50 Cent Tells "Men's Health" Why He Doesn't Wear Bulletproof Vests Anymore

BYLavender AlexandriaPublished on August 08, 202318.3K Views

DENVER, COLORADO - JULY 23: 50 Cent performs during his "Final Lap" tour at Ball Arena on July 23, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Thomas Cooper/Getty Images)

50 explains when he made the decision to move on from his signature item.

Though 50 Cent never really left the public eye, he has roared back into the limelight for many this year. He's currently on an absolutely massive 93-stop tour in celebration of his 2003 classic Get Rich Or Dye Tryin' turning 20. He also just recently popped up on Nas' new album Magic 2. The pair teamed up on a song called "Office Hours" which made for their first team-up in over 20 years. in a recent viral clip from his interview with Men's Health, 50 explains how he learned to value himself and stop chasing all the women he met after becoming a celebrity.

Now more info from the interview is emerging, including why 50 Cent stopped wearing his iconic bulletproof vest. "When did I stop wearing the bulletproof vest? I don't have a specific timeline for that," his answer begins. "You know what happened? I got other things. I had gotten vehicles, like, full-blown level 6. The same stuff Obama is riding around in. "So it didn't make sense to have to wear it every day because it was like in between that one space that I was going into the building and coming out of the building. So, I started to wear it less but this is almost like my hallmark. In the beginning of my career, I was seen more often with it than without it."

50 Cent On Moving On From The Bulletproof Vest

Recently after a stop on his ongoing tour, 50 Cent caught up with Griselda rapper Benny The Butcher backstage. The crossover had fans dying for a new collaboration between the pair. That isn't the only crossover people are hoping for following his team-up with Nas.

Last week Waka Flocka spoke on how he wanted 50 to team up with Busta Rymes for an entire collaborative album. While it didn't serve as any kind of actual announcement of anything, fans had no trouble agreeing with the vision. What do you think of 50 Cent's explanation for why he stopped wearing his trademark bulletproof vest? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Lavender Alexandria is a music and culture journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She’s covered dozens of musical genres and styles from the most mainstream to the most experimental and underground on her blog and accompanying YouTube channel that looks at music, pop culture, and Billboard charts since 2017: Lav’s Music Corner. Lavender has produced editorial and listicle content both in written and video form over the past far years and has also interviewed up-and-coming artists like Censored Dialogue. Her experiences covering culture have taken her from Hyperpop parties in LA to underground rap shows in Atlanta, to DIY punk shows in Charlotte. Lavender has also written for iHeartRadio, covering some of the biggest artists in Hip Hop such as Ice Spice, Drake, Doja Cat and Cardi B. She also has bylines with ScreenRant and continues to write for Ringtone magazine. Lavender is a lifelong Charlotte Hornets fan and her favorite rap artists include Clipping, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar.