50 CENT - 50 CENT NEGOTIATING APPLE DEAL

Hip-hop star 50 CENT is joining forces with Apple to produce a new home computer, and he insists he intends to set up his own business empire after conquering the music industry. The IN DA CLUB hitmaker is in negotiations with Apple boss STEVE JOBS to help produce a line of affordable home computers for inner-city residents. The business-minded musician is keen to seal his place in history with clever business dealings, because he is fully aware of the music industry's fickle nature. 50 Cent - real name CURTIS JACKSON - tells AllHipHop.com, "I'm creating a foundation that will be around for a long time, because fame can come and go or get lost in the lifestyle and the splurging. "I never got into it for the music. I got into it for the business."