I take quarter water
Sold it in bottles for two bucks,
Coca-Cola came and bought it
For billions, what the f**k?
Have a baby by me, baby
Be a millionaire
I write the check before the baby comes,
Who the f**k cares?
From his 2007 song, "I Get Money."
50 Cent -- who didn't drink alcohol and was a workout fanatic -- was a big fan of the enhanced water called VitaminWater. When Glacéau, the company that made VitaminWater, decided to introduce a new product called "Formula 50," 50 Cent agreed to an endorsement deal. But instead of taking his payment in cash, he got a piece of the company.
In 2007, Glacéau was sold to Coca-Cola for $4.1 billion. 50 Cent's payout was estimated at somewhere between $60 million and $100 million.
"Quarter-waters" (which used to sell for 25 cents) were Kool-Aid-like flavored drinks sold in plastic bottles at every convenience store and bodega in the 'hood. (Formula 50 costs a little more.) 50 Cent's favorite flavor? Grape, of course.
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