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TIL the only reason 50 Cent was able to perform at the 2022 Super Bowl Halftime show was because Eminem refused to perform unless 50 was allowed to. 50 said "they didn't want me there", but Em "wouldn't do it without me. That's how I ended up on the show". Em has said 50 "is like a brother to me."

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