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{{This article is about|the rapper. There is also an article about the [[British coin Fifty Pence|British 50p coin]].}}

'''''50 Pence''''', the [[pseudonym]] of '''Liam Don''' (born [[January 14]], [[1986]] in [[Germany]]), is an artist [[parody|spoofing]] [[Queens]] [[New York City|New York]]'s [[hip hop music|hip hop]] star [[50 Cent]], based in [[Watford]], England. He is known for parodying 50 Cent's [[single (music)|singles]] by replacing the songs' various subjects with his rhymes about British [[pub]] culture, 
such as "P.I.N.T." (off 50 Cent's [[P.I.M.P.]]), and "In Da Pub" (a riff on "[[In Da Club]]"). His album title also spoofs 50's, with ''Get Rich or Claim Benefit'' as his categorization of English "ghetto" life. Mimicking 50 Cent's claim of being shot nine times, 50 Pence claims to [[limp]] from an accident on the stairs. He drives a [[Vauxhall Nova]] rather than a [[Mercedes Benz|Benz]], and his "girlfriend's mum" gave him the cash to buy all his "fancy stuff".

Another 50 Pence release is "I See Biddies", which is a spoof of Studio B's "I See Girls".

The man behind 50 Pence, Liam Don, is a UK [[hip hop production|hip hop producer]]. The 50 Pence songs were at one time available for [[download]] on Don's own site, but, [[as of 2004]], are no longer available.

Don is often viewed as an "[[Icarus]]" figure amongst his peers, flying to close to the proverbial sun before plummeting back down to earth, away from the celebrity life.

Don is currently a member of the [[Durham]] based two-piece [[The Infamous Room 45]] alongside former room mate and guitarist Mike Coxon.

==External links==
* [http://www.geofftech.co.uk/50pence/download/index.htm 50 Pence at Geofftech] - Scroll down for 50 Pence MP3s.
* [http://www.myspace.com/theinfamousroom45 Myspace for Liam's new band]

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|NAME=Don, Liam
|ALTERNATIVE NAMES=50 Pence
|SHORT DESCRIPTION=German [[rap artist]]
|DATE OF BIRTH=January 14, 1986
|PLACE OF BIRTH=[[Germany]]
|DATE OF DEATH=
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