50 Cent

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Curtis James Jackson III, nicknamed as 50 Cent, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, actor, television producer, and investor.

Jackson, a native of South Jamaica's borough of Queens, began selling drugs around age 12 during the 1980s crack epidemic.

He began pursuing a musical career in 2000 and released Power of the Dollar for Columbia Records, but days before the album was scheduled, he was shot and the album was never released.

He was discovered by Eminem and signed to Shady Records in 2002, following Jackson's release of the compilation album Guess Who's Back? Jackson became one of the world's top-selling rappers with the help of Eminem and Dr.Dre (who produced his first major-label album, Get Rich or Die Tryin'), and he rose to fame with East Coast hip hop group G-Unit (which he leads de facto).

In 2003, he formed G-Unit Records, naming his G-Unit colleagues Young Buck, Lloyd Banks, and Tony Yayo.

Jackson's second album, The Massacre, was similarly commercial and critical success, which was first released in 2005.

He debuted Animal Ambition in 2014, and Street King Immortal, his sixth studio album, is available in 2019.

Jackson has produced and appeared in the show Power, which airs on Starz.

He has pursued an acting career, appearing in the Iraq War film Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2006) and Righteous Kill (2008).

Billboard named 50 Cent as the sixth best artist of the 2000s and the third-best rapper (behind Eminem and Nelly).

Get Rich Or Die Tryin's and "In the Club" are among Rolling Stone's "100 Best Albums of the 2000s" and "100 Best Songs of the 2000s" at numbers 37 and 13.

Early life

Jackson was born in Queens, New York City, and raised in its South Jamaica neighborhood by his mother Sabrina. Sabrina, a drug dealer, raised Jackson until she died in a fire when Jackson was eight years old. In an interview, Jackson revealed that his mother was a lesbian. Jackson was raised by his grandparents after his mother's death and his father's death.

He started boxing at the age of 11, and when he was 14, a neighbor opened a boxing gym for local youth. "I was either sparring in the gym or selling crack on the strip when I wasn't killing time in school," Jackson remembered. During primary school, he sold crack. "I was in the ring, and hip-hop is also competitive" — a singer who grew up in the ring. I believe rappers condition themselves like boxers, so they all look like champions.

When his grandparents thought he was in after-school programs and brought guns and prescriptions to school, Jackson began using narcotics at age 12. He was caught by metal detectors at Andrew Jackson High School in the tenth grade: "I was embarrassed that I was arrested like this." "I'm telling my grandmother [openly] that I sell drugs."

Jackson was arrested on June 29, 1994, for selling four vials of cocaine to an undercover police officer. He was arrested three weeks later after police searched his house and discovered heroin, ten ounces of crack cocaine, and a starting pistol. Although Jackson was sentenced to three to nine years in prison, he completed six months in a boot camp and earned his GED. He has stated that he did not use cocaine himself. As a symbol of transition, Jackson used the term "50 Cent" to describe change. Kelvin Martin, a 1980s Brooklyn robber known as "50 Cent," inspired the name; Jackson chose it "because it says everything I want it to say." I'm the same person 50 Cents used to being. "I provide for myself by any means."

Personal life

Shaniqua Tompkins, Jackson's sister, gave birth to her son Marquise Jackson on October 13, 1997. In 2009, Tompkins said he promised to take care of her for life. A judge dismissed the suit, which had 15 causes of action, calling it "an unfortunate tale of a love affair gone sour." The two have bickered for years, and have even taken their feud to social media several times.

Jackson's birth changed his outlook on life: "I changed my priorities as my son came into my life because I wanted to have the friendship with him that I didn't have with my father." He praised his son for assisting his work and being the "motivation to move in a different direction." Despite this, the two men have remained in a tumultuous friendship that began when Jackson and Tompkins separated in 2008. Their feud has been posted on social media several times, including in 2020, when Jackson revealed that he "used to" love his son. "Marquise" in Jackson's right biceps has been tattooed ("The axe is for a warrior"). "I don't want him to be one" and has "50," "Southside," and "Cold World" on his back: "I'm a product of that climate." It's on my back, but it's all behind me."

