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With Dr. Dre and Eminem in his corner, and now with the designation as the artist to watch in the coming year, 50 Cent is sure to be a big hit in the coming months. In fact, he will be hosting the MTV2 "Hip Hop Show" tonight, Monday, December 23 at 10 p.m.
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Junior Foreign Minister Dan McTeague is suggesting to the Canadian government that they should ban US rap artist 50 Cent from touring around Canada because of his criminal record. Canadian law dictates that anyone with a criminal record needs a special permit from the office of Immigration Minister Joe Volpe to enter the country. McTeague has written to Volpe urging him not to grant the permit. Volpe declined to discuss the case with reporters but said he too was concerned by the rising gun violence in Toronto, where 49 people have been killed so far this year, many of them young black men.
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Having ran the streets as a drug kingpin, 50 Cent was eager to find an escape route. Jam Master Jay, one-third of Run-DMC, took 50 under his wings and helped him perfect the art of song-writing. Desperate to get his own shot at success, he later hooked up with production duo, Trackmasters, and released the controversial single, "How To Rob." Using "How To Rob" as a podium, 50 called out every successful artist at the time, citing ways/reasons he could rob them.
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Talk about a short graduation party.A week after Kanye West's Graduation topped 50 Cent's Curtis in one of the biggest battles in chart history, Reba McEntire knocked both artists down a peg. For the week ended Sunday, Reba Duets rocketed to number one, selling nearly ... Read On
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