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Jason Gregory

18:36 11th January 2011

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50 Cent made $8.7million at the weekend after posting a series of messages on Twitter.


The rapper helped boost the shares of the cash-strapped ventured H&H, which owns US reality star Kevin Harrington’s marketing firm, TV Goods, by 290 percent.

"You can double your money right now. Just get what you can afford," 50 Cent told his 3.8million Twitter followers, assuring them that it was “no joke”.

The rapper received 30million shares in H&H following a private placement last year, reports the New York Post.

Earlier this month, he has also endorsed a line of mobile audience products which TV Goods owns the marketing rights to.

On Monday (January 10), shares in H&H close at 29 cents, up 39 cents, thanks to 50 Cent’s Twitter messages.

The Best Music Stars On Twitter

  • Kanye West – “Lol I spelled Silicon wrong ( I guess I was still thinking about the other type of silicone ITS A PROCESS!! : )”

  • Calvin Harris – “Lisbon is the only airport i have been to that sells tubs of take away strawberry jelly in the cafe by baggage reclaim.”

  • Lily Allen – “Fearne cotton is such a trendsetter."

  • Muse – “Dom's gone redneck on the chocolate fondue http://twitpic.com/226q93”

  • Liam Gallagher – “Listen up fat fuck as a real northerner I was brought up 2 say shit 2 people's faces not behind their back. Live forever LG.”

  • Nathan Followill (Kings Of Leon): “Don't take it out on Jared, it's the fucking venues fault. You may enjoy being shit on but we don't. Sorry for all who traveled many miles.”

  • Lady Gaga – “Gaga does Dallas. Calling all Dallas gays! Are their any inappropriate Western stores where I may find some unacceptable day wear? Xmother”

  • Diddy - “Happiness is FREE!!! LOVE is contagious-spread it!!!”

  • Frightened Rabbits - “My ears are well and truly fucked, & I don't think it was the plane. Wear your earplugs, kids! Unless you particularly enjoy E above high C.”

  • Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins) - “I have no memory of falling against the drum riser and my guitar cabinet, but I can tell you I've got quite a good bruise + am moving slow.”

  • Courtney Love (Hole) - “yeah kids lets wait on this, its a bit,,,, preamture iom not sure i would want to do it. im thinking, actually waiting on 2 peoples opinions.”

  • Travis Barker (Blink-182) - “gbsweyrikmbncsu0kols nmvbxhw 7g[hihnbndferq[vj bo n ibji-bve8urt obhpupj-hn ohuhhkhfyfugivbcuxshv vb ihf nlhexj ahiou0b.”

  • Katy Perry - “Sometimes I wish I was a twin... Or could make a clone. I need more than 24 hours a day!!! Oy vey. #alotgoingon!!!”

  • Lil' Wayne - “Love is a road without signs yet we still drive bekuz we kan only imagine whats ahead.”

  • The Strokes - “@stephenfry Our minds were effin' blown; we're at the hotel bar if you're of a mind to accidentally spill some vodka.”

  • Snoop Dogg: “1 thing Chuck Norris can't do is out smoke Snoopdogg. U HEAR ME!!”

  • Hayley Williams (Paramore): “For the last two off days, I've watched about a thousand movies, eaten my weight in food, thrown a football a bit. Now I wanna play a show.”

  • Los Campesinos! - “Us and Gallows are on the same flight today. If the plane goes down then punk will be dead (again).”

  • Justin Bieber - “U all keep me grounded...never gonna change because i have people that love me for me...and i love them in return. thanks for being there.”

  • Stuart Braithwaite (Mogwai) - “Who has been the biggest non human celebrity this summer? KOL pigeons or Paul the world cup octopus?”

  • M.I.A - "money doesnt buy u shit! i thought more money means better sound guys in america/\/\/\! i was wrong, the higher u go , they turn u lower!"

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