OH Sh*t!: 50 Cent Gets His Chain Snatched In Angola Africa
By Rab Bakari • May 5th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story, Music
This the title being used throughout the Internet. So I’ll roll with it!
People say that you can’t be stunting in front of people living in poverty. This is a misconception about Africa. Actually; the one who snatched his cable probably came from a upper class neighborhood in Luanda such as Luanda Sul. These chain snatchers are aping American Hip Hop folklore. They are doing it for the props. Although running away through the crowd will not ‘big-up’ his image. I’m scouring the Internet in the Portuguese-language forums to see if this snatcher got caught by the crowd; 50 Cent & G-Unit or the Arena security. See below for update (He got ratted out by his parents!). Leave a comment if you know the real outcome of this. What date did this take place?
Watch the snatching!
The show was thrown into chaos. The show was cut off right at it’s climax.
***** ***** UPDATE: 50 Cent Chain-Snatcher Arrested In Angola After Parents Turn Him In
This is not 50 Cent first time run-in with ‘Africa’s ‘Bad Boys’. See 50 cent in Nigeria
Here is the Nigerian Rapper in question telling his side of the story.
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What African’s expecially in places like Angola and Nigeria must realize is their reputation proceeds them. Artist are scared to come to “criminal empires” such as Angola and Nigeria anyway without getting threatened or chain snatched. We all know that it only takes one or two assholes out of a million to stain an event or a country’s honor. We must do better and support each other worldwide. The African diaspora is in need of more finacially co-operation. Concerts are just the tip of the iceberg. But how can we expect to forward as a people when we can’t even party together without crazy things happen? How can African’s expect their brother’s worldwide to want to come to the Motherland if they can’t be sure if they will be safe? People talk a lot of stuff about 50 Cent but Rab and I know that 50 Cent has gone to Africa more than any Superstar of his caliber. And we are not counting South Africa.
The Nigerian 50 Cent fiasco:
Being an African living in America I can understand both sides of this situation. We are hot blooded people. 50’s crew maybe should have shown a little more caution in their handling of Abdulkareem. But 50’s security also have the responsibility of protecting a huge international star. I also know that having someone treat you like a “3rd class citizen” in your own country can make you very mad. Abdulkareem probably was also angry about his contract dispute with Nigerian Breweries. That had to factor into his disrespect of the journalist aboard the plane.
The snatcher got caught and is in jail now, the chain wasnt recovered though. This was in yesterdays paper Jornal de Angola.