From Pieces to Weight: Once upon a Time in Southside Queens [NOOK Book]

A reviewer

this is the best book that i have read in a long time i really enjoyed it and if you are into great books and interested in peoples lifestyle then this would be a great book for you. 50 cent went through lots of struggles he was one of the kids who had a sort of a bad lifestyle, he was forced to move with his grandmother at a young age which is age 8. his mother was murderd. she was a drug dealer who sold it and smoked it. when 50 mother was alive she abondoned him by leaving him with family members while she go out party and have fun.i knew this book was gonna be good to read but i didnt think it was this good. this is the best book i have read in a long time. as 50cent comes out with different versions to this book i will be picking it up. 50 is also my favorite recording artist. as you get to know 5ocent later on in the book you will learn that he was shot 9 times and still living til this day. he talks with a slur sometimes but its ok because he is still living. so to end this i have to say the book is excellent and i will recommend it to everyone.

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Not what i expected...

Much better than that. I have seen his "behind the music" episode on VH1 but its not as touching and inspiring as his book

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa XD

I llllllllooooooooooovvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 50cent from skile 1+100 my skaile broke

From Pieces to Weight

Many people know 50 Cent from his chart chopping songs and number one albums. What people don't know is what 50 Cent has been through to establish himself as one of rap's biggest stars. But behind all the fame and fortune is a determined hustler from South Side Jamaica Queens.
From Pieces to Weight is auto-biography written by 50 Cent himself. He tells of stories that have shaped him into the person he is today. He speaks of his biggest negatives in life like getting shot and the death of his mother to his biggest positives like the birth of his son and having a number one album in the world. He speaks of short stories that only 50 Cent could illustrate. The book presents the reader with 50 Cent's story from the very begging of childhood, to 2003 when his debut album went platinum.
From Pieces to Weight is a book that someone could read and immediately be grateful for their life and how it easy it seems in comparison to others. Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson is misunderstood by his music, but he's just honestly rapping about what he's been through and seen in the first 26 years of his life. He talks about never giving up in life, and living by his own motto, "Get rich, or die trying".
Since the book was written by 50 Cent, it lacks the professional story telling that a famous writer provides, but what the book lacks in writing skills, it shines in cold truthful tails. However, 50 Cent's songs contain wide vocabulary, heavy metaphors, creative similes and use of unique poetic story telling skills, so it's no surprise that he also uses these writing skills in his novel.
The book isn't for young kids with all the cursing and drug references, but it's hard to imagine him writing this book without profanity. The profanity helps tell a better story and paint a more graphic picture. The book also isn't for people who aren't into hip-hop or rap culture as they will have a very difficult time relating too many of the stories and struggles told in the story. People that want to know someone who's been through struggle and how they made it out should defiantly read this book.
Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson is not a novelist by any means, but his writing skill defiantly sets himself away from the average Joe. A Recommendation I have to any readers is to listen to 50 Cent's underground music such as The Power of the Dollar. It really showcases his writing skills and hunger he had to make it big in the music industry.
The book is a good read with a lot of strong messages. 50 Cent wrote this book from the heart and readers can easily tell that he had to make sacrifices and go through struggle to be successful. I thought the book was one of the best books I've ever read.

as real as it can get

this book is what up. it tells you what are the up and downs of a hustler and a father. this book takes you into the life and childhood of 50 cent and lets you now his story from begining to end.

50 Cent

Curtis Jackson A.K.A 50 Cent was born in 1976. His mom was a drug dealer who was killed when he was a little boy. He went live with his grandparents. He then began the family business. He entered this business so he can get money to buy the things he needed. Next Curtis was accidentally caught with drugs in school random search as well as arrested for possession shortly thereafter. After getting out, he went back to the business. Over the next decade, 50 Cent evolved from a hustler selling capsules of crack cocaine pieces to by the kilo weight. Outrunning police on his motorcycle and waking up to a drug raid on his house. He avoided jail by going to a camp. When he left the camp he found a new way of life which is to be a rapper. 50 Cent was later signed to Columbia records and recorded tracks targeting drug lords from his past and aggravated them enough for them to target him in a shooting. This lead into a shooting which 50 Cent got shot nine times from close distance. 50 cent recovered from this and became one of the most famous rappers there is today. So if you like this book I think you should see Get Rich or Die Tryin of the other way around.

