The 50th Law

50 Cent · Robert Greene

Sep 2009 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

In The 50th Law, hip hop and pop culture icon 50 Cent (aka Curtis Jackson) joins forces with Robert Greene, bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power, to write a “bible” for success in life and work based on a single principle: fear nothing. With stories from 50 Cent's life on the streets and in the boardroom as he rose to fame after the release of his album Get Rich or Die Tryin’, as well as examples of others who have overcome adversity through understanding and practicing the 50th Law, this deeply inspirational book is perfect for entrepreneurs as well as anyone interested in the extraordinary life of Curtis Jackson.

Ratings and reviews

I thought this was a very well thought out and purposeful book. It really gave an inside look into what its like to live your life in fear but then be able to transform and manage your fears. If people really open their mind and forget that its co authored by a notorious gangster rapper,they may get out of it what was actually intended.

I LOVE Robert Greene, and have a great respect for Fiddy, after this book! I imagine, there must have been a stipulation in the contract, TO KEEP REMINDING THE reader that Curtis Jackson is now 50Cent!!! Ok! Other than this repetitive distraction, I just gobbled it down. That's how RGs books usually affect me. The story about Fiddy's childhood is heartbreaking! He overcame overwhelming odds, that so many others couldn't. An inspiration to read.

For all the fans of Rap music and etc this book is catered to you, but as you read it you will see its written that way only because 50 Cents name is attached. He pretty much sold out with this one.

About the author

Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin (2003) and The Massacre (2005). Both albums achieved multi-platinum success, selling over twenty-one million copies combined. He is the author of From Pieces to Weight: Once Upon a Time in Southside Queens (S&S, 2006). He lives in New York.

Robert Greene is the author of three bestselling books: The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, and The 33 Strategies of War. He attended U.C. Berkeley and the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he received a degree in classical studies. He has worked in New York as an editor and writer at several magazines, including Esquire, and in Hollywood as a story developer and writer. Greene has lived in London, Paris, and Barcelona; he speaks several languages and has worked as a translator. He currently lives in Los Angeles.