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Toure

NPR
Published March 8, 2003 at 11:00 PM CST

Commentator and music writer Toure recently spent time with rapper 50 Cent, and reflects on why the former drug dealer-turned-hip hop artist appeals to him. 50 Cent's latest album, Get Rich or Die Tryin, has sold more than 2 million copies in less than a month.

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