On September 1, 2012, Jackson dated model Daphne Joy and Sire Jackson with her second son. Sire modeled for Kidz Safe, a kid's electronics store, for two years, grossing $700,000 as a result of his employment.

After rapper Kanye West chastised Bush for a stymie of Hurricane Katrina victims, Jackson praised President George W. Bush in 2005. If his criminal convictions did not barre him from voting, he may have voted for the president, not vice president Al Gore. Bush "has less compassion than the average human," Jackson later said. I don't want to be like George Bush, by all means. He told Time in September 2007 that although he did not endorse a candidate in 2008, he "liked Hillary [Clinton]" and supported Hillary [Clinton]" over the election.

The rapper told MTV News that after hearing him speak, he had changed his support for Barack Obama, but had lost interest in politics six months later. Jackson expressed his disapproving of President Barack Obama's endorsement of gay marriage on May 9, 2012, saying, "I'm for it." I've sponsored same-sex activities. "I've been to fetish places a few times." In the past, he had been chastised for anti-gay remarks.

Jackson is still teetotal, citing a lack of alcohol as his primary reason.

Jackson's fortune in 2007 was ranked second behind Jay-Z in the rap market, according to Forbes. He lives in a Farmington, Connecticut, mansion that once belonged to ex-boxer Mike Tyson and now list it for auction at $18.5 million to bring closer to his son (who lives on Long Island with his ex-girlfriend). The mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut, declared "50 Cent Curtis Jackson Day" on October 12, 2007, recognizing the rapper with a proclamation and a key to the town. On May 31, 2008, one of Jackson's New York homes, which was purchased in January 2007 for $2.4 million and the center of a case between Jackson and Shaniqua Tompkins, caught fire while filming in Louisiana.

He told the Canadian press in December 2008 that he had lost several million dollars on the stock market and that, because of the economic downturn, he decided against selling his Connecticut mansion. In November 2009, Jackson won a lawsuit against Taco Bell over the fast-food chain's use of his name without permission.

"You know, he's really not that bright" in a public feud with rapper Meek Mill in 2016. Right, when you're writing lyrics, the best thing you can do is to bring others into the conversation you're making.

In the run-up to the 2016 US presidential election, Jackson endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. He turned down a $500,000 pledge from the Trump campaign to appear on his behalf. However, he endorsed Donald Trump in 2020 owing to his disapproving of Joe Biden's tax proposals. He retracted his endorsement a week later, posting on Twitter, "I never liked him" and praised Biden.

Jackson was honoured by Haute Living and Watches of Switzerland in a commemoration case that included a signature work of artwork gifted to him by Jojo Anavim, a hip-hop-style violin performance by Edward W. Hardy and Initio Parfums Prives' gifting Jackson a bottle of Oud for Greatness on October 22, 2020. Jeffrey Hirsch, Aldis Hodge, and Alicia Quarles were among the guests thanking Jackson for all of his accomplishments.

Jackson was arrested on June 29, 1994 for selling four vials of cocaine to an undercover police officer. He was arrested three weeks later when police searched his house and discovered opium, ten ounces of crack cocaine, and a starter's pistol. Though Jackson was sentenced to three to nine years in prison, he spent six months in a boot camp (where he earned his high-school equivalency diploma). He did not use cocaine, not cocaine, according to him.

A.25-caliber handgun and a.45-caliber rifle were confiscated in a parked car right before 2 a.m. on December 31, 2002, when police discovered a.25-caliber handgun and a.45-caliber rifle inside a Manhattan nightclub (which they searched due to its tinted windows). Two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon had been charged against the rapper.

On July 22, 2005, Jackson was sentenced to two years in prison for a May 2004 homicide after jumping into a crowd when he was struck by a water bottle.

On July 21, 2007, Jackson filed a lawsuit against Traffix of Pearl River, New York, alleging that his reputation was jeopardizing his security. On a Myspace page, a staff member alerted him to an Internet advertisement. The commercial featured a cartoon picture of the rapper with the phrase "Shoot the rapper, and you will win $5000 or five ring tones," the court heard. Although the ad did not use his name, the photograph reportedly resembled him and implied that he approved the product. The lawsuit, which called the ad "vile, tasteless, and despicable" use of Jackson's image, which "quite specifically call[ed] for violence against him, seeks unspecified punitive damages and a permanent injunction prohibiting the use of his image without permission.

