TopDawg14 Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 Finally, people with good sense are doing something positive. Here's the article: 50 Cent Billboards Banned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfuqua23 Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 That's positive in the sense of how it's promoting images. Wouldn't have been allowed in my school, so right is right. Especially around some preschoolers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaceAngel Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 That's a wise move. I agree that would be disturbing to see, especially for little kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cozmo D Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 I haven't seen these billboards yet, but I doubt if they can be worse than those horrible Reebok posters with him and his police fingerprints blotter sheet with the caption "I am what I am". Those enraged me to no end! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Hero1 Posted October 29, 2005 Admin Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 murder is kool apparently? :sick: as murs said in one song.. "I seen this kid the other day with murder written on his shirt And never been to a funeral Now am I out of touch, if I say it's unusual" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerkot Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 Well Mase calls himself Mase Murda nowadays... if that is necessary information ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigted Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 That's good they took that down, maybe that'll encourage less kids to try to sneak in to watch the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Brakes Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 I reckon it will encourage more people to see it! All of this is publicity for him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigted Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 :word: When will people stop buying into gimmicks? :therain: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-o-e Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 They won't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vipa Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 Well Mase calls himself Mase Murda nowadays... if that is necessary information ^^ Lerkot, mase has been calling himself MURDA MASE for YEARS now. When he signed with bad boy he dropped the Murda, but for some reaosn, picked it back up, after inking a contract with gunit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigted Posted October 31, 2005 Report Share Posted October 31, 2005 50 Cent responds to the billboard controversey and says that he wants the kids to see the film! :sick: Rapper 50 Cent says billboard flap helps his movie By Larry FineFri Oct 28, 5:11 PM ET Rap star 50 Cent says a controversy over billboards for his upcoming movie, which community leaders claim glorify violence, is helping promote the film "Get Rich or Die Tryin."' Posters for the movie that had been displayed near some grade schools were taken down by Paramount Pictures on Thursday after protests erupted over the gangsta rapper shown stripped to the waist with his bullet-scarred back to the camera and arms stretched out, holding a microphone and a gun. "I do appreciate it," the rapper told Reuters in an interview on Friday. "They are talking about it on media outlets I didn't have plans to market the movie to. They are helping me out." The R-rated film, whose title is taken from 50 Cent's major-label debut album that sold more than 7 million copies, is due to open November 9. It stars the rap artist, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, in a biographical story about a drug dealer who abandons crime to pursue a music career. The rapper said it was ludicrous to single out his poster considering how action movies are routinely marketed. The posters were removed after Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich sent a letter to Paramount, complaining that they promoted gun violence. "I understand people had picket signs protesting, saying my poster is violent because they see a gun," 50 Cent said. But he added: "They've seen a gun in tons of film advertising. If we walk into our local Blockbuster or place where we can rent a video, we'll see every kind of gun they manufacture on the cover of these films as a marketing tool. "Some of these people just have an overall outlook on me that's negative," said 50 Cent, who was once shot nine times. The rap star, whose latest CD, "The Massacre," has sold 4.7 million copies in the United States since its release in March, said he understood the film distributor's decision to take down some of the billboards. "I think Paramount made a business decision. I don't have a problem with it. At the end of the day, those kids are going to see the film. They insult the intelligence of the actual kids. "They read the articles, they've seen the videos, they heard the music. When the film comes out, they're gonna see the film, regardless," he said. Copyright © 2005 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfuqua23 Posted October 31, 2005 Report Share Posted October 31, 2005 I saw "How I Became 50 Cent", and it just all looked strange. The movie is loosely based. Maybe a good thing. His baby mama scene where he actually sheds a tear. Oh my gosh. And for it to be up for an Oscar. Oh man. Maybe he will get one. Who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-o-e Posted October 31, 2005 Report Share Posted October 31, 2005 He probably will get an oscar. Eminem did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigted Posted October 31, 2005 Report Share Posted October 31, 2005 Eminem won the Oscar for his soundtrack song, not the movie itself, I heard "Hustler's Ambition" and it's nowhere near as good as "Lose Yourself" so he won't win no Oscar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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