Good but not great

i was captured by the excitement and adventure that was his gangsta life and mentality, but wheres the message of remorse for what hes done and what he plans to do with his life. the story is unfinished.

GREEEEEAATT

this book was greeaaattttt. best book ive ever read. it tells the things most people didnt knkow about 50 cents childhood and enqounters with drug dealers

very good

this book really did catch my attention, the way 50 grew up and what he did to get to the top, its the real deal its good stuff great book 50 lookin forward to another one-kevin sheehy- Camden New Jersey

Bogi , 50's Fan , student !

Nice book , even tough i hate drug selling and the use of drugs , u had no choice !! Love ur music, Love ur book,

i LOVE 50!!!!!!!!!!!

itz da best book evA.....

really good book

your book is the best, it really explains his life and troubles that he went through keep going 50 your the best. cant wait for another one of your great books

he has it all

Mr. jackson is one of best of his times not only has he made it big in the music industry but he has become an arthor and a movie star and a great business man. This book had its highs and lows but it had the truth and the grit of what his life has been and the public loves that and i cant wait to see what else he has instore for the world.

a great book

The book was good. it took back into the life of fifty and his childhood. I wish the book would have gotten deeper into his mind rather than his encounters with numerous drug dealers. i felt as if fifty should have let the reader know more about things that he felt

50 for President!

If you don¿t know, now you know! He squashed all the rumors in the media and gave you a first rate education in grass roots marketing, business development, psychology and life. What I loved most is the book is written in 50¿s own voice. I don¿t read many books in a day, but this one was a done deal within 24 hours. My colleagues were dumbfounded when they saw 50 Cent¿s story incorporated in my corporate training materials, until I put it into context. There¿s only one thing to do with the truth. Accept it. Nice work 50!

50 is a Real Dude

I loved this book. 50 really lets you see his world and the way he thinks. The guy was a real Gangsta in everyway. To everyone who stills dont belive he was real, go but the DVD 'Who Dares Win' and listen to the guys from his own hood talk about how he used to break peoples jaws and had a Benz at 19 years old. Stop hating on the guy and love him for getting out of the hood. Much Love Fif.

50 cent is a true gangsta

I loved this book! 50 cent didn't hold back on the truth. He told you the whole story. 50 cent is a true gangsta. I love you 50!

Setting new standards, Leaving a stamp of his presence

Some people don't understand how hard it is to come up in a life where survival only offers one road. That road may be drug dealing. I'm not justifying it, but 50 is a specific case, and unfortunately there are others like him. Mr. Jackson¿s book will be a success in not only being an example of what perseverance, strength and hard work will lead to when applying these values to any aspiration in life, but how his application of these values became a metaphorical transition of his upcoming as drug dealer to a multi-platinum rap artist and hip-hop mogul. Mr. Jackson made a big come up despite others who have tried to suppress his success and relationships he had with artists and mentors in the industry. Some people don¿t see or realize how hard he works. Beyond his talent as a rap artist, he is the epitome of a businessman. Unlike some of his fellow Black artists, he was able to play by the corporate rules in our capitalistic society that is structured (especially in the music industry) to sucks artists dry and he capitalized and built his own empire (respectively with the help of other people). He is a rising icon whether people want to recognize it. In the words of 50, ¿Success is the best revenge.¿

Could not stop reading

Curtis Jackson really put alot of effort in this book...I have always loved his music, but now I can say I really love the person he is..He told the truth about his life in this book and all the problems he had to overcome to make it to where he is today!!!

unbelivable

i thought the book help you understand him and how his mind works and after reading the book you will see how driven this man really is.