Realerthanlife put up a video the other day of a man in Zambia who threatened to kill 50 Cent
as soon as he was able to get his hands around his neck. The video was
hysterical and at first watch, you'd think that the man issuing the
threat was completely out of his mind. He could very well be but it
does bring up an intresting point as to where 50 Cent is today in
relation to his impact on the world as a whole and the social climate.
Tragedy
is now more common than inventions to improve quality of life. Wars
break out like the flu and crime has become the world's top occupation
given the rising poverty level across the globe. Yes folks, it looks
like people have had enough of rap's "game" and things have gotten
very, very, real. 50 Cent who championed the street lifestyle is now
bearing witness first hand the same conditions he risked his life to
get out of. It's almost like he never left.
Necole Bitchie recently blogged about 50 getting robbed during a performance in Africa
where a guy jumped on stage and swipped a chain. An act that was most
likely motivated by movements like the one G-Unit spearheaded. Unlike
the light-fisted protest tactics practiced here in the United States,
the harsh words from the Zambian man called for the end of 50's life in
the name of survival. That's desperation right there. From his
perspective, things must be bad enough and to have a reverered rap
artist come over and push a crime agenda to a society already in a
pickle was enough to make him want to break 50 Cent's neck. When will
we become angry enough of to put hands on the folks who blatantly cash
in on the same problems that they themselves found too extreme to deal
with on an everyday level? Not saying extremist solutions like killing
50 Cent would do the trick but you have to admire the urgency.
Life
is about to be a lot more difficult in the coming years and it's going
to be really interesting to see where exactly a G-Unit will fit as
everyone's priorities shift into survival mode. I don't think it's
going to be pretty. -The Blackspot