Cyrus Langhorne
New York rap star 50 Cent may be winning with his reunited G-Unit, however, luck was not on his side in an alleged $1 million bet with Louisiana hip-hop artist Webbie. #LosingGamble
According to Webbie, he presented Fif with the hefty gamble over a recent boxing match.
Rapper Webbie is publicly shaming 50 Cent for failing to pay up after losing a million-dollar bet on a big time boxing match last weekend … and now he wants his cash money! Webbie was in L.A. this week jawing about the wager he made with Fiddy right before the lightweight title bout between Terence Crawford and Yuriorkis Gamboa … who 50 Cent happens to manage. Webbie says he walked his homie Crawford into the ring where he greeted 50 Cent and immediately threw down a challenge: “I say 50, what’s happening? I say I got a mil on my dawg!” (TMZ)
Despite Webb’s claim, the Unit leader’s sports management team has denied having any knowledge of the bet.
Cut to the 9th round when Crawford knocked out Gamboa, and BOOM … $1 MILLION payday for Webbie … or so he thought. In the clip, it sounds like the Louisiana rapper thinks he’s getting stiffed. Then again, maybe 50 didn’t understand what was on the line — Webbie’s got a seriously Southern accent. We spoke to several people at 50’s sports management co. … SMS Promotions — and they say this is the first anyone’s hearing about the alleged bet. (TMZ)
Earlier this year, 50 bet thousands on his local New York Rangers defeating the Los Angeles Kings.
“I think it will be so exciting for everyone to watch, regardless if they’re hockey fans or not,” 50 Cent astutely told Big Boy in the radio spot. To play up the New York, Los Angeles rivalry, Big Boy asked 50 Cent if he would be willing to make a bet on the series. Big Boy challenged 50 to a $10,000 bet and after a few seconds of pause, the rapper agreed. There was a hand shake, so this is a done deal. This bet was made on Friday. I’m guessing no one happened to inform Fitty that the Rangers were already trailing the series 1-0. (CBS Sports)
Despite siding with the local team, Fif vouched his respect for Kings fans.
“I’m going to say this to you,” 50 said in an interview. “Kings fans are my people too. I don’t have an extreme passion for the game, but I’m going to take the bet.” (“Big Boy’s Neighborhood”)
Check out Webbie’s interview:
