It's been 20 years since 50 Cent became In Da Club, but the rapper has now chosen to use his fame and acclaim to sponsor a team—an under-14 girls team in Wales.
AFC Rumney, a community football club in Cardiff, has suddenly made headlines after their U14 women's team received sponsorship from none other than American rapper and producer 50 Cent.
The Welsh women's team are expected to wear kits emblazoned with the names of the superstar and his hip-hop collaborator G-Unit—an American east coast hip-hop group consisting of 50 Cent (real name Curtis James Jackson III) and his longtime friends Tony Yayo and Lloyd Banks—next week in the first away game of the season.
The group will also have tracksuits sponsored by the rapper and his collaborators. It's a remarkable series of events that demonstrate the value of relationships and the fact that you can, if you ask nicely, get a dollar out of 50 cents.
According to the BBC, the father of one of the players worked with 50 Cent on a recent tour and was encouraged by other parents on the team to ask the most obvious questions: Could the rapper suggest sponsorship? "He said he would ask the question.
In the worst-case scenario, [50 Cent] would have just said no. Luckily, he didn't; he said yes," manager Richie Brown, 37, said. "First he sponsored our away kit, then we got a bit cheeky. We asked for a little more, and he sponsored our tracksuit again.
"Welsh football is no stranger to the unexpected ups and downs of glory. Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have created a one-of-a-kind global giant with their takeover of Wrexham AFC.
And while AFC Rumney won't be facing Paul Mullin and Co., Reynolds and McElhenney have clearly found themselves another potential North American media rival in Welsh football. Brown added, "I think Ryan Reynolds has a bit of competition now.
I'm sure the Wrexham community is absolutely buzzing with what Ryan Reynolds has done, and I hope 50 Cent can have the same type of competition. touching us here below." . ". Rapper, actor, television producer, and businessman from Queens, New York Discovered by fellow rapper Eminem, 50 Cent rose to fame in 2003 with his club song In Da Club.
The mid-2000s were no surprise for the rapper, with memorable hits like Candy Shop and Hate It or Love It dominating the airwaves and nightlife. The New Yorker's rap career has since evolved into films and television shows, including starring in and producing the crime drama Power.
A fan wearing sponsored 50 Cents jersey
Despite the generation gap between 50 Cent's most prestigious team and the team he chooses to sponsor, Brown insists the players are "noisy" about the sponsorship. But perhaps no one other than the girl's parents “I'm sure many [parents] know who he is more than the players because of their age, but the buzz around the team and the whole club is really incredible, and it all depends on him. there,” Brown said.
“At first, when you tell someone they don't believe it, they just say, 'no way, that can't happen; he's such a big superstar'. The fact that grassroots football teams receive support from people and businesses is huge." There can be better things.
It remains to be seen whether 50 Cent's sponsorship will pay off on the field, but Brown remains hopeful, especially after last year's promotion. “We started a little slow and lost a few games,” he said. "But hopefully this will help us regain our confidence.
We believe this will also bring results on the field." He added, “We'll take some pictures and send them to him, and hopefully he can give us a lucky video or something to document all of this,” Brown said, talking about 50 cents.
“We really appreciate everything he's doing for us right now. We love the support.