09/19/07 - 50 Cent: From Queens to king of rap

Gayme is a Queer · 09-19-2007, 09:34 AM

It is hard not to see an element of spoilt-brattishness in the assertion by the rapper 50 Cent that he would retire as a solo artist if the new album by his rival Kanye West outsold his own. But his bluff could be called today when the US chart is published – West is expected to top it, as he has in the UK, and some people think this might be behind 50 Cent’s decision to cancel the European visit during which he was to perform at the MOBOs tonight. Fifty, as he is known, is a man with a publicity-grabbing history of feuds with rivals, and ambitions far beyond the music scene. Still only 32, he already has lines of video games, clothes and footwear to his name and when asked if there could be a President 50 Cent, he replied: “Never say never.” 50 Cent (real name: Curtis Jackson) grew up in one of the roughest areas of New York and had a spectacularly grim childhood. (The name comes from a Brooklyn robber of the same name; “I’m the same kind of person 50 Cent was,” the rapper has said. “I provide for myself by any means.”) His father wasn’t around and his mother, a drug-dealer, was 15 when she had him and 23 when she was murdered. Brought up by his grandparents, he began dealing crack at 12, impressed by the flashy cars and smart clothes of the local drug dealers. “Some people criticise my lyrics for being aggressive,” he has said, “but in my eyes it’s a direct reflection of the environment I grew up in.”

He ended up in and out of jail, and in 2000 had a run-in with another drug dealer, who shot him nine times. He now wears a bullet-proof vest constantly, travels in a bullet-proof car and says that anger is the feeling he is most comfortable with. “I know I did the wrong thing,” he once said of his drug-dealing past, “but it didn’t feel like there was any options.”

He credits the birth of his son, Marquise, now 10, with being the impetus he needed to turn his life around. Rap was his salvation, and he was the first artist Eminem signed to his record label. Get Rich or Die Tryin’, his debut album, sold nearly 11 million copies (he thanked his parole officer on the album sleeve). An attempt to break into films followed, when he appeared in a semi-auto-biographical film of the same name as his debut album, but it was voted by one internet film site as the 27th worst movie of all time.

But Fifty has had the last laugh: now worth upwards of $60 million (£30 million), and with a penchant for statement diamond jewellery, he lives in the former mansion of the boxer Mike Tyson in Connecticut, and has a stated ambition to become a billionaire. “I might be the rapper from Queens,” he said in 2006, “but most of my time is now spent thinking about brand names, company profiles and empire-building. In that sense I see myself primarily as a businessman.” Or possibly president.

Hakaroodi · 09-19-2007, 10:01 AM

ok propz..

NEWSKULL · 09-19-2007, 10:54 AM

Lol I Think 50 Worth 10 Times 60 Million$

JEarly · 09-19-2007, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by NEWSKULL

Lol I Think 50 Worth 10 Times 60 Million$

yo skull did that nigga really go double plat worlwide cause if so no one is acknowledging it on any other site which im sure is acredited to all the fifty hate i just wanna know though will rep homey.

PapizXXXrated · 09-19-2007, 11:01 AM

^^^^^^ WORD!!!!!
How he went 2 x Plat and Ye sold 900,000 and hes #1??????!!!!!!!

NEWSKULL · 09-19-2007, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ******

yo skull did that nigga really go double plat worlwide cause if so no one is acknowledging it on any other site which im sure is acredited to all the fifty hate i just wanna know though will rep homey.

WELL I DON'T KNOW I JUST POSTED WHAT THEY SAID ... MAYBE THEY MEANT IN PREORDERS IDK.... EVEN I HAD A HARD TIME BELIEVING IT.. BUT IT'S POSSIBLE...

CHRISTINA AGUILERA FOR INSTANCE, WHEN SHE DID THAT ALBUM "STRIPPED" I THINK.. YOU KNOW THE ONE SHE WAS ALL SLUTY... SHE FLOPPE DIN THE U.S. SHE SOLD 275K THE FIRST WEEK BUT IN EUROPE SHE SOLD 730K...

SAME WITH MADONNA, HER LAST ALBUM SOLD 300K IN HERE BUT SHE DID 800K IN EUROPE... I MEAN SHIT HAPPENS... ALTHOUGH I NEVER HEARD IT WITH ANY HIP-HOP ARTISTS...

