Having ushered in a new business model via his G-Unit Clothing, RGX Pure 50 deodorant and Vitamin Water [click to read] brands, 50 Cent has his eye on yet another addition to his business portfolio.
“Right now, I’m interested in dietary supplements,” 50 told the New York Daily News. “I’ll be coming up with something very soon. I can’t tell you…I’d be blowing the big launch party!” The former boxer has been known for his workout regimen, having become quite the physical fitness enthusiast after surviving an attempt on his life in 2000.
Although his MTV reality show “The Money and the Power” was not fortunate enough to survive [click to read], 50 says he has no more aspirations of a Diddy-inspired reality TV run.
“When [my career] blew up, I developed the Diddy syndrome,”50 joked. “That’s where this jacket came from. As soon as you develop the Diddy syndrome, you put a little more grease in your hair, and soon enough, you’re selling cologne.”
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While Ludacris has displayed similar business acumen, his latest venture isn’t for more money. After addressing the issue of at-risk youth on his hit single, “Runaway Love” [click to listen], Ludacris has again lent his voice to the cause of issues addressing America’s teens.
Luda teamed with Best Buy to film a public service announcements (renamed teenage service announcements, or TSA’s) for the @ 15 organization. Underwriter Best Buy describes the program as “a teen-led social change platform, which uses short, unscripted videos that share the collective thoughts and experiences of teens–-and former teens.”
“We all make mistakes, but you have to learn from your mistakes,” advises Ludacris in his TSA. “Try not to make the same mistakes twice in life. We all have teenage years where we kind of were rebellious and just doing things that we’re finding out about life. We’ve all been through some bad situations and you learn from them and you become a better person because of it. Adversity can make you a stronger person.”
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Rock groups Hinder and 3 Doors Down have joined the campaign as well as hall of fame NBA player Earvin “Magic” Johnson.
