50 Cent

50 Cent (also known as Fitty" or "Fifty") is an American rapper, actor, entrepreneur and executive producer. He was born in Queens, New York City on July 6, 1975. 50 Cent is his public name, but his birth name is Curtis Jackson. Growing up, he never knew his father and his mother was murdered when he was just 8 years old. He grew up mostly in a neighborhood called STP. He learned how to play basketball and football. He got shot nine times in STP. Before he was a rapper he was a drug dealer.

50 Cent
50 Cent in 2006
Born	Curtis James Jackson III (1975-07-06) July 6, 1975 South Jamaica, Queens, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Rapper actor businessman investor
Years active	1995 (1995)–present
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Television	50 Central Power Dream School 50 Cent: The Money and the Power The Oath
Children	2
Awards	List of awards & nominations
Musical career
Genres	Hip hop
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	Jam Master Jay (1998–1999) Columbia (1999–2000) Shady (2002–2014) Aftermath (2002–2014) Interscope (2002–2014) G-Unit (2003–present) Caroline (2014–present) Capitol (2014-present)
Associated acts	G-Unit Dr. Dre Eminem The Game Jeremih Lil Scrappy Mobb Deep Nas Nate Dogg Obie Trice Rotimi Sha Money XL Spider Loc Snoop Dogg
Website	50cent.com

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Career

50 Cent first became successful in rap music in 2002. He was helped by his fellow gang boss Rijaan D. M. (the same person who helped him release track "Wanksta"). Since then, he has sold millions of records. His first album, "Get Rich Or Die Tryin'" broke music records and went multi-platinum. It was number one right away on the Billboard 200. It sold 872,000 copies in the first four days. 50 and the album both won an American Music Award. He won the first Sound of... award by the BBC for new artists. He also won the BET Award for Best New Artist.

In the summer of 2005, 50 Cent had a fight (or "beef") with The Game, a rapper in his G-Unit group. After this, The Game left G-Unit, and made some diss songs about 50 Cent. 50 Cent answered with songs like "Mr. Potato Head" and "300 shots" featuring G-Unit. 50 Cent was also the first to sign onto a joint effort between Eminem's Shady Records and Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment. 50 Cent also mentions Rijaan D.M. in many of his tracks e.g. 'Candy Shop', 'Down On Me FT Jeremih' etc. As a teen 50 Cent's role model was Tupac Shakur so, from the start his ambition was to be a gangster rapper. 50 Cent rapped on "Monster" on Michael Jackson's 2010 album Michael.

Albums

• 2003: Get Rich or Die Tryin'
• 2005: The Massacre
• 2007: Curtis
• 2009: Before I Self Destruct
• 2014: Animal Ambition
• 2017: Street King Immortal (in production)

Awards

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded each year by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. 50 Cent has been nominated 14 times and won once.

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
2004	50 Cent	Best New Artist	Nominated
	"In da Club"	Best Male Rap Solo Performance	Nominated
		Best Rap Song	Nominated
	"Magic Stick" (with Lil' Kim)	Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group	Nominated
	Get Rich or Die Tryin'	Best Rap Album	Nominated
2006	"Disco Inferno"	Best Male Rap Solo Performance	Nominated
	"Encore" (with Eminem & Dr. Dre)	Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group	Nominated
	"Hate It or Love It" (with The Game)	Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group	Nominated
	"Candy Shop"	Best Rap Song	Nominated
	"Hate It or Love It"	Best Rap Song	Nominated
	The Massacre	Best Rap Album	Nominated
2008	"I Get Money"	Best Rap Solo Performance	Nominated
	"Ayo Technology" (with Justin Timberlake & Timbaland)	Best Rap Song	Nominated
2010	"Crack A Bottle"(with Eminem & Dr. Dre)	Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group	Won

World Music Awards

The World Music Awards is a yearly international awards show. It honors recording artists based on their worldwide sales figures. The figures are provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. 50 Cent has won six awards.

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
2003	50 Cent	Best Artist of the Year	Won
	50 Cent	Best New Artist	Won
	50 Cent	Best R&B Act	Won
	50 Cent	Best Hip-Hop Act	Won
	50 Cent	Best Pop Act	Won
2007	50 Cent	Best-Selling Hip-Hop Artist	Won

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2003	50 Cent: The New Breed	Himself	Documentary DVD
2005	The Simpsons	Himself	TV series (one episode: "Pranksta Rap")
	Get Rich or Die Tryin'	Marcus	Film debut
	50 Cent: Bulletproof	Himself	Video game, voice only
2006	Home of the Brave	Jamal Aiken
2007	De La Hoya/Mayweather 24/7	Himself	TV series (one episode: "Episode #1.1")
2008	Righteous Kill	Spider
	Before I Self Destruct	Clarence
	50 Cent: The Money and the Power	Himself	TV series (one episode: "Choose Your Crew Wisely")
2009	50 Cent: Blood on the Sand	Himself	Video game, voice only
	Streets of Blood	Stan Johnson	Completed
	Entourage	Himself	TV series (one episode: "One Car, Two Car, Red Car, Blue Car")
	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	Soldier	Video game, voice only
	Dead Man Running	Thigo	Post-production
	Everything's Alright	Amos Jenks	In production
	Caught in the Crossfire	Tino	Post-production, executive producer
2010	13	Jimmy	Post-production
	The Dance	Announced
	The Ski Mask Way	Seven	Pre-production
	Twelve	Lionel	Post-production
	Jekyll and Hyde		Pre-production
	Morning Glory	Himself	In production

Other websites

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