50 Cent Stunned Over Losing Bid to Buy R2.5 Million Bottle of Wine
- American rapper 50 Cent recently attended an event that made him see Texas city in a new light
- The rapper said he lost a bid to buy a bottle of wine for a whopping amount of money - R2.5 million
- Fans and colleagues of the rapper took to his comment section to react to the post
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American rapper Curtis James Jackson, popularly known as 50 Cent, recently got his friends and fans laughing in his comment section after a post he made online.
The rapper shared a photo of himself at an event as he was spotted with other people in the room. 50 Cent was seen with a small smile on his face as he sat beside another man while he raised a small placard in his hand.
According to the rapper, he was bidding for a bottle of wine and he lost the bid. The rapper said he was surprised that he lost a bid of R2.5 million ($175 000) for a bottle of wine to someone else.
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According to the Candy Shop rapper, there are people in Texas who have a lot of money.
He wrote:
"Man there are some people in Texas who've got a lot of money. I bid $175 000 for a bottle of wine and I still lost."
The rapper's friends and his fans shared laughing emojis to express how they feel about his post, while some made comments about the matter.
Read some comments below:
tdought10:
"They got that oil money."
monarch.bflii_1111:
"That old oil tycoon money out there."
ms__tiki:
"Down here in Texas, it's a different type of rich lol."
missnery:
"Don’t mess with Texas."
hustlemanjoe:
"They pay less tax, that’s why."
the1no1noez:
"Imagine having $175k to spend on some wine like that's normal."
casino__p:
"We do everything big down 'hea'."
In other news, Briefly News earlier reported that Davido bought a customised pendant worth millions of rand for Imade, his daughter.
Barely a few weeks after splashing millions on jewellery pieces for himself, the father of three linked up with his official jeweller, Ice Box, for a brand new piece for his first child, Imade.
The proud dad took to his Instastory channel with a photo showing the finished pendant which was custom made for his little girl. The gold-coloured pendant spelt out Imade’s name in small letters and was also accompanied with a necklace.
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