Two Five - Who Is Two Five

Who Is Two Five? Good question. It would be easy for people to assume they know Two Five. The birth cousin of rap mogul 50 Cent, his name symbolized the once sibling-like relationship between the two growing up in Southside Jamaica, Queens. It would seem then that Two Five would be an easy emcee to put in a box. One would assume that with a family member seated so prominently in the hip-hop industry and a name given to him based upon his bond with that hip-hop boss, Two Five would have his hip-hop road paved in gold. In reality, it couldn't be further from the truth.

Once cousins so close that neighborhood locals often referred to them as brothers, the two grew up in the same house – their grandmother's. The woman credited with raising Curtis "Interscope" Jackson also raised a young Michael Francis aka. Two Five aka. Twenty-five Cent. With Two Five being a young teenager at the time 50 was coming up, the hip-hop superstar mentored his younger cousin along the way and helped mold him into an aspiring rapper.

But according to Two Five, all that was for naught, as 50 would allegedly pull the string on the young Queens rapper's career. Claiming that 50 wanted to keep his younger cousin out of the rap game to keep him from becoming an innocent target in 50's escalated hip-hop beefs, Two Five has gone as far to say that 50 has even refused to acknowledge him or support their grandparents that raised the two. The entire situation has gotten ugly and dinnertime at family reunions has undoubtedly taken an awkward turn. Ummm, please pass the beef.

With his family situations behind him once and for all, Two Five is poised to make his hip-hop debut with this incredible mixtape. The first official release from the aspiring emcee (underground or mainstream, mixtape or album), this CD is your introduction to already famous Two Five. With an album and DVD profiling his life and musical career possibly coming later this year, this mixtape is the answer to the question a lot of people will be wondering in the meantime: Who Is Two Five?

1 - All I Need
2 - Like Me
3 - Listen Homie
4 - Illest Turned Iller feat. Notorious B.I.G.
5 - What You Got feat. Mo Billz
6 - Focused
7 - Homicidal Thoughts
8 - Superman (remix) feat. Bonecrusher & Super Slip
9 - My Block
10 - New Kid
11 - What's Good
12 - Name Callin'
13 - Poppin' My Collar
14 - Gameboy Gangstas
15 - "Stay Fly" Freestyle
16 - Gangstas Do It
17 - Exclusive Freestyle
18 - Woogie
19 - Ride For My OG/I'll Whip Ya Head
20 - "Soul Survivor" Freestyle