American rapper (born 1975)
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He survived nine bullets in 2000 and turned the wreckage into the blueprint for 2000s gangster rap — then pivoted hard into television production when the music stopped landing.
Curtis Jackson grew up in Queens and started chasing a rap career in 1996. Columbia Records was set to release his debut in 2000, but a shooting that left him hit nine times killed the deal and the label dropped him. A 2002 mixtape caught Eminem's attention, who signed him to Shady Records. Get Rich or Die Tryin' arrived in 2003 to massive success — it topped the Billboard 200, spawned number-one singles "In da Club" and "21 Questions," and went multi-platinum. That same year he launched G-Unit Records with Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo. The Massacre followed in 2005 with another chart-topper, "Ca…
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I had his poster on my wall. He had me moonwalking around my bedroom. I'd love to have written any Michael Jackson song, so maybe start with one of the greatest.
I came from the bottom of the bottom. It's hard for a lot of people to comprehend my story – a lot of people just don't get me because they haven't experienced it.
The mis-perception is gangster 50. That's the biggest misconception. Because, I can be those things that people – I have a reputation.
Go ahead, switch the style up. If niggas hate, then let them hate and watch the money pile up.
They say I walk around like I've got an 'S' on my chest. No, that's a semi-auto and a vest on my chest.
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