Singer/rapper Olivia is re-launching herself as a reality TV star - 50 Cent's former protégée has landed a deal with cable channel VH1.

The Candy Shop star has been out of the spotlight since she was dropped from 50 Cent's G-Unit Records in 2007, but she is attempting to kick-start her career with a new Universal record deal and an upcoming TV show.

Olivia has been banned from revealing further details about the program, but insists it will be hot.

She says, "I got a lot of big things in the works and I haven't touched on my VH1 show. I can't talk too much about that, but the girl wil...

Rapper and music mogul 50 Cent has dropped R&B singer Olivia from his G-Unit label. The hip-hop star confirmed her exit from his label on New York radio show Miss Jones In The Morning last Wednesday - and has warned other acts on his roster that they all faced the axe if their albums flop.

He says, "I made sacrifices constantly for the entire G-Unit (roster). At this point, they gotta do their thing now. It's their second album, everybody. If they don't deliver, then they don't actually work.

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