Wed 26 May 2010
Slim-Fastest!: 50 Cent dropped over 50 lbs in nine weeks!
Posted by Miss Info under Foodies , Life Beyond Rap , Photos[95] Comments
50 Cent has been keeping a low profile lately, but the real reason was because he was losing weight for a movie role, and knew that the change in his looks would be so dramatic that fans may react with horror….Thisis50 posted an US Weekly story on the transformation, in which Fif says he dropped from 214lbs to 160lbs in 9 weeks….by basically starving himself. Now that he’s done with the film, and going back on tour, Fif will probably reunite with his trainer Jay and get back to fighting weight.
Now the movie, Things Fall Apart, called for 50 to play a football player who has cancer, but Hollywood has had other examples of extreme dieting….and it’s interesting because it always becomes the actor’s badge of “dedication to the craft.” See, below, Christian Bale’s scary skin over bone look in The Machinist, and Matt Damon’s turn in Courage Under Fire.
more pics of 50 after the jump…
May 26th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
Is this shit real!? Wtf Curtis
May 26th, 2010 at 12:04 pm
Where’s his back tat???
May 26th, 2010 at 12:10 pm
Why 50 do that?
May 26th, 2010 at 12:12 pm
Oh woooooow! Fif was right to stay out the light..you know hood nuccas woulda said he had something quick. I hope the movie is good for all the risks he took. What was crazy about The Machinist was that Christian Bale did Batman right after that. From Holocaust thin to Batman in a matter of weeks is CRAZY! Good luck to Fif on his journey back to his Gorilla shape
May 26th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
I’m curious to see this movie.50 seems serious about being viewed as a real actor.
May 26th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
Yo yo dieting is not good for the body. I don’t care about how much money they you for a movie that could flop. Health should come first.
May 26th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
Damn Fif!
Badge of Dedication indeed!
He looks sick as f**k.
May 26th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
Why does he look like a holocaust victim? no bueno
May 26th, 2010 at 12:23 pm
Yikes
May 26th, 2010 at 12:28 pm
Straight Dedication… Can’t Hate About That
May 26th, 2010 at 12:34 pm
wow…n***a look like chris rock in New Jack City
May 26th, 2010 at 12:42 pm
I cant wait to see this movie
May 26th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
There was this other movie I saw, “Into the wild” where Emile Hirsch lost so much weight that at the time he died at the end of the movie, he was so thin. That was brilliantly done, I hope 50 cents acting is at least worth the effort he put into losing the weight because he does look sickly.
May 26th, 2010 at 12:53 pm
Wow, that is disturbing. I hope he’s ok (period). That kind of weight loss can not be safe.
May 26th, 2010 at 1:01 pm
Yo is iit jus me or does he look like DMX???…. mugshot # 3,563 lolz
May 26th, 2010 at 1:09 pm
Would not have been my first choice for a Kate Moss movie
May 26th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
looks like 10 cents now!!!LOL
I hope the movie is a success!!!
May 26th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Damn I heard He was gonna do it but damn.. shit look crazy… So is he gonna get re-tatted?
May 26th, 2010 at 1:14 pm
yo…c bale did The Machinist….and look at him now…50 really wants to be considered a serious actor…if he finally learn to act well , could be the next decent actor /rapper
May 26th, 2010 at 1:30 pm
hahahahahahahahahaha, he looks like an Ethiopian in one of them feed the children commercials.
May 26th, 2010 at 1:31 pm
I’M NOT REALLY A 50 CENT FAN, BUT I RESPECT CURTIS JACKSON’S HUSTLE…I APPLAUD THAT MAN DEDICATION TO THE CRAFT…HE REALLY WANTS TO BE A SERIOUS ACTOR
NO SHADE HERE…I WANT TO SEE MR JACKSON 4 OR 5 YEARS FROM NOW…I THINK ITS GONNA BLOW PEOPLE’S MIND HONESTLY
May 26th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
CURTIS IS NOT A GOOD ACTOR… HES DESPARATE AND BROKEE !!!
May 26th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
PLEASE tell me thats not the movie that went straight to DVD
May 26th, 2010 at 1:41 pm
*Rick Ross ponders* Where can i get some of that Dick Gregory Fif?
May 26th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
damn is he dyin’ lol
May 26th, 2010 at 2:08 pm
The Machinist is a great film, but it did not make Christian Bale a transcendent actor. He was a great actor before the movie.
