This Just In... Rapper 50 Cent Co-Hosts 106 & PARK and Gives Viewers a Mouthful in a BET Music Exclusive 'FOOD FOR THOUGHT: CONVERSATIONS WITH 50 CENT,' Beginning on Thursday, November 19 at 6:00 P.M.*

This Just In... Rapper 50 Cent Co-Hosts 106 & PARK and Gives Viewers a Mouthful in a BET Music Exclusive 'FOOD FOR THOUGHT: CONVERSATIONS WITH 50 CENT,' Beginning on Thursday, November 19 at 6:00 P.M.*

NEW YORK, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Rap superstar 50 Cent is back with a newly released fourth studio album, "Before I Self Destruct," and this week he's hanging out with BET. Beginning on Thursday, November 19 at 6:00 p.m.,* the outspoken artist and businessman will guest co-host the network's music countdown show, 106 & PARK, with host Rocsi for three days. In addition to interviewing guests and introducing videos, 50 Cent will also perform two songs for the 106 & PARK studio audience. Viewers can catch 50 Cent co-hosting 106 & PARK on Thursday, November 19, Monday, November 23 and Tuesday, November 24 at 6:00 p.m.*

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Following 50'S co-hosting Stint on Thursday, BET will premiere the second installment of its new original music series FOOD FOR THOUGHT: CONVERSATIONS WITH 50 CENT at 8:00 p.m.* Joined by NY radio personality, Angie Martinez; sports commentator, Stephen A. Smith and music journalist, Harry Allen at Bobby Van's in New York City, 50 Cent will give an uncut, uncensored and unpredictably open interview about his journey and perception in this industry.

No topic will be off limits in this exclusive interview. 50 Cent will talk about his new album; his income drop according to Forbes magazine, the last cd release battle with Kanye West, what he learned from his relationship with Vivica Fox and what makes him the 'King of New York'.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: CONVERSATIONS WITH 50 CENTS is a BET Music Production. Jon Marc Sandifer serves as producer and director for the special with Stephen G. Hill, President of Entertainment, Programming and Music as executive producer.

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BET Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE:VIA) (NYSE:VIA.B) , is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 98 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; CENTRIC, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the 25- to 54-year-old African-American audience; BET Digital Networks - BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; BET Event Productions, a full-scale event management and production company with festivals and live events spanning the globe; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET in the United Kingdom and oversees the extension of BET network programming for global distribution.

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