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Money, power and respect are three things 50 Cent has in abundance. He's also shown his philanthropic side recently with his Street King initiative.

XXL recognizes 50's spot in the game by honoring him with five special covers for their December/January double issue. In addition the covers are a tribute to the G-Unit boss' forthcoming fifth studio album, which will drop in January according to the publication.

XXL’s double year-end December/January 2012 issue features five special covers celebrating the5 Faces of 50 Cent, in honor of the superstar’s fifth EP coming this January.

2012 marks 10 years since Fif took over the mixtape game with the release of 50 Cent is the Future. Over the past decade the superstar rapper has expanded his brand further than the average hip-hop artist and the different covers honor the five hats 50 juggles: The rapper, the actor, the businessman, the philanthropist and the bad guy, the latter cover which he shares with good friend and current Welterweight Boxing Champion Floyd Mayweather.

 

In the cover story, 50 analyzes the current music climate: “I don’t see what I fell in love with,” he says. “So now I gotta make music that reflects what N.W.A made. I have to make music that has the moments that Nas had. I have to make music that has what Biggie offered.”

 

He also discusses his currently untitled 5^th solo album: “For me, I’m still up against what I’ve done,” he says. “So in order to top it, I know it’s a difficult task. You know, I see the bloggers. My audience hasn’t grown with me. They keep saying, “Aw, man, I want the old 50!” ’Cause those people, it would take them on a safari. I was bringing them close enough to the animals, without being able to get hurt. I was taking them into my neighborhood, where you can very well get your ass killed.”

In addition Fif talks Hollywood, feeding kids in Africa through Street King and much more. And 50 and Floyd break down their crew: The Money Team. “The Money Team is money, is power and is respect,” Floyd says. “It’s a lot of us. The team is, The Money Team is worldwide, and it’s growing. It’s growing each day.”

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A lot of video vixens are here today and gone tomorrow. Rosa Acosta has proven you can last quite a while in the business if you market yourself correctly and work hard.

These days the 25-year old beauty from the Dominican Republic is keeping quite busy with modeling and acting work. She sat down with lecremenation to chop it up about her hectic life and what she's been up to lately.

ROSA: Nothing, we are just friends...

 

Rosa & Amber Rose

ROSA: It was great. It’s always a pleasure for me to work with him. My first time working with him was at a video shoot for the song “Funeral Music”; I later did the “Ok You’re Right” music video and also the XXL Eye Candy of the Year shoot with him (XXL Magazine). But this time it was different because he was actually behind the camera. 50 Cent was the photographer for the whole issue. I think he did an amazing job.

 

LCN: You've been doing your thing. Im sure every man wants to know; will we see Rosa Acosta in Playboy?

LCN: Wow, ironically I just got word that Wale JUST apologized for the twitter beef with you on Funk Master Flex Show while promoting his album Ambition on Hot 97...

ROSA:I haven’t heard that interview and won’t bother in doing that because I DON’T need an apology from him. He is insignificant to me. I wish him the best and may God bless him. From the very beginning I could be responding to him in the same immature, disrespectful way he did. But I prefer to sit, watch, and laugh at the whole thing. That is if I actually had the time to sit and watch. I am too busy living my life to care about stupidity.

 

 

 

 

 

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To read the full interview head over to Lecremenation

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50 Cent is taking his time with his forthcoming fifth studio album. The G-Unit boss is following the lead of Eminem and Dr. Dre by not putting pressure on himself to finish the project by a certain deadline.

"This is the first time that I've recorded and I haven't put pressure to release at a specific day. I've been on the shot clock the entire time. Dre and Em — I mean Dre's record hasn't been out in 11 years, so when you talk about perfection, it's gotta be crazy, right?" he told MTV News.

Eminem took five years off in between the releases of Encore and Relapse. Meanwhile, Dre is still putting the finishing touches on Detox. the follow up to 1999's Chronic 2001.

"I think that provides additional pressure for [Dr. Dre] that it's taken this long," 50 said. "And in Em's case he has high standards too. You wouldn't believe how many times he records the records that you hear. He's done it over and over and over and over to make it sound like the way that he feels it's supposed to sound."

At this point in his career 50 wants to make sure his music stands the test of time.

"I understand it now because all the material that I put out is gonna be here longer than I am," he said. "So I'll be dead, I'll be gone, and the material will still be here to influence new artists moving forward."

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Celebrities and fans worldwide are speaking out on the the conviction of Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray.

Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of the King of Pop.

Showbiz 411 caught up with 50 Cent to get his opinion on the verdict.

"I think justice was served," Fif said. "I understand the process of when an artist becomes really successful. Michael Jackson is probably the epitome of that lifestyle. I can see people following a regimen of doing what Mike says to do, but they should still follow medical standards and practices."

50 Cent will be making a rare tv appearance as an actor when he stars in an episode of The Finder.  Up until now the rapper/actor/businessman has appeared exclusively in movies.