In 2008, Jackson sued Taco Bell for ad campaign in which it encouraged him to change his name for one day from 50 cent to 89 cent, or 99 cent, in accordance with the charity of his choice. The lawsuit was settled out of court.

During a walk through Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in May 2016, Jackson harassed and insulted a janitor at the airport, accusing him of being under the influence. Andrew Farrell, a hearing impaired, autistic teen, was the janitor. The janitor's parents had seen the viral video as misogyne and wanted to sue Jackson for their child's abuse. The case was initially worth less than one million dollars, but the parents have agreed to a $100,000 donation to Autism Speaks and his apology.

A judge confirmed that Brandon Parrott granted Dr. Dre and 50 Cent the right to "Bamba" for the song "P.I.M.P."

On May 30, 2008, one of his New York homes, which was purchased for $2.4 million in January 2007 and the center of a lawsuit involving Jackson and Shaniqua Tompkins, caught fire when he was filming in Louisiana. In a Los Angeles County court on August 5, 2013, Jackson pleaded not guilty to one count of domestic assault and four counts of vandalism. If found guilty of any of the charges, he could face up to five years in jail and a $46,000 fine. Daphne Joy, a model, accused Jackson of kicking her and ransacking her bedroom during an argument at her condo in Los Angeles' Toluca Lake neighborhood. He was reportedly responsible for $7,100 in property damage before arriving at the hospital.

Jackson has been ordered back to court after posting Instagram messages for many months, according to Judge Ann Nevins. Jackson denied being completely clear on his finances, and she referred to reports of him sporting stacks of his cash. Jackson announced in March 2016 that he would not use Instagram again, preferring instead to have his profile page run by someone else.

Jackson was a subject of controversy in 2020 after being caught on a viral video of him giving money to a Burger King restaurant in New York City on behalf of a local scammer who was later arrested and charged with Bitcoin scamming and kidnapping his victims on April 24, 2021.

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Career

Jackson began rapping in a friend's basement, where he used turntables to record instrumentals instead of instrumentals. A friend introduced Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC, who was establishing Jam Master Jay Records, in 1996. Jay taught him how to count bars, write choruses, coordinate songs, and make records. For their 1998 album Shut 'Em Down, Jackson's first appearance on "React" with Onyx was on "React." Jam Master Jay praised Jam for improving his writing skills, and Jay produced Jackson's first (unreleased) album. The platinum-selling producers Trackmasters signed Jam Master Jay to Columbia Records in 1999, after Jackson left Jam Master Jay. He was taken to an upstate New York studio, where he recorded thirty-six songs in a matter of weeks; eighteen were included on his 2000 album, Power of the Dollar. Former G-Unit member Bang 'Em Smurf founded Hollow Point Entertainment.

Jackson's fame began to rise after he wrote "How to Rob," a highly regarded underground single that he wrote in a half-hour ride to a studio. The track reveals how he would rob well-known celebrities. "You've got a hundred artists on that label, so you'll have to distinguish yourself from that group and make yourself available," Jackson explained. Jay-Z, Kurupt, Sticky Fingaz, Big Pun, Wyclef Jean, and the Wu-Tang Clan responded to the call, and Nas invited Jackson to join him on his Nastradamus tour. Despite the fact that "How to Rob" was supposed to be published with "Thug Love" (with Destiny's Child), two days before he was set to film the "Thug Love" music video, Jackson was shot and hospitalized.

Jackson was assaulted by a gunman outside his grandmother's former home in South Jamaica on May 24, 2000. After breaking into a friend's vehicle, he was asked to return to the house to get some jewelry; his son was inside the house; and his grandmother was in the front yard. Jackson jumped back to the back seat of the vehicle, and another one sparked nearby; an assassination soldier stepped up and fired nine bullets from close range with a 9mm handgun. Jackson was fired in the hand, arm, hip, both legs, chest, and left cheek. His facial wound resulted in a swollen tongue, the loss of a wisdom tooth, and a barely slurred voice; his friend was injured in the hand. They were taken to a hospital, where Jackson stayed for thirteen days. Darryl Baum, Mike Tyson's close friend and bodyguard, was shot and killed three weeks later.

