The owner of the album “Get Rich or Die Tryin”, Curtis Jackson III, also known by his stage name 50 Cent, not only has a successful music career spanning decades but is also a famous businessman owning a collection of expensive cars. Let’s admire the 10 cars with the most impressive prices in that collection.
1. Bugatti Chiron
2. Lamborghini Aventador Roadster
Besides collecting cars, 50 Cent also has a hobby of designing the exterior of his car to match his unique outfits. That’s why he wrapped the Lamborghini Aventador Roadster based on the design of a pair of Versace shoes, to stand out from other Lambo owners.
3. Ferrari FF
According to CarThrottle, 50 Cent owns a Ferrari FF manufactured at Grigio Abu Dhabi. The FF was the first all-wheel drive Ferrari ever sold. It has been very famous since it was first released. According to Autoweek, in just the first year of launch, these car models were quickly sold out.
The FF is hailed by the Italian brand as “completely changing the concept of the GT sports car”, as it can be driven “anywhere, at any time, in any weather or road condition.” Pininfarina, Ferrari’s long-time partner, engineered the car’s distinctive design, with a higher, elongated roofline that means the car can seat up to four adults, instead of just two. people like other Ferrari models at that time.
4. Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe
The Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé is said to have cost rapper 50 Cent 750,000 USD (about 17.6 billion VND) in 2007. After inflation, that amount is equivalent to nearly 1.1 million USD today ( about 25.9 billion VND).
After the news that the rapper was forced to sell off some assets to pay off bankruptcy debt in 2016, 50 Cent quickly proved that bankruptcy did not affect his car collection much, by driving Drophead Coupe around New York City at one point in 2017.
5. Lamborghini Murcielago
According to CarBuzz, 50 Cent first appeared with a Lamborghini Murcielago in a video posted on social networks in 2010. The Lamborghini in the video was gray, but it seemed that the rapper later repainted it blue and green. have wheels of the same color.
The Murcielago, at the time 50 Cent bought it, was Lamborghini’s flagship mass-produced vehicle. Like many other models of the brand, it is named after bullfighting. The Murcielago owns Lamborghini’s signature V12 engine and was produced for a total of 9 years, from 2001 to 2010.
6. Bentley Mulsanne
In 2019, 50 Cent purchased a Bentley Mulsanne from New York-based Manhattan Motors. However, the rapper later took to Instagram to experience the feeling of soaking money that the car brings, and pointed out that this car may have a transmission problem.
He also said that his old Bentley Mulsanne had a much better driving experience than this new car and that he would take the car back to the dealership to have it sorted..
7. Mercedes-Benz 400SEL
50 Cent is said to have changed from a 1994 Toyota Land Cruiser to a white Mercedes-Benz 400SEL after feeling threatened by a notorious gangster in New York who also owned a similar Land Cruiser at the time. .
According to Forbes, the Mercedes was equipped with bulletproof windows and a 6.0L V12 engine, which were both top specs at the time. However, the Mercedes still threatened 50 Cent’s safety, when the rapper became the target of an ambush by a pair of armed robbers outside his grandmother’s house. 50 Cent then decided to sell the car.
8. Rolls-Royce Ghost
10. White Lightning Jet Car