50th Law, The : 50 Cent

50 Cent Hardcover SOCIAL SCIENCE/Popular Culture Hip Hop Icon 50 Cent joins forces with bestselling author Robert Greene (The 48 Laws of Power) to write a “bible” for success in life and work—living by one simple principle: fear nothing “Overcoming our fear is not easy…it requires working against the grain of our nature.” —50 Cent & Robert Greene When Robert Greene published The 48 Laws of Power in 2000, he had no idea the book would become a mega cult classic among the managers, producers, and aspiring artists in the hip hop community who have embraced Greene’s tactics for surviving and thriving in the cutthroat music industry (tactics which are largely based on those of historical figures like Napoleon and Nietzsche). One such survivor who credits Greene’s work for his success is Curtis Jackson (a.k.a. 50 Cent). 50, who was born in South Jamaica and started dealing crack at the age of twelve, used the tactics in The 48 Laws of Power to indentify friend from foe, opportunity from opposition, and to u