- Hardcover: 240 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd; New edition edition (5 Sep 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0743268342
- ISBN-13: 978-0743268349
- Product Dimensions: 21 x 14.8 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 530,767 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"By now, 50 Cent's coronation as the new king of hardcore hip-hop is all but assured."
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Rapper 50 Cent has made it big in a very short space of time. Having been supported by Jam Master Jay, and produced by Dr Dre and Eminem, the rapper and poet has already experienced great success and critical acclaim for his anthemic single 'In Da Club' and bestselling debut album. While some rappers just talk the talk, though, 50 has walked the walk, and this brilliant insight into who he is and where he came from is a must for all fans. Growing up in Jamaica, Queens, he was born to a drug-dealing mother - she was killed in mysterious circumstances - and took over the family business at the age of twelve. Living hard, he has been stabbed, shot nine times (one bullet in his face) and has survived a number of assassination attempts. He is a survivor, a man from the streets who has made it big-time without forgetting his roots.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you are interested at all in 50 cent then you need this book. He tells us all about how he grew up, what friends he had, codes of the street and how he made his money before he became a rap star. Excellent read throughout. Alot of people think that the movie Get Rich or Die Tryin told the real story of 50 cent but after reading this book it opens your eyes to a different point of view that he explains in his own unique way of how he came up from a local drug dealer to become one of the most well known rappers in the world today.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have enjoyed reading this book and I would reconmend it to those who like 50 cent and to those who don't.
This is a good read and I wish there were others like it.
This is a good read and I wish there were others like it.
16 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I read this book in a day. It is a page turner and 50 gives an honest depiction of his life and how he made it out of the ghetto. At times I found myself howling with laughter and other times feeling pretty tearful. When he described how he felt on his mother's passing, you could clearly feel the pain that he must have felt as a 8 year old boy. Nonetheless, he was fortunate enough to have grandparents who helped raise him. His decline into drug dealing and his subsequent return even after being incarcerated is particularly poignant and addresses the despair that a lot of kids in his position experience who have no significant role models.
50 is not ashamed to be brutally honest and he is a fantastic narrater. Buy this book and you get to hear the sad story behind his doberman dog, Dillinger and the total comedy experience of Grits and Butter who were two of the most scariest gangsta's ever to leave the South and land on Queens, New York. You get to hear about his love life and how it has made him wary of women. You get to read about the mother of his child and how he was desperate to turn over a new leaf when he became a father.
But more importantly, it shows (albeit very succintly) how this guy was destined for better things. When he sold drugs, he was the best at it and made more money than all his competitors on the strip. It even shows how even in 6 months Shock Incarceration enduring a crippling daily regime by an ex army official who positively hated him, he still managed to be delegated the task of commander in chief of the daily workouts.
If you asked me a few months ago what I thought about 50, I would have said another arrogant gangsta rapper but having taken time to understand about him and watch his documentaries I can see that there is a lot more to the guy than meets the eye. Don't judge him harshly. Get the book then decide.
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wkd!
being a 50 fan..i loved this book and enjoyed it very much! it really gives you an insight to the life of 50.. Read more
Published on 25 July 2006 by Miss.S.R.A
brilliant hard hitting book
for starters i have to say i am the worlds biggest 50 fan!! i adore the man, not just because he is totally gorgeous but because he is a smart, intelligent man who knows what he's... Read more
Published on 6 April 2006 by tracy
50 Cent does it again
By Far the biggest rapper in music at the moment. He has sold Music broke the debute record, he has sold clothes, jewelry, he has made stores everything. Read more
Published on 3 Nov 2005 by A
Short but very interesting.
I was looking for this book once i heared that was coming out hoping for a nice book about the life of 50 , i enjoyed the book but it felled kind of short but its well written and... Read more
Published on 25 Oct 2005 by "nortysur2003"
LEGEND
This book is by a true legend. An amazing story and gripping read - you betta love it!
Published on 25 Sep 2005
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