Taco Bell Offers 50 A Deal; Rapper Not Amused

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Taco Bell Offers 50 A Deal; Rapper Not Amused
Published Thursday, June 19, 2008 3:48 PM

By Chris Richburg

Music lovers may know Curtis Jackson by his rap alias 50 Cent, but the G-Unit leader may adopt another name if he accepts an offer from Taco Bell.



To promote its new “Why Pay More” value menu, Taco Bell sent 50 Cent an offer letter obtained by AllHipHop.com, asking him to change his name to either 79 Cent, 89 Cent or 99 Cent for one day this summer.



Taco Bell Corp. President Greg Creed, who made the proposal in a letter written to 50 Cent's agent, also wrote that his company would make a $10,000 donation to a charity of the New York native's choice, if he accepts the request.



As part of the deal, 50 Cent would also have to make an appearance at any Taco Bell location around the country he chooses and rap his order in the drive thru with his new name.



“We encourage you to ‘Think Outside the Bun’ and hope you accept our offer,” Creed wrote to the world famous rapper’s agent at the William Morris Agency.



50 Cent didn’t find any humor in Creed’s offer.



“When my legal team is finished with them, Taco Bell is going to have a new corporate slogan: 'We messed with the bull and got the horns,'” 50 Cent told AllHipHop.com in a statement.



A rep for the rapper issued a more detailed reply.



"This is a sleazy and ill-conceived publicity stunt by Taco Bell's president, Greg Creed, whose disingenuous offer was leaked to the press before it was even presented to 50 Cent's agent yesterday," the representative said.

Source-allhiphop

['EclipZe]

lol he should do that would be a funny commercial, it's a pity the dude's on his menstruation

[OG Hack Wilson]

hes staying true to the streets son

nigga smart

[Booz]

hes staying true to the streets son

nigga smart

Yeah that's why he made a song with smoking weed and said in an interview that he haven't smoked never, and never will.

[NillerTheKid]

hes staying true to the streets son

nigga smart

Yeah that's why he made a song with smoking weed and said in an interview that he haven't smoked never, and never will.

Which song is that?

[LatinoThugPassion]

he never said he NEVER smoked he said he doesnt anymore. Ya'll hate so hard ya'll act like he never did anything in the street once infact fif has more credibility then alot of rappers but because game or anyone else calls him snitch yall dick ride how about you just enjoy the music i like games music and i like fifs music

[h2k4]

LOL@Taco Bell.  Did they really think he was going to accept?

[Blood$]

funny shit

[jeromechickenbone]

Taco Bell>50 Cent

[Eddie G.]

hes staying true to the streets son

nigga smart

Yeah that's why he made a song with smoking weed and said in an interview that he haven't smoked never, and never will.

Which song is that?

high all the time

chorus: n*gga i'm high all the time, i smoke that good shit

[3rd Coast]

Taco Bell>50 Cent

iono folk..

both give u the bubbles when u get done wit em..

[R1ZE]

he never said he NEVER smoked he said he doesnt anymore. Ya'll hate so hard ya'll act like he never did anything in the street once infact fif has more credibility then alot of rappers but because game or anyone else calls him snitch yall dick ride how about you just enjoy the music i like games music and i like fifs music

he said he never smoked weed in his life on hot97 last week

[QuietTruth]

I'd feel stupid as fuck after receiving a letter like that too, shitt.

[J Bananas]

Taco Bell>50 Cent

[Blood$]

they are opening a Taco Bell/KFC up the street from me sometime this summer... I can't wait, we have never had either in my town