Appearing on a British Broadcasting Company talk show, the rapper 50 Cent said somewhat matter-of-factly that his recent purchase of a bullet proof automobile was occasioned by the reality of Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakir being shot to death while seated in the passenger's seat. In the world of hip hop, being shot at is such a commonplace, an occupational hazard, the cost of doing business that bulletproofing one's mode of transportation is a necessary and ordinary precaution.
