Ghetto Qu'ran (Forgive Me)

"Ghetto Qu'ran"

Song by 50 Cent from the album Power of the Dollar

Recorded

1999

Genre

Hip hop

Length

04:35

Label

Trackmasters/Columbia/Sony

Writer

C. Jackson

Producer

Trackmasters

Power of the Dollar track listing

"As the World Turns"
(7)

"Ghetto Qu'ran"
(8)

"Da Repercussions"
(9)

"Ghetto Qur'an" is a song by 50 Cent from his unreleased Columbia Records debut album Power of the Dollar. The song was leaked in early 2000. The song mentions drug dealers from the 1980s in his neighborhood of South Jamaica, Queens.

"Ghetto Qur'an" is produced by Poke & Tone of Trackmasters and uses a sample from Diana Ross' and Marvin Gaye's duet, "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)".^[1]

Aftermath

It is rumored that the song and the following music industry blacklisting of 50 Cent by Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff and his associates, led to the murder of Run DMC's Jam Master Jay. It is thought by some that Jay ignored the blacklisting by taking the young 50 Cent under his wing and introducing him to the music industry. According to an affidavit by IRS agent Francis Mace, law enforcement officials believed that the shooting of 50 Cent in 2000 was in retaliation for the lyrics of the song which detailed the history of Supreme Team, McGriff's gang.^[2]

Ghetto Qur'an served as a basis for 50 Cent's rivals (mainly Ja Rule, Irv Gotti and the Murder Inc. music group, whom he was feuding with at the time) labeling him a snitch. 50 Cent mentioned in an AllHipHop.com interview^[3] that everybody mentioned in the song appreciated it and McGriff even told him that he loved the song. He also talked about how Nas' record "Get Down" from the album God's Son similarly mentions names, but few people consider anything wrong with it.

The song was later added onto his 2002 mixtape Guess Who's Back?.

The chorus to this song was sampled on Proof's solo CD Searching for Jerry Garcia on the song called "Forgive Me".

References

↑ http://www.undergroundhiphop.com: 50 Cent - 'The 50 Collection Vol. 1 (Original Samples)'. Accessed March 29, 2008.
↑ Teather, David (September 8, 2005). US investigators uncovered plot to kill rapper 50 Cent. The Guardian. Accessed July 6, 2007.
↑ Berrios, Martin A. (June 27, 2007). Streets is Watching: 50 Cent Part Two. AllHipHop. Accessed July 6, 2007.

External links

50 Cent's official website

50 Cent singles

Power of the Dollar	"How to Rob" "Thug Love" "Your Life's on the Line"

Get Rich or Die Tryin'	"In da Club" "21 Questions" "P.I.M.P." "If I Can't"

The Massacre	"Disco Inferno" "Candy Shop" "Just a Lil Bit" "Outta Control"

Get Rich or Die Tryin' OST	"Hustler's Ambition" "Window Shopper" "Best Friend" "I'll Whip Ya Head Boy" "Have a Party"

Curtis	"Straight to the Bank" "Amusement Park" "I Get Money" "Ayo Technology" "I'll Still Kill"

Before I Self Destruct	"Ok, You're Right" "Baby by Me" "Do You Think About Me"

The Big 10	"I Just Wanna"

Animal Ambition	"Don't Worry 'Bout It" "Hold On" "Pilot" "Smoke"

Street King Immortal	"Get Low" "9 Shots"

Other singles	"Rowdy Rowdy" "Wanksta" "Get Up" "I Get It In" "Outlaw" "New Day" "First Date" "My Life" "Major Distribution" "We Up"

Featured singles	"React" "Magic Stick" "On Fire" "Let Me In" "Encore" "Westside Story" "How We Do" "Hate It or Love It" "MJB da MVP" "So Seductive" "I Know You Don't Love Me" "Hands Up" "You Don't Know" "Jimmy Crack Corn" "Can't Leave 'em Alone" "Crack a Bottle" "Mujeres in the Club" "Pass the Patron" "Down on Me" "Let's Get It In" "No Dejemos Que se Apague" "Here We Go Again" "Buzzin'" "Haters" "Right There" "Hate Bein' Sober"

Notable songs	"Ghetto Qu'ran (Forgive Me)" "Piggy Bank" "Monster"

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