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From Pieces To Weight
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Arts & Drama
Rich & Famous
Autobiography
Publisher :
Simon & Schuster
Author :
50 Cent
Narrator :
J. D. Williams
Length :
4 hours 30 minutes (Abridged)
Physical Price :
$23.00
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$13.99
Format :
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Get Rich or Die Tryin'
That's what this book is about -- the good times and the bad times. I wrote this book to explain the world I come from. To a lot of people, I may be too young to reflect on life. And they may be right. But I'd be wasting my blessings if I didn't use the attention I'm getting to shed light on the experiences that have caused me to say the things I say and make the kind of music I make. I want to explain my environment to those who don't come any closer to it than the records they buy or the images they see on television. People who want the truth. Even if they can't handle it, they want it. I let you know that I survived nine bullets not to sell records, but because it's the truth. Every time I sit down for an interview, I'm asked, "Well, 50, how did it feel to get shot nine times?" But those stories don't hold the weight of my pain, or the hope of my experience. It just can't. This is what happened when I was trying to get rich before I died in Southside Queens.
So begins From Pieces to Weight: Once Upon a Time in Southside Queens, a violent and introspective memoir that reveals not only 50's story but the story of a generation of youth faced with hard choices and very little options. A tale of sacrifice, transformation and redemption, but it is also one of hope, determination and the power of self. From Pieces to Weight drips with raw insight, street wisdom, and 50's struggle to survive at all costs...and behold the riches of the American Dream.
About the Author
50 CENT has sold over 20 million records worldwide. His record-breaking debut album Get Rich or Die Tryini has sold over 12 million units worldwide, with the largest debut in SoundScan history. His future plans are to dominate the film and television worlds through two new G-Unit ventures in film & television. His most prized project: the nonprofit organization The G-Unity Foundation, which aims to better the life of urban youth.
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