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Random Give Aways

I'm going to have random give away's for the readers of my blog. In order for you to enter you simply need to read my blog posts and leave an intelligent comment concerning whatever the blog post is about. I'm going to have more than just one or two random give away's to and you never know what I may be giving away. It could be a program for your computer, an ebook, a picture, etc. If you want to enter the random drawing you simply need to send me an email. In the email I want you to include your first and last name and in the subject line I want you to write: "Enlightened Free Thinking Nubian Kings And Queens" Random Give Away's  You don't have to enter if you don't want to. I'm just trying to gain more readers to my blog by doing special promotions. My email address is www.larry.malone96@gmail.com Thank you for taking the time to read this message and be on the lookout because you never know who may get chosen.

Kelvin Darnell Martin

I ask myself why is it that rappers oftentimes name themselves after criminals. Is because the names of criminals already carries a certain notoriety or street fame in most cases?  50 Cent borrowed the his name from Kevin Darnell Martin  (July 24, 1964 – October 24, 1987.)  He was also known as 50 Cent. He was an American who grew up in the Bronx, New York but, later moved to Brooklyn, New York. He is primarily known as the inspiration for the rapper, 50 Cent.  Kelvin Martin was possibly known as '50 Cent' due to his reputation of being prepared to rob anyone, regardless of how much money they were carrying at the time. Another story is that it came from an incident when he entered a game of dice with a 50 cent stake and ended up walking away with $500. The n ickname  may also be an allusion to his physically tiny stature - he weighed only 120 pounds (54 kg) and his height was 5'2" (157 cm) He was shot on October 20, 1987 on the sta...