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Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949), nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter-performer who records and tours with the E Street Band. Springsteen is widely known for his brand of heartland rock, poetic lyrics, and Americana sentiments centered on his native New Jersey.
Springsteen's recordings have included both commercially accessible rock albums and more somber folk-oriented works. His most successful studio albums, Born in the U.S.A. and Born to Run, showcase a talent for finding grandeur in the struggles of daily American life; he has sold more than 65 million albums in the United States and more than 120 million worldwide and he has earned numerous awards for his work, including 21 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes and an Academy Award. He is widely regarded by many as one of the most influential songwriters of the 20th century, and in 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him as the 23rd Greatest Artist of all time.
Springsteen was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, and spent his childhood and high school years in Freehold Borough. He lived on South Street in Freehold Borough and attended Freehold Borough High School. His father, Douglas Frederick Springsteen, was of Dutch and Irish ancestry and worked, among other vocations, as a bus driver, although he was frequently unemployed; his surname is Dutch for jump stone. His mother, Adele Ann (née Zerilli), was a legal secretary and was of Italian ancestry. His maternal grandfather was born in Vico Equense, a city near Naples. He has two younger sisters, Virginia and Pamela. Pamela had a brief film career, but left acting to pursue still photography full time; she took photos for the Human Touch and Lucky Town albums.
Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003) and The Massacre (2005). His album Get Rich or Die Tryin' has been certified eight times platinum by the RIAA.
Born in the South Jamaica of Queens, New York City, Jackson began drug dealing at the age of twelve during the 1980s crack epidemic. After leaving drug dealing to pursue a rap career, he was shot at and struck by nine bullets during an incident in 2000. After releasing his album Guess Who's Back? in 2002, Jackson was discovered by rapper Eminem and signed to Interscope Records. With the help of Eminem and Dr. Dre, who produced his first major commercial successes, Jackson became one of the world's highest selling rappers. In 2003, he founded the record label G-Unit Records, which signed several successful rappers such as Young Buck, Lloyd Banks, and Tony Yayo.
With no sweat I do my thing for my peeps in the house
Once it’s on – y’all know I turn it out
Like Boom! Blow! With the sound that makes you want more
Try to run game on me? I get the top score
Full tilt! When I breathe on a beat
You get a taste of the good life. Oh so sweet!
Stack chips all the time – have fun with a dime
With a twist of the lime – yeah, the V is in his prime
I quench your thirst – With my flow I place 1st
And put you in a world of hurt or black Hearst
The V takes the purse cuz I work to win the race
Sport coat – black tie – Laced with the grace
I do what it do when I do to stay smooth
Fly moves – fly shoes – fly jewels – fly grooves
If I want a piece of the pie then I take it
With cash on my mind, man I go out there and make it
I’m on top of the game but can’t leave cuz it needs me
On to the break a dawn, baby love please me
Tease me – but be sure to back up what you say
Back up where you stay and back up what you sway
Say baby, I can trace all your curves
But don’t mess with them lames cuz those dudes are all perves
I swerve in my ride when the beat’s chopped and screwed
Turn a lump of coal into gold and drop jewels
Fools try to bite what I say on the track
Bite more than you can chew – here’s my big sack
It swings side to side as I glide in my ride
But do the V wrong and I’ll tear out your hide
I hit skins like it ain’t no thing
And don’t need to flash cash or bring out bling bling
I sting like a bee cuz I ain’t no WASP