Rap lyrics being used as evidence in criminal cases isn’t a new phenomenon, but 50 Cent wants to remind artists about the dangers of self-incrimination.
The G-Unit boss shared a screenshot of an article exploring the use of rap lyrics in trials and issued a warning to his fellow rappers in the post’s caption. 50 quoted some of his own bars in the PSA, referencing a few lines from his 2003 song “Heat.”
“i told you in 03 /i do what i gotta do/ i don’t care if i get caught/the DA can play this mother fucking tape in court/i’ll kill you HEAT,” he wrote. “(This is not new) if you say crazy shit on these records they are gonna use it. if you in a gang on the song then you in the gang when the indictment come fool. LOL.”
The story in 50’s screencap delved into the case of Drakeo The Ruler, who has been charged with criminal gang conspiracy and shooting from a motor vehicle. Although the West Coast rapper was acquitted of murder and attempted murder charges, he’s still facing 25 years to life in prison in a second trial.
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In a Genius interview published on Monday (March 23), Drakeo discussed the reality of having his own lyrics used against him.
“This shit has been going on forever, bro,” he said. “It’s not the way that people think, where it’s like, ‘Oh! If he said this in the rap, he’s gonna do it.’ The rap game is not as gangster as people think it is. This shit is for entertainment.”
Drakeo noted, “When I said, ‘RJ was tied up in the back of a car,’ was RJ actually tied up in the back of the car? They take this shit too literally. It’s not that serious. When these niggas are shooting up schools and smashing cars, I bet you they’re not listening to rap music when they’re doing that shit.”
Revisit 50’s “Heat” below.
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Heat is one of the top 5 50 records
Well said, heat was fire
9 Shots
I disagree, although I think it’s a dope song. I think all of 50s best songs were more underground, not mainstream. GRODT is a perfect album… But check out some underground 50 music…. “Guns For Sale”, “Get Out The Club”, “Fuck You”, “Get It In”…. Listen to those, and tell me if you still think HEAT is in his top 5!
His best music is easily on power of the dollar or guess who’s back, go back and listen closely, fuck you is dope though
Go back and listen? 2 out of the 4 songs I listed are from “guess who’s back” hahaha.
Orrrr, I know this is gonna fall on deaf ears, but maybe, just maybe you shouldn’t kill or hurt people, sell poison, or rob people? Sorry if I’m asking too much of these peeps.
I am not gang-gang, I do not gang-bang – 50 cent – Get The Strap
Ironically the song was made beside 6ix 9ine who was actually more of a gangster than 50 Cent ever was haha. Snitch or not, he’s still more gangsta.
Doin 3 to 9 for selling a controlled substance and bein shot 9 times compared to someone who snitched is not a viable comparison my good sir
Hiphop is flooded with posers and wanna be gangsters.. why r u rapping about a life ur not living should be the real question.. deserves to go to jail for being a fake wanna be gangster
That goes for nearly all popular gangster rappers. Tupac for example was originally a soft, poetic, kind, ballerina, A+ student in his school of arts. He created his gangster persons on purpose. He DECIDED to insert himself into the lifestyle, and it is ultimately what got him killed. For the record, I love Pacs music. ICE CUBE grew up in a gated community. Snoop dogg… Do I need to say anything about him? Dr Dre… Eminem… I can go on forever. Once talented music makers, but ALL studio gangsters. ESPECIALLY Snoop and Dre. I love their old music (their new age music is terrible), but they are and have always been complete studio gangsters, sold to you buy corporate music industry giants.
Cube didn’t grow up in a gated community lol Em did grow up in the poor part of Detroit
Everyone you named, actually grew up in the ghetto. The fuk u goin on about? They all came from nothing and made success. Fuk outta here.
Do you honestly think the average signed rapper gets to choose what he wants to rap about lol
This is over 20 years to late for 50. He nearly got the whole Supreme Team arrested off “Ghetto Quran”
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supreme team was all washed up, dead or in jail when that song came out. nothing to get arrested for in that song.
I remember that night in the Brooklyn bathhouse 50 could barely fit his 10 inch pecker through the glory hole, bulging and veiny pointing upwards waiting to be sniffed
And yet it was 50s lyrics and dry snitching on TV that incriminated niggas. Sit the fuck back down famous snitch 50 cent.
Most rappers are dumb. How many times do we hear the same story each year. Rappers always getting caught doing something. Drugs, unregistered guns , getting into fights in front of cameras. Just absolute brain dead. I have no sympathy for any of them.