Rapper 50 Cent, who was accompanied by a literal army of bodyguards when he performed in Jamaica at 'Heatwave' three years ago. - Contributed

The rapper is to put his name to a new line of rubber sheaths and has revealed he is to donate a percentage of the profits to a HIV charity. 50, who recently announced that he has co-written three novels, said: 'The kids become immune when you constantly beat them over the head, 'Read a book, read a book.' We have to be a little more creative about it. It's the same with safe sex. As opposed to being part of a safe sex campaign, I'm going to make condoms and donate a part of the proceeds to HIV awareness."

The three books that 50 - real name Curtis Jackson - has penned are entitled Death Before Dishonour, Baby Brother and The Ski Mask Way, and are based on the experiences of him and his G-Unit band.

Reports are rife that The Ski Mask Way,is to be made into a film starring 50.

He has previously appeared in the semi-autobiographical Get Rich or Die Tryin', and has landed a role opposite screen legend Robert De Niro in New Orleans, which is due out in 2008.