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No 50 Can Live up to The Real 50 Cent
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When I saw The Movie'The Hip Hop Police'.Id Known about them for quite awhile. maybe faster than most,Id heard about them in Prison. How when ever a Black man is a Leader of something Positive,He eather dispears or is turned into a Dependent individual on some illegal drug.Many Record Producers have mentioned many a story when I was a Kid as to how many Talented People were taken out of the Game,and How they used their 'Own'people in clicks to Fracture the Group.This Poem was inspired after watching the Movie 'Hip hop 'Police last week.



No 50 Can Live up to The Real 50 Cent


(Look Forward Not Back) 


                           I



They say His Mouth Run Like a Faucet



But when his CD Dropped everybody Bought it



Everybody wants a lil Fortune an Fame



But not havin to watchin Yo Back eveeday…



Life is worth more than material things



The sound of Breathin Beats ‘’Cha ching’’




Dissin Rappers was how he made his Name



But thas old, cause no Drama ever came



His old affiliates picked off in two’s.



He even wrecked a few famous Careers,or two




cause:' What goes up must come down '


No more Brotha’s Blood to spill the Ground.


Always have to keep your head look-in not forward


but  back , to watch your back


Never know when them words come Ricocheting back.



                            II


Can’t Make the best Dressed list, from so far down



Or reap anything from that deep ,


Permanently asleep.



No one will ever be The Real ‘’50’’



one that was Unique



Without opportunity,



He robbed every store on the



street



Literally to eat



To Feed his Family.He wanst educated


Just 'Street indoctrinated'



He died Broke in a Project Staircase



Like so many Friends in The ‘’Consignment’’ Dope game.


                           III



One wrong move they was never heard of again



One wrong move they kids was Dead.



So called playas that open they Mouth...



Go to Prison an don’t come out.



Big mouths to ones who beat down,


Enslaved


Chained an


Killed our leaders


an Beat Us.. a 'Social Service'


a  mass Social Grave



Twisting a Constitution that wasn’t written for us anyway


Guarantying no Brighter day.



Cause: ’’what goes up must come down’’


No more Brotha’s Blood to Spill the Ground


Always have to keep your head look-in not forward but back


 to watch your back


Never know when them words come Ricocheting back…





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 Reviews of "No 50 Can Live up to The Real 50 Cent"
Reviewed by Cathy Delaleu
Reviewed on February 1, 2007
This in itself sounds like a banging rap song and you tell the story so naturally, keeping us captivated with your words. Very well-done. Your pen flows with inspiration.

Reviewed by Aberjhani
Reviewed on August 26, 2006
Thank you for this strong and insightful write on the true-to-life scenarios that give birth to the art we call Hip Hop. Enjoyed reading this very much.
Aberjhani


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