Never having been the type to co-sign with the ghetto mythology depicted by mags such F.E.D.S. and Don/Diva, whispered by wannabe street hustlers and spit by rappers faking hustler, funkdigi quickly dismissed many of the vids popping up on video store shelves in the inner-city on so-called New York gangsters. Recently, an abundance of straight-to-video releases, detailing the life and times of some of these street hustlers, gangsters and stickup kids have been selling like the return of cooked crack, to our dismay. However, funkdigi has become intrigued with the story of Brooklyn's Kelvin Martin a.k.a "50 Cent", the man whom partly inspired rapper Curtis Jackson a.k.a. 50 Cent.
The documentary, hosted by writer/actor Bonz Malone, delves into the lore of the original 50 Cent. This stickup kid, turned drug pusher and gangster, is both compelling and informative. The story follows the rise and fall of 50 Cent, told by the friends, family and street associates who loved him and feared him all at once.
Infamous Times:The Original 50 Cent, though often shoddy in its craftsmanship, details untold stories, fables that served as a back drop to the burgeoning 80s New York rap scene, and the eventual crackdown on violent crimes, stamped out by Mayors David Dinkins, Rudolf Giuliani. The video features appearances by the rapper 50 Cent, Eric B, DJ Scratch.
50 Cent terrorized the streets of Fort Greene, Brooklyn and its surrounding areas. Often known to carry a Colt .45 and .357 Magnum, like a modern day Billy "The Kid", the "little man" put fear into the hearts of local residents during what was the height of the crack cocaine epidemic. It's rumored that 50 Cent murdered some 30 individuals. Eventually, 50 Cent's exploits caught up with him.
Rapper 50 Cent, who allegedly did his hustling on the street of Jamaica, Queens, is interviewed for the documentary and discusses why "the streets" were talking about his namesake and why he assumed the name of the Brooklyn gangster.
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— go to most recent comments1 - Yvonne
I have seen this documentary about the Original 50 Cents and it is very deep. Alot of what was being said and how 50 cent the artist got his name I had no knowledge of how deep this indiviual actual was. It spoke alot of truth and its just gully, but to the point of where his respect has to be acknowledged he really got down for his. Although I do not cadone, his way of lifestyle he meant and did what he said. And for that he earned his respect.
2 - L. Cue
props Jeff, nice post.
Yeah, I got love for 50 but he really is CB-4. Straight outta Low-Cash! I will have to check this one out.
3 - corey
This was one of the realist illest niggaz I have ever heard of shawty... I bought this shit at the video store and just like that niggaz on the block was talkin about they 50 shawty this was a modern day scarface okay kay kay.
4 - BIG SCOOB
YO, DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE. THATS ALL THAT I AM GOING TO SAY. I WISH A LIL-DUDE 5 FOOT NOTTA WOULD COME AROUND MY HOOD WIT' SH*T LIKE THIS ON HIS MIND, HE'LL GET LIT-UP, I PROMISE.
5 - james
look yall it's cool to earn yo respect on the streets but you ain't got to be a thug to earn it just cause you ain't a thug that don't mean you not real. keep this this in mind no man is invincible i don't care how good you can fight or how you stay strap if someone stab or shoot you in the right place you can bleed or die remember that. yeah this lil dude was doing but he wasn't death proof wake up black people peace!!!!!!!!!!!!!
6 - Crazy Loot
YO DIS DUDE KELVIN "50 CENT" MARTIN IS GANGSTA. THAT`S WHAT THE FUCK I`M TALKIN BOUT. IMMA GIT MINES HOWEVER WHEREVER WHENEVER MY NIGGA .ANTE UP.
REAL NIGGAZ DO REAL THINGS DO REAL THINGS "tHIS AIN`T THE CITY WHERE THE SKINNY NIGGAZ DIE NOPE THIS THE CITY WHERE SKINNY NIGGAZ RIDE YEAH"
7 - Midnight Killa
Man fuck 50 cent! The rapper, and that bum as street nigga. Especially the rapper. He fake ass shit joe! The dude that killed the real 50 cent got killed by my nigga killa "Wayne Perry" from DC. That's the nigga they need to be making a video DVD about. He was the most notorious killer on the east coast. Even that bamma ass snitch Alpo paid Wayne to kill niggas in NY for him. Wayne got bodies in NY, VA, B-more, and DC. And that nigga still alive champ. Don't nobody in the streets fuck with 50 cent the rapper, and when that bamma "Game" come back to DC we gonna bust a slug in that whimp!!!!
8 - Jimmy
Wow look at all the gangsters posting on blog websites. You are all losers and quite acting black.
9 - kels
I was wondering if anyone was paying attention to all the photos of wat I assume were the Original 50's freinds or rivals....can you please tell me more about of the guy who's name is Damencio( there was a photo of him with two other guys in the back with guns---I just found out that he was my dad..if anyone knows anything about him, please respond!
10 - Sophia
I've recently ssen the Real 50 cent dvd and I was so disappointed that the rapper 50 cent would choose the named of a person who was known as a ruthless killer. Not to mention he is proud of it like this guy was some outstanding individual,and this guy's daugther had the nerve to say that she want everyone to remember her dad.This guy made a living out of terrorizing people,without regard for his family or himself. For the people who posted ignorant comments,it is very sad that Kelvin Martin died so young.It is ashame that Black people take pride in how tough and violent a person is instead of a person morals. That dvd should be a wakeup call to my Black people who think that the criminal lifestyle is the way to be,if Kelvin had another chance,he would probably have made better decisions. He decided to leave the street life when it was too late.
