50 CENT - YAYO JOINS 50 CENT ON TV SHOW

Rap mogul 50 CENT is to be joined by his G-UNIT sidekick TONY YAYO on his new MTV reality show THE MONEY AND THE POWER - to keep his entrepreneurial fans in line.
The In Da Club hitmaker - real name Curtis Jackson - is searching for the next big business boss from a group of 14 contestants in the Apprentice-style programme.
The wannabes will live together in a Brooklyn, New York warehouse dubbed Camp Curtis, where they will try to prove that they are the most savvy and street-smart.
But Yayo isn't the only celebrity pal to join 50's show - the contestants will also get to meet LL Cool J, Lloyd Banks, and Aubry O'Day, formerly of Danity Kane.
And 50 insists the eventual winner will have to make a strong impression on him, because he has high standards to meet.
He boasts, "If it was just my image, I wouldn't have made this much money."
The contestants will fight it out for the grand prize of $100,000 (GBP54,055) cash and assistance from the superstar to achieve their music dreams.
The show will premiere on U.S. TV on 6 November (08).

10/16/2008 07:08:13 PM

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50 Cent Announces “Money & Power” MTV Reality Series Debut

New York,

New York, NY (October 15, 2008) – 50 Cent (aka Curtis Jackson) was
the top earning rapper in 2007, earning an astonishing $150 million,
according to Forbes magazine. He parlayed a stake in Vitamin Water to a
9-figure payout and he continues to be the single savviest businessman
in the music game. As he puts it, “If I was just my image, I wouldn’t
have made this much money.” 50 Cent’s success is nothing less than the
American dream and this show is his coming out party as an inspiration
to a new generation of street-savvy entrepreneurs. His forthcoming
book, “The 50th Law,” co-authored with Robert Greene (”The 48 Laws of
Power”), will share the lessons he learned as a street hustler and how
those lessons allowed him to become the massive success he is today. In
“50 Cent: The Money and the Power,” hosted by and starring 50 Cent, he
will share these lessons with a lucky few. The winner, the young man or
woman whose ideas and drive make them worthy of 50’s support, receives
a $100,000 investment from 50 Cent himself. “50 Cent: “The Money and
the Power” will premiere on MTV on Thursday, November 6th at 10pm ET/PT.

“50 Cent: The Money and the Power” contestants worked together while
also living at “Camp Curtis,” a Brooklyn warehouse where they slept in
tents named after the five boroughs of New York City. The 14 wannabe
moguls, personally hand-picked by 50 Cent, compete in inventive
challenges that 50 Cent helped to create, while mastering the skills
that took the rapper from his hard-knock life to the top of corporate
America. Each week, 50 Cent will narrow down his search by testing the
candidates on the knowledge he has taught them while pushing them to
their limit. Viewers will be treated to special appearances by LL Cool
J, Aubrey O’Day of Danity Kane, Lloyd Banks and radio personality and
blogger Miss Info. And since no business mogul can work alone, 50 Cent
recruited his G-Unit label mate Tony Yayo to be his “Underboss” and
right hand man. Yayo kept contestants in line for 50 Cent throughout
series.

Ultimately, the last individual standing will, in 50’s eyes, possess
the strongest combination of business flair, strength, ambition, and
fearlessness to win the $100,000 and help achieve their dream and pave
the way to future mogul status. “50 Cent: The Money and the Power” was
mostly shot in New York City (in and around Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens,
etc…) and will have ten one hour episodes.

In addition to his record label, G-Unit Records, 50 Cent has enjoyed
enormous global success across a vast array of entrepreneurial
ventures, including videogames, books, clothing, footwear, beverages,
personal care products, automotive and more. 50 Cent is set to deliver
his fourth major label album, Before I Self Destruct
(Shady/Aftermath/Interscope), on December 9, 2008. Accompanying the
album is the gritty feature length film, Before I Self Destruct, which
50 Cent wrote, directed and starred in.