50… not so much. I’m interested in seeing how this turns out though. These pictures are weird as fuck though if somebody just handed me them without the backstory I’d think dude had that monster or MediaTakeOut did another fraud job.
May 26th, 2010 at 2:20 pm
dammm…now that’s dedication. that shit scary as fuck though, now 50 needs to go back in the studio and start putting out HEAT, i say he stops with the tuff guy talk, and goes more for the “personal, storytelling shiiiiit”…. 🙂
May 26th, 2010 at 2:26 pm
@Brooklyn how you figure 50 broke? Read much? Ask missinfo the kid is worth hundreds of millions, why can’t he just be dedicated to life after rap? I’m sure he don’t want to be rapping into his 40s if movie $ is faster than rap $ right now give him props for hustleing
May 26th, 2010 at 2:27 pm
Hes Broke? lol
I want to be as broke as him then.
May 26th, 2010 at 3:02 pm
bwoooyyy i tell ya as stupid as u sound im surprise that u are able to use a computer yet to even write a comment. Hmmm…ignorant ppl like u make me sick.
May 26th, 2010 at 3:26 pm
even though im not feelin his musiic as much lately, im still a huge 50 cent fan. i wonder who else in hip hop would have done this. im sick of rappers playing the gangsta type, i know 50 has but he’s clearly tryin to change that. i wonder if 50’s raw lyrics will be felt as much by ppl if he stays slim, i mean i know i wudnt wanna mess wit 50 when hes bulked up, but a slimmed down 50 wudnt intimidate me too much…
someething thats bugged me bout rappers aswell is jus how committed r they, i mean do u think n e rapper wud have taken a role in broke back mountain if it was offered to them….i think not
May 26th, 2010 at 4:07 pm
This is wat happen when a nigga album flops. wat d fuck, why d heck would this nigga do this shit for a str8t to dvd movie, dis nigga is really desperate.
May 26th, 2010 at 4:10 pm
damn mad respect to 50 on this one. Shows he just wanna do him, and he dedicated to becoming a serious actor. I never thought he’d do some shit like this. mad respect 50.
May 26th, 2010 at 4:15 pm
???…the movie! (See up top!)
May 26th, 2010 at 4:15 pm
???…the gotdamn movie! (See up top!)
May 26th, 2010 at 4:23 pm
…lmao this better not be yet ANOTHER BET’s BlackBuster bound ass movie! I swear! For his sake that is. If its another straight to dvd “exclusive (lmao)”…retire from acting on film. Go back to acting on records! (You know, acting like your STILL the same G that’ll shoot anything up when you don’t even go out anywhere???)
May 26th, 2010 at 4:34 pm
Damn Fif… looking like “Dhalsim” of Street Fighter fame… LOL
I really hope this isn’t another str8 to DVD movie, and the risk taken with the extreme weight loss is worth it.
May 26th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
You couldnt do this!!!
That just shows how serious a dude 50 is to be able to discipline himself to do something like that.. And the pics just leaked months after the fact…
All of these flicks are teaching him how to act and getting him better in front of the camera… 10 years from now he will be a guy that does 2-3 big movies a year and with the marvel and DC Comic presence in the summer block buster realm I am sure there will be something for 50 in there eventually….
I still want another 50 album not on Interscope but somewhere just dont know where there is space for him because every major has a star who eats their budget.. But we will see…
May 26th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
Did he get rid of all his tattoos, I hope that’s makeup. Not a 50 fan music nor movies but the best of luck. He may just surprise the naysayers with this role.
May 26th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
where the tats at….
May 26th, 2010 at 5:00 pm
50 has been lasering off his tats for over a year. Same as Pharell
May 26th, 2010 at 5:09 pm
he look like big boi…ona massive diet…
May 26th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
His mental toughness is scarry. I did the same thing but it took nine months not nine weeks. Damn!!!
May 26th, 2010 at 5:32 pm
This is the perfect time for Ja Rule to do what he’s been afraid to do for the last 7 years: step to 50 and throw hands.
May 26th, 2010 at 5:38 pm
“There are two kinds of failures: The man who will do nothing he is told, and the man who will do nothing else.” Even if Fif’s movie does go straight to DVD…I’m proud of dude for being open, trying new things, challenging his self, keeping it pushing and keeping it positive…question is “what are you doing to up your game” hmmmmm???
May 26th, 2010 at 5:54 pm
Props to fif. No excuse for me not to drop this pesky 15 lbs I have been complaining about for the past year. LOL Between this and Ciara’s Ride video, I have motivation to hit the gym.
