50 Cent loses 54 pounds: It’s all for the drama

Rapper turned movie star 50 Cent has never been known for weight issues. Trim, fit and massively famous for his rap music, this is one star that pleases throngs of adoring fans for his shape and his raps. That was until recently when photos of a skeletal 50 Cent surfaced on the net.

These things can get out of hand as rumors spiral out of control, but the reality is 50 cent lost 50 pounds to star in a movie which he wrote himself. Inspired by a close friend who died from cancer, he put his heart into his work and wrote a dramatic, compelling movie that would keep memories of his friend alive, at least in his own heart.

In order to star in the film, 50 Cent needed to turn his healthy, muscular body into a skeletal reflection of a football star suffering from muscle atrophy and drastic weight loss from the strains of cancer. When you see the 50 Cent weight loss pictures you see that he has done a very good job of transforming his body to fit the role.

To lose the weight fast, 50 Cent traded his gym weight lifting routines for walking on the treadmill hours at a time and his healthy diet for a liquid diet. He was recently quoted on mtv.com saying he was starving and his close friend Tony Yayo told MTV that 50 Cent went as far as running to and from the airports and hotels while traveling.