Since LL Cool J’s single “Rock the Bells” and introductory album<\/p>\n
Radio<\/i> hit the streets in 1985, I have been a fan of rap
\nmusic (even its bastardized offspring). The above was my third
\nalbum owned (actually a cassette tape). Through the years, I’ve
\nlistened, bellied or moped about rap’s progression or digression.
\nSeventeen years have elapsed since the genres’ undeniable maiden
\nmainstream success (“Walk This Way” by Run DMC w\/Aerosmith); in
\nthat time, rap has mutated into endless sub-genres and seems to
\npromote one or two champions each year. In 2003, rap’s exponent is
\n50 Cent (Curtis Jackson).<\/p>\n
50 Cent’s hardcore rap pedigree is impeccable. He grew up in the
\nghetto and was a professional crack peddler. He freaked due to the
\nbirth of his son and his own lengthy rap sheet, turning to
\nperforming as an underground rap artist. “Discovered” in 1996 by
\nRun DMC’s (former) Jam Master Jay, he was signed on and worked with
\nothers in conjunction to his own projects. His street credibility
\ncame from his actual life, lyrics and continuous work on mix tapes.
\nHe and his G Unit posse hit it old school; like the rap pioneers
\nSugarhill Gang, he rapped over stolen beats and music. Reaching
\n2000, his game was building toward a peak, 50 Cent was to release
\nhis 1st solo album. However, he was nearly killed after being shot
\nseven times, his record company flinched and his CD was
\nshelved.<\/p>\n
The gunshots would not hold Curtis down. The next two years, he
\ngrasped and pulled himself back. Working the underground scene and
\non mix tapes, he caught the ear of Eminem. Eminem publicly endorsed
\nthe unsigned artist and ignorantly drove up the price of the artist
\nhe signed. After reflecting, all the accidental hype seems to have
\nworked as a fluke marketing tool that ensured multi-platinum
\nsales.<\/p>\n
Much like the cheeky merchandise near a Walgreen’s front
\ncounter,
\nGet Rich or Die Tryin’<\/i> is all impulse and no substance. Each
\ntrack is expertly produced and provides a head-bobbin’, car bumpin’
\nblue print, but this potential energy is completely busted by 50
\nCent’s misuse of its application.<\/p>\n
Although the closest gunshot was actually 50 Cent’s cheek, it
\nsounds like a bullet penetrated his tongue because his mumbled
\nwords flow with a dyslexic resonance. The lyrics are fearless, as
\nhighlighted in “Blood Hound” and “Back Down,” but are retarded
\nretread of NWA, Nas and Tupac; no sense of purpose is heard, no
\nreal vitality sensed. Guest artists like Eminem, Nate Dogg and a
\nhost of anonymous others are actually more skilled and listenable
\nthan the featured artist. 50 Cent is the only exclusive rapper that
\nI ever heard get schooled by his\/her own guests.<\/p>\n
Sadly, my speakers smoked, fizzled and needed to be replaced
\nbecause 50 Cent is pathetic excuse for a “professional” rapper.
\nGet Rich or Die Tryin’<\/i> battered like an Eminem pimp slap on
\nthe entire music-buying public. It’s like he found the worst
\npossible MC, put him on a pedestal and laughed out loud while the
\ncash flowed in. Any purchaser of this CD has been bought and likely
\nridiculed by Interscope Records.<\/p>\n
If you happen to like gangsta-style rap with an artist’s flavor
\nand blueprint, do not waste your coin on
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