Research on How 50 Cent is Presented

In this music video, like much of his other videos he is the dominant 'alpha male' figure who is very independent. As far as what he is wearing goes he is wearing the usual flat cap and gold chain. This helps to portray him as a gangster rapper. There's also shots of him topless which again shows that hes dangerous and aggressive. The tattoos are also shown off throughout the majority of the video to help him keep his image. However he is also dancing throughout the video which also shows he can have a good time as well and that hes more than just a gangster. Another feature to the video which adds to 50's image is the women, the help make him look like a ladies man. Overall the features are not surprising due to them all being common in other very influential rap artists like Tupac and Dr Dre. He is merely using the same code to sell the same type of music as them.

Most of the shots taken of 50 Cent tend to be mid-shots or close-ups, the reason for this is because is helps make him look very direct which can be intimidating. During these shots he is nearly always starring right towards the camera, again making him look intimidating and also very thoughtful.

For props 50 will nearly always have a gold chain and a flat cap, if he doesn't have a flat cap he will have a bandanna. This is 50's image and he will nearly always wear this on his album covers and posters. This is most likely because it helps him look more like a rapper.

Concert Sets- As far as sets goes 50 cent tries to keep the focus on him, various colors of lighting are used to create a party atmosphere but really the focus remains on him throughout. This helps to impose that he is a good rapper and doesn't need SFX and a fancy set to be good at what he does.

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Here is one example of many bad reports from 50 Cent, in a way this helps him because it imposes the image that he is dangerous and a 'Gangster Rapper'. It also helps him because it gains him publicity which will only help his sales.