50 Cent Announces Pronoun Change: ‘I’m A Thing’

50 Cent is changing his pronouns as he no longer feels as though he identifies as a human. Instead of using he/him pronouns, he wants to be labeled as a thing/it.

"Please refer to me as the thing 50cent, I do not identify as a person anymore I’m a thing," he wrote in an Instagram post. "Thank you in advance."

"He done went full Prince," one fan commented on the late musician's infamous name change to a symbol in 1993.

"Thing 1 , thing 2 , thing 50," one fan joked, referencing the Dr. Seuss book The Cat In the Hat.

Another fan compared him to Diddy, who has changed his name multiple times during his career, "He did waaaaay better then Diddy."

His post made headlines and got a lot of comments from fans so he decided to clarify his initial post.

"Yes I identify as thing, my pronoun is THING/ IT," he captioned a screenshot of an article about his first post. "Please refer to me as the thing 50cent,or you can say that thing 50cent is the s---!"

"He did get shot 9 times and survived lol I don’t think he’s human either," one fan wrote bringing up his nearly fatal 2000 incident.

In other 50 news, the rapper officially has a diamond record. The diamond status goes to his single "In Da Club." The record was the lead single from his 2003 debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin’.

50 celebrated the accomplishment on Instagram. He posted a video montage of throwback clips of him performing the song, the music video, and more.

"In Da Club has officially reached Diamond 10,000,000 singles sold," he wrote. "The 43rd Hip Hop song to go Diamond, 121 songs of all time to do it. I feel good, I’m that thing 50cent."

“Diamonds [diamond emoji] are forever, [raised eyebrow emoji] yo that thing 50cent is no joke," he added in a separate post.

These days, 50 Cent might be more well known for his beef with other celebrities and his Power series. But 50's longtime fans know him for his iconic hits in the early 2000s. 50 started his career with his mixtape Guess Who's Back? in 2002 after his Power of the Dollar was never released (due to the rapper getting shot). He addressed the shooting on "F--- You," which is on Guess Who's Back?.

"I'm havin' flashbacks, I can feel the shells burnin'/Comin' up, I was taught never back down/That's why I act the way I act now, hold the Mac down/32 shots, squeeze til there ain't a shell left," he raps on the track. That mixtape helped 50 get his record deal with Eminem's Shady Records. Shady Records is an imprint of Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records.

50's debut album released in 2003, Get Rich or Die Tryin' was a huge commercial success. It spawned singles such as "In da Club," and "21 Questions" featuring Nate Dogg which both topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart shortly after their release. In 2003, 50 also founded G-Unit Records and the rap group G-Unit which consisted of himself, Lloyd Banks, and Tony Yayo. Throughout the years, The Game, and Kid Kidd were also were short-lived members of the group. Young Buck replaced Yayo after the latter's 2003 imprisonment but also later left the group before it officially disbanded in 2022, according to 50. As a group, they produced two studio albums, Beg for Mercy, and T·O·S (Terminate on Sight), as well as an EP titled The Beauty of Independence.

Besides his musical success, 50 has taken his talent on and off the screen. His Power series has been a mainstay in the culture that has created several spin-offs such as Power Book II: Ghost, Power Book III: Raising Kanan and Power Book IV: Force. These productions are under his G-Unit Films and Television company.

Whether you know 50 for his beef, television series or music, take a look at five essential songs from 50's discography:

"In da Club" is one of 50's most notable and popular songs. The song was nominated for Best Male Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Song at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards. That year his debut studio album Get Rich or Die Tryin' was also nominated Best Rap Album and 50 was nominated for Best New Artist.

"21 Questions" features Nate Dogg and is also found on the rapper's Grammy-nominated debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin. The song is about 50 asking his girlfriend if she would stick around if he stays locked up in jail. The music video stars actress Meagan Good as 50's girlfriend.

While the song talks about candy, this is not a song for kids. "Candy Shop" was the second single off of 50's second studio album The Massacre. The project was released in 2005. The song was nominated for Best Rap Song at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards. The Massacre was nominated for Best Rap Album that year as well.

"Just A Little Bit" is from 50's second studio album The Massacre. The song was the third single for the rapper's album. The music video takes place in Cancún, Mexico where 50 has his associates set up by models. The song peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

"Many Men" is from 50's debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin. "Many Men" has had a lasting impression on current hip-hop songs as well. In 2020, the song was sampled twice. First on Pop Smoke's 2020 track "Got It on Me", and later Metro Boomin sampled the song on his and 21 Savage's 2020 track "Many Men." In 2022, Lil Tjay made a freestyle of Many Men titled "FACESHOT" (Many Men Freestyle). "Many Men," is certified platinum by the RIAA.