Colonel Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 According to AllHipHop.com, Apple is going to be making a 50 Cent line of Macs, similar to how they made the U2 iPod. Here's the original article. Rap star 50 Cent is entering the world of technology and is currently in negotiations with Apple's CEO Steve Jobs to produce a line of affordable home computers to inner-city residents. According to a recent article in Forbes, 50 Cent, born Curtis Jackson and his high powered manager Chris Lighty of Violator management, are negotiating the branding deal with the computer /software giant. "I'm creating a foundation that will be around for a long time, because fame can come and go or get lost in the lifestyle and the splurging," Fifty Cent explained to Forbes. "I never got into it for the music. I got into it for the business." "He [Jobs] is setting a new standard in the music business," Lighty added. "Let's just say we get each other." The company hopes to close the gap between sales in iPods, which have earned over $3 billion verse $2 billion from software and personal home computer sales. Behind Jobs' leadership and the runaway success of the iPod and iTunes, Apple controls over 80% of the digital music market. Additionally, Apple has sold over 1 billion songs over the past five years. The company started selling music videos and television shows which have sold over 15 million copies since October of 2005. 50 Cent, who is plans on releasing his untitled third album by Christmas, ranked among the Top 10 earning celebrity entertainers in Forbes' recently released Forbes Celebrity Power 100 List. The rapper earned almost $41 million dollars, mostly from record sales and branding deals that include a clothing line, a line of sneakers, a video game and his G-Unit line of clothing, which was launched in partnership with Marc Ecko in July 2003. 50 Cent ranked #8 in the Top Ten, behind Howard Stern, Steven Spielberg, Tiger Woods, rock group U2, Oprah Winfrey, The Rolling Stones and Tom Cruise, who topped the list by earning over $67 million in 2005. Looks like Steve is in da hood now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domino Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 There goes the distruction of the Apple iPod.... edit: hehe I can see it now.. iPod toting gangsterz... Will it curve crime and gang related murders? Stay tune!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
non sequitur Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 i can see it now... a darker theme for osx and a black casing on imacs.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbz Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 oh goodness. I hope to god this deal is either not real or going to fall through a bottomless pit and end up nowhere. Apple and 50 cent? WTF has the world come to??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeezoflip Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 lol, this wont work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysaor Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 Saw this on AppleInsider forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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