50 Cent Many Men

Final Paper

Creative Writing





Julieta Romano

Joaquín Carballa
Senior 6




Getting to know you.
50 Cent

“Many Men”








Curtis James Jackson was shot 9 times by Darryl "Hommo" Baum the 24th of May 2000, in front of his grandmother’s house at Queens, New York. He got shot in his arms, legs, chest and face. After this terrible and violent assault he had,Curtis (50 Cent) managed to live and to be perfectly cured after five months of intensive care and rehabilitation. He had a rough life but nothing stopped him from writing songs about the truth and the story he had. I choose this song of him, because it talks about the incident he had and it shows how strong he is after all that happened in his whole life. I also relate his personality with theunit “Getting to know you” seen in class before.


Curtis James Jackson



Childhood:


Best known as 50 Cent, Curtis was born in the south Jamaica of Queens, New York city in July 6th in 1975.Curtis was raised here only by his mother, Sabrina, that gave birth to him when she was only fifteen years old. He had a hard and tough childhood; he started to sell drugs at the age oftwelve. He stated that his mother was also a drug dealer and a consumer. In 1983, she became unconscious after having consumed a drugged drink and eventually died as a result of the gas in her apartment with the windows closed. Following her death, Curtis moved into his grandparents' house with his eight aunts and uncles.
At age eleven, Jackson started boxing. The following year, Jackson startedworking with narcotics but told his grandparents he attended school programs. His life wasn’t getting any better until now. During this time, he began bringing guns and drug money to school. In the mid 1980`s Curtis competed in the Junior Olympics as an amateur boxer.
At the age of sixteen, metal detectors at Andrew Jackson High School caught him. He later explained that he was embarrassed by thisarrest and confessed to his grandmother that he was selling drugs. Afterwards, Curtis was sent to a correctional. After he was released, he adopted the name "50 Cent" as a metaphor for "change".
Early Career:
Curtis started rapping in a friend’s basement when he was 21 years old. He recorded his songs over instrumentals and he was introduced to some rappers of the zone. Curtis was beginning hislife as a musician, but he didn’t knew it yet. Jam Master Jay, an important producer, liked him and he started to teach him how to read and write the structures of music (count bars, write choruses, structure songs and creating a record).many men, wish death upon me
blood in my eye dawg and i can't see
i'm trying to be what i'm destined to be
and niggas trying to take my life away
i put a hole in a nigga for fucking with me
my back on the wall, now you gon' see
better watch how you talk, when you talk about me
'cause i'll come and take your life away
Many men, many, many, many,many men
wish death upon me
lord i don't cry no more
don't look to the sky no more
have mercy on me
Now these pussy niggas putting money on my head
go on and get your refund motherfucker, i ain't dead
i'm the diamond in the dirt, that ain't been found
i'm the underground king and i ain't been crowned
when i rhyme, something special happen every time
i'm the greatest, something like ali inhis prime
i walk the block with the bundles
i've been knocked on the humble
swing the ox when i rumble
show your ass what my gun do
got a temper nigga, go'head, lose your head
turn your back on me, get clapped and lose your legs
i walk around gun on my waist, chip on my shoulder
till i bust a clip in your face, pussy, this beef ain't over
Many men, many, many, many, many men
wish death...