50 Cent's MTV mansion

Nov 29, 2007, 13:30 GMT

US rapper 50 Cent performs during his concert in the Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland, 28 November 2007. EPA/STEFFEN SCHMIDT

50 Cent is set to show off the $18.5 million mansion he bought from Mike Tyson on 'MTV Cribs'.

The rapper-and-actor is selling the luxurious 19-bedroom property in Farmington, Connecticut - which features its own nightclub and recording studio - and is allowing TV cameras from the hit US TV show in there to film today (29.11.07).

The 'Get Rich or Die Tryin'' star - who bought the 48,000sq ft mansion from heavyweight boxing champion Tyson for $4.1 million three years ago - revealed: "It was crazy looking when I got here. It had a sort of 'Miami Vice' feel. It had turquoise and blue on the floor but I changed things around.

"I can go from my studio straight into the nightclub to see what a track will sound like in a club. The club also has a massive swing hanging from the ceiling, which is pretty cool.

"I'm just fed up with the commute when I need to get to New York so I want something nearer."

Fifty, 32, admits the mansion is so big he often forgets he has guests staying with him in different wings.

He reveals: "I'll let them stay on the other side of the house and not actually see them for a day or so."

The 'Ayo Technology' rapper is adamant you don't have to have his bank account to afford a luxurious lifestyle.

He insists: "It ain't based on the actual money that's been spent, it's the choices that people make.

"You don't have to buy a $50 million home to build a lifestyle that's equivalent."

Fifty - real name Curtis Jackson - added: "My next home will have the basics - probably four or five bedrooms.

"Maybe I'll let the 'MTV Cribs' cameras in there too. But only when I'm leaving!"

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