8.3
Avg Score
10
Opinions
#848
All Time
15
Tracks
“By now, 50 Cent’s coronation as the new king of hardcore hip-hop is all but assured. Check his credentials: Years before the 8 Mile soundtrack introduced him to the world, 50 Cent established himself as one of the underground’s best MCs, turning out dozens of bootlegs and mix tapes full of hilarious disses and first-rate […]”
“Whether the motivations stem from a Derrideian desire to transform our monsters into pets, a post-feminist need to latch onto a lost sense of dominant masculinity, the streets' unquenchable thirst for heroes, or simply a quest for a compelling urban narrative, hip-hop's obsession with the gangsta has dominated the genre for more than a decade. It has resulted in political pundits-- many, it must b”
