50 Cent and G-Unit played to a packed house on Friday, June 25, at the House of Blues at Showboat in Atlantic City.
50 Cent and the G-Unit onstage at the House of Blues at Showboat in Atlantic City on June 25.
On an outing with the homies, the last thing you'd expect to see is your own grandmother flailing her arms to 'This is 50' at a 50 Cent concert.
But that's what happened at the packed House of Blues at Showboat's Music Hall this past Friday, June 25, as G-Unit came to Atlantic City to take over the showroom, and people young and old came out to have a good time.
After a surprisingly timely appearance, 50 opened the show with "So Disprespectful" and "Ayo Technology" and the crowd went nuts!
Although the bass was a little overwhelming, newer joints like "Crime Wave," "Baby By Me" and "OK, You're Right" blazed through the Music Hall. Although reverting to show standards like asking the crowd to "put your hands up" and having the crowd wave them back and forth many times throughout the night, Fiddy and his G-Unit crew definitely kicked off the summer right for concert goers who enjoy classic, hardcore, grimey hip-hop.
There were hundreds of screaming drunk (and hot) girls in the room, and 50 had no choice but to bang some songs for the ladies ( "Magic Stick" and "Candy Shop"). As the room got steamy, 50 emptied five bottles of Voss on the crowd and women threw their bras back onto the stage.
The crowd lit their doobies when the "Weed n' Coke" beat dropped. 50 also performed older tracks — from his three prior studio albums— which were all real crowd pleasers. This writer would have liked to hear "Gangsta's Delight" from 50's new album and more from Get Rich or Die Tryin'. "I'll Whoop Ya Head Boy" would have really set the place on fire!
There was an uproar when Lloyd Banks took the stage to perform "Beamer, Benz, and Bentley" as 50 went offstage for his third outfit change of the night.
And what would a concert be without an encore performance?
Atlantic City had 50 come back out on stage, after an already 80-minute set to finish out the show with an extra three songs, closing with "In Da Club." "Do You Think About Me" and "Hate It or Love It."
After three T-shirts, two fights, and one fedora, 50 showed that he works hard for his fans. All in all, the show turned out pretty dope.
If you missed out on the night, the Self Destruct Tour is still going strong and you might be able to catch 50 back in the city later this summer.
Velv Somersault is an Atlantic County resident and is currently interning with AC Weekly.
Hip-hop superstar Jadakiss came down to Atlantic City last Saturday night (June 26) and showed so much love that he wound up inviting almost the entire crowd onto the stage with him as he performed a dope 20-minute set.
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1. Hodge said... on Jun 28, 2010 at 03:35PM
“dope show yo”
2. Shon Starr said... on Jun 29, 2010 at 01:00PM
“hey good post Velv. i'm not a big fan of "Fiddy's" latest works but sounds like it was a good show. he's headed to Brazil next month so if I can get back there in time I will try and catch the show in Rio. just imagine hundreds of screaming drunk (and hot) Brazilian girls in the room hahaha”
3. Anonymous said... on Jun 29, 2010 at 02:51PM
“50 put on a great show and it was well attended.”
4. FEL SWEETENBERG said... on Jun 29, 2010 at 08:16PM
“GREAT JOB...SIS....KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK”
5. Indigo said... on Jun 30, 2010 at 03:00PM
“VElv..sht was dope..i love this and im soo proud of yU”
6. dana said... on Jun 30, 2010 at 08:03PM
“good job!!! im upset i missed his show!!!!”
7. THE YAMS said... on Jul 23, 2010 at 10:25PM
“You've sold his live show. Makes me want to go to one tonight. Thank you for sharing this. It is well-written.”