50 Cent Relives His Painful Past On New Single ‘9 Shots’

 The 2000 shooting that left 50 Cent with nine
bullet wounds became an infamous storyline
early in his career. He’s talked about it in his
lyrics plenty of times, but with his new single, he
takes a renewed approach
 “9 Shots,” which Fif released late Thursday, is a
fresh taste of his upcoming, oft-delayed album
Street King Immortal.On the track, the Queens native is taking us
through some of the painful moments in his life
— like losing his mother — by using the nine
gun blasts from that shooting as a metaphor.
Sonically, it’s reminiscent of some of 50’s earlier
work, like 2005’s “Baltimore Love Thing.”
On Wednesday, he debuted the song during a
performance in New York. He also explained a
bit about it — calling it “a metaphor for nine
painful moments” — and teased what to expect
from his new music.
“I’ve been moving around, doing Effen
activations,” he said. “So, I’ve been in different
nightclubs and it’s been inspiring me to do
different music. So, y’all [are going to] hear
some different things from me.”
There’s no official release date on SKI right now,
but it should be on the way soon.