Guest Blogger: Carter 1

Get Rich or Die Tryin The main character in the movie get rich or die tryin is famous rapper 50 cent (Curtis Jackson). This movie is based on a true story about 50s life growing up. 50 never knew who his father growing up and his drug dealing mother was killed when he was young. 50 also grew up being a drug dealer in the streets of New York City, and is also famous for getting shot 9 times in his early life. In the movie 50 is raised by his grandparents Viola Davis and Sullivan Walker. 50 was a drug dealer because he needed money and wanted to get some nice shoes and eventually ends up getting a car. His mother tried to shield him from the drug dealing business but he saw what happened and caught on to it, and learned who the real players are. Early on in the movie there were a lot of turf wars, and who sells drugs at what corner sometimes was settled by death. A lot of customers were whites form the suburbs. In the movie 50 ends up in prison which was just the beginning of his new life. In prison 50 was approached by and old friend from the hood who said “you need a manager”, this was right before his career started. 50 always to become a rapper but couldn’t find time because drug dealing was his 1st priority. Since he was in prison he had a bunch of free time which then he started writing raps in a daily basis. “After Tupac, everybody wanted to become a gangster rapper” said 50. When 50 is released from prison he went back to the hood to settle business with one of his OG’s (original gangster). After the business was settled 50 started his rap career and has been very successful with it. 50’s rap voice is unique because when he was shot he was hit in the jaw and to this day the bullet casing is still in his jaw because it made his “rap” voice unique.