50 Cent Confronts AI-Generated Hoax About $2 Million Offer

50 Cent acknowledged being fooled by an AI-generated video that falsely claimed he offered Nigerian businessperson King Ochacho a $2 million collaboration involving the businessman’s 13-year-old son, Ice King Ochacho. The rapper addressed the viral clip this week and rejected its claim. This week, the rapper addressed a viral clip that falsely stated Nigerian businessperson King Ochacho proposed a $2 million collaboration with his 13-year-old son, Ice King Ochacho. Completely AI-generated.

50 Cent expressed that the video left him unsettled from the moment he first viewed it. He didn’t stay quiet. The artist took to the comment threads of Nigerian entertainment platforms to refute the claim personally, making it clear he had never made such statements. The video was constructed using a genuine Apple Music interview where 50 Cent appeared with Swizz Beatz, Joe, and Donell Jones, then altered with open-source deepfake tools to modify his voice and facial expressions.

However, the comments he encountered in those sections amused him greatly. He referred to Nigerian commenters as ‘actual internet gangsters,’ highlighting how they humorously pulled in other African nations with remarks such as, ‘You ain’t shit, we love this!’ This unexpected turn caught everyone off guard.

The fake video sparked a real friendship. 50 Cent made contact with King Ochacho, established a connection with him and his son, and eventually gave a public endorsement to Ice King Ochacho’s album The Future. He recounted the entire incident during an episode of The Crew Has It podcast.

A deepfake managed to trick a renowned rapper, a comment section turned chaotic, and a fabricated $2 million proposal resulted in a genuine connection. The AI-generated video, which was manipulated with open-source deepfake tools to rewrite his voice and mouth movements, led to a genuine connection between 50 Cent and King Ochacho.