10/01/07 - In Southside, don’t mess with 50 Cent

LostAngel · 10-01-2007, 03:50 PM

Southside (Queens). The warning came from a young man, who was walking through Rochdale Village, a project in Queens’ Southside (photo Jean-Cosme Delaloye). “If you want to find people, who could tell you about 50 Cent, check the strip. But it might be hard for you to find somebody to talk to considering the fact that you are White”, he said before politely declining a request for an interview. The “strip” is in fact group of a dozen of shops on the other side of the Guy Brewer Boulevard, where the rapper 50 Cent was arrested in 1994 for selling drugs to an undercover police officer.

In Southside, Queens, 50 Cent’s “hood”, young people respect the millionaire rapper, even if “Fif” has been thumped by rival Kanye West in an epic sales battle following the September-11 release of their latest LP’s. In the first two weeks, West has sold 957,000 copies of his Graduation compared to the 692,000 copies of Curtis sold by 50 Cent. For the young people of Southside, the new hip-hop war can only have one winner: 50 Cent.

Inside Butter Cutter barbershop, a few tattooed young men were getting a haircut on a Saturday morning of September 2007. “I am getting my due done, you know what I’m saying”, said a man called Pop. The 25-year old who describes himself as a milkman added he respected Fif’s “word game”. As he was talking to this reporter, 50 Cent, who had decided to pay a surprise visit to his old neighborhood, waled into the barbershop. “Oh shit, shouted Pop. I cannot believe it. Yo Fif, I love your new album, man”.

One of the unwritten rules of Southside, is that you cannot walk up to 50 Cent and ask him to talk about his neighborhood without asking permission. “Who allowed you to that?” the former boxer asked this reporter, when the latter first asked him a question. “I have got nothing to say”. After a couple of pictures with kids from his neighborhood, the star walked out. Next try.”50, can you tell me about the impact of Southside on your career?”, the reporter asked. “(expletive) yourself”, replied 50 Cent (Listen to the encounter with 50 Cent here). One of his bodyguards shouted something about the media looking for controversy before the rapper quickly left the barbershop in a black SUV.

What 50 Cent would not talk about is that Southside was an epicenter of gang wars in the 1980s. At the age of 8, 50 Cent, born Curtis James Jackson III, lost his mother. The cocaine dealer was murdered at the age of 23 over drugs. The violence has subsided in the neighborhood but drugs and gangs continue to be a problem only in certain areas of Southside. In 2000, 50 Cent was shot in his neighborhood. Asked before 50 Cent walked into the shop how kids could make it out of Southside, one of the barbers had replied: “You go to school and you sell drugs”.

Kanye West’s background is very different from 50 Cent’s. He was born in Atlanta but grew up in Chicago’s middle class. Ray West, his father, was one of the first black photojournalists at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and is now a Christian counselor. Kanye’s mother was an English professor before serving as Kanye’s manager.

50 Cent had first claimed he would retire from making solo albums if West won the sales battle, but in Southside nobody believed he would stop making music. Fif has already backed down from this claim. His next album is due next year. Its title: “Before I self-destruct”.

Jean-Cosme Delaloye

This story was broadcast in September 2007 on Couleur 3, on Swiss Public Radio.

Gayme is a Queer · 10-01-2007, 03:52 PM

Lol I Beat U To It But My Threads In Hip Hop Talk

LostAngel · 10-01-2007, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gayme is a Queer

Lol I Beat U To It But My Threads In Hip Hop Talk

Yeah, two minutes. lol

robby84 · 10-01-2007, 03:57 PM

Queenz Allday......

Champaign Jackson · 10-01-2007, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LostAngel

In Southside, Queens, 50 Cent’s “hood”, young people respect the millionaire rapper, even if “Fif” has been thumped by rival Kanye West in an epic sales battle following the September-11 release of their latest LP’s. In the first two weeks, West has sold 957,000 copies of his Graduation compared to the 692,000 copies of Curtis sold by 50 Cent. For the young people of Southside, the new hip-hop war can only have one winner: 50 Cent.

THEY GOT IT WRONG , THOSE ARE THE FIRST-WEEK NUMBERS FOR BOTH OF THEM , LOL.
N/EWAY , GOOD ARTICLE , MAJOR PROPZ.

MS DIOR · 10-01-2007, 04:05 PM

Get'um Fif.LET THEM BITCHES KNOW!.............

XtennesseeX · 10-01-2007, 04:12 PM

"Kanye West’s background is very different from 50 Cent’s. He was born in Atlanta but grew up in Chicago’s middle class. Ray West, his father, was one of the first black photojournalists at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and is now a Christian counselor. Kanye’s mother was an English professor before serving as Kanye’s manager."

That article is false Kanye is gangsta as hell, he be callin them mixed bitches muts remember!

LadyValentine · 10-01-2007, 04:12 PM

lol

Pop Cuts My Boyfriend's Hair, He's Real Cool Peoples

AUTUMN_DEATH · 10-01-2007, 04:15 PM

wats tha point in this thread apart from tryin to make 50 look gangsta

bellino771 · 10-01-2007, 04:15 PM

haha propzzzzz

tonychilufya · 10-01-2007, 04:18 PM

Gay news but propzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Da MD Kid · 10-01-2007, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScorpiO.G.

wats tha point in this thread apart from tryin to make 50 look gangsta

the point is to talk about hip hop n southside queenz.... somethin u Ireland niggas mite NOT NEVA KNOW NUTTIN BOUT!! haha

Katch 26 · 10-01-2007, 04:58 PM

props i guess

Money On Tha Rize · 10-01-2007, 05:08 PM

propz homeboii

*50*CENT*WIFE* · 10-01-2007, 06:24 PM

Thats Good :)

lilchuckd · 10-01-2007, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Da MD Kid

the point is to talk about hip hop n southside queenz.... somethin u Ireland niggas mite NOT NEVA KNOW NUTTIN BOUT!! haha

hahaha, that's right

YBanBeatz · 10-01-2007, 06:35 PM

i guess......

TeamChronic · 10-01-2007, 06:55 PM

good shit man

notorious_smokey · 10-01-2007, 07:01 PM

propz..atleast one nigga gets respect from his hood

MastaKillah · 10-01-2007, 07:02 PM

keep it gangsta fif....
lol @ your avatar teamchronic...

unitymama · 10-01-2007, 07:37 PM

50 is gangsta,unless some people wanna find out how gangster he really is!!!!...

MC B STREETZ · 10-01-2007, 07:38 PM

50 goes back 2 his hood

Shoupin · 10-01-2007, 08:03 PM

good read, props

Xx FaZeR xX · 10-01-2007, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Da MD Kid

the point is to talk about hip hop n southside queenz.... somethin u Ireland niggas mite NOT NEVA KNOW NUTTIN BOUT!! haha

aha ha ha ha...
lol. yo ass got owned

Thewrecker1ne · 10-01-2007, 08:20 PM

Ha ha ha nice article props

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XtennesseeX Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 394 Repped: 95 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	"Kanye West’s background is very different from 50 Cent’s. He was born in Atlanta but grew up in Chicago’s middle class. Ray West, his father, was one of the first black photojournalists at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and is now a Christian counselor. Kanye’s mother was an English professor before serving as Kanye’s manager." That article is false Kanye is gangsta as hell, he be callin them mixed bitches muts remember!

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