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50 Cent visits famine victims in Somalia, Kenya

In this photo released by the World Food Programme (WFP), rapper Curtis 50 CentJackson, center, visits children in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. The rap star teamed up with WFP to fly to Dolo, Somalia on Wednesday and Nairobi, Kenya on Thursday and has committed to provide 1 billion meals for the hungry and donate to WFP 10 cents from every sale of a new energy drink that he is promoting, according to WFP. (AP Photo/World Food Programme, Rose Ogola)

In this photo released by the World Food Programme (WFP), rapper Curtis 50 Cent Jackson, center, visits children in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. The rap star teamed up with WFP to fly to Dolo, Somalia on Wednesday and Nairobi, Kenya on Thursday and has committed to provide 1 billion meals for the hungry and donate to WFP 10 cents from every sale of a new energy drink that he is promoting, according to WFP. (AP Photo/World Food Programme, Rose Ogola)

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The Associated Press Updated 2:41 PM Thursday, February 9, 2012

NAIROBI, Kenya — Rapper 50 Cent is teaming up with the World Food Program to see firsthand the effects of hunger in Somalia and Kenya.

The rap star flew to Dolo, Somalia, on Wednesday. Tens of thousands of women and children have fled there over the last year to flee a devastating famine that killed tens of thousands of people across Somalia.

WFP said the rapper, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, has committed to provide 1 billion meals for the hungry, and is donating to WFP 10 cents from every sale of a new energy drink called Street King that he is promoting.

The U.N. last week declared an end to Somalia's six-month famine, though it said tens of thousands of people still need food aid to survive. The British government estimates that between 50,000 and 100,000 people died from the famine's effects.

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February 09, 2012 07:35 PM EST

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