“50 Cent: The Money and the Power” is Executive Produced by 50 Cent.
Michael Hirschorn, Stella Stolper and Michael Bloom of Ish
Entertainment are Executive Producers. Sacha Jenkins and Gabe Alverez
are Co-Executive Producers. Chris Lighty and Laurie Dobbins of Violator
are Co-Executive Producers. Bruce Klassen is Supervising Producer. Tony
DiSanto, Liz Gateley and George McTeague are creative executives
overseeing project for MTV. “50 Cent: The Money and the Power” is
produced by MTV and Ish Entertainment.

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50 Cent Unleashes His Fourth Album Before I Self Destruct

Superstar Also Makes His Directorial Debut with Before I Self Destruct, a
90-minute Original Film

NEW YORK, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- 50 Cent exploded onto the music scene
with his blockbuster debut Get Rich Or Die Tryin'. Now he's set to deliver
his fourth major label album, Before I Self Destruct
(Shady/Aftermath/Interscope), on December 9, 2008.

For the explosive Before I Self Destruct, 50 Cent returned to working
closely with Dr. Dre and Eminem as he did on his first album. But Before I
Self Destruct is more than an album. The package also includes a DVD with
an original, gritty, feature-length movie he wrote, directed and starred
in. 50 Cent proves with Before I Self Destruct that no one on the hip-hop
scene is more aggressive about putting the street on stage.

With Dr. Dre and Eminem each producing and guesting on tracks, and led
by the club-friendly first single, "Get Up," produced by Scott Storch,
Before I Self Destruct is darker and harder than last year's Curtis. 50
Cent wrote much of the album while he, as Curtis Jackson, was also penning
the 90-minute film of the same name that would be his directorial debut.

The film Before I Self Destruct is a coming of age story about an inner
city youth raised by a hardworking single mother. When his dream of
becoming a basketball player fails to materialize, he finds himself
employed in a supermarket. After his mother is tragically gunned down,
Clarence (played by Jackson) is consumed by revenge and takes up a life of
crime in order to support his younger brother.

"My film captures the harsh realities that reflect so many communities
today. There will be some who will greatly identify with the characters and
the situations presented and then there will be others who may be shocked
at the struggles that go on in the inner city," states 50 Cent. "I made the
film for both groups."

Before I Self Destruct, both album and film, continues 50 Cent's
phenomenal rise from street culture hero to superstardom. 2003's Get Rich
Or Die Tryin' sold 872,000 units in the first four days of its release,
making it the fastest-selling debut disc in the SoundScan era (since 1991).
The #1 Pop, #1 R&B/Hip-hop album was the biggest seller of 2003 and has
sold more than 12 million copies worldwide.

2005's The Massacre, again #1 Pop, #1 R&B/Hip-hop, was the second
biggest-selling album of that year and has sold more than nine million
copies worldwide. With the album's "Candy Shop," "Disco Inferno" and "How
We Do," 50 Cent became the first solo artist in Billboard history to have
three singles in the Top 5 in the same week.

2007's Curtis reached #2 Pop and #2 R&B/Hip-hop, selling more than five
million copies worldwide. Three tracks reached the Top 40 of the Hot 100:
"I Get Money," "Ayo Technology" and "Straight To The Bank." Time magazine
named "I Get Money" one of "The 10 Best Songs of 2007."

Thanks to Curtis, 50 Cent was honored as the year's Best-Selling
Hip-hop Artist at the 2007 World Music Awards. His music career has also
been marked by an impressive 13 Grammy nominations, from Best New Artist to
Best Rap Album.

In addition to his record label, G-Unit Records, 50 Cent has enjoyed
enormous global success across a vast array of entrepreneurial ventures,
including videogames, books, clothing, footwear, beverages, personal care
products, automotive and more. He has also starred in a handful of films,
including 2005's semi-autobiographical Get Rich Or Die Tryin', Al Pacino
and Robert De Niro's Righteous Kill and now Before I Self Destruct.

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