The Finder is a spinoff of the popular Fox show Bones.

Fif is scheduled to appear in one episode where he will play a character named Big Glade. An intimidating hip-hop mogul in a desperate search to find the lost recordings of a dead artist on his label according to TVLine.

Big Glade will stop at nothing to get the recordings back before they leak and he loses millions, so he hires Walter (Geoff Stults) to help find the lost material.

The episode is scheduled to air in February 2012.

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Much has been made of the feud between 50 Cent and Officer Ricky. Most have categorized their rivalry as being beef, but the G-Unit boss sees it differently, choosing to instead categorize it as battling.

In a recent interview with MTV, Fif reiterated that he doesn't wish death on the Miami rapper, but does question the motivation behind him starting the rivalry to begin with.

"When you look back at that entire scenario you say, 'what was the motivation of it, like where did it start?' He says it started because I looked at him the wrong way. That just means he wanted to compete, he wanted to move up, he wanted to create an awareness for himself... and he did it," 50 said. "This is why they changed the terminology from battling to beefing. Battling was always a part of the culture. They didn't do that until the 2Pac and Biggie situations. That's when it became taboo to actually mention an artist's name."

Mobb Deep come back to "Conquer" the rap landscape with the latest release off of their upcoming Black Cocaine EP.

The EP will be available on Black Friday, November 25th.

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Slim The Mobster continues showcasing his talent leading up to the release of his new street album, War Music.

On this track the Dr. Dre protege gets an assist from the Lab Ratz on the production. The video was directed by Eif Rivera.

War Music will be available on November 8.

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50 Cent taped an interview with CNN's Piers Morgan on Friday. It will air Monday October 31, at 9PM Eastern.

After the interview, Fif stopped backstage for a quick chat to talk about his influence on Twitter, his upcoming album, record companies and Piers himself.

"He's a great journalist," 50 said of Piers. "He's going to make sure the public gets to hear the answers to questions they would actually be interested in."

Unlike a lot of celebrities, 50 actually interacts with his followers on Twitter. He said that should be expected of all entertainers who use the social networking site.

"It allows you the opportunity to reach your base," said 50. "To create something, as a form of entertainment. I think entertainers are supposed to entertain on it."

The G-Unit boss also discussed his upcoming album and how record companies can negatively affect an artist's career.

"You can make great music and it just goes into a slot where people say 'it was done well, but who cares?' You got older material of artists you listen to and you go back and say 'wow, this person was amazing; what happened to them?' The system happened to them. The business of music itself happened to them," he said. "Sometimes the companies don't prioritize things the actual public thinks are amazing and it just falls to the wayside"

He went on to add that his new album is all but finished. He needs just two songs before the disc is complete.

The mixtape drops November 8 at midnight on DatPiff

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Lil Wayne's latest offering Tha Carter IV was expected do big first week numbers. However, few people thought it would sell nearly a million copies that opening week.

In an interview with Global Grind, 50 Cent says what a lot of people have been thinking about those numbers.

"To be honest with you, the Lil Wayne sales are a little suspect to me," 50 said. "Because it was trending 600,000 pieces that week. And they didn’t do a million copies, it was like 900,000."

Fif says Tha Carter III was a much better album.

"Tha Carter III was definitely hot. He did that," admits the G-Unit boss. "Tha Carter III commanded that energy, but the last one that just came out, those numbers are funny."

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50 Cent and Floyd Mayweather were guests on 106 & Park yesterday (November 2).

Floyd talked about what he does to stay in shape after a fight, being able to relate to 50's new book, Playground, because he was a bully himself in school and being ready to fight Manny Pacquiao.

"We're looking for Pacquiao, we want Manny to take the test. We just wanna give the fans and the people around the world what they wanna see," Floyd said before clarifying that he's never accused the Filipino champ of taking performance enhancing drugs. "I never said Pacquiao was on anything. It's just that it's not natural for any athlete to come from 106 [pounds] all the way to 154 all natural and compete with the best fighters."

After a commercial break, 50 Cent was introduced. The first question Rocsi asked was about his new braids. Fif explained that he grew them for a movie role where he plays a “1980s-era pimp.”

"Yeah, It's for Frozen Ground. It's for the movie, y'all wanna get a close up?" he asked before taking off his blue New York Yankees cap.

That conversation segued into what inspired the G-Unit boss to write Playground.

He explained that it stemmed from a conversation he had with his son, who knew someone that was being bullied in school. It brought back memories of what it was like for him growing up as an overweight kid who turned to bullying as a defense mechanism.

50 also discusses his Street King energy drink and his plans to feed a billion kids in need.

Check out the full interview below and order your copy of Playground from Amazon HERE.

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T.I. stopped by the Chelsea Lately show yesterday to promote his new book, Power and Beauty.

