FOUND: 50 Cent’s Diamond-Encrusted Skull!
A little while ago here on Geek we posted a story about 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, the sequel to 50 Cent: Bulletproof (the million+ selling, and terrible, PS2/Xbox game). If you’ll allow us to drift back to that post a bit, we’ll recall the plot for said game:
“50 and G-Unit put on a sold out performance in the Middle East when suddenly… they don’t get paid. 50 isn’t leaving til he gets paid, so the promoter offers him one of the country’s priceless treasures… a diamond-encrusted skull. Just as 50 and his crew are about to leave the country, they are ambushed, the skull is stolen, and 50 runs through the Middle East in a shoot ‘em up game to reclaim his property.”
Well today is a monumentous day, friends: 50’s diamond-encrusted skull has been found. Does that mean we just saved the Middle East from “Fittydom”? Hit the break for the skinny on the (completely terrifying) skull you see above.
Created by Damien Hirst for an art exhibition at the White Cube in England, the piece is known for costing way too much money to make( $16-$20 million) and looking completely ridiculous. Here’s what the arty folks behind it had to say:
“In this exhibition, Hirst continued to explore the fundamental themes of human existence – life, death, truth, love, immortality and art itself.”
Sure looks like it! As someone with a little Matisse etched on their arm for life and a lifelong art enthusiast, I’m somehow missing Hirst’s exploration of the aforementioned “fundamental themes of human existence.” One thing’s for sure: 50 Cent’s totally getting his diamond-encrusted skull back… or England’s going to pay.
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INCORRECT! This is the biggest piece of crap you’ve ever seen now.
My God, will the 50 Cent madness never end!? What’s next WU Tang Clan dish-ware and tablet settings?
it reminds me of Marc Quinn’s “Self” which is a cast of his head made from his own frozen blood.
people may not like this one, but i can at least appreciate how much time went into making it. the diamonds lay perfectly on the surface and the craftsmanship just looks flawless. it may be ugly and useless, but it was made well.
That’s the biggest piece of crap I’ve ever seen in my life.