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The 50th Law

  • 264 pages · about 4 hours
  • First published 2009
  • 11 editions

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1 About this book

The 50th Law is a New York Times bestselling book on strategy and fearlessness written collaboratively by rapper 50 Cent and author Robert Greene. The book is a semi-autobiographical account detailing 50 Cent's rise as both a young urban hustler and as an up-and-coming musician with lessons and anecdotes from historical figures such as Abraham Lincoln, Sun Tzu, Socrates, Napoleon, Malcolm X, and James Baldwin.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • Sociology
  • Courage
  • Success
  • Rap musicians
  • Attitudes
  • Social conditions
  • African Americans

2 About Robert Greene

Born 1958

Robert Greene (born May 14, 1959) is an American author of books on strategy, power, and seduction. He has written seven international bestsellers, including The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strategies of War, The 50th Law (with rapper 50 Cent), Mastery, The Laws of Human Nature, and The Daily Laws. His eighth book, The Law of the Sublime, was published in November 2026.

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