American rapper 50 Cent claims that his visit to Kenya and Somalia last month has changed him. He has even vowed to record a song based on his tour of both countries. "I have put portions of my experience there in the actual songs, but it's so small that they'll have to listen to get it. I wanted to keep the record, creatively, in a space where when people listen to it, they just enjoy it before they can really understand what it was I'm saying; there's things on it that have double meanings,"said 50 Cent.
The rapper-turned-humanitarian flew to Kenya and Somalia with World Food Program earlier this month to witness the effects of hunger firsthand. He has a goal to provide one billion meals to hungry children over the next five years. Every purchase of Street King, an energy drink the rapper promotes, will provide a meal for a person in need through the United Nations' program.
50 Cent said he was touched by the children he visited in Kibera. He said the children were unaware of their living situation, but were as energetic as their American counterparts. "They have one meal a day, the same meal every day. There's nothing there within their eyes and the way that they interacted with each other that would indicate that they feel deprived in any way. They are the exact kids that you would see here, and that was so confusing. It made you want to pick them up and take them home with you, but you can't so you have to do something that makes a difference."
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