Rap superstar 50 Cent has denied he is to sign a new branding deal with media mogul Rupert Murdoch's company - worth $300m (€193m).

50 Cent has hit out at former G-Unit rapper Young Buck's allegations that he has "never seen a royalty check" from his time with the star's record label - insisting he was generously "overpaid" throughout his time with the hip hop group.

50 Cent has axed fellow rapper Young Buck from his G-Unit group, after he spoke out about dissent within the ranks of the 'In da club' star's collective.

Interscope Records bosses have slammed reports 50 Cent's label G-Unit Records is to part ways with its distributors, despite moderate sales figures for artists on the rap roster.

Jailed rapper Shyne is picking a fight with 50 Cent from prison after calling the In Da Club hitmaker "a joke."