From Pieces to Weight: Once Upon a Time in Southside Queens (ISBN: 9780743488044) by 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson) is a New York Times bestselling memoir. It tells the rapper’s powerful story from childhood trauma and street life to a near-fatal shooting and his rise in hip hop. Experience 50 Cent’s raw insight, street wisdom, and determination as he pursues the American Dream. Witness his journey of sacrifice, transformation, and the power of self.