11 - irock
keep it pimpin pimpin gangsta when nessary hustle cause thats what we do but dont let nothing and no one place fear except GOD fuck50 new and old get money bush is at hand dumb fucks ya ass aint gone make it if lookin to be the next nigga be smart master mind
12 - ET
Very original Curtis Jackson. Hey, maybe I should assume the name Wilt Chamberlin.
13 - smoke signals
i dont know... it seems like alot of yah saw the video and got real hyped and wana be gangstas now or somthin. I have yet to see the video and im not so sure i wana see it now. 50 the rapper isnt quite my favorite he still need to step his game up, and 50 the gangsta sounds like the average nigga around the way tryina come up like scar face... so really i wouldnt be seeing anything benefitial to me... but i really just wanted to comment on my man up top who was talkin all crazy about his man wayne perry... is it just me or does anyone els agree that if that was really yuh mans you wouldnt be dropin names like that...hmmm interesting
14 - La
Yeah, the young man, "Smoke Signals" is right on track to me. Don't be name droppin' cause in my town "killas don't talk." Weak azz nukkas be runnin they mouth & then it becomes wired & they usually come up missin or found not breathing! Straight from THE TOWN!
15 - Teck nine
Shawty, all ya'll bammas from new york can go to hell. Dat dude Midnight Killa ain't name droppin. Name droppin iz some shit u do when don't nobody know who you talkin bout. But everybody know about Wayne Perry. At least real street niggaz do. So all you weak azz 50 cent azz wankstas need to shut the fuck up! Cuz ain't none of you chumps killas. Smoke Signals sound like some gay shit cuz. And La, iz dis a girl? Dat dude Midnight tellin the truth and you suckas hate to hear it. The real snitch iz that weak azz 50 cent the rapper. Bitch azz nigga!
16 - THAT NIGGA
FIRST OF ALL MIDNIGHT OR WHOEVER YOU CALL YASELF IS DROPPIN NAMES.I DONT CARE IF PEOPLE KNOW THAT CAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT. STICK BY THE CODE TUFF GUY!(YOU A JOKE) PLUS WHAT THE REAL 50 CENT DID WAS FUCKED UP, BUT HE WAS A FUCKING GUNN NO MATTER HOW YOU SEE IT. PLUS I'M NOT GANSTER NOR DO I TRY TO PERP BUT I DO KNOW ALOT OF GANSTA'S. AND TRUST REAL GANGSTA'S DONT BY ON THE FUCKING INTERNET!! TUFF GUYS.....GET THE FUCK OTTA AND GET ON THE BLOCK
17 - 50's bab-momma
who cares what yall think about the REAL 50 or 50 Cent aka curtis jackson of 2 day. yall punk asses still listened to him or might just be jockin him so get of his nuts and go find sumn 2 do with ya selfs .................
p.s oh yeah by tha way f**k game i neva liked u n e ways jump off 50's dick and get to hangin on camron's and the rest of the fake and silly a** dip-S**t oops my bad set. dipset
18 - Top Dog
Fifty (rapper) ain't Shit but a fake ass gangster. Who needs to stop acting hard before he got to see D Block
19 - cK aLL DaY
man yall suspect up arguin who's gangsta and droppin names. K.A.R. kill all rats!!! FucK 50 we don't run wit ratz stop snitch'n. EastSide aLL day dip set byrd gang Piru love fucK tha outsidaz Game we ryd'n Homie we too deep up and down tha east cKoast tha rest of yall cKan eat a cKlip!!! BLAAATTT!!!!
20 - Felix?
My thing is no matter what 50 cent is gangsta snitch whatever people need to come off it because 50 found his nitch and he and he pushed it and got his so in short get yours and dont be mad cause he came up with the idea before you. because it so many of you wishing you could be in his shoe rahter hes real or fake. so me as a black man im just proud to see that tonight its one less black person out there who doesnt have his peace of heaven or hell which ever he or she is searching for?
21 - Felix?
correction who does have his little peace of heavenn or hell whatever makes you happy cause we can all have it if we work towards the same goal.
22 - Grumpy
The "Life" ain't nothing to brag about. The exploits of cats like Wayne Perry ain't nothing to brag about. These cats killed just to be killing, no more no less. The stories can be told just like any other crime story told on the History Channel, but glorifying street niggas for killing their own ain't nothing to brag about. Now had these cats parlayed this shit into some real power, politics and money like Joe Kennedy and built some real bricks and put a dude in the White House or backed a mayor or a governor or financed some real type Cartel shit, then I could see putting some shine on them...Niggas got all these bodies on 'em and don't own 1 piece of fucking property, don't leave shit for their seeds, don't have shit to show for it, die broke in the streets or in the joint...
Hardly anything to be bragging about.
23 - corona 101st to tha fullest
I have'nt seen tha dvd yet, by tha way ya iz talkin' bout it i could tell its sum crazy shit... OH YEA N THAT DOO TALKIN' BOUT, NY NIGGAS COULD GO 2 HELL DON'T NO WAT HE TALKIN BOUT, CUZ IF IT WAS'NT 4 US NY NIGGAS, YA NIGGAS WOULD'NT BE COMIN' OUT YA FACE TALKIN' ALL DAT GREEZY SHIT DOGG... QUEENS NY TO THA FULLEST!!!
24 - boogie
The original 50 may have been a man after the world whith a magnum an 45 but he was still a family man he never brought his street life in his home even though he could kill a man and never think twice about it he still had a heart so this makes him a gangster an a gentelman but the niggga was about that paper and did what he thought was neccsary to survive the game even though he knew it would kill him in the end
25 - boogie
The Rapper 50 aint shit that nigga can lick my balls He can never live up to the name of a real G i bet the Game would Beat that nigga ass Fuck that ol
Cop lovin Bastard If he came to my spot we'd make real orange juice out of that nigga