Un amante del trash può essere portato a pensare che, una volta visto un horror prodotto dalla
WWE, non resti poi molto per allietare il proprio palato affamato di spazzatura.
Beh, invito tutti a non sottovalutare le produzioni di
MTV!
È gangsta! È rappa! È raised-by-the-street! È nigga! È from-da-ghetto! È bullet-proof! È in-da-hood! È uno che canta con un calzino di lana riempito con tre palline da ping-pong in bocca! È
50 Cent in
Get Rich or Die Tryin'!
Coprodotto da
Dr. Dre ed
Eminem, diretto da
un tizio che prima di una precoce senilità dirigeva anche bene, ecco a voi...
la vera storia veramente romanzata benché veritiera di 50 cent! Marcus è
just a little nigga in da ghetto;
da matha do da whore e nonostante ciò sono poveri in canna. Sfiga vuole che per ottimi motivi la mammina si metta contro il pappone-mafioso-gangsta locale nonché suo amante, che
killa da bitcha without respect! Marcus somatizza la morte della madre volendo comprarsi un paio di scarpe (
da nike shoes), e l'unico modo sensato di farlo è spacciando droga (
da dope); solo e pieno di rabbia farà strada in fretta, cadendo presto in un noioso tran-tran fatto di crack (
da crack), rapine (
da robs), qualche
turf war con gli ispanici (
in da barrio!) ed un po' di black pussy.
Ma l'uomo ha un sogno!
To be a gangsta-rapper! Purtroppo la sua quasi-ex-gang ha subito un cambio al vertice e la nuova politica non piace al nostro eroe positivo (che finora si è limitato a spacciare crack ed a sparare un po' a qualche
mothafucka'); i suoi ex-amici gli fanno terra bruciata attorno anche nel mondo della "musica", dato che hanno il loro rapper da promuovere! (evidentemente vendere crack non è quell'attività redditizia che uno può credere)
Ora ha - nell'ordine - dei nemici potenti, tanto
respect, una discreta topina come fidanzata (latrice di alcuni dei dialoghi più melensi e patetici che la storia ricordi) ed un figlio in arrivo; non poteva dunque capitare in un momento peggiore la sparatoria coi suoi stimati ex-colleghi che gli piantano 9 pallottole in corpo di cui un paio nel cranio. Ma lui è
bullet-proof, ed il sopravvivere è come una rinascita che lo trasformerà in uno dei più grandi rapper di sempre!
Wow, che storia epica ed edificante! Ed in cui chiunque si possa facilmente immedesimare, per giunta!
Quasi due ore nella vita di 50 cent è un supplizio a cui solo i fan più sfegatati e gli amanti del trash sopravviveranno; tutti gli altri...
will die tryin'!
Voto: 2 (per non dargli la dignità dell'1).
Trashometro
® 8/10:
(
very very trasha)
Tags: gangsta, rapper, 50 cent, ghetto, new york, droga, prostituzione, spaccio, omicidio, rapina, rap, azione, sparatoria, drammatico, crimine, musica, trash.
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
Regista: Jim Sheridan Scrittore: Terence Winter Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Music
Valutazione: 3.2/10 (8912 voti)
Durata: 117 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama: Trivia random: 50 Cent watched all of Jim Sheridan's films to prepare for his role.
Citazione random: Charlene: So we have to go back?::Marcus: There's just some things that need answers, I'd rather die like a man than live like a coward.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Dre, Dr.
