest world tour earlier this month – spanning the UK, US and Europe – to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his 2003 debut album ‘Get Rich Or Die Tryin’.50 Cent will be joined on the tour by Busta Rhymes and special guest Jeremih.With the original five dates of the UK and Ireland leg now all sold out, 50 Cent has added four more November gigs to his itinerary “due to fan demand”. This includes additional stops in Dublin, Manchester and London, as well as a new date in Newcastle on November 18.UK and Ireland, we heard you! Due to fan demand, I’ve added more dates to THE FINAL LAP TOUR celebrating GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN’ – 20 YEARS LATER with Busta Rhymes and special guest Jeremih! Tickets on sale Friday 26 May, 10am local, lock yours in • https://t.co/P4qRWUblmR pic.twitter.com/WhrteLWe11— 50cent (@50cent) May 25, 2023Tickets for ‘The Final Lap Tour’ are on sale now, and you can check out the UK and Ireland dates below and find any remaining tickets here.November6 – Dublin, 3Arena 7 – Dublin, 3Arena9 – Glasgow, OVO Hydro10 – Manchester, AO Arena11 – London, O2 Arena12 – Birmingham, Resorts World Arena15 – Manchester, AO Arena17 – London, OVO Arena Wembley18 – Newcastle Upon Tyne, Utilita ArenaLast week, 50 Cent hinted that ‘The Final Lap Tour’ may be his last as he focuses instead on his TV and film career.

50 Cent has admitted that his decision to hang upside down at last year’s Super Bowl was “a mistake”.The rapper made a surprise appearance at the Halftime Show, which saw him join Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J.

obtained by the Los Angeles Times. They include the allegedly defamatory statements about him being a “rat,” “government informant” and “FBI informant” after he was convicted of political conspiracy last month.Pras — whose real name is Prakazrel Michel — plans to sue in Miami-Dade County.

Lovers & Friends Festival in Las Vegas, NV, cost quite a bit more than 50 Cent(s).However, you can still find reasonably priced tickets for Sin City’s biggest one-day hip-hop nostalgia festival, set for Saturday, May 6, featuring big name icons like 50 Cent (of course), recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Missy Elliott, Mariah Carey, Pitbull, Christina Aguilera and more.Always wished you could spend the day in the presence of R&B and rap royalty? If your answer is “Yeah!” as featured artist and fest curator Usher is fond of saying, we invite you to check out the Lovers and Friends bill, featuring some of the biggest hip-hop stars of the 90’s and 00’s.Whether you like to keep it old school (we’d recommend catching Boyz II Men, Nelly or Ginuiwine’s sets), bop to the biggest rap hits of the 00’s and 10’s (Soulja Boy, Flo Rida, or Chris Brown, anyone?), or you’ll find plenty to like about Lovers and Friends fest.Best of all: there’s no reason to get “So Anxious” that you haven’t purchased your tickets yet. The one-day fest begins (and ends), on May 6, but at the time of writing, single-day passes can still be found for as low as $338 before fees on Vivid Seats.Want to find out which ticket makes the most sense for you?Keep reading — we’ve got everything you need to know and more about the Lovers & Friends festival below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

50 Cent will be in arenas all over North America.The Grammy winning rapper just announced that he’ll be hitting the road with special guests Busta Rhymes and Jeremih on ‘The Final Lap Tour’ celebrating the 20th anniversary of his best-selling album ‘Get Rich or Die Tryin'” from July 21 through Sept. 17.This 40-show run will be 50 Cent’s first official U.S.

50 Cent has announced a 2023 UK, European and US tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his 2003 debut album, ‘Get Rich or Die Tryin’ – find all the details below.‘The Final Lap Tour’ with Busta Rhymes will start at the Maverik Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on July 21, touring throughout North America with stops in New York, Florida, Texas, Arizona, California and many more, before closing out at the Pine Knob Music Theatre in Detroit, Michigan on September 17.The rapper will then kick off the European leg at Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome on September 28 before making stops in Germany, Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, France, Ireland and more.The UK run starts at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on November 9, followed by Manchester’s AO Arena (10) and London’s O2 (11) before the tour wraps up at Birmingham’s Resorts World Arena on November 12.A post shared by 50 Cent (@50cent)Additional dates are also set to be announced in Australia, New Zealand, Asia and Europe.Local pre-sales for European dates start on Wednesday, May 10 at 10am local time, with general sale going live on Friday, May 12 at 10am local time. UK dates will be available to purchase from here, with general sale set to start at 10am BST next Friday (May 12).

