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proudly presents
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50 cent -live mountain view, ca 0726
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Artist: 50 cent
Album: live mountain view, ca 0726
Company: n/a
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Rel. Date : 03/10/2004 Streetdate : 00/00/0000
Ripper : team pyt Supplier : NOYB
Genre : rap Style : rap
Quality : 192kbps / 44.1kHz Mode : full stereo
Grabber : eac Encoder : lame
Songs : 21 Playtime : 51:13 min
Size : 70,6 MB
Url : n/a
Type : album Source : cdda
Language : English
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In many ways the ideal East Coast hardcore rapper, 50 Cent
endured substantial obstacles throughout his young yet
remarkably dramatic life before becoming in early 2003 the
most-discussed figure in rap, if not pop music in general.
Following an unsuccessful late-'90s run at mainstream success
(foiled by an attempt on his life in 2000) and a successful
run on the New York mix-tape circuit (driven by his
early-2000s bout with Ja Rule), Eminem signed 50 to a
seven-figure contract in 2002 and helmed his quick rise
toward crossover success in 2003. The product of a broken
home in the rough Jamaica neighborhood of Queens and, in
turn, the storied hood's hustling streets themselves, 50
lived everything most rappers write rhymes about but never
actually experience: drugs, crimes, imprisonments, stabbings,
and, most infamously of all, shootings; all of this before he
even released his debut album. Of course, such experiences
became 50's rhetorical stock-in-trade. He reveled in his
oft-told past, he called out wannabe gangstas, and he made
headlines. He even looked like the ideal East Coast hardcore
rapper: big-framed with oft-showcased biceps, abs, and
tattoos as well as his trademark bulletproof vest, pistol,
and iced crucifix. Furthermore, his distaste for flossing
stunner-rappers and materialistic women ù yet somewhat
paradoxically coupled with his appetite for guns, drugs, and
wealth ù made him a welcome alternative to the bling-bling
sect in the early 2000s.
Born Curtis Jackson and raised in Southside Jamaica, Queens,
50 grew up in a broken home. His hustler mother passed away
when he was only eight, and his father departed soon after,
leaving his grandmother to parent him. As a teen, he followed
the lead of his mother and began hustling. The crack trade
proved lucrative for 50; until he eventually encountered the
law, that is, and began making visits to prison. It's around
this point in the mid-'90s that he turned toward rap and away
from crime. His break came in 1996 when he met Run-D.M.C.'s
Jam Master Jay, who gave him a tape of beats and asked him to
rap over it. Impressed by what he heard, Jay signed the
aspiring rapper to his JMJ Records label. Not much resulted
from the deal, though, and 50 affiliated himself with
Trackmasters, a commercially successful New York-based
production duo (comprised of Poke and Tone) known for their
work with such artists as Nas and Jay-Z. Trackmasters signed
the rapper to their Columbia sublabel and began work on his
debut album, Power of the Dollar. A trio of singles preceded
the album's proposed release: "Your Life's on the Line,"
"Thug Love" (featuring Destiny's Child), and "How to Rob."
The latter track became a sizable hit, attracting a lot of
attention for itsbaiting lyrics that detail how 50 would rob
particular big-name rappers. This willingness to rap openly
and brashly and the attention it attracted came back to haunt
him, however. His first post-success brush with death came
shortly after the release of "How to Rob," when he was
stabbed at the Hit Factory studio on West 54th Street in
Manhattan. Shortly afterward came his most storied incident:
On May 24, 2000, just before Columbia was set to release
Power of the Dollar, an assassin attempted to take 50's life
on 161st Street in Jamaica, Queens (near where Jam Master Jay
would later be fatally shot two and half years later),
shooting him nine times with a 9mm pistol while the rapper
sat helpless in the passenger seat of a car. One shot pierced
his cheek, another his hand, and the seven others his legs
and thighs; yet he survived, barely. Even so, Columbia wanted
nothing to do with 50 when they heard the news, shelving
Power of the Dollar and parting ways with the
now-controversial rapper.
During the next two years, 50 returned to the rap underground
where he began. He formed a collective (G Unit, which also
featured Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo), worked closely with
producer Sha Money XL (who had also been signed to JMJ around
the same time that 50 had), and began churning out mix-tape
tracks (many of which were later compiled on Guess Who's
Back? in 2002). These mix-tape recordings (many of which were
hosted by DJ Whoo Kid on CDs such as No Mercy, No Fear and
Automatic Gunfire), earned the rapper an esteemed reputation
on the streets of New York. Some of them featured 50 and his
G Unit companions rapping over popular beats (Raphael
Saadiq's "Be Here," Wu-Tang Clan's "Ya'll Been Warned"),
others mocked popular rappers (namely Ja Rule, who quickly
became an arch-rival), and a few discussed his shooting
("F*ck You," among others). This constant mix-tape presence
throughout 2000-2002 garnered industry attention as well as
street esteem, particularly when Eminem declared on a radio
show his admiration for 50. A bidding war ensued, as Em had
to fend off numerous other industry figures, all of whom
hoped to sign 50, driving up the signing price into the
million-plus figures in the process and slowly moving the
rapper into the up-and-coming spotlight once again as word
spread.
Despite the bidding war, Eminem indeed got his man, signing
50 to a joint deal with Shady/Aftermath; the former label
Em's, the latter Dr. Dre's. During the successive months, 50
worked closely with Em and Dre, who would co-executive
produce his upcoming debut, Get Rich or Die Tryin', each of
them producing a few tracks for the highly awaited album.
Before Get Rich dropped, though, Em debuted 50 on the 8 Mile
soundtrack. The previously released (via the underground,
that is) "Wanksta" became a runaway hit in late 2002, setting
the stage for "In da Club," the Dre-produced lead single from
Get Rich. The two singles became sizable crossover hits ù the
former peaking at number 13 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, the
latter at number one ù and Interscope (Shady/Aftermath's
parent company) had to move up Get Rich's release date to
combat bootlegging as a result.
Amid all this, 50 made headlines everywhere. Most notably, he
was tied to Jam Master Jay's shooting in October 2002, the
F.B.I.'s investigation of Murder Inc's relationship to former
drug dealer Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff, and the shooting
incident at the offices of Violator Management. Furthermore,
he made more headlines when he was jailed on New Year's Eve
2002 for gun possession. The media relished his life story,
particularly his storied brush with death ù and not just the
expected media outlets like MTV ù even such unlikely
mainstream publications as The New York Times ran feature
stories ("Amid Much Anticipation, a Rapper Makes a Debut").
By the time Get Rich finally streeted on February 6, 2003, he
had become the most discussed figure in the music industry,
and, bootlegging or not, his initial sales figures reflected
this (a record breaking 872,000 units moved in five days; the
best-selling debut album since SoundScan started its tracking
system in May 1991), as did his omnipresence in the media.
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01. [03:27] intro
02. [02:28] what up gangsta
03. [02:36] wanksta
04. [00:27] smell pussy
05. [02:27] back down
06. [01:34] high all the time
07. [03:08] in da club
08. [03:13] many men
09. [03:03] not like me
10. [02:20] make it to heaven
11. [01:55] realest niggaz
12. [02:12] realest killaz
13. [02:37] right thurr (g-unit mix)
14. [00:54] audience participation
15. [01:34] p.i.m.p.
16. [03:08] 21 questions
17. [01:39] work it (remix)
18. [02:02] magic stick
19. [02:13] patiently waiting
20. [04:15] love me
21. [04:01] i ain't playing
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70,6 MB
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