Fifty’s Giving Back!

Fifty-cent is encouraging overweight kids in the inner city to change their diets. He’s a part of a competition sponsored by Glaceau the makers of his grape drink.

50 is a spokes-rapper and judge for a nationwide cooking competition aimed at preventing childhood obesity by improving high school students’ eating habits. It is sponsored by Glaceau, the company partly owned by the rapper and that sells his grape-flavored Vitamin Water drink, Formula 50.

“It’s a better reflection of my lifestyle,” he said. “I don’t drink alcohol and I don’t need an energy drink.”

Is Fifty turning a corner? This could be a new model for rapper who want to be socially conscious: Don’t rap about healthy living but just get paid speaking about it during your off time. 50. He’s my hero!