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50 Cent's gangsta lifestyle has made him one of the most written about rappers around - now he's in a semi-autobiographical script.

Sep 23 2004

50 Cent's gangsta lifestyle and controversial lyrics have made him one of the most written about rappers around - so it comes as no surprise that aspects of his life have now made it on to the pages of the semi-autobiographical film script Locked and Loaded – and what's more, he's bagged the starring role.
In short, 50 Cent's early history could be simply described as: parental death and abandonment, hustling, drugs, crimes, prison, stabbings and shootings - all before he'd released an album.
In 2000, as Columbia was about to release his debut album 'Power of the Dollar', a hitman shot him nine times - miraculously he survived. But when Columbia heard the news, they shelved the album.
Everything changed when he signed to Eminem's label Aftermath and his track 'Wanksta' featured on the '8 Mile' soundtrack. The album 'Get Rich Quick or Die Trying', which sold a record-breaking 872,000 units in just five days, followed this.

So what's the plot? Drug dealer turns rapper? Yep.

Considering 50 Cent seems to get shot at on a regular basis it might be wise for the co-producers, MTV Films and Paramount, to start working on a CGI version of the rapper in case he’s not around to finish the shoot - just a thought.

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