Congrats to rapper 50 Cent, who launched a late campaign for the Father of the Year Award when he rented out a whole dang Toys 'R' Us store for his kid as an early Christmas present. The day included a special logo made just for his son, a personal meeting with Geoffrey the Giraffe, and a round of Mario Kart 8 on the Nintendo Switch. There was also a whole film crew present to document the whole thing, because come on, why pull out all the stops on a gift like this if you're not going to brag about it?
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