50 Cent

Tumblr of the Week: Fiddy's Biddies

Twitter has proven to be a fascinating look into the head-spaces of many of our favorite celebrities and musicians. While plenty of rappers have taken to the micro-blogging site, few have managed to be as consistently entertaining and ridiculous (and occasionally controversial) as Curtis Jackson, be ... More >>

The Best of SXSW Music: Friday 3/16/2012

If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the chaos, Village Voice Media's roving music editors have selected t ... More >>

6 Musicians With Surprising Political Affiliations

​Music is one of those creative things that only hippies do, or at least that's the stereotype. But seriously, what kind of self-respecting conservative would devote themselves to being a (guf-ah!) professional musician? And what already-famous musicians would commit the career suicide of adm ... More >>

Ten Album Covers that Would Make Good Warning Labels on Cigarette Packs

One of the nine images the FDA will require on cigarette packs soon.​Attention, cigarette smokers: The government has decided that you either can't read the verbal warnings on cigarette packs, or that you need to be given more stark, visual reminders that smoking is bad for you. The Food and Drug ... More >>

If Video Game Characters Became Rock Stars...

Brütal Legend, a 2009 video game released by Electronic Arts, featured voice work by Jack Black, Lemmy Kilmister, Rob Halford, Ozzy Osbourne and Lita Ford and a soundtrack of more than 100 hard rock and metal songs.​Over the past three decades, two institutions have constantly remained near-unive ... More >>

The 10 Stupidest Music Stories of 2010

​Every year a few ridiculous stories get squeezed in between the serious ones. In honor of the year coming to a close, it's time to poke some fun at those who entertained us by making the stupidest headlines in music news in 2010.In no particular order, here are some real winners... err, well, act ... More >>

50 Cent's Mansion Burgled by Stoners

​Two men broke into 50 Cent's Farmington, Connecticut mansion, according to MTV News.Clearly 50 Cent hasn't had the best of luck lately. Last week he was sued for copyright infringement, and now this happens. Shit, man.Considering how stupid this story is, it might be one of my favorite stories of ... More >>

No. 10 50 Cent - Countdown of the Best Concerts of 2010

Luke Holwerda​Over the last days of 2010 Up On The Sun will be counting down the best live shows of 2010. Today we look at the No. 10 show of the year, 50 Cent at Celebrity Theatre.

50 Cent Sued by Caliber For Copyright Infringement

​Part of G-Unit isn't feeling so hot right now. Rapper and actor 50 Cent is being sued for copyright infringement, according to Billboard.It turns out that rapping about how you've got tons of money isn't always a good thing. Atlanta rapper Caliber is filing a lawsuit against Fitty and the produce ... More >>

From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 10/7 Issue

​This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts. Did 50 Cent mean to say gay men should kill themselves?What are college football's most annoying fight songs?Wha ... More >>

50 Cent Caught in PC Snafu After Gay Men Kill Themselves Around the Same Time He Supports Cunnilingus

​A gay rights group is up in arms about tweets from 50 Cent they seem to believe had something to do with the recent spat of tragic, high-profile suicides of young, gay men. "If you a man and your over 25 and you don't eat pussy just kill your self damn it. The world will be a better place," he t ... More >>

Bad Laugh Tracks: The Most Annoying Recorded Laughter in Pop Music

​When I heard Ke$ha's "Your Love is My Drug" on the radio the other day, aside from making remarks about how sloppy she is, I couldn't help but mention to my friend that I thought the song was terrible.I was thrilled that the song was nearly over until Ke$ha struck a chord with one of my old pet p ... More >>

T.I. Sticking to His Motto, "Live Your Life:" Arrested for Alleged Drug Possession

Tiny and T.I.​T.I. has been arrested! Already? What took so long? Cue the sad trombone noise. TMZ broke the news early this morning that the Atlanta-born rapper and his wife Tameka "Tiny" Harris were pulled over late last night on Sunset Boulevard by an L.A. County Sheriff for making an illegal ... More >>

From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 6/10 Issue

​This week, New Times ran a box in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts. Why should Arizonans boycott the band Stars? What's up with whipped cream wrestling at Cream Stereo Lounge? How w ... More >>

50 Cent at Celebrity Theatre

Luke Holwerda50 Cent live at Celebrity Theatre.I have to admit, I wasn't really expecting much from 50 Cent's show last night. Maybe it's unfair to Fiddy, but the last few mainstream rap shows I've attended have led me to believe that commercial rap stars have at least one annoying trait in common w ... More >>

50 Cent Talks About His Upcoming Album, The Power of YouTube, Losing 50 Pounds for an Acting Gig, and Why He's Always The One Shooting

​Ten years ago, 50 Cent was laid up, recovering from nine bullets fired by an attempted murderer sent, rumor has it, by a drug kingpin who'd been offended by a song where he discussed the drug game in his native Queens in too much detail. The shooting, which happened on April 24, 2000, set the re ... More >>

Fiddy’s Biz

What’s the Next Logical Career Step for 50 Cent?

