‘A lot of folks don’t know what it means to be built not ripped’
50 Cent’s surprise bat-like performance shocked fans across the globe as he rapped hanging upside down – and now a behind the scenes video has revealed how he pulled it off.
The rapper appears to lift himself up and wrap his legs around what is presumably a bar support of some sort. Moments later, the rapper hangs almost vertically to perform “In Da Club”, which parallels the original video.
I know we all wanna haha on 50 Cent Bc he’s a bigger guy now but that man walked up, pulled himself upside down like we used to on the monkey bars and held his weight up until it was time to start rappin.. my goodness. 👏🏼👏🏼 pic.twitter.com/W01P9GOn7m
— Lauren. (@LMac_1326) February 14, 2022
50 Cent was only 28 when the song was first recorded and while many dubbed him as “fat”, others came to his defence.
“Whatever was holding 50 Cent in place up there was the real star of the show,” wrote one person. “Lol the first thought that came to mind was “oooo he’s gotten thick,” another said.
However most of the comments came to the 46-year-old’s defence, with one person clarifying that: “A lot of folks don’t know what it means to be built not ripped.”
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Others were more impressed by the spectacle as a whole: “The fact that he even was rappin upside down was insane.”
This comes as Snoop Dogg was caught having a cheeky joint before the performance. The rapper, who is arguably synonymous with cannabis, was caught on what appears to be CCTV footage.
Warming up before going on stage for the Halftime Show. pic.twitter.com/dKs6AAzjK8
— Rafa Hernández-Brito (@ElalcaldeRafa) February 14, 2022
Fans of the 50-year-old musician have reacted online, with one writing: “Snoop has a free pass to smoke weed anywhere in the world. Literally anywhere.”
Another said: “Snoop is unbeatable lol,” while another added: “That man was buzzing in his performance.”
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