Rapper 50 Cent has reignited speculation over whether he's involved with a Grand Theft Auto project and has mentioned "Vice City" on social media for the second time in two days. While there's no clear indication that 50 Cent is in any way associated with Grand Theft Auto 6 or any other related project, the rapper has found an opportunity to capitalize on fans' excitement, and it is undeniably working. Neither Take-Two nor Rockstar Games have made a comment on 50 Cent or the state of Grand Theft Auto as of yet.On March 1, 50 Cent made posts to both Twitter and Instagram with an image featuring the "Vice City" Grand Theft Auto logo, with the "Grand Theft Auto" part removed. The text of the post was cryptic, saying, "I will Explain this later, GLG," referring to the Green Light Gang that 50 Cent calls his fans. The post could go on to add, "this **** bigger than POWER trust me." followed by a bomb emoji and the word "BOOM." Power is notably a TV show that 50 Cent produced.A follow-up post from 50 Cent has now been made on Twitter and Instagram. It's once again the "Vice City" logo, but this time photorealistic in neon pink. The post features a television emoji along with the comment, "we working together or are you just ******* around? Big moves only!" There are again mentions of the Green Light Gang, a target emoji, and the message "I don't miss." In other words, there's no clear message regarding what 50 Cent is teasing.
After the first post from 50 Cent, Grand Theft Auto fans were quick to leap to assumptions. Some believed 50 Cent was teasing a role in Grand Theft Auto 6 and that openly mentioning it on Twitter implied an announcement would be coming soon. This follow-up post has had more of a sobering effect, however. Now Grand Theft Auto fans are leaning more toward 50 Cent's tease being unrelated to Grand Theft Auto.
Vice City may be a key location in the Grand Theft Auto series, the rumored setting for Grand Theft Auto 6, and even a subtitle for multiple prior Grand Theft Auto releases, but it's not an official Take-Two trademark. 50 Cent would be perfectly within his rights to use Vice City as a brand name for another project. The fact that he's using Grand Theft Auto: Vice City's logo for his teases is certainly eyebrow-raising, but it isn't evidence of a Grand Theft Auto partnership on his own.
The message to take away is that 50 Cent fans should probably be excited for a new project, potentially a TV show, to be announced before long. Grand Theft Auto fans should probably maintain healthy expectations and assume 50 Cent's teases are unrelated to video games, at least until more information is shared. Grand Theft Auto 6 news will arrive eventually, with or without 50 Cent.
Grand Theft Auto 6 is currently in development.