September 08, 2003
Crowd Fills in Blanks for 50 Cents
Despite all the controversy surrounding "gansta rapper" 50 Cent's performance in the Bahamas, the show went on as planned and without a hitch.
While the rapper himself appeared to have attempted to curb the profanity and vulgarity of his lyrics, other performers, including American female rapper Trina and the audience, filled in the blanks at Saturday's One Love Concert.
Actually, none of the violence that many expected occured. And although the government told the star that he could not use profanity, it seemed that everyone else at the concert decided they would.
Even though many songs were "bleeped" to hide profanity or offensive lyrics, the crowd sang them at the top of their lungs.
Over 1,000 concert-goers attended the event at the Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre which lasted until just before dawn.
The concert did not get underway until well after midnight and it was another four hours before the star rapper appeared onstage. During that time the crowd was entertained by a number of warm-up acts, including Bahamians Stevie S., Ira Storr and Gino D.
Info from Today's Tribune
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