# I have reached "50 Cent" overload. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 6, 2003, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-reached-50-cent-overload/166927 "2003-04-06T21:55:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-reached-50-cent-overload/166927/1 "2003-04-06T21:55:12Z")
You cannot go ANYWHERE without hearing “In Da Club” coming from somewhere. It is not that bad a tune, but when you hear it everywhere you go it makes you want to gut your face with a spork. These are the places I heard it just today: 1. Wal Mart electronics section from the boomboxes 2. Gas Station outdoor radio 3. 2 different stop lights at 2 different times. 4. 50% of the commercials on Mtv use the beat from it. I have Real World on when I do my homework because it makes me feel like I have a social life. 5. [IGN.com](http://IGN.com) add pop-up 6. In my head I hear “Im in ta havin sex im nah inta makik lub so come gib me a hug” in non stop rotation. How did this guy get so popular so fast? This has to be the fastest rise from pop-noob to megastar ever. One day I never heard of him and the next I get 1-6. I have seen some interviews with him as well and he seems like a dickhead too. PLEASE SAVE ME FROM 50 CENT? (BTW, WTF does 50 CENT mean anyway? Is it another weed reference?) ---
**Author:** ![Payton\_s\_Servant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@Payton\_s\_Servant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Payton_s_Servant)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-reached-50-cent-overload/166927/2 "2003-04-06T22:31:18Z")
Well, compared to most rappers he can actually string more then 4 words together without saying, “_KnowhutImsayin’_ and his grammer suggests that he at least pretended to occasionally pay attention in English class, when he wasn’t busy _Keepin’ it real_ :rolleyes:” As for how he got so popular so fast, apparently he’s been a “known quantity” on the “_underground and indy rap scene_” for the last few years. Plus he signed to Eminem’s label, so he’s gonna get a huge push right there. \*pats **Stinkpalm’s** hand There, there, a nice glass of warm buttermilk should settle you down. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-reached-50-cent-overload/166927/3 "2003-04-06T22:31:35Z")
I suppose I should be glad that I have no conception of what you’re talking about:D [sub]Who let the dogs out … who … who who who who who let the dogs out …[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Brutus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Brutus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brutus)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-reached-50-cent-overload/166927/4 "2003-04-06T22:53:03Z")
**50 Cent** is not fit to hold **Biz Markee’s** socks. ---
**Author:** ![Soup\_du\_jour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Soup\_du\_jour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soup_du_jour)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-reached-50-cent-overload/166927/5 "2003-04-06T23:14:05Z")
In Da Club is not a bad song. However, _any_ song becomes annoying if overplayed. For reference, see “Complicated,” “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” or anything by Creed. ---
**Author:** ![peepthis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9d8465/32.png) [@peepthis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peepthis)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-reached-50-cent-overload/166927/6 "2003-04-06T23:52:34Z")
Don’t fret, “In Da Club” will be replaced on the airwaves soon enough by his follow-up single, “21 Questions.” It’s not as infectious, but still quite good. And Biz Markie has got the skills as an MC, but he’s got nothing on 50 Cent’s rapping. As for 50 Cent’s name, the story is that it’s taken from a guy who was a gangsta in the Fort Green Projects in Brooklyn. No weed reference as far as I can tell. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-reached-50-cent-overload/166927/7 "2003-04-06T23:55:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Payton’s Servant \* > \*\*As for how he got so popular so fast, apparently he’s been a “known quantity” on the “_underground and indy rap scene_” for the last few years. Plus he signed to Eminem’s label, so he’s gonna get a huge push right there. > \*\* Indy rap scene? Is he down with Jeff Gordon and the homies in the pit crew, yo? ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-reached-50-cent-overload/166927/8 "2003-04-07T00:55:45Z")
My sister, who is a hardcore rap fan, bought her son the 50 Cent CD. She tells me she’s now ready to see if the CD could take 5 bullets. She has resorted to hiding the CD from him. The song I keep hearing around these parts is that dub one. The one by Sean Paul Picard or something like that. You know, with the girl (I think her name is Miss Kanana) dancing in the video like she was electrocuted. Can somebody please tell me what I’m talking about? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-reached-50-cent-overload/166927/9 "2003-04-07T01:01:00Z")
fortunately, having jettisoned my radio awhile back, I have not heard most of these songs. I stay away from walmart, too 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-reached-50-cent-overload/166927/10 "2003-04-07T01:04:10Z")