Nome di battesimo: Young, Andre Romell
Data di nascita: 18 February 1965
Altezza: 6' 1" (1.85 m)
Coniuge: Nicole Young::(May 1996 - present)
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:Considered by many to be hip-hop's greatest producer, Dr. Dre (b. André Young, February 18, 1965) pioneered gangsta hip-hop and his own variation of the sound, dubbed G-Funk. His very early albums were violent but cautionary tales of the criminal mind, but Dre's records with NWA celebrated the hedonistic, amoralistic side of gang life. Being around during the birth of west coast hip-hop during the early 1980s, Dre found himself performing at house parties and clubs with the World Class Wreckin' Cru around South-Central Los Angeles. Wearing a Doctor's mask when he preformed, he called himself Dr. Dre, Dre being a nickname from André. In 1986, Dre met Ice Cube. Instantly becoming good friends, the two MCs began writing songs for Ruthless Records, a label started by former drug pusher 'Eazy-E' . Initially they were rejected by the record-buying public, but Eazy formed NWA, an acronym for Niggaz With Attitude, with Dre, Cube, and newcomers M.C. Ren and DJ Yella, releasing their first album in 1987. Then, in 1989, with distribution from Bryan Turner and his Priority Records label (now a part of EMI), N.W.A. delivered "Straight Outta Compton," a vicious, violent, and mysogynistic record that became an underground hit with virtually no support from radio, the press, or the still hip-hop-free MTV. N.W.A. became notorious for their violent lyrics, especially those of the song "Fuck tha Police," which resulted in the FBI sending a warning letter to Ruthless and its distributor, Priority Records, suggesting that the group should watch their step. Dre would have several bad falls with the police during his life. While it seemed that the group was strong, Ice Cube suddenly departed in late 1989 admist many financial disagreements with Dre. Suddenly the the music was in Dre's hands. Dre left the group the next year to form Death Row Records with 'Suge Knight' . Knight held NWA's manager at gunpoint and threatening to kill him if he refused to let Dre out of his contract. Dre didn't know how he got out, nor did he care, he was making music. Then Dre discovered Snoop Dogg through his stepbrother 'Warren G' , and he immediately began working with the brilliantly talented MC. Snoop would become great friends with the Doctor and was on Dre's 1992 debut "The Chronic" as much as Dre himself. But trouble was soon to follow. Dre grew frustrated with Knight's strong-arm techniques. At the time, Death Row was devoting itself to Tupac Shakur's label debut, "All Eyez on Me," and Snoop was busy recovering from his draining murder trial. Dre, fed up, left the label in the summer of 1996 to form Aftermath, declaring gangsta hip-hop was dead. Soon thereafter, both 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G. were murdered, putting a sudden end to the East Side/West Side hip-hop war, and Suge was later arrested and sent to prison. It would be at least three years before anything big came out of the great producer. It wasn't until he began working on his 2001 album, and discovering an underground MC by the name of Eminem that Dre would make his comeback.
Trivia random: Has been credited for discovering Eminem.
Citazione random: (On the mysogyny in his songs): "Black women are the strongest most hardworking people on earth. The sh*t I talk on records about black women is just that: sh*t."
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Eminem
Nome di battesimo: III, Marshall Bruce Mathers
Data di nascita: 17 October 1972
Altezza: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Coniuge: Kimberly Anne Scott::(14 January 2006 - present) (filed for divorce) 1 child, Kimberly Anne Scott::(14 June 1999 - 11 October 2001) (divorced) 1 child
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:Marshall Bruce Mathers III was born on the 17th October 1972, Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Son of a fifteen-year-old mother at the time of his birth and a father who left six month later never to return, Marshall spent his early childhood being shoved back and forth from Kansas City and Detroit. He settled on the Eastside of Detroit when he was 12. Switching schools every two to three months made it difficult to make friends, graduate and to stay out of trouble. Being a rap fan for most of his life, Marshall began rapping at the early age of 4. Rhyming words together, battling schoolmates in the lunchroom brought joy to what was otherwise a painful existence.At the age of 14, he began to get very serious about his rapping but it wasn't until he was 17 that he actually made a name for himself, becoming M& M, which he would later respell as "Eminem". Being rejected by most fellow rappers because of his race, Marshall grew an anger that flows through his music to this day. After failing the 9th grade for three times in a row, he quit school, but remarks that he doesn't consider himself stupid and doesn't advise that people should follow his example. He says that it just wasn't for him. Forcing himself on radio shows, freestyle battles, Marshall threw himself head first into the rap game, where he was swallowed up most of the time. His very first album was titled "Infinite" and, while the album sold less than