50 Cent; Ed Sheeran.Photo:Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty, Timothy Norris/Getty
Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty, Timothy Norris/Getty
Who wouldn’t want to be “In da Club” with50 CentandEd Sheeran?
Before hopping on stage, Sheeran posted tohis Instagram Storyto document the experience. “50 Cent has invited me to the O2 to sing ‘Shape of You,'” he said, before joking: “I’m going to walk on stage and go, ‘Who likes ‘In da Club’? Here’s ‘Shape of You.'”
The British musician then shared a video of himself walking backstage during 50 Cent’s show, singing along as the headliner performed his 2003 hit “21 Questions.”
After filming himself getting on a stage lift, Sheeran posted a clip of the “Shape of You” performance, which saw 50 Cent stand alongside a large box featuring the text, “THERE IS A MONSTER IN THIS BOX” — which lifted to reveal his special guest.
Ed Sheeran performs in New Orleans in April 2023.Erika Goldring/Getty
Erika Goldring/Getty
Sheeran continued filming his time at the O2 Arena, asking his security guard Kevin Myers for his thoughts on the performance. “It was good. It was good!” exclaimed Myers.
“Alright, I’m gonna go back and watch the gig now with 50 Cent’s biggest fan,” said Sheeran, pointing to Myers.
Sitting in the back of the arena, the “Thinking Out Loud” musician filmed himself watching and singing along to 50 Cent’s music and shared a video of the rapper performing “In da Club.”
50 Cent performs in Atlanta in August 2023.Prince Williams/WireImage
Prince Williams/WireImage
“Alright, that’s it then. 50 Cent over,” said Sheeran in his final Instagram Story video of the night.
Later, 50 Centshared photos to X (formerly Twitter)of himself and Sheeran hanging out backstage. “My man came through for me tonight, BOOM,” he wrote. “LONDON went crazy! It don’t get bigger than this.”
In afollow-up post, 50 Cent shared a video of Sheeran’s Instagram Story documentation of the evening and wrote, “Ed Sheeran had the o2 going crazy good times, I had a ball.”
source: people.com
