StormTrooper said:
50 should be respected by the streets regardless of how much shit he talks....he came up out of them to make himself a multi-millionare, you gotta have respect for someone who made millions out of nothing
monetary success is no grounds for attaining respect. you can get money in plenty of dishonorable ways. in 50's case, selling out, manipulating, and selling garbage CDs for friggen twenty dollars.
i mean, let's face it. hitler had nothing. hitler made millions. does hitler deserve respect?
besides, 50 didn't "come up out of" the streets. he got lucky, a couple powerful people heard a couple of his demos, and he got yanked up out of the streets.
i mean, let's not paint some picture of 50 taking step after excruciating step up the hip hop ladder, finally pulling himself to the summit.
no - em and dre threw 50 a rope, he grabbed on, and they hoisted him up. that's how things went down.