Details: Amazon.ca The buzz around the release of Guess Who's Back?, the second album by New York rapper 50 Cent, was surely intensified by the news that he'd signed to Eminem's Shady/ Aftermath label for a reported million dollars. This Queens native doesn't need state-of-the-art production or celebrity affirmation to foster a reputation, though--these eighteen grimy tracks find their creator affirming and reaffirming his street identity like a mantra. "Only time we left the hood," he raps, "Was on Monopoly boards." 50 Cent's bête noir is "rap going commercial"--that's Nelly, Ma$e, but especially P-Diddy, who he spoofs on "That's What's Up" in a thuggish paean to self-awareness in the hood: "Every breath I take/ Every step I take/ Every move I make/ I got a Ruger on my hip". Guess Who's Back will be lapped up by fans of New York rap kingpin Nas, who makes a couple of quick cameos here. But even alone, 50 Cent is a more-than-capable wordsmith--see stand-out track is "Life's On The Line", where he threatens the rap community to back up their words with bullets as beats ack-ack-ack like tommy-gun slugs. It's the display of a man that thinks he's invulnerable--and a sage observation on "U Not Like Me" confirms it all: "Only the good die young/ I'm not eligible for that. --Louis Pattison

UPC: 070847010463

EAN: 0070847010463

Languages: English

Binding: audioCD

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