May 26th, 2010 at 5:57 pm
LOL! I know….I pay for a gym membership that I use like 4 times a year LOL
May 26th, 2010 at 5:58 pm
he looks like POOKIE
May 26th, 2010 at 6:10 pm
i heard he’s playing a zombie in the new robert rodriguez movie.
May 26th, 2010 at 6:14 pm
i need to share this on my facebook wall, customer service miss info
May 26th, 2010 at 6:40 pm
into the wild = classic.
damn. i hope 50 learned how to act, going through all of this. that shit looks f’in scary.
May 26th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
zinger.
May 26th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
what does that mean? lol….speaking of which, I’ve been told I need to start or maintain a facebook fan page so that blog posts are available on there. Ack! More technology!
May 26th, 2010 at 7:10 pm
This is obviously another gimmick. lol I can’t believe how easily people are fooled… Dedication? PLEASE This guy wants attention and buzz.
May 26th, 2010 at 7:15 pm
This pic sums up the core reason for 50’s 10-year rise.
Pple need to remember 50 is not some broke, struggling actor trying to make it. He is already on his way to billionaire-status yet he will still put himself through this. He still endures the learning curve, the low-blow jokes, the drudgery of trying to master a new craft….
S/O to the homie 50. Dude reminds me to step my game the f–k up!
May 26th, 2010 at 7:43 pm
I STILL love you boo boo…thick or thin
May 26th, 2010 at 8:01 pm
damn he looks creepy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkINbVBhMA8
May 26th, 2010 at 8:02 pm
he was going for the sickly look, and he hit it dead on. I think they went to far lol…but hopefully this movie hits theaters after all his hard work i would hate to see it go straight to dvd
May 26th, 2010 at 8:02 pm
Congratulations…
You’re a complete IDIOT! Not half, but a complete 1!
May 26th, 2010 at 8:14 pm
the personal storytelling 50 is what he used to spit on old loose mixtapes joints
i miss that nows its jus gun talk
May 26th, 2010 at 8:15 pm
50 has already started to gain his weight back
May 26th, 2010 at 8:22 pm
don’t forget about Charlize Theron who won an Academy Award for Monster; she put on 30+ pounds for the role(prolly about the same percent of change as 50).
As an aside, Miss Info, you don’t have to lose anything, you looking good as is…
May 26th, 2010 at 8:55 pm
Though he does look crazy, I do hope you guys realize that he is in make-up for the film in the pic, so his features are exaggerated, darkened eyes, look @ his eyebrows, not just the color but there’s something else there as well to make them protrude, to give him that zombie-like, sunk in eye look. Peep it. Much respect though to 50, that’s dedication.
Oh yeah, to the commenter who was talking about the yo-yo diet shit…pull your skirt down bruh. He did it for the role, the shit is over now he’s gonna get his weight back up….stop being extra bruh, actin like he on some Luther Vandross shit!!
May 26th, 2010 at 9:00 pm
Yuga fire… Yuga flame
May 26th, 2010 at 9:17 pm
the nigga 50 look like he fuckin with that new jack
May 26th, 2010 at 9:26 pm
He got that removed. Guess he did alot of treatments.
May 26th, 2010 at 9:32 pm
Maybe Rick Ross will be inspired now!
May 26th, 2010 at 10:26 pm
lol broke your broke or millionaire broke ask thats like saying diddy is broke cause he still owes 75 million do your homework
May 26th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
DEAD
May 26th, 2010 at 11:57 pm
LMAO I really fucking laughed out loud just now
May 27th, 2010 at 12:37 am
Chris Rock was right: niggas don’t read.
May 27th, 2010 at 2:01 am
This is Dedication He will also gain his full weight back in no time… He has money !!! I’m sure he can have his Personal Chef make him steak dinners everyday for a while lol…
May 27th, 2010 at 4:23 am
1. No , I am NOT
2. That’s my opinion
3. I won’t even WASTE my time on you
May 27th, 2010 at 5:51 am
This is wat he would look like if he was a crackhead who never made it.It cant be healthy to loose weight like that.
May 27th, 2010 at 7:40 am
He said in a interview before that he was getting almost all his tattoos removed because they were hindering the roles he could take. Im assuming that acting and producing (because he does have production credit on this movie as well as a few more he has in the works) will be his main focus now instead of music so he won’t need them.
May 27th, 2010 at 7:41 am
This movie hasn’t come out yet..they just finished filming not to long ago. It’s in post-production now.
