50 Cent arriving at Salt Lake City airport for the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, Salt Lake City, Utah - 16.01.09

Speaking before the big day, 50 was making plans to watch the inauguration from "a really nice hotel room" in the U.S. capital - and sources confirm the rap star did indeed make the trip.

But 50 isn't planning to become one of the celebrities to publicly declare his support to Obama on Inauguration Day - because he wasn't asked to.

He tells HollyScoop.com, "There's a whole lot of people out there for no reason doing different things. If Obama didn't invite you, you really shouldn't be there; that's how I feel about it. When I go to places when people didn't invite me they look at me crazy like, 'Why is he out there?'"

But 50 has spoken out about one thing - he admits he is worried about how the new President will solve America's recession: "I think he inherited the country in a difficult state... I hope for all of our sake that his plans work for us."

Source: WENN