Introducing the 50 Cent Computer

6/23/2006 4:41 PM PDT BY TMZ STAFF

Introducing the 50 Cent Computer

It's a match made in some kind of corporate bizarro world.

Hip hop heavy 50 Cent and Apple are in talks to produce a line of affordable home computers for inner-city residents, according to a recent report in Forbes magazine. "I'm creating a foundation that will be around a long time, because fame can come and go or get lost in the lifestyle and splurging," said the rapper.

Here's our humble suggestion for what the 50-Cent Mac might end up looking like.

The deal that the G-Unit founder and Apple chief Steve Jobs are working on involves co-branding, according to the magazine, and no further information was forthcoming from Apple, which is notoriously tight-lipped about future plans.

Regardless, 50 Cent seems, of all entertainers, a rather curious choice to lead the tech vanguard for inner-city kids. After all, his oeuvre is stacked with references to big guns, expensive champagne, large diamonds, more big guns, and plenty of sex – not exactly role-model material.

Of course, when it comes to self-commercialization, 50 has few peers – remember his line of flavored waters for Glaceau, Formula 50? And, as he told Forbes, there's little doubt as to his ultimate intentions:"I never got into it for the music. I got into it for the business."

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smh: 2061 days ago

THE MAN IS A MARKETING GENIUS. I AM PROUD OF HIM. TO BE WHERE HE IS NOW CONSIDERING WHAT HE HAS BEEN THROUGH IS SIMPLY AMAZING. I WISH HIM MUCH MORE SUCCESS AND HOPE ITCONTINUES FOR A LONG TIME. MANY PEOPLE HAVE NEGATIVE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT HIM, BUT HE HAS PROVEN HIMSELF. YOU ARE A TRUE INSPIRATION TO OTHERS WHO MAY HAVE OR HAD THE SAME STRUGGLE YOU'VE HAVE. LOVE YA

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Ann: 2061 days ago

Are you all serious?

It is insulting and demeaning to the people in the "hood".

I am not hating on 50 about his need to make more and more money, but did he not realize that the computers marketed to all people: Rich and poor, black and white?

How absolutely insulting. My God! Grow a fu cking brain and stop creating division where these people will begin to see poor people as human beings and not of only COLOR!

http://tinyurl.com/asdpb

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Savannah: 2060 days ago

The picture for the suggestion is quite nice. But, one mistake. It should have nine bullet holes, because remember how everyone had to hear from 50 about how he "got shot nine times".
And I believe I'll have to agree with everything Ann said.

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deange polo: 2050 days ago

Are you serious with that shyt!!..I wanna know how many ppl are actually gonna buy one of these so called "50 cent" computers. What are you getting it for?. Just to say "ayo son,i got the new 50 computer joint!" C'mon man,can't ppl come up with better things to do with all the money they make. See he'll get all the money from this,but he'll be selfish with. You don't understand.

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