“In rap years, Chris Lighty, 37, is something of an old-timer,” Lea Goldman reports for Forbes. “Lighty, founder of New York’s Violator Management & Records, is one of the industry’s most influential talent managers, guiding the careers of hip-hop headliners like Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliott and, of course, Fifty Cent.”
Goldman reports, “He’s currently negotiating with Apple Computer Chief Steve Jobs over a Fifty-branded line of low-cost computers. ‘He is setting a new standard in the music business,’ says Lighty. ‘Let’s just say we get each other.'”
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MacDailyNews Take: Would the Apple Mac mini 50 Cent Special Edition massacre the competition?
[UPDATE: 6/20, 10:01 am EDT: Fixed iTunes link on the word “massacre” in the MDN Take.]
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Not if its not $.50
maybe if it comes with a faster hard drive and comes in black too
Will they come with 90-days of free emergency room gunshot care?
Im not sure about this but if Steve thinks it’s a good idea I’m in.
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“Apple to launch 50 Cent-branded low-cost Macs?”
Yikes. Not unless Kevlar is included.
Belated April 1st, right?
Hip-hop and rap are about as creative as Tourette’s Syndrome. You can’t sing, you can’t dance, and for god’s sake pull your freakin’ pants up.
I work at AppleCare and I tell you I DO NOT want to take support calls from the Boys in the Hood. I will quit first. They don’t even speak English! Let them talk to Indian support and they can butcher English together.
Good morning laugh Ampar, thanks. Will get me through till lunch.
This guy thinks he’s making some sort of business move. I don’t think he gets anything, but thinks Jobs wants to make money.
If this happens, I would consider switching. Windows, doubtful. Linux, here I come.
The 50 cent Mac is going to be nothing more than Apple handing out the address of someone who actually brought a Mac.
Brilliant strategy. gets a Mac into the hands of someone who wouldn’t pay for it anyway, and the old owner buys a new one with the insurance money.
Apple will double market share overnight!
Luc, I’m here to serve. If it’s not Christina’s nipple slip, it’s not music.
I love Macs and shit!
What be next?
Apple ta add Ebonics ta da OS X hood.
Jobs be mad stupid!
Actually it could help with the iTunes-iPod halo effect if you would have a music brand branded computer. Think of a U2 iPod with a matching computer.
Also why not now have a Disney branded Mac Mini? or even the new eMacs that is Disney branded.
Apple Mac mini 50 Cent Special Edition. Available in any color – as long as it’s black.
this guy thinks what he try for business with Apple is smart, good. but ha has no idea how to handle. he also misunderstands as if he is really an important person. there is always limited ability for this kind of guy who didn’t have proper education or experience on real business, intelligent world. well, he can’t. he just buy laywer to talk, show off his money $67 millions. but he got nothing in his brain. so sad. this society is so weird how possibly ex convic can be successful, make tons of money with selling bad stuff, nothing respect. his movie was totally worse. I don’t know why he made it. he wanted us to feel something? I don’t think so. this is pathetic, shame to show such a rude, unrespected life to public. that’s why education is so important. I really hope that this rumors or news(?) is left as unrealistic.
Won’t happen now that it’s been published in Forbes. Steve does not take kindly to leaks.
rlhamon, The real question is does Mickey Mouse wear a Steve Jobs watch?
This makes me think about Rodney O Lain, the true iBrotha.
I really miss his wisdom. Peace.
To “edward”
Please, tell me your post was a joke. You’re talking about the importance of education? How about you learn to complete a proper sentence before saying things about others.
-G-
nice take!
Rap sucks. The rap “culture” sucks.
Apple should not stoop to doing business with thugs.
To achieve this goal, Apple should work with Jesse Jackson or Joseph Lowery. Someone with substance.
I call fud on this story. As a person of darker skin persuasion, I find that 50 cent does not represent anything good or positive. How about LL Cool J. He should have a Mac named after him if any rapper should. He has always been positive. Or maybe Mos Def……sigh
Rap and hip-hop have been around for some 25 years. That’s 10% of American history. It’s here to stay. It’s American culture.
“Steve does not take kindly to leaks.”
Not even in employee restrooms.
37 years old? What a freak? Why is he breathing? Can he even dress himself? Good lord, assign a caseworker now.