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<p>That’s what a young Shawn Corey Carter, a 17-year-old cocaine dealer, was thinking when he borrowed a gun and came after his drugged-out older brother, Eric, then 20, because he had been stealing Shawn’s jewelry and had just swiped a ring. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> But instead of making a threat, "I just closed my young eyes and squeezed," the rapper recalled, pumping a single bullet into his brother’s shoulder. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Carter raced to his hip-hop mentor for help.</p>