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    Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), [3] known professionally as 50 Cent, [n 1] is an American rapper, actor, television producer, and businessman. Born in South Jamaica, a neighborhood of Queens, Jackson began pursuing a musical career in 1996. In 1999-2000, he recorded his "debut" album Power of the Dollar for Columbia Records ...

    • Who Is 50 Cent?
    • Early Life
    • Hip Hop Beginnings
    • 'Get Rich Or Die Tryin''
    • 'The Massacre' and Other Releases
    • Business Interests and Children
    • 'Power' and Other screen Roles
    • Filing For Bankruptcy to Starting Over Again

    Curtis Jackson, known as 50 Cent, is a hip hop artist and businessman who became famous for his streetwise raps and rags-to-riches life story. After an early life of crime, drugs and violence, he turned to rap, rocketing to stardom with the album Get Rich or Die Tryin'in 2003. One of the leading figures in early 21st-century "gangsta" rap, with sid...

    50 Cent was born Curtis James Jackson III on July 6, 1975, in the borough of Queens in New York City. He was raised by a single mother in the neighborhood of Jamaica. His mom worked as a drug dealer and died in an unexplained fire when Jackson was only eight years old; after her death, he was raised by his grandmother. Jackson had boyhood aspiratio...

    His first important contact with the New York hip hop scene was an introduction to Jam Master Jay from the group Run-DMC. Jay was impressed by Jackson's rapping ability and produced an album for him, but it never came out. Jackson also made a false start with the Columbia label, recording an album that was shelved before its release. That album, Po...

    50 Cent's debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin', was produced by Eminem and Dre. It was a massive commercial success that eventually sold 9 million units. Its gritty singles, including "Wanksta" and "In Da Club," were underpinned by strong hooks that helped turn them into crossover pop hits. His personal appearance – muscled and tattooed, wearing a b...

    Get Rich or Die Tryin' was followed in 2005 by another hit album, The Massacre, on which Jackson continued to rap about drugs, crime and sex on tracks like "Candy Shop" and "Just a Lil Bit." He started his own label under the Interscope umbrella, signing Lloyd Banks and Young Buck, and incorporating them into the G-Unit group on the 2004 album Beg ...

    Following in the footsteps of hip hop moguls such as Dre and Jay Z, Jackson successfully expanded his brand into other markets. He promoted and invested in Vitaminwater, a partnership that reportedly netted him $100 million when the company was sold to Coca-Cola in 2007, and also founded the successful headphones line SMS Audio. Jackson has two son...

    Jackson has also enjoyed success with his forays into film and television. Since 2014, he has served as an executive producer and supporting player in the crime drama Power. Jackson also landed a prominent role alongside Sylvester Stallone in 2013's Escape Plan (and its two sequels) and appeared in the films Spy (2015), Southpaw (2015) and Den of T...

    Jackson's legal and financial problems began to mount when he was sued by Lastonia Leviston, a girlfriend of Ross, for releasing a sex tape online without her permission. A jury found Jackson liable for $7 million in damages in July 2015. That and another case relating to the headphone company Sleek Audio prompted the rapper-businessman to file for...

  2. Jun 16, 2009 · REMASTERED IN HD!Official Music Video for Candy Shop performed by 50 Cent (ft. Olivia).Best of: https://50Cent.lnk.to/YTBestOfSubscribe: https://50Cent.lnk.t...

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    50 Cent. Curtis James Jackson III, known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, television producer, and businessman. Born in South Jamaica, a neighborhood of Queens, Jackson began pursuing a musical career in 1996. In 1999-2000, he recorded his "debut" album Power of the Dollar for Columbia Records, however he was struck by ...

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    50 Cent's Official Music Channel on YouTube.Subscribe to be updated with new videos and new songs as they get posted.http://www.thisis50.com

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