In addition to the book the two discussed Tip's recent prison stint, his mentor growing up, his decision to help save a suicidal man's life, Diddy's recent confrontation with a club patron over Ciroc vodka.

Tip also teases Chelsea about her past relationship with 50 Cent.

"Your last name isn't Lately by the way Chelsea," he joked. "I thought your last name was Cent. I thought it was Chelsea Cent."

"No that's not true," Chelsea replied. "50's last name was Lately for a while, but then we changed it back."

The Cold Corner 2 is the last free body of work fans can expect from Lloyd Banks.

The G-Unit MC has consistently given his fans free mixtape material that has been better than most artist's albums over the years, so this news shouldn't be all that surprising.

The PLK made the announcement via Twitter yesterday.

You can download the Cold Corner 2 now from DatPiff.

Up next for Banks is his fourth studio album.

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50 Cent has made quite an impression on Gayle King.

As we previously reported, the two have already moved past the "get to know each other" stage. Gayle has even told her children that Fif might be their new stepfather.

Yesterday the talk show host took it a step further by getting a 50 Cent tattoo on her arm. She was more than happy to show it off to actor Kal Penn, who was a guest.

"Now this is the thing Kal...50 was here yesterday sitting in that very same chair," she said. "He was here yesterday and I was having a lot of fun with 50, 'cause you'll find I'm a fun girl before this is all over. And I said 'You know what would be funny? Is to get a 50 Cent tattoo on my arm.' So somebody came in this morning and did it. My children will be mortified and horrified, but they're out of town so it's ok."

Of course, all of this was in good fun. The tattoo isn't permanent, but Gayle is genuinely impressed by Fif. She thanked him for having such a great sense of humor and for appearing on her show.

Check out the tattoo in the video below.

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Mobb Deep's re-introduction to the world is coming November 25, in the form of their new Black Cocaine EP.

"We're doing the EP first just to give 'em a little appetizer, a little warm up project before the album drop. And the album is coming right behind it at the end of February," Prodigy told MTV host, Sway.

Although the music landscape has changed dramatically in the last several years, Havoc says you can expect the same infamous sound from the group.

"We are who we are," he explained. "We're not really trying to fit in. We just us... that's who we are in today's hip hop environment. We not trying to do what everybody else is doing. We doing what works for us. I think people can appreciate that on a certain level, even if you're into a Drake and your Weezy's and all of this. When you look at us you go 'oh that's a brand we all know and can trust."

The duo purposely kept the the features light on Black Cocaine. Choosing to work only with Nas and Bounty Killa.

"We got Nas on there. We got Bounty Killa, that's about it because it's a warm up project so we didn't want to put too many features on there.," Prodigy said. "We worked with Nas because that's the home team. I know people miss hearing that Mobb Deep/ Nas collaboration, because every time we do a song, it always comes out real good and stands the test of time, always. So when I got out we reached out to him and made that happen."

Many people were surprised when Mobb Deep linked up with Roc Nation artist Jay Electronica for the song "Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3," given their history of beef with his boss, Jay-Z.

That old beef has been put to bed apparently because the duo is now open to recording with Hov.

"We was at Jay's studio when we recorded that [Call of Duty]," P says. "I was on the phone with J. Cole the next day congratulating him on his album and all that. We're supposed to be doing some work together too. Tell Jay to get in the studio. He gotta come to Infamous Studios in Queens though. Everything else is irrelevant... all the feelings, dudes wanna act feminine; put that to the side man."

One collaboration that is in the works is a Mobb Deep/Officer Ricky record. Illuminati P explains how that came about and what 50 Cent's reaction to it was.

"I'mma be honest; we come from an era of longevity and consistency. So in the beginning I didn't really see that in him [Officer Ricky]. And then when I was locked up I started seeing he was dropping more and more music. I was like 'damn, I'm starting to like this dude.' That's when I was like when we need to holla at son and do some music," Prodigy explained.

P says he and 50 talked about the collaboration, and the G-Unit boss didn't object.

"Actually the first day I had came home, 50 had flew to New York to come see me. And I went over to the G-Unit office and I told him 'Mobb Deep need to start doing songs with everybody. We need to start reaching out to people even if we got little conflicts," P said. "People like Rick Ross, people like Lil Wayne, people like whoever. Just reaching out to everybody that we respect and we like their music and start doing songs with them. Because Mobb Deep is the type of group we always do songs with other regions, or other parts of America, even overseas. We always like to find artists we like and respect and do songs with them. Why stop now? And {50 Cent] was like 'yeah, you right.'"

It's been well documented that Prodigy spent three years in prison on gun charges. He was released in March 2011. At one point both he and Lil Wayne were locked up at the same time in separate prisons. P said the two kept in touch and that they plan on working together in the future.

"While was both locked up we was in communications with each other. He mad a little quote for me on my autobiography, on the cover of the book. So, we supposed to be doing some music in the future."

Mobb Deep talk Black Cocaine, working with Nas