50 Cent
American rapper and actor (born 1975) · United States · Musicians
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Something wrong?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.
A life in dates
Animal Ambition: An Untamed Desire to WinAlbumBreaking PointAlbum2010For Love or WarAlbum2009
Before I Self DestructAlbum2007
CurtisAlbum2005“The mis-perception is gangster 50. That's the biggest misconception. Because, I can be those things that people - I have a reputation.”In their words6 September 2005Interview: 50 Cent. IGN. 6 September 2005
The MassacreAlbum, 20052003“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.”In their words"What Up Gangsta"“When that window rolls down and that A.K. comes out? You can squeeze your little handgun, until you run out.”In their words"Heat"“I am what I am; you can like it or love it. It feels good to blow fifty grand and think nothing of it.”In their words"If I Can't"Billboard Music AwardsAward
Get Rich or Die Tryin'Album, 20032002“I've got the sickest vendetta when it comes to the cheddar... You play with my paper, you're going to meet my Beretta... She looks good, but I know she's after my cheddar.”In their words"Wanksta"1999Power of the DollarAlbum1975Born6 July 1975Also in Deutsch
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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.
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About this person
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, "Candy Shop," but his next albums - Curtis in 2007, Before I Self Destruct in 2009, Animal Ambition in 2014 - saw diminishing returns. He's sold over 30 million albums worldwide, won a Grammy and an Emmy, and shifted his energy to television, executive-producing and starring in Power and its spinoffs.
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