... was just 8-years-old. The orphaned youth was taken in by his grandparents, who provided for him. But his desire for things would drive him to hit the streets and start hustling for money illegally. The infamous New York Avenue, now known as Guy R. Brewer Blvd is where you could find him with his trousers to his knees most probably making money illegitimately. By the age of 12, he was on the streets selling crack. "Life is cheap in those places," he says. "You can have someone killed for $5,000." He amassed a small fortune. The birth of his son put things in perspective for the post adolescent, and 50 began to pursue rap seriously. "I'm from the bottom," he says. "When you're from the bottom you have nothing to lose so you say what you gotta say and don't worry about the consequences." Now 50 cent, the ...

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