The 50th Law
By 50 Cent and Robert Greene
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In The 50th Law, hip hop and pop culture icon 50 Cent (aka Curtis Jackson) joins forces with Robert Greene, bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power, to write a “bible” for success in life and work based on a single principle: fear nothing. With stories from 50 Cent's life on the streets and in the boardroom as he rose to fame after the release of his album Get Rich or Die Tryin’, as well as examples of others who have overcome adversity through understanding and practicing the 50th Law, this deeply inspirational book is perfect for entrepreneurs as well as anyone interested in the extraordinary life of Curtis Jackson.
50 Cent
50 Cent (a.k.a. Curtis Jackson) is a record-breaking rap recording artist, entrepreneur, music producer, and actor. His debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin’, sold more than 12 million units worldwide, is certified eight times platinum, and was the basis for the semi-autobiographical film of the same title, in which he starred. He is the first artist to have four songs in the top ten of Billboard’s Hot 100 since the Beatles in 1964. He published his memoir, the New York Times bestseller From Pieces to Weight, which was hailed as “cool, hard, and vivid, a minor classic of gangster rap noir” (The New York Times). He is also the author of Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter. Under the G-Unit brand, his business empire includes a record label, apparel and footwear ventures, vitamin water, and more. He created the nonprofit organization The G-Unity Foundation, which aims to better the life of urban youth. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @50cent.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5after long time I found really useful book in personal life
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/550 & Rob added 2 more Laws, thats a hella of an upgrade !!! Inspiring !!!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5really a good book was completely immersed and truthful enjoyed
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fearless and intense. Welcome to the hood you hustler. Always thought 50 was another rapper full of stereotypes. The man has a story to tell. During the read, had many flashbacks to the wire. They complement each other.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Very repetitive and tries really hard to make a lesson out of nothing. Plus, I hate misogynistic men with domestic violence and vandalism charges. I don’t know why Robert Green decided to write about this loser, otherwise a lot of Green’s books are masterpieces.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Robert Greene is amazing. His books are to be studied and not just read once.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5love it! great book
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5i can say that this was a very fulfilling read. It kept me going and asking got more.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great read! The main premise of the book is FEARLESSNESS and how we should not let the idea of being afraid hold us back from anything that we desire. In addition, it includes great examples of 50 Cent (Of course), Fredrick Douglas, and Napoleon.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The part on Reversal of Perspective is a must have concept in our life.."Your opinion of yourself becomes your reality. If you have all these doubts, then no one will believe in you & everything will go wrong. If you think the opposite, the opposite will happen. It's that simple."
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5it's the best book for me this year
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5While this book had some useful information, it wasn't as useful as I was hoping. Another reviewer mentioned it was repetitive and, sadly, that is the case (and not in a "repetition is the mother of skill" type of way).
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5fye
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Would’ve been better without drug dealers. There were too many repetitions on 50c Hggg...
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Book preview
The 50th Law - 50 Cent
CHAPTER 1
See Things for What They Are—Intense Realism
REALITY CAN BE RATHER HARSH. YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED. IT TAKES CONSTANT EFFORT TO CARVE A PLACE FOR YOURSELF IN THIS RUTHLESSLY COMPETITIVE WORLD AND HOLD ON TO IT. PEOPLE CAN BE TREACHEROUS. THEY BRING ENDLESS BATTLES INTO YOUR LIFE. YOUR TASK IS TO RESIST THE TEMPTATION TO WISH IT WERE ALL DIFFERENT; INSTEAD YOU MUST FEARLESSLY ACCEPT THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, EVEN EMBRACE THEM. BY FOCUSING YOUR ATTENTION ON WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND YOU, YOU WILL GAIN A SHARP APPRECIATION FOR WHAT MAKES SOME PEOPLE ADVANCE AND OTHER FALL BEHIND. BY SEEING THROUGH PEOPLE’S MANIPULATIONS, YOU CAN TURN THEM AROUND. THE FIRMER YOUR GRASP ON REALITY, THE MORE POWER YOU WILL HAVE TO ALTER IT FOR YOUR PURPOSES.
The Hustler’s Eye
THIS IS LIFE, NEW AND STRANGE; STRANGE, BECAUSE WE FEAR IT; NEW, BECAUSE WE HAVE KEPT OUR EYES TURNED FROM IT…. MEN ARE MEN AND LIFE IS LIFE, AND WE MUST DEAL WITH THEM AS THEY ARE; AND IF WE WANT TO CHANGE THEM, WE MUST DEAL WITH THEM IN THE FORM IN WHICH THEY EXIST.
–Richard Wright
As a boy, Curtis Jackson (aka 50 Cent) had one dominant drive—ambition. He wanted more than anything the very things that it seemed he could never have—money, freedom, and power.
Looking out on the streets of Southside Queens where he grew up, Curtis saw a grim, depressing reality staring him in the face. He could go to school and take it seriously, but the kids who did that didn’t seem to get very far—a life of low-paying jobs. He could turn to crime and make his money fast, but the ones who went for that either died young or spent much of their youth in prison. He could escape it all by taking drugs—once you start down that path there is no turning back. The only people he could see who led the life that he dreamed of were the hustlers, the drug dealers. They had the cars, the clothes, the lifestyle, the degree of power that matched his ambitions. And so by the age of eleven he had made the choice to follow that path and become the greatest hustler of them all.
The further he got into it, however, the more he realized that the reality was much grimier and harsher than he had imagined. The drug fiends, the customers, were erratic and hard to figure out. The fellow hustlers were all fighting over the same limited number of corners and they’d stab you in the back in an instant. The big-time dealers who ran the neighborhood could be violent and heavy-handed. If you did too well, someone would try to take what you had. The police were everywhere. One wrong move could land you in prison. How could he possibly succeed amid this chaos and avoid all of the inevitable dangers? It seemed impossible.
One day he was discussing the troublesome aspects of the game with an older hustler named Truth, who told him something he would never forget. Don’t complain about the difficult circumstances, he said. In fact, the hard life of these streets is a blessing if you know what you’re doing. Because it is such a dangerous world, a hustler has to focus intensely on what’s going on around him. He has to get a feel for the streets—who’s trouble, where there might be some new opportunity. He has to see through all the bullshit people throw at him—their games, their lousy ideas. He has to look at himself, see his own limitations and stupidity. All of this sharpens the eye to a razor’s edge, making him a keen observer of everything. That’s his