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Now Riding on the Super Bowl: Birdman’s Millions, 50 Cent’s Privates

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Posted by Andrew Unterberger on 01/24/2012 at 1:21 PM News

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Nothing adds a little suspense to an already exciting sporting event than putting a little something at stake with the result—how much would we all care about the Best Live Action Short category at the Oscars if we didn’t have office pools and the like to add a little spice? But for celebrities, with all their fame and riches and heavy mood swings, the rush doesn’t come with a mere $10 investment—you gotta really lay something on the line. Rap icons Birdman and 50 Cent both appear to be going the high-stakes route with the upcoming Super Bowl matchup, although in two very different ways. First, Bird tweeted yesterday:

I like New ENGLaNd.my nephew play RB# 42.I’m Bet 5million 2 any niggaaa.like tha Giants YMCMB.BabyMoney anybody kan Getit.

— BIRDMAN (@BIRDMAN5STAR) January 23, 2012

Well, the “I don’t have a horse in this race, so I’m gonna root for this team for my relative’s sake” angle is a very well-covered one when it comes to pro sports—though usually we’re doing it because the relative is a fan of said team, as opposed to an actual team member—but we don’t traditionally put $5 million of our money where our mouth on that one. Such is the luxury of being at the top of the hip-hop food chain, we suppose—not only can you afford to bet multiple millions on a whim, but you don’t even have to use proper grammar or spelling while doing so. Meanwhile, 50 Cent has agreed to much more of a personal wager:

Ok RT @MyBestAssets: @50cent Lets bet. If the Giants lose the Superbowl, u must post ur d*ck on the twitter. If … m.tmi.me/kXXrI

— 50cent (@50cent) January 23, 2012

Yikes. Well, undoubtedly 50 would be pulling for his hometown G-Men anyway, and New York confidence in Eli and company right now is at an all-time high, so a certain amount of arrogance is to be expected. But to stake pictures of your genitals against the goods of a random Twitter follower, without even trying to bargain it a little…no sports outcome is that certain, Fiddy. Whatever happened to playing for pride, anyway?