50 Cent home is burned down

Posted on June 1, 2008 (Tammy)

A $2.4 million home at the center of a bitter dispute between rapper 50 Cent and his ex-girlfriend was destroyed by a suspicious fire yesterday. The star, real name Curtis Jackson, 32, was not in the house. Six people including his ex and ten-year-old son were treated for smoke inhalation. Shaniqua Tompkins is suing the [...]

Another 50 Cent Lawsuit

Posted on April 12, 2008 (Tammy)

  50 Cent and his prot?g? Tony Yayo have been sued for an assault that took place last year. But get this, 50 wasn?t even in the city during the incident and Yayo was exonerated of assault charges in court. So now what? Apparently, the mother of the victim James Rosemond named 50 in the [...]

Star Bigger than 50 Cent

Posted on February 8, 2008 (Tammy)

Rappers aren?t generally known for their humility ? take Kanye West or 50 Cent. But according to 50, there?s only one celebrity who can make him bow down and feel like a ?regular? person. And that?s Robert DeNiro. In this month?s Vibe, 50 says that he?d hang out with the actor, with whom he stars [...]

Kanye West bests 50 Cent in album sales

Posted on September 19, 2007 (Tammy)

Just hours after he was officially crowned the victor in his much-hyped sales battle with 50 Cent, Kanye West turned up at GQ’s 50th anniversary party as the featured performer. But the evening was more like a coronation for West, whose “Graduation” widely outsold 50 Cent’s “Curtis” in first week sales, according to Nielsen SoundScan: [...]