Perhaps realizing that Kanye and his baby stroller self are coming out ahead of him in their album sales battle, 50 Cent put on a surprise show in the early AM this morning at the Hippodrome in Springfield, MA. Sorta my area! Most people have an issue with Springfield as a dingy area out in the boonies of western Massachusetts. But Fitty knows his fans are everywhere! He actually had to appear in court for an incident that happened in Springfield in 2004 so maybe it was his way of giving back. Err…

The scheduled concert start time of 7:30 p.m. was routinely ignored by many. Most fans really didn’t start queuing up until 9 p.m. Perhaps they knew that 50 Cent was appearing live on BET’s “106 & Park” television show in New York at 6:30 p.m. and scheduled to greet fans and sign CDs at a Manhattan Best Buy at 8 p.m.

The rumor mill had his private jet landing at Westover Metropolitan Airport, then Barnes Municipal Airport and Bradley International Airport after the idea of putting a helicopter down on the Connecticut riverfront was scrapped.

Regardless of his travel plans, when 50 Cent hit the stage at 12:45 a.m. flanked by a phalanx of private security and local police officers, the Hippodrome crowd erupted.

“Did they all tell you I was gonna do a show?” the rapper asked. “Because they told me I was just stopping by to say ‘hi.’”

Yay for Mass.! Fitty also made some comments about Kanye, and made sure to keep that marketing ploy alive. Damn that’s a full night for Fitty. Did they have time to stop at the Wendy’s. Was Paris running after the jet? Those photos of her rubbing up on him over this past weekend and Fitty obviously enjoying it and not choking her still haunt us.

(Splash)

More photos (Miss USA, Ray J, Steve O, Josh Henderson, 50 Cent, Brody Jenner, Kevin Connelly and more) from 50 Cent’s VMA party are after the jump.

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