Before I Self Destruct (film)
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Before I Self Destruct is a 2009 crime drama film
starring Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson
that is included with the album of the same name. It was released on November 23, 2009.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
starring Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson
50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin and The Massacre . Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified eight times platinum by...
that is included with the album of the same name. It was released on November 23, 2009.
Plot
The film is about a man named Clarence who lives with his mom and his genius brother. After his mother is accidentally killed in a drive-by shooting, Clarence finds the gunman and kills him. He is stuck trying to find a way to take care of his thirteen year-old brother, who has already been accepted to nine Ivy League universities. During this process, he becomes a hitman. Clarence meets and becomes attracted to Princess, apparently falling in love with her. Her ex-boyfriend, Rafael(played by Gabriel Ellis), was incarcerated. After his release, she reconnects with him and tells him about her relationship with Clarence. Rafael forces Princess to tell him everything, and then has her call Clarence and ask him to meet up. As soon as Clarence steps out of the car, Rafael opens fire on him, leading to his death. This event causes his genius brother to also follow the wrong path and seek revenge for Clarence. Written and directed by Jackson himself.Cast
- Curtis "50 Cent50 CentCurtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin and The Massacre . Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified eight times platinum by...
" Jackson as Clarence - Clifton PowellClifton Powell-Movie career:Powell is known for playing the role of Pinky in the 2000 comedy film, Next Friday and its 2002 sequel, Friday After Next. Powell stars also in the Indie thriller Chain Letter.In 2009 he played "Bowman" in the film Just Another Day...
as Sean - Elijah "Strong E" Williams as Shocka
- Gabriel Ellis as Rafael
- Sasha Delvalle as Princess
- Shorty Red as Tiny
- Eve LoraEve LoraEve Lora is an American actress and television personality who has interviewed hip-hop artist Lloyd Banks. Born in The Bronx, New York, and raised in the Dominican Republic by her grandparents, for two years she attended Mildred Elley, a private college in Latham, Albany, New York.-Career:In 2007...
as Mrs. Ortiz - Lola Luv as Mona
- TreachTreachAnthony Criss , better known by his stage name Treach, is an American rapper and actor. He is best known as the lead rapper of the hip hop group Naughty by Nature.-Career:...
as Cedrick - Michael Wright as first victim
- Lloyd BanksLloyd BanksChristopher Charles Lloyd , better known by his stage name Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper and member of the rap group G-Unit. Raised in South Jamaica, Queens, he dropped out of high school in 1998. G-Unit released two albums, Beg for Mercy in 2003 and T.O.S. in 2008...
as Shocka's School Teacher - Gabriel CasseusGabriel CasseusGabriel Casseus is an African-American actor and screenwriter from Roosevelt, New York. He was nominated for Best Debut Performance in the film New Jersey Drive in the Independent Spirit Awards in 1995, and has appeared in the movies Get on the Bus, where he played Jamal, a Muslim enroute to the...
as Freddie - Jalon Cain as Kevin
- Clayton Young as Young Clarence