I'm A Track Star Running Through Life,

They Don't Understand The Process I Went Through And How Much I Had To Believe In Myself.

50 Cent Is A Metaphor For "change". But Originally It Was A Gangster From Fort Greene Projects Named 50 Cent And I Took The Name When He Passed And Because He's Not Active, I Thought It'd Be Cool To Take It.

Get Rich Or Die Tryin'.

I Don't Necessarily View Death As Something Negative. Death Gives Meaning To Life. Living In Fear Of Death Is Living In Denial. Actually, It's Not Really Living At All, Because There Is No Life Without Death. It's Two Sides Of The One. You Can't Pick Up One Side And Say, I'm Just Going To Use The 'heads' Side. No. It Doesn't Work Like That. You Have To Pick Up Both Sides Because Nothing Is Promised To Anyone In This World Besides Death.

Concentrate On Your Money. Try To Hold Your Paper. It Takes Money To Make Money, So Save Your Money, Opportunites Come.