I'm the diamond in the dirt, that ain't been found
I'm the underground king and I ain't been crowned

from 50 Cent – Many Men (Wish Death) Lyrics on Rap Genius

The “diamond in the dirt” is a variation of the ‘diamond in the rough’ phrase from Aladdin — 50 suggests that he has massive untapped potential

This song was off his first album, ‘Get Rich or Die Tryin’‘ which went multi-platinum in under a year, so at the time he was yet to be as lauded as he is now

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