50 Cent Books
Perfect news... Just in time for the holidays, there seems to be a great buzz swirling around discounted reading material - books going for as little as 50 cents! What a deal!
Oh, wait... stupid headlines. Looks like a new line of "street fiction" novels launched by rapper/actor/whatever 50 Cent dubbed G-Unit Books. Seems like everyday this not very creative multi-media mogul finds new ways to tell us he likes guns:
I guess in the book world, the public library parallels music's radio airwaves. That means if you sign out a G-Unit Book, every 5th word will use a "dingbat" font. The good news is, you won't have to walk too far when buying a hip-hop novel at your local Barnes & Noble. Like the Rap CD rack at Camelot Music, they'll put the "Street Fiction" shelves closest to the cashiers.
But think about the possibilities. What if G-Unit Books looks to diversify by acquiring rights to existing publications? Good-bye Farmer's Almanac, hello Farmer's Blvd. Almanac! Instead of predicting the weather, the Farmer's Blvd. Almanac would forecast drive-bys. ("I checked the FBA today... we shouldn't go to the movies tonight. 'Get Rich Or Die Tryin'' will just have to wait.")
Personally I'm hoping the "50 Cent to Launch Hip-Hop Book Line" headline marks the point where 50's career officially jumped the shark. Maybe his next big move will be starring in a Nationwide commercial or something.
Oh, wait... stupid headlines. Looks like a new line of "street fiction" novels launched by rapper/actor/whatever 50 Cent dubbed G-Unit Books. Seems like everyday this not very creative multi-media mogul finds new ways to tell us he likes guns:
- Rapper 50 Cent's debut CD "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" released in 2003; follows up with "The Massacre" in 2005
- Actor 50 Cent's debut movie "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" released in 2005
- Computer Generated 50 Cent's debut video game "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" released in 2005
- Book Publisher 50 Cent's debut novel set to be released in 2007... any guesses on the title?
I guess in the book world, the public library parallels music's radio airwaves. That means if you sign out a G-Unit Book, every 5th word will use a "dingbat" font. The good news is, you won't have to walk too far when buying a hip-hop novel at your local Barnes & Noble. Like the Rap CD rack at Camelot Music, they'll put the "Street Fiction" shelves closest to the cashiers.
But think about the possibilities. What if G-Unit Books looks to diversify by acquiring rights to existing publications? Good-bye Farmer's Almanac, hello Farmer's Blvd. Almanac! Instead of predicting the weather, the Farmer's Blvd. Almanac would forecast drive-bys. ("I checked the FBA today... we shouldn't go to the movies tonight. 'Get Rich Or Die Tryin'' will just have to wait.")
Personally I'm hoping the "50 Cent to Launch Hip-Hop Book Line" headline marks the point where 50's career officially jumped the shark. Maybe his next big move will be starring in a Nationwide commercial or something.
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