50 Cent: What's His Next Logical Career Step?

PB-R U Gonna Drink That?

Suck down budget beer at the Rogue

Dean Martin

TV and film star returns to his mic-wielding roots

Morrissey Tosses Rowdy Fans, Shakira Sings "Santa Baby," Fall Out Boy Take A Break

Electric Mustache: Daytrotter iPhone AppIdolator: Shakira Stops Gyrating For One Second to Sing 'Santa Baby'NME: Morrissey has fan thrown out of Hamburg gig - videoNME: Fall Out Boy to go on 'indefinite break'Pitchfork: Decemberists Turn The Hazards of Love Into Animated FilmRolling Stone: Ringo Sta ... More >>

Hilarious Guide to Fast Food Joints

To go along with why Americans are so fat, www.madatoms.com presents their guide to popular fast food joints: www.madatoms.com​

GZA Heads to Gammage Auditorium for “Civil Disobedience WU”

Apple Announces New iPods, Lady Gaga on Green Day, Video of The Thermals at Rhythm Room

Electric Mustache: Video: The Thermals "Now We Can See" at The Rhythm Room 9/8/2009Sky Bison: This Local Arizona Band's Near Death Experience!Idolator: Can The Former Lead Guitarist Of Korn Bring 50 Cent To Jesus?NME: Lady Gaga: 'I used to lick the booklet of Green Day's 'Dookie''Rolling Stone: Per ... More >>

British Steel Turns 30, The Sweater Song Turns 15, 50 Cent Turns R. Kelly

Spin: Watch 50 Cent's Sensitive Slow Jam Pitchfork: Buy Billy Corgan Lunch! Rolling Stone: Weezer's "Undone - The Sweater Song" Turns 15: A Look Back Rolling Stone: Rob Halford on Recording at Ringo's, Opening for Led Zeppelin NME: Phil Spector demands iPod for new prison cell Electric Mustache: Vid ... More >>

Is The Game Over?

The Worst Lyrics of 2008: NCAA-Style Showdown

And now it's time for the "I love you like a fat kid loves cake" memorial Worst Lyrics of 2008, March Madness-style tournament, this year a terrifying mélange of appalling oral-sex requests, bargain-bin philosophies, grammatical atrocities, and cringe-inducing pillow talk. To elevate the drama, I p ... More >>

Ear to the Street: Young Hot Rod

Why wait until December? Let's commence with the 2008 music year in review

Inside the Offices of 50 Cent

Kanye West

Graduation
(Island Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella)

Young Buck

For now

Phoenix Becomes Hip-Hop Central (for a weekend)

Critical Fatwa

Name-dropping

They Did What?

2005's top WTF? moments

Critical Fatwa

Cure for the race

Top 10 selling CDs at Circles Discs & Tapes (800 North Central Avenue)

Chart-busters for the week

Critical Fatwa

Want something to hate? Try their singing

Bum Rap

50 Cent wants to be an actor . . . but he's not

Rap Regifted

Looking back at an original G

Heatstroke

Catch Me If You Can
(Wildin Records)

50 Cent

The Massacre
(Shady/Aftermath/G-Unit)

Top 10 selling CDs at Circles Records & Tapes, 800 North Central

Chart-toppers for March 14 through 20

The Game

The Documentary
(Aftermath/G-Unit/Interscope)

BLACK - Digging for Beats

Aside from OutKast, most of 2003's best black music bubbled underground

Lifesavas

Spirit in Stone (Quannum)

Rock the Mic Tour, featuring Jay-Z and 50 Cent

There's plenty of "Ice" to cool the Valley

Freddie Foxxx/Bumpy Knuckles

Konexion (BBE Music)

50 Cent

Rapper's celebrity is criminal

50 Cent

Get Rich or Die Tryin' (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope)