Was 50 Cent One Of The First NY Superstar Rappers To Lack Swagger ?

[boskey]

DMX. 50 was from the same lane as DMX. The actual thug rather than the "pretty thug"

 

[DMGAINGREEN]

His musical swag was slept on though...listen to Power of a Dollar and tell me that album is not ahead of its time. He was doing all of the things that NY rappers do now aka riding the south wave and making the music stand out in other ways than just being another Ny rapper with a razor under his tongue.

Yeah Power Of The Dollar is some of fifs best work , his hook game on there was impeccable as well

 

[NotaPAWG]

He had a shyt ton of guido fans.

I found @LieutenantDan

 

[ISO]

50 for me mastered the whole early 2000's urban East Coast look with the whole du-rags, fitteds, tank tops, white tees, sports apparel, camo, baggy jeans, etc. Then he had his own clothing line. 50 made waves in the fashion game, once that style became dated he was never able to adjust.

 

[DMGAINGREEN]

DMX. 50 was from the same lane as DMX

X had niccas wearing ski goggles in the hood for a brief moment he was lowkey fly the beginning of his run but his style declined as the years went by.... I'll give X the benefit of the doubt though cause on was a crackhead for a good portion of his life so his thought process and perception on shyt is gon be a lil impaired

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

Yeah Power Of The Dollar is some of fifs best work , his hook game on there was impeccable as well

back then rappers were afraid to sing on their hooks...50 was doing all of that shyt. he doesnt get enough credit for at least creatively being ahead of the curve when it came to newer NY rappers.

 

[Ol’Otis]

I remember all the white g unit stand round here used to wear these

 

[DMGAINGREEN]

50 for me mastered the whole early 2000's urban East Coast look with the whole du-rags, fitteds, tank tops, white tees, sports apparel, camo, baggy jeans, etc. Then he had his own clothing line. 50 made waves in the fashion game, once that style became dated he was never able to adjust.

I recall most niccas back then dressing like Dipset though and we're from the same area ... from a national aspect outside of urban I agree with your sentiment but like you said by the latter end of the mid 00s it became outdated and he couldn't adapt for like the next 4-5 years ...

 

[NotaPAWG]

X had niccas wearing ski goggles in the hood for a brief moment he was lowkey fly the beginning of his run but his style declined as the years went by.... I'll give X the benefit of the doubt though cause on was a crackhead for a good portion of his life so his thought process and perception on shyt is gon be a lil impaired

Rappers still wearing ski goggles to this day

 

[NotaPAWG]

50 for me mastered the whole early 2000's urban East Coast look with the whole du-rags, fitteds, tank tops, white tees, sports apparel, camo, baggy jeans, etc. Then he had his own clothing line. 50 made waves in the fashion game, once that style became dated he was never able to adjust.

IMO dipset did. That's why to this day their influence fashion wise is still existent and g units isn't

 

[boskey]

X had niccas wearing ski goggles in the hood for a brief moment he was lowkey fly the beginning of his run but his style declined as the years went by.... I'll give X the benefit of the doubt though cause on was a crackhead for a good portion of his life so his thought process and perception on shyt is gon be a lil impaired

Ski goggles were hot in 96/97 before X even blew up

 

[ISO]

Everybody was trying to look like G-Unit/Dipset/Fabolous from what I remember...

 

[Pier7]

DMX. 50 was from the same lane as DMX. The actual thug rather than the "pretty thug"

X had more confidence n charisma than most of the NY greats. Its was just in a different form. You can argue X was more charismatic than Nas n Hov

 

[Illeye buckmatic]

nah that was jay z and nas

Negged:trillmatic:

 

[KnickstapeCity]

:flabbynfif: is as swagless as his predominately euro cac audience

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