At the beginning of one of his songs he says “it’s 50, AKA Ferrari F50.” I thought he just shortened it to 50 and added cent for variety. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-reached-50-cent-overload/166927/11 "2003-04-07T02:07:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Biggirl \* > Can somebody please tell me what I’m talking about? Thanks. Hey **Biggirl** , mind if I quote you on that in my sig? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Payton\_s\_Servant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@Payton\_s\_Servant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Payton_s_Servant)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-reached-50-cent-overload/166927/12 "2003-04-07T02:11:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Snooooopy \* > \*\*Indy rap scene? Is he down with Jeff Gordon and the homies in the pit crew, yo? \*\* That would be the NASCAR rap scene. I found it hilarious that someone “_music journalist_” used the phrase "\*indy \*(as in independent) _rap scene"_ and they were seemingly utterly serious. ---
**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-reached-50-cent-overload/166927/13 "2003-04-07T02:40:18Z")
Hey, I am not saying the guy is not a good rapper (actually I guess I am. He mumbles too much and without Dre’s beats the songs would probably tank) but I am sick of having that song pounded into my head everywhere I go. BLECH! ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-reached-50-cent-overload/166927/14 "2003-04-07T02:43:29Z")
I think you mean **Get Busy** by Sean Paul, **Biggirl**. Good times. I like the song and I like the video. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-reached-50-cent-overload/166927/15 "2003-04-07T03:08:00Z")
_I_ have reached 1p,2p,5p,10p,20p,50p,£1coin,£1note (yes, we still have those in the Isle of Man) overload. My coat gets heavier and heavier each day with small change because I am too lazy to not use a £10 note to buy something for £2.50. (And too lazy to put the coinage somewhere else) ---
**Author:** ![Already\_in\_Use](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Already\_in\_Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Already_in_Use)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-reached-50-cent-overload/166927/16 "2003-04-07T03:11:06Z")
What sucks is that even though I don’t listen to the radio or watch TV, I _still_ cannot escape that goddamn song, seeing as how the people in my dorm apparently have no taste in music. I guess I just don’t understand it because of my basic inability to grasp two important concepts: a) the aesthetics of most rap music. I was born after its genesis, so it’s not like I didn’t grow up with it. But I still don’t understand the appeal of REALLY REPETITIVE MUSIC (usually with the bass turned all the way up) accompanied by talking. b) the idea of pop “hits.” Why the hell does everyone feel the need to listen to the same song at the same time? And once the novelty wears off, most of them don’t get played anymore. I suppose it’s just another indication that people are herd animals. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-reached-50-cent-overload/166927/17 "2003-04-07T03:14:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Payton’s Servant \* > \*\*That would be the NASCAR rap scene. > > I found it hilarious that someone “_music journalist_” used the phrase "\*indy \*(as in independent) _rap scene"_ and they were seemingly utterly serious. \*\* What about the Brickyard 400? ---
**Author:** ![Magickly\_Delicious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magickly\_Delicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magickly_Delicious)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-reached-50-cent-overload/166927/18 "2003-04-07T03:20:29Z")
The other day, the DJ on the radio introduced him as “Fity Cent”! _Please_ tell me it was just that DJ, and he isn’t really pronouncing his name that way? ---
**Author:** ![Jayrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-reached-50-cent-overload/166927/19 "2003-04-07T03:24:33Z")
**Already in Use** , don’t suppose you like poetry do you? What could be better than some powerful words put to a catchy beat. “Ohhh, its not poetry” I think I hear you say. Read [these lyrics](http://www.ohhla.com/anonymous/aesoprck/float/bs_cable.rck.txt) by Aesop rock. Ok? Now go buy the album and listen to the song. You are now listening to good music. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-reached-50-cent-overload/166927/20 "2003-04-07T03:26:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Neurotik \* > \*\*I think you mean **Get Busy** by Sean Paul, **Biggirl**. Good times. I like the song and I like the video. \*\* Yeah, that’s the one. The irritating part is that I cannot understand a word he’s saying, yet the damned thing keeps playing in my head. _BOOMdada BOOMdada monanamana BOOMdada BOOMdada holamonana_ See **RT** , it’s no wonder I don’t know what the hell I’m thinking. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-reached-50-cent-overload/166927.md?page=2)