When 50 made Ghetto Quran, were dudes really after him?

[Icewatermetallik]

I remember back when that song dropped in 2000-2001, he name dropped so many legends and former kingpins I remember there was threats on his life. I know he got shot 9 times but I'm not sure if that was due to the song or because Kenneth McGriff had it out for him bc of the whole Murder Inc and Ja Rule/ Irv Gotti shyt.

But at that time in 99-00-01 most of the former kingpins 50 mentioned in that track were either all dead or locked up (McGriff, Alpo, Baby Wise, Pappy Mason, etc)

Someone who know the history shed some light on this.

 

[DrexlersFade]

fukk that c00n snitch

@Da King you know what it's time for

 

[Toe Jay Simpson]

Dudes wanted to hurt him, Ghostface even had the Clyde skit about it masking his voice.On another note, I remember somebody trying to compare Ghetto Quran to Nas name dropping Alpo on “Represent”

 

[Malcolmxxx_23]

@Da King in 5 4 3 2 1

Fred

 

[Da King]

 

[Cladyclad]

Dudes wanted to hurt him, Ghostface even had the Clyde skit about it masking his voice.On another note, I remember somebody trying to compare Ghetto Quran to Nas name dropping Alpo on “Represent”

What’s the difference?

memory lane & ghetto Quran the same song

 

[BK The Great]

I don’t know but that’s a top 5 song from him. Power Of The Dollar is better then most of his other albums.

 

[Icewatermetallik]

I don’t know but that’s a top 5 song from him. Power Of The Dollar is better then most of his other albums.

Agreed, one of my fav 50 songs. Alpo was locked up in 2000 but Nas mentioning him on Memory lane (along w Supreme team) is far different than all the name dropping 50 did in Ghetto Quran

 

[Icewatermetallik]

I remember the whole Ghostface and Raekwon shyt but that was because of How To Rob, not Ghetto Quran

I legit remember Ken McGriff and others had hits out on 50 at the time bc of all the names mentioned in that song

 

[FreshAIG]

Mcgriff wasn't mad at that song, he was mad because 50 disrespected him by not showing up to their meeting. 50 was beefing with JA, potentially fukking with his money, Preme just wanted to have a sit down, and 50 wasn't with it. So....

Corey D dropped "Dedication Rhyme" in 1991 shouting out all the gangsters and killers from Southside Queens. Everyone loved it.

"Went to see Bimmy, got an ounce a little something
Went on 109 and I got the shyt pumpin''" - Corey D

 

[head shots101]

There’s a version of preme on the intro right ?

 

[get these nets]

Mcgriff wasn't mad at that song, he was mad because 50 disrespected him by not showing up to their meeting. 50 was beefing with JA, potentially fukking with his money, Preme just wanted to have a sit down, and 50 wasn't with it. So....

Corey D dropped "Dedication Rhyme" in 1991 shouting out all the gangsters and killers from Southside Queens. Everyone loved it.

"Went to see Bimmy, got an ounce a little something
Went on 109 and I got the shyt pumpin''" - Corey D

Exactly

Dudes revised history by claiming that kingpins sent shooters after 50 for a song that barely rated or got burn on mixtapes. Before he blew up, 50 was just another goon turned rapper just like dozens of others at the time in NYC.

The street magazines blew up all the Crack Era kingpins of that era, anyway.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

Bimmy being related to Waka is still nuts

 

[FromBillionsCameOne]

I remember the whole Ghostface and Raekwon shyt but that was because of How To Rob, not Ghetto Quran

I legit remember Ken McGriff and others had hits out on 50 at the time bc of all the names mentioned in that song

You didn't remember that because it never happened.

 

[Pimp]

How can you be mad at a song about all the nikkaz that got caught? You can't snitch on people that already did time for the crime he rapped about.