@onlyrealtalkofficial: In 2000, 50 Cent was supposed to introduce himself to the world with Power of the Dollar, but the album became the myth that shaped everything after it. Signed to Columbia through Trackmasters, he built the project around sharp storytelling, South Jamaica, Queens street detail and fearless personality, with songs like “How to Rob,” “Ghetto Qu’ran,” “Thug Love” featuring Destiny’s Child and “I’m a Hustler” setting up his debut as one of the most anticipated rap releases of the year. Then, on May 24, just over a month before the album’s planned July 4 release, 50 was shot nine times outside his grandmother’s house in South Jamaica, Queens. Columbia dropped him and shelved the full album, later issuing only a five track EP on September 12, while bootlegs and mixtapes turned the unreleased material into underground legend. Rather than ending his career, Power of the Dollar became the origin story behind Guess Who’s Back?, the Eminem and Dr. Dre signing and ultimately Get Rich or Die Tryin’, making 2000 the year 50 Cent lost his major label debut but found the survival story that would make him a superstar. #50cent #gunit #hiphop #realtalk #wethebest

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