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50 Cent Lyrics: New York
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While appearing at the Summer Jam XI concert in New York, 50 Cent and his members of G-Unit were being criticized for speaking out against other notable artists including R&B singer R. Kelly. Before the singer was to come on stage, 50 Cent mentioned R. Kelly's pending child pornography trial. He and his crew received mixed emotions from the crowd and chairs were thrown onstage,(In which Jackson threw them back into the crowd) forcing 50 Cent and G-Unit to leave the stage for safety reasons. 50 Cent was ... dramatically booed off stage at the Reading Festival while on tour in England. A rain of bottles (and a camp stool) hit him and his G-Unit crew as they came onstage. Chants of "50 Cent is a wanksta" were heard as the group was jeered and heckled throughout the short appearance.
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Successfull, 50 Cent definitely is, but not everyone is impressed. After failing to take on a challege to battle in front of a Pay-Per-View audience by New York rapper Jadakiss, many questioned 50 Cent's lyrical abilities. Many have ... said that Jadakiss' diss record, "Checkmate" dealt a final deathblow to 50 with respect to his artistic perception by underground hip hop fans.
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Interscope Records has sold 50 Cent as the "real deal", as the success of an artist in gangsta rap depends on an image of street credibility and reputation. His mother was killed in a drug deal, he was a drug dealer himself, he has been shot nine times (nine bullets in one single shootout, not nine separate incidents as some believe), and he built a large rap empire in New York City before ever signing a major record deal. These facts are probably used as part of the marketing strategy for his brand.
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