"What the hell, DJ Helena? Why would a middle aged white broad be interested in 50 Cent?"
The man is a survivor. He came from very bad circumstances and turned himself into something. His songs tell stories, they don't glorify violence. Except for a completely ridiculous video game (50 Cent: Bulletproof) I've enjoyed his body of work.
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He was shot nine times: in the hand (a round hit his right thumb, to where the bullet passed through and out his little finger), arm, hip, both legs, chest, and his face (his left cheek). The face wound resulted in a swollen tongue, the loss of a wisdom tooth, and a small slur in his voice. He maintains a bullet fragment in his tongue because it was thought that taking it out would further damage his nerves and taste buds. His friend also sustained a gunshot wound to the hand. They were driven to the hospital where Jackson spent thirteen days.(From the Wikipedia entry.)
"It happens so fast that you don't even get a chance to shoot back.... I was scared the whole time.... I was looking in the rear-view mirror like, 'Oh @#!*% , somebody shot me in the face! It burns, burns, burns.'"
"After I got shot nine times at close range and didn't die, I started to think that I must have a purpose in life... How much more damage could that shell have done? Give me an inch in this direction or that one, and I'm gone"
Jackson has a tattoo of "Marquise" (his son) with an axe on his right biceps. "The axe is 'cause I'm a warrior. I don't want him to be one, though," he explains. He also has "50", "Southside", and "Cold World" inscribed on his back because "I'm a product of that environment. It's on my back, though, so it's all behind me."
~DJ Helena~
