2005 Predictions Update: 50 Cent is Publishing Books

Though I have love for Beanie Sigel and hope his book publishing business takes off, this announcement from 50 Cent has me more hopeful about the future of "Street Fiction":

50 Cent will again turn his reality into fiction with a new line of hip-hop novellas and graphic novels featuring his former G-Unit rap crew buddies, a publisher announced. Pocket/MTV Books promised the venture would showcase "gritty" stories and cover much of the same terrain as 50 Cent's raps. "These tales will tell the truth about The Life; the sex, guns and cash; the brutal highs and short lives of the players on the streets," the publisher said in a release over the weekend.

Not too happy with the insistence that his G-Unit crew gets featured in the stories, but anything that shines more light on the genre is good.

(via Omar)

Comments

[obifromsouthlondon]

you're kidding right?

[Glockcocked]

Hip Hop is over

[felicitology]

Hard to believe you can support anything about 50 cent when his music promotes violence towards women, materialism, and gang violence. Am I misreading his lyrics?

I love hip-hop, but I love the potential it has to be an agent of positive change, not negative.

[Maya]

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[Why?]

This is crazy they are giving him too much control over young minds. But big Up's to him though because he is giving out college scholarships.

[Harriett Moore]

My number is (229)291-2959. I'm located at 1202 Crawford Drive, Albany, Georgia. I wrote a urban fiction compelling novel called "FORT GREEN TRAPP OR DIE" it's similar to TALES OF THE HOOD. I need someone to help me publish my dream. I need an opportunity to get a good story out there. We haven't had a real gangsta movie or story been out since DEAD PRESIDENT, JUICE AND a few others. I would like to bring some old school stuff into place and bring into the new school stuff. I want to seed a query letter to you. I need your email.