The autobiography of rap music's hottest star, 50 Cent.
Rapper 50 Cent has made it big in a very short space of time. Protégé of Eminem and Dr Dre, he debuted on the scene early in 2003. His first commercial release, 'Get Rich Or Die Trying', was the highest selling debut album of all time with sales of 400,000 in the first three months.
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. Whilst some "talk the talk", 50 has "walked the walk".
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 12. Living hard, he has been stabbed, shot 9 times (one bullet in his face) and has survived a number of assassination attempts. He is a potent and heady mixture of thug and poet.
This book features never-before-seen poetry and lyrics taken directly from 50s personal scrapbooks. His own polaroid photos give a behind-the-scenes feel to the book.
