Saturday, March 3, 2012

My money come in lumps, my pockets got the mumps

So the above lyrics are from the song Poor Little Rich written by the rapper known as 50 Cent.  These lyrics and more are something that most of us would seem to expect from this individual whose reputation seems to emulate those same lyrics and more.

So when we see the following statement "All companies should create a social model at inception," most individuals would find it hard to believe that those same words could also be attributed to 50 Cent,  but remarkably, that is the case.

Based on what we read this week from Mainwaring, this article was the last person I expected to see expound about the benefits of We First. In an interview with Forbes, a side of 50 Cent is revealed that one won't see on TMZ or in the trashy tabloids at the supermarket.

His inspiration?  Tom's Shoes.  The company that gives away a pair of shoes for every pair you buy.  50 Cent's reasoning?  More kids are hungry then need shoes and now between Street King, his energy drink company and his new audio headset company SMS Audio, it is estimated that he has already donated around 4.5 million meals.  That's right. 4.5 million.

While he will forever be known as the street rapping gangsta who works with Eminem and Dr. Dre, the legacy he wants to leave is that his companies continue to feed the world.

2 comments:

  1. How the hell did you find that page?? I've searched what seems to be the entire site and there's nothing. I can't understand why 50 or his company wouldn't better publicize they do this on the home page.

    And yeah, I would totally spend that much on a good pair of earbuds.

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  2. It is kind of tough to find and you would think that he would do a better job of publishing it.

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