50 Cent has announced “The Final Lap Tour,” an international summer/fall event celebrating the 20th anniversary of his groundbreaking debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin’. It will consist of a North American summer leg and a European fall run, with Busta Rhymes in support on every stop of the tour and Jeremih scheduled to join for all of the North American dates.

Tracy Morgan.The diehard Knicks fan won’t eat anything at the World’s Most Famous Arena when he cheers on New York against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Playoffs Sunday, he dished to The Post.“Well I’m a pescatarian now, so all I eat is fish and vegetables, so I eat before I go,” he said.And the Bed-Stuy native isn’t about to get crabby when it comes to other celeb Knicks fans — the real ones and those only after front-‘roe’ photo ops.“Yo, listen, I can’t be calling people out like that,” he said. “If you a Knick fan, you a Knick fan at heart. I can’t be saying who’s not and who is.

50 Cent on tour.Not for long though — the popular rapper that brought the world “In Da Club,” “Candy Shop,” “21 Questions” and many more is playing just two shows this year.On March 31, the Grammy winner is taking his hits to Mashantucket, CT’s Shrine at MGM Grand Foxwoods.The next night, April 1, the “Get Rich Or Die Tryin'” star will perform at Everett, MA’s Memoire at Encore Boston Harbor.That’s it.Want to see Fifty live?If so, it’ll cost you more than 50 Cent(s) but prices are fairly reasonable.At the time of publication, we found last-minute tickets going for as low as $80 before fees on Vivid Seats for the March 31 gig.April 1 tickets start at $127 before fees.All prices are subject to fluctuation.Although 50 only has two shows scheduled at the moment, many of the biggest rappers around have full-fledged tours lined up this year.Here are just five of our favorite hip-hop tours you won’t want to miss these next few months.• Snoop Dogg with Wiz Khalifa and Too $hort• Wu-Tang Clan with Nas• Lil Wayne• Drake• Legendz of the Streetz with Rick RossNot enough concert options? Check out our list of the 52 biggest concert tours in 2023 here.

50 Cent has deleted a recent post from his Instagram in regards to exposing the TV industry.The rapper and G-Unit leader has had an illustrious career in the TV industry, including having co-created and executively produced the popular crime-drama series, Power.On Sunday (March 25), he posted that he would expose the TV industry if he could. In the now-deleted post, he allegedly captioned a picture of FOX 5 News correspondent Lisa Evers saying: “This lady from Fox 5 News called asking if I would speak to her about my experience in television production.”He finished the anecdote by saying: “I said, ‘Like [about] real behind-the-scenes’…if she does this the TV is going to go black.”In another post – that is still available on his feed – you can see him boast about his resounding media success in an infographic of where he’s worked.A post shared by 50 Cent (@50cent)Noticeably, he crossed out Starz, the original streaming platform and production house for Power and its series.In the caption, he claimed that “…there is not [one] African American person with green-light power in all of television.

Ja Rule has responded to Melle Mel‘s claims of him that he copied 50 Cent towards the end of his career.Interviewed by The Art Of Dialogue, Melle Mel referenced Ja Rule’s ‘New York’ anthem, which features fellow NYC rappers Fat Joe and Jadakiss.The Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five member said: “If he would have just made that record a pure New York record, it would have been a way bigger record.”Mel then stated that Jay-Z and Alicia Keys‘ ‘Empire State Of Mind’ is a “pure New York record.”He continued: “But he went the route of trying to sound hard because 50 Cent sounded hard.”Mel also mentioned that Rule’s ‘New York’ was “probably one of his last big records,” arguing that he tried to emulate 50 Cent after.Caught by TMZ, Ja Rule was asked about the hip-hop pioneer’s comments, in which he started off by saying Mel “has earned the right to say whatever he wants”.However, the rapper found Mel’s comment comical: “Me copying 50 is the funniest shit ever because 50 copied me. I was his blueprint.”In reference to Mel saying Jay-Z’s track was a better New York anthem, Ja Rule said: “My ‘New York’ record was huge, humongous.

