Hustler’s Ambition - Intellectual

50 pumps (shoots) his Mossberg, presumably at his adversaries. Then he wisely dumps (disposes of) the murder weapon. Mossberg is a shotgun made as far back as the 60’s.

He mentioned this before in the chorus of G Unit’s song “G’d Up”

Ain’t it amazing how crazy the hood done made me
Feels like my emotions are froze
(I stay G’d up)
It’s the things I done seen and the shit I been through
That made my heart turn cold

NARC is n. Short for a Narcotics officer. A member of Law Enforcement that enforces drug laws.

A “coupe” is French for a car, usually expensive with two doors.

VS (Very Slightly) is the third best clarity you can get when purchasing diamond as inclusions are only visible with 10x Magnification.

Due to his successes in the rap industry, Fifty is now able to upgrade from the “dirty bullshit” he had before to a chain with much cleaner quality diamonds.

“Cocoa” is a plant which contains the psychoactive alkaloid cocaine and is grown mostly in Argentina, Bolivia, Columbia, Ecuador & Peru.

50 started dealing drugs when he was 12, eventually resulting him being arrested in 1984 for selling four vials of cocaine to an undercover police officer.

In this context, 50 calls himself “the weatherman” due to cocaine being white coloured in nature—similar to an actual weatherman who predicts the fall of “snow,” which is also white.

O It’s an ounce

Marijuana is grown from seeds planted into the ground.

Chia Pets are American styled terracotta figurines used to sprout chia, where the chia sprouts grow within a couple of weeks to resemble somethings fur or hair, often a cartoon character as they are meant for children. But 50 has no chia pets in his crib, just marijuana plants.

50 is an East coast native, he was born and raised in Jamaica Queens, New York.

Here, 50 states that he’s the East coast equivalent of a Playboy, a term used to describe someone who is wealthy and sexually promiscuous.

This use of Playboy is also a reference to the Playboy enterprise which is a men’s lifestyle and entertainment business known for its raunchy magazine and the Playboy mansion located on the West coast. This statement and reference is further exaggerated in the next line.

50 Cent shows us his rich lifestyle by putting champagne to make a protein shake

50 Cent is using a clever metaphor here. He says he doesn’t know gymnastics (a sport involving flips and somersaults), but he “somersaults bricks.” In street slang, “bricks” refer to kilograms of cocaine.
So instead of flipping his body, he’s “flipping bricks” — slang for selling drugs and turning a profit. It’s a witty play on words showing how he made money hustling before rap made him rich.

50 Cent is well aware of all the problems that can come by doing illegal activities—such as being a drug dealer. He, however, does not seem to be scared to face it.

In 2000, Fifty was shot 9 times and survived—the shooting was allegedly organized by the infamous drug dealer Kenneth McGriff.

Liberace was an American pianist and actor who reached the height of his fame from 1950 to 1970 for his lavish and lively lifestyle on and off stage.

After Liberace was told that he had kidney failure and not much time left, he began to spend all of his fortune on material things such as jewelry.

Today, many artists, both black and white spend the money they make from music (shows, tours, etc.) on expensive jewelry just like Liberace.

50 Cent is pointing out how American culture glorifies and profits from the “gangster” image, the rebellious, street-smart, tough persona. He’s saying that despite his criminal past and rough background, the public adores that image, and he’s become a symbol of it. It’s both a critique and a flex, America condemns crime but celebrates gangsters in music, movies, and fashion.

He would have the “DNA of a crook” as his mother Sabrina Jackson—who raised him before passing away in a mysterious fire when Fiddy was eight—was also a drug dealer.

A “hustler” is a person determined to succeed or get money in the best way possible. For example, selling water and pressed grapes, but advertising it as wine, a drink that sounds much more than it actually is.

The truth is that the majority of wine is made up of water, grapes and various other fruits (cheap materials) while the rest consists of alcohol and other chemicals. Companies take affordable stuff and sell it for much more.

A hollow-point bullet is an expanding bullet. It is used for controlled penetration, where over-penetration could cause collateral damage. In target shooting, they are used for greater accuracy due to the larger meplat.

In 2000, 50 was shot 9 times coming out of his grandma’s house by Daryll Baum, a close friend of Mike Tyson’s.

After using a walker for six weeks, Fiddy was fully recovered after five months.

50 considers himself more of a Playboy than Hugh Hefner, owner of Playboy Magazine. He was known for publishing a magazine that showed photographed nudes in the more straight-laced 1950’s.

He also has a notorious image of being a Lady Killer surrounded by women at all times in his Playboy Mansion.

This is a reference to the 1984 drama film named “Beat Street” which took place in the Bronx and featured a fictional graffiti war between two characters named “Spit” and “Ramo,” it followed them as they went around the city spraying their “tags” over each other’s.

50 is stating that he participated in this property vandalization in which he represented “Spit.”

Producer B-Money (B$) samples “I Need You” by Maze & Frankie Beverly. In the song, “you” was a lover that Maze cared for deeply.

To 50, we find out “you” here refers to his haters, those who fuel his “hustler’s ambition.”

Scientifically, fire is a chemical reaction that uses air and fuel to make light and heat. If you restrict the amount of available air, the flame will go out .

50 Cent is referencing a quote from the movie New Jack City, which documents the story of drug lord Nino Brown during the crack epidemic in Harlem, New York.

When Nino’s girlfriend confronts him about his ruthlessness, he grabs her, slams her against a table and douses her with champagne, uttering the infamous line:

Cancel that bitch, I’ll buy another one

In 1994, police officers searched 50’s home and found heroin, ten ounces of cocaine, and a pistol. In that same year, 50 was sentenced to three to nine, but instead, served six months in boot camp to earn his GED.

Nearly ten years later 50 reached stardom with his album Get Rich or Die Tryin'. In 2003, Fiddy purchased Mike Tyson’s mansion (estate) for $4.1 million.