50 Cent Debuts CD Art
Rapper reveals intense album cover and the meaning behind it.
See 50 Cent's 'Before I Self Destruct' CD at TheBoomBox.comBorn: Queens, NY, 1976
Years Active: 2003-2009
Member of: G-Unit
Influenced by: The Notorious B.I.G., Mobb Deep, Nas, MC Shan, Master Ace, Jay-Z, Marley Marl, Kool G Rap, 2Pac, Big L
Genre: Hip-Hop
Biography: Though he would later struggle with the nature of his fame as well as market expectations, 50 Cent endured substantial ...
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Nov 16 2009 8:30AM
by Mikey Fresh
Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News, What's Beef?
The Boombox Music Blog: Last Thursday, 50 Cent officially crossed the line and called out Jay-Z on a track with Beanie Sigel, titled 'I Go Off.' Sigel who was once signed to the target of 50's words recently went public with his problems with his once mentor and boss Shawn ... Read moreNov 13 2009 12:30PM
by Latifah Muhammad
Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News, Tours and Concerts, Movies
The Boombox Music Blog: 50 Cent is giving consumers a two-for-one deal by offering up the 'Before I Self Destruct' movie to accompany his new full-length album of the same name. The Queens-native wrote, directed and starred in the 90-minute film which will be featured in ... Read moreNov 13 2009 9:30AM
by Carter Maness
Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News, What's Beef?
The Boombox Music Blog: 50 Cent is a busy man these days. With his new album and accompanying movie, both titled 'Before I Self Destruct,'due next week (Nov. 16), and his new beef with Jay-Z, who he called a "Pass the Grey Poupon' a-- n----," 50 is adding a new lawsuit to ... Read more
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10/29/09
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