50 Cent Covers Jet Magazine And Talks About His Reading Habits And Being A Reformed Bully

On Marquise, other people’s expectations and 50’s relationship with him:

“My son is 15, and I have conversations with him about things like this. He isn’t being bullied, but he meets people who have expectations of him because of the aggressive energy that I have and the content of the material I create. They look at him like he’s supposed to be like that,” he shares. “But he’s not. He doesn’t even know what it feels like to need for something. When we didn’t have any money, he was too young to notice.”

Though father and son grew up in the dichotomous worlds of poverty and privilege, there is one commonality: the focus on intelligence. Jackson assigns his son books to read during the summer and sends him excerpts of material to read during the school year, then calls him to discuss it. Moreover, Marquise, his son, is afforded the opportunity to be taught by the best because Jackson lives what others teach.

We like hearing about 50 Cent the father. Props to him for teaching his son and talking to him. Some rappers just send their kids Jordans and tickets and call it a day. And a lot of fathers don’t even do that much.

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