May 27th, 2010 at 7:46 am
That movie was great. Emile Hirsch is a very talented guy.
May 27th, 2010 at 8:25 am
This is amazing, give duke an Oscar already, I mean this is getting into character for real for real. Shit, fif looks like he has cancer in these pics. Daaaayuuuuum!
Now as far as the props goes THAT WHERE IT STOPS! I’m sorry, but this is enough proof that Fif doesn’t have another “Get Rich or Die Trying” (i.e. classic record) left in him. Sonn barely puts this much effort into music making anymore….
May 27th, 2010 at 9:50 am
I credit him for his Dedication to loose weight for this film…that being said he’s not a good actor….at all. I’m all for dudes coming out the box and doing different things but his acting skills are straight to dvd’ish!!
May 27th, 2010 at 11:24 am
50 looks like young buck, fat joe, and ja rules careers…
May 27th, 2010 at 12:49 pm
N^$&#, please Ja is doing it big with upcoming movie too – “Inlove with a church girl!” Whats that bullshit you talking about…50 not close to becoming as great as Ja! Hater! Its MPIRE!
May 27th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
he can model now for ck.lol
May 27th, 2010 at 1:23 pm
This nigga better win an oscar for this.
May 27th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
it means that u gotta make improvements. cos thisis50.com, wshh and many other web sites have the fb icon at the end of every story thats been put up.
if u dont know how it works all u gotta do is click on the fb icon and hay press sto its on my fb wall lol. and they it for twitter too lol. or better yet just take a look at the web sites.
that customer service thing is something i learned in my business class lol
May 27th, 2010 at 5:13 pm
True.
Look how they did up Charlize Theron (sp?) in that movie “Monster” (I think thats the name). I saw how she looked in the movie b4 I knew what she really looked like & I was like DAAAAMN! (same thing I did when I saw 50) I think she got a well deserved Oscar for that. I hope he gets some props 4 his acting. Do you think any of the (Rap)tors would go this far from a role?
May 27th, 2010 at 10:04 pm
he’s probably an overweight dude LOL
May 28th, 2010 at 1:31 am
All the weight lost don’t mean shit his ass still can’t act; it’s going to be another straight to dvd release. Not hating just telling the truth.
May 28th, 2010 at 11:11 am
imagine if he get shot 9 time again, lol. dead b4 one bullet hiy him
May 28th, 2010 at 6:32 pm
As an MC, 50 has been super-garbage for years (in my professional opinion). As a consumer of art, I hope that he develops into a relevent artist–whether in the booth or on the screen. It does take dedication to lose that much weight, but that does not mean you can act.
May 28th, 2010 at 6:34 pm
Charlize Theron won because she’s a hell of an actor. 50…not so much. He might could win a Razzie.
May 28th, 2010 at 7:14 pm
well will smith gained weight for ali…i dunno if that should count though…i think pac may have but he was a twig as it was anyways…i know every one already rides this 1 guys meat , but wait for drake in a few years…i say once he’s like in his mid 30’s and record sales become extinct ( they r now for most ppl , can some one tell me y they bought a cd post napster…lol) , he has the experience…
May 28th, 2010 at 9:17 pm
I AM SURE 50 WAS UNDER A DOCTOR’S CARE WHILE HE LOST THE WEIGHT.. THE BROTHA IS NOT STUPID…HE’S VERY DISCPLINED IN HIS WORKOUT REGIMENT AND HIS HEALTH. HE WILL EASILY PUT THE MUSCLE MASS BACK ON… I JUST HOPE THE ROLE IS ONE THAT WILL PUT 50 IN THE LIGHT OF BEING A SERIOUS ACTOR. I APPLAUDE HIS SERIOUSNESS TO DO THIS!
May 31st, 2010 at 12:26 am
You ppl.are funny and true..for the money he has made, comin from nothin,he should live to spend-it-all,in goooood health?and to jada,ya’ll really need to take note.what it could look like,babies need you both,and maybe it is time, EVERYBODY cool-out,find that ONE husband or wife..stop playin!the choice is yours? is it worth dyin for,iám just sayin…
June 1st, 2010 at 9:37 am
Sounds about right to me.
Sabrina would be proud of how her son turned out.
June 1st, 2010 at 11:58 am
Nike Champ 718 Says:
May 26th, 2010 at 5:32 pm
This is the perfect time for Ja Rule to do what he’s been afraid to do for the last 7 years: step to 50 and throw hands.
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That comment sir-
…had me rollin”!!!! 🙂