50 Cent has deleted a number of social media posts that fans believed to be teasers for Grand Theft Auto 6.The rapper’s original posts on Twitter and Instagram claimed that something “bigger than Power” was in the works, and featured an image of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City‘s logo.While 50 Cent claimed he would “explain this later”, the posts have since been deleted on both social media channels. However, this snapshot from Wayback Machine shows the Instagram post before it was deleted.The social media posts caused fans to suggest 50 Cent will be involved in Rockstar Games’ upcoming title Grand Theft Auto 6, which is currently in development.

50 Cent is open to writing new music when the time is right.The rapper hasn’t released an album since 2014’s ‘Animal Ambition’, choosing instead to focus on other projects.In a new interview with Billboard, Cent was asked whether he “misses” being in the recording studio and he admitted he would consider the possibility of new music if it aligned with his other endeavours.“I get the attention that I want from music when I want it,” he said. “I just went out and toured 45 countries, and everywhere was sold out. That made me want to offer new music that I could integrate into everything now.

50 Cent has said that he doesn’t believe Eminem has been given enough credit for his impact on the world of hip hop.During an interview on the podcast Ebro In The Morning to talk about his latest TV project Hip-Hop Homicides, the rapper explained that Eminem helped to make hip hop accessible to more people, thus raising the profile and popularity of the genre.“I don’t think that they give Em the credit that he deserves,” he explained. “Because, in order for people to embrace something, they have to see where they fit in.”He continued: “I think part of Eminem’s legacy is the growth of our culture. People wouldn’t buy it if they didn’t see where they fit into it.

is returning to the small screen for its sophomore season, and ET is exclusively revealing the first look at series stars Russell Hornsby and Michole Briana White in the upcoming installment.Inspired by a true story, the series follows two brothers, Demetrius «Big Meech» Flenory (Demetrius Flenory, Jr.) and Terry «Southwest T» Flenory (Da’Vinchi), who rose from the decaying streets of southwest Detroit in the late 1980s and gave birth to one of the most influential crime families in the country, the Black Mafia Family. Rooted in family, loyalty, and brotherhood, the series continues to explore the brothers' complex familial relationships with their parents, Charles Flenory (Hornsby) and Lucille Flenory (White), who seek counsel from their spiritual advisor, Pastor Swift (Snoop Dogg). Season 2 begins with Meech and Terry at odds -- Meech wants to expand the business beyond Detroit, while Terry is focused on school and launching a legitimate car-ride service with his Pops.

50 Cent has released a trailer for his upcoming TV series Hip Hop Homicides – check it out below.The rapper shared the documentary series preview on Wednesday (September 28), which “examines the staggering number of murders in the hip hop community”.50 Cent is an executive producer on the series through his G-Unit Film & Television company, alongside Mona Scott-Young through her company Monami Productions.The series is hosted by Van Lathan who introduces the trailer, saying: “As of 2022, there’s been a staggering number of rappers who have been murdered. More than half of those cases are unsolved.

50 Cent is suing a Florida-based plastic surgeon for allegedly implying that he was a client for penis enhancement surgery.The lawsuit was filed in federal court on Friday (September 16), and focuses on a photo 50 Cent — real name Curtis James Jackson III — took with Angela Kogan, the owner of the Miami clinic Perfection Plastic Surgery and MedSpa. Kogan later used the photo in a since-removed article for Shade Room, wherein she allegedly named 50 Cent among her clients for penis enlargement surgery.In addition to the pair’s photo — which was allegedly used as the article’s thumbnail — the Shade Room article was also said to include a photo of a patient in an open hospital gown, with a large eggplant emoji covering his genitals.

50 Cent is suing Angela Kogan, the CEO of Miami’s Perfection Plastic Surgery and Medical Spa, on the claim that she used an innocent 2020 photo of herself and the Queens emcee to imply he’d received a penile enhancement at her business. The allegations stem from a since-deleted interview with Kogan — published in August 2022 by The Shade Room with the headline “Penis Enhancements Are More Popular Than Ever & BBL’s Are Dying Out: Cosmetic Surgery CEO Angela Kogan Speaks On it (Exclusive)” — that listed 50 Cent among Kogan’s clients, along with FloRida, Odell Beckham Jr., and “more, that remain confidential.” The offending article also included the shot of 50 (whose legal name is Curtis James Jackson III) and Kogan arm in arm in its thumbnail image, juxtaposed with a photo of a patient in an open hospital gown with a large eggplant emoji covering his genitals.

Dr. Dre‘s Super Bowl Halftime Show, has said that he wants to take the star-studded performance on tour.Dre headlined the performance at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California back in February, in which he performed alongside Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J.