epater les bourgeois , shock em

teach em how to rob, rob em

we dont know who we are

struggle just to get far

look back with nostalgia 

no roid rage love sosa

forget drama and bullshit

what you gonna do with

all this freedom still act clueless

i dont know what we could be

if only we could see past today

sick of all these new false prophecies 

apostasy out claiming the truth

dont know what to believe so i hang onto you

feel like td jakes been up for two days straight tripping peyote 

with my fifth eye open, feel like young kodak, im just needed something

 just tryna go back to when i needed nothing,we can never go back

Olivia x 50 Cent

On this day in 2005, 50cent dropped his 2nd album “The Massacre”

At the time 50 and his G-Unit crew were in the midst of a nearly unparalleled run in terms of popularity and impact set in motion with the titanic release of Fif’s debut LP Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ in February 2003. In just two years, 50 Cent, Young Buck, Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo and new addition The Game had sold millions of albums, topped every conceivable Billboard chart, released dozens of mixtapes and cultivated a reputation as hip-hop’s most dangerous—and successful—crew, with 50 at its head.

With a film and soundtrack on the way for the end of 2005 and Game’s The Documentary kicking off the year that January with a No. 1 debut, the stage was set for 50 to devastate the industry again.

Did you own a copy of this?

On this day in 2003, 50 Cent dropped his debut album “Get Rich or Die Tryin”

The hype for 50 was real and from front to back he was on fire helping him debut at number 1 selling 872,000 copies the first week eventually going 9x Platinum.

Just two years later, 50 released The Massacre, selling over 5 million copies, claiming the 21st spot on the list of highest selling rap albums of all time. In that same year, his debut album would later turn into a movie with the same name, Get Rich Or Die Tryin’, providing a visual representation to all of the things 50 spoke about in the album. The early 2000s inevitably earned him the Rookie of the Year award and clearly, this man was no bust.

Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ would receive a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album and only lose to the highest selling album of all time, Outkast’s The SpeakerBoxxx/The Love Below. If any, the well-deserved accolade would be redefining gangsta rap in the early 2000s and simply put, giving us one of the best albums hip-hop has ever seen. So on this day, in all appreciation, we toast up to the birthday of ‘Get Rich Or Die Tryin

Which album production was better?

Love Is Ǝvil #87

Nicolas is looking forward to the gym date with Marshall. But Marshall ain’t coming.

A quick preview

87: Gangsta. #06

A light drizzle fell on Nicolas’s face as he looked up, the sky was a dark gray and almost menacing. He pulled the gym bag out of the trunk and shouldered it, then he slapped the closed trunk lid twice. The signal for the car to drive off.

But first Alex stuck her head out the window, mouth moving with a grin. Probably attempting a joke about his date but never as good as Worick’s. Nicolas ignored her either way. 

Readjusting his shoulder strap he walked across the parking lot and his eyes scanned the few cars parked here. One of them was Marshall’s black SUV. Nicolas smiled a little, glad they could spend some time together despite the guest at Marshall’s house. Friends took priority, understandably. With light steps Nicolas walked down the few steps to the gym’s entrance, occupying the basement of the building. 

The inside was bright and reflective, a stark contrast to the dreariness outside. Mirrors adorned every wall, made the room seem simultaneously more spacious and more narrow than it truly was. For Nicolas it felt a little claustrophobic, always like there were too many people inside and all looking at him through the mirrors. But he usually forgot that as soon as he and Marshall entered the boxing ring. Now Nicolas’s gaze wandered across the room and its many reflections but he didn’t see the small, delicate frame of his boyfriend anywhere.

Boyfriend, what a weird word to use. Not one his personal dictionary had needed before, the two syllables lay heavy on his tongue, his fingertips burned when signing it. The connotations were heavy and he couldn’t care less about any of them, never expected to be living them out. Yet, he had to acknowledge these connotations and the word because his boyfriend …

-continue on Ao3-

Olivia in 50 Cent’s ‘Candy Shop’ music video (2005).

Olivia in 50 Cent’s ‘Candy Shop’ music video (2005).