Rapper 50 Cent has teamed up with organisers at charity Feeding America to help fight hunger in the U.S.

The In Da Club hitmaker has pledged to help officials provide meals to more then 49 million Americans who are "food insecure," according to AllHipHop.com.

He has also paired with bosses at his SMS Audio company to provide 250 meals for every headphone set that is sold online in the coming weeks.

The rapper says, "Feeding America is the best charitable organisation to be a part of if hunger is your cause."

He adds, "When you look at hunger itself, it takes so much to solve it. The only place I see enough finances to do it is in business itself. This is the real part where you give back."