a thousand copies, it was the gearing up stages for the rapper who became a millionaire. It was then that his daughter, Hailie Jade Scott, was born on December 25th of 1995 with long time girlfriend Kim Scott. Having nothing to lose at all, flat broke and not knowing where he would be living the next week, Marshall set out to rant about life in general, the set quickly caught the ear of hip-hop's difficult-to-please underground. What came out of this was the Slim Shady EP, the early work for the later Dr. Dre revised Slim Shady LP. Down to nearly his last dime, he went into the 1997 Rap Olympics in Los Angeles, basically hoping to win the $1,500 cash price which he badly needed. After battling for an hour and throwing back every race diss thrown at him, Marshall made it to second place losing in a slip up. Furious that he had lost, Marshall didn't even notice that he had been spotted. In the crowd were a few producers from Interscope, and they were handed a copy of the "Infinite" tape by way of a demo. Dr. Dre got to hear it and eventually tracked him down. The two instantly hit it off, recording four songs in the their first six hours of working - three which made it to his first LP. After the album was finished, Dr. Dre asked Marshall to come work with him on his new album. He helped produce several tracks and was on the best songs of the album.Now officially making it, Marshall and Dre set to make his second LP. The album became the Marshall Mathers LP and won 3 Grammies and was the first rap album ever to be nominated "Album of the Year", selling more than 8 million records in the United States alone. He also stunned critics when he shot down all homophobic remarks by performing "Stan" with Elton John. Currently working on his third LP, Em has made a movie, 8 Mile (2002), and has gone back and brought his friend with him; D-12. Though 2001 was a rough year for the rapper, being charged with weapon offenses, divorcing his wife, and almost going to prison, Marshall explains his life today in one word. "Claimer".
Trivia random: Adopted his ex-wife's, Kim, other daughter with another man. Her name is Whitney.
Citazione random: "Slim Shady is just the evil thoughts that come into my head. Things I shouldn't be thinking about. Not to be gimmicky, but people should be able to determine when I'm serious and when I'm fuckin around. That's why a lot of my songs are funny. I got a warped sense of humor I guess." --On his alter-ego, Slim Shady.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Sheridan, Jim (I)
Data di nascita: 6 February 1949
Coniuge: ?::(? - present) 3 children
Ultimi lavori: Trivia random: Father of Irish writers Kirsten Sheridan and Naomi Sheridan.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Cent, 50
Nome di battesimo: III, Curtis James Jackson
Data di nascita: 6 July 1975
Altezza: 6' (1.83 m)
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:Born in South Jamaica, Queens, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson has lived in New York City all his life. Raised by his grandparents after his father ran out and his mother was shot when he was only eight. Growing up, the Queens rapper originally wanted to be a heavyweight boxer, but eventually fell back on rapping. DJs had taken it upon themselves to release two Best of 50 Cent mix CDs, before he had even signed to a major label. 50 Cent hit the scene with "How To Rob An Industry Nigga" and he's been on a rampage ever since dealing with bootleggers, label back stabbing and other platinum selling artists trying to get at him physically. In 1999 his album Power of the Dollar, was heavily bootlegged and Trackmasters/Columbia never released it. Supposedly, Trackmasters weren't comfortable with him being caught up in the streets and getting shot three days before filming the video for "Thug Love," (with Destiny's Child) -- his first single. 50 was shot nine times that night, two shots hitting him in the head, the bullet that struck his face he carries as a reminder of what happened. That event led to the fall out with Columbia and negotiating his release from their grasps. He still showed love and rhymed over a Trackmasters produced remix of "I'm Gonna Be Alright" on J-Lo's latest album, but rivals at Murder Inc. had 50 cut from the track which could have launched the rapper. This all changed in one night when Eminem said on a radio show that "50 Cent is definitely my favorite rapper right now, he's the only one keeping it real." The very next day a bidding war started on 50, ending when 50 signed to Eminem's very own label Shady/Aftermath. 50 Cent's fame has exploded, being produced by Dr. Dre and Eminem and finally making his debut album "Get rich or Die Tryin'." 50 has full access and advantage of the streets through mix-tapes; that's his forum because he controls it. 50 Cent is the most anticipated artist of 2003. It's well deserved because he's "been patiently waiting."
Trivia random: His cartoon-like photo on the cover of his album "The Massacre" was meant to make him look like a Ninja Turtle, his son's favorite cartoon characters. 50 is also a fan of the cartoon, his favorite turtle is Donatello.
Citazione random: "I'm not trying to save the world. As a musician and artist, it just ain't me."
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb. 
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