I WILL POST THE EXACT WORLDWIDE NUMBERS BY THE END OF THIS WEEK...

Low-Rider · 09-19-2007, 03:02 PM

desperate fans are sad

NEWSKULL · 09-19-2007, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by PapizXXXrated

^^^^^^ WORD!!!!!
How he went 2 x Plat and Ye sold 900,000 and hes #1??????!!!!!!!

YOU THINK KANYE IS ON 50 LEVEL INTERNATIONALLY?...

50 PERFORMED IN PRETTY MUCH ALL PLACES HE COULD GO AROUND THE WORLD...

RUSSIA, CANADA, PORTUGAL, ITALIA, FRANCE, SPAIN, GRECE, UK, JAPAN, CHINA (YES MASSACRE SOLD 75,000 THAT'S GOLD OVER THERE), INDIA (2 MILLIONS), AUSTRIA, AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AFRICA, NIGERIA, DUBAI, ANGOLA, GHANA...

AND HE USUALLY SELL MORE WHEN HE IS IN PROMO TOUR OVER THERE..

JEarly · 09-19-2007, 04:22 PM

^^^^^^^^ you cant tell these dumb niggaz nothing man dont waste yah breath.

lil_lenno64 · 09-20-2007, 05:27 AM

props........

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Gayme is a Queer Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,188 Repped: 207 Repped 5,971 Times in 422 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	09/19/07 - 50 Cent: From Queens to king of rap 09/19/07 - 50 Cent: From Queens to king of rap It is hard not to see an element of spoilt-brattishness in the assertion by the rapper 50 Cent that he would retire as a solo artist if the new album by his rival Kanye West outsold his own. But his bluff could be called today when the US chart is published – West is expected to top it, as he has in the UK, and some people think this might be behind 50 Cent’s decision to cancel the European visit during which he was to perform at the MOBOs tonight. Fifty, as he is known, is a man with a publicity-grabbing history of feuds with rivals, and ambitions far beyond the music scene. Still only 32, he already has lines of video games, clothes and footwear to his name and when asked if there could be a President 50 Cent, he replied: “Never say never.” 50 Cent (real name: Curtis Jackson) grew up in one of the roughest areas of New York and had a spectacularly grim childhood. (The name comes from a Brooklyn robber of the same name; “I’m the same kind of person 50 Cent was,” the rapper has said. “I provide for myself by any means.”) His father wasn’t around and his mother, a drug-dealer, was 15 when she had him and 23 when she was murdered. Brought up by his grandparents, he began dealing crack at 12, impressed by the flashy cars and smart clothes of the local drug dealers. “Some people criticise my lyrics for being aggressive,” he has said, “but in my eyes it’s a direct reflection of the environment I grew up in.” He ended up in and out of jail, and in 2000 had a run-in with another drug dealer, who shot him nine times. He now wears a bullet-proof vest constantly, travels in a bullet-proof car and says that anger is the feeling he is most comfortable with. “I know I did the wrong thing,” he once said of his drug-dealing past, “but it didn’t feel like there was any options.” He credits the birth of his son, Marquise, now 10, with being the impetus he needed to turn his life around. Rap was his salvation, and he was the first artist Eminem signed to his record label. Get Rich or Die Tryin’, his debut album, sold nearly 11 million copies (he thanked his parole officer on the album sleeve). An attempt to break into films followed, when he appeared in a semi-auto-biographical film of the same name as his debut album, but it was voted by one internet film site as the 27th worst movie of all time. But Fifty has had the last laugh: now worth upwards of $60 million (£30 million), and with a penchant for statement diamond jewellery, he lives in the former mansion of the boxer Mike Tyson in Connecticut, and has a stated ambition to become a billionaire. “I might be the rapper from Queens,” he said in 2006, “but most of my time is now spent thinking about brand names, company profiles and empire-building. In that sense I see myself primarily as a businessman.” Or possibly president.

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PapizXXXrated Neg rep all u want F@ggot Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Now Why-Mecca Posts: 1,678 Repped: 104 Repped 173 Times in 23 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 3 Times in 3 Posts	^^^^^^ WORD!!!!! How he went 2 x Plat and Ye sold 900,000 and hes #1??????!!!!!!!

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