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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.
"The Man" is a slang phrase that may refer to the government or to some other authority in a position of power. In addition to this derogatory connotation, it may also serve as a term of respect and praise.
The phrase "the Man is keeping me down" is commonly used to describe oppression. The phrase "stick it to the Man" encourages resistance to authority, and essentially means "fight back" or "resist", either openly or via sabotage.
The earliest recorded use[citation needed] of the term "the Man" in the American sense dates back to a letter written by a young Alexander Hamilton in September 1772, when he was 15. In a letter to his father James Hamilton, published in the Royal Dutch-American Gazette, he described the response of the Dutch governor of St. Croix to a hurricane that raked that island on August 31, 1772. "Our General has issued several very salutary and humane regulations and both in his publick and private measures, has shewn himself the Man." [dubious – discuss] In the Southern U.S. states, the phrase came to be applied to any man or any group in a position of authority, or to authority in the abstract. From about the 1950s the phrase was also an underworld code word for police, the warden of a prison or other law enforcement or penal authorities.
I've been tryin' to get to You for a long time
'Cause constantly You been on my mind
I was thinkin' about a short cut I could take
But it seems like I made a mistake
I was wrong, baby it took too long
I got caught in the rush hour
Fellas started to shower
You with love and affection
Now You won't look in my direction (on the)
Expressway to your heart
The expressway - not the best way
At Five o'clock
It's much too crowded, (too crowded)
Much too crowded, (too crowded)
To got it (to got it), crowded, much too crowded
much too crowded (much too crowded)
There's too many ahead of me
They're all trying to get in front of me
But I thought that I could find a clear road ahead
But I found stop lights instead
I was wrong, baby it took too long
I got caught in the rush hour
Fellas started to shower
You with love and affection
Now You won't look in my direction (on the)
Expressway to your heart
The expressway - not the best way
The expressway to your heart
The expressway - not the best way
At Five o'clock
It's much too crowded, (too crowded)
Much too crowded, (too crowded)
To got it (to got it), crowded, much too crowded
much too crowded (much too crowded)
I was wrong, baby it took too long
I got caught in the rush hour
Fellas started to shower
You with love and affection
Now You won't look in my direction (on the)
Expressway to your heart
The expressway - not the best way
The expressway to your heart
The expressway - not the best way
On the expressway to your heart
The expressway - not the best way
The expressway to your heart
The expressway - not the best way
On the expressway to your heart
The expressway - not the best way
The expressway to your heart
The expressway - not the best way
On the expressway to your heart
The expressway - not the best way
The expressway to your heart