Right now I’m in South Korea, where the big news story is that their local equivalent of Eminem just pulled out a bunch of his teeth in an attempt to avoid mandatory military service. This drew the wrath of the populace, prompting him to give a tearful press conference in which he apologized and said he’d join the army after all.
Trying to picture 50 Cent or Nas in similar circumstances. I think the essence of “thug life” is getting lost in translation here…