"It happens so fast, you don't even get a chance to fire back" Jackson recalled the shooting. The whole time I was afraid... I was staring into the rear-view mirror and thinking, 'Oh shit, someone shot me in the face!' It burns, burns, and fires.' "I was shot nine times at close range and didn't die, and I began to believe that I must have a purpose in life," he wrote in his autobiography, From Pieces to Weight: "I suppose I should have done more harm in life." "I'm gone" if you give me an inch or two in this direction. After five months, Jackson used a walker for six weeks and fully recovered. He and his wife and son were in the Poconos with his girlfriend and son, and his fitness regimen helped him achieve a muscular physique when he left the hospital.

Before being dropped from the label and blacklisted by the recording industry due to his album, "Ghetto Qu'ran," Jackson signed a publishing contract with Columbia Records. Since he was unable to work in a U.S. studio, he went to Canada. Jackson's business partner Sha Money XL produced over thirty songs for mixtapes to help them establish a following. In a HitQuarters interview, Jackson used the mixtape system to his advantage: "He took all the hottest beats from every artist and flipped them with better hooks." They then pounded into all the shops on the mixtape, and all the mixtape DJs were having fun with them." Jackson's fame has grown, and he has released Guess Who's Back? in 2002. In the meantime, he released 50 Cents the Future with the support of G-Unit, a mixtape revisiting Jay-Z and Raphael Saadiq's video.

Eminem heard Jackson's Guess Who's Back in 2002. (Who was working with Eminem's boss, Paul Rosenberg) received a CD from Jackson's lawyer. Eminem, an impatient, welcomed Jackson to Los Angeles and introduced him to Dr. Dre. Jackson performed No Mercy, No Fear after signing a $1 million record contract. The mixtape featured just one new track, "Wanksta," which appeared on Eminem's 8 Mile soundtrack. Violator Management and Sha Money XL's Money Management Group also signed Jackson.

In February 2003, 50 Cent's debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin' (AllMusic's most hyped debut album by a rap artist in about a decade) was released. Rolling Stone praised its "dark synth grooves, squeaky keyboards, and a revolving bounce," with Jackson describing the operation as "an unflappable, laid-back flow." It debuted on the Billboard 200 in the first four days, selling 872,000 copies in its first four days. "In da Club" (Noted by The Source for its "blazing horns, funky organs, guitar riffs, and sparse hand claps) was the most listened-to song in radio history within a week.

In 2003, Interscope began funding and distributing for Jackson's label, G-Unit Records. Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo, and Young Buck were among G-Unit's founders, and The Game was later signed into a joint venture with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment. The Hunger for More, Lloyd Banks' debut studio album that earned Platinum status in America, was produced by a 50 cent executive. On Fire, 50 Cents contributed vocals to Lloyd Bank's hit single. The Massacre, 50 Cent's second commercial album, sold 1.14 million copies in its first four days (the first in an abbreviated sales cycle) and was ranked number one on the Billboard 200 for six weeks in March 2005. With "Candy Shop," "Disco Inferno," and "How We Do," he was the first solo artist with three singles in the Billboard top five in the same week. "50's greatest weapon, according to Rolling Stone, is his singing voice - the deceptively amateur-sounding tenor croon that he deploys on almost every chorus."

Following Olivia and rap veterans Mobb Deep's demise, Jackson signed Mobb Deep to G-Unit Records, with Spider Loc, M.O.P., 40 Glocc, and Young Hot Rod joining the brand later. Jackson expressed an interest in working with rappers other than G-Unit, including Lil' Scrappy of BME, LL Cool J of Def Jam, Mase of Bad Boy, and Freeway of Roc-A-Fella, among others.

In September 2007, 50 Cent released Curtis, his third album, which was inspired by his life before Get Rich or Die Tryin'. During its first week, it debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, selling 691,000 copies. It came after Kanye West's Graduation, which was announced the same day; the result of this highly publicized sales battle between Jackson and West has been traced to the mainstream hip-hop's commercial decline.

Jackson's fourth studio album, Before I Self Destruct, will be "done and released in November," he said on the September 10, 2008 episode of Total Request Live. On May 18, 2009, he performed "Ok, You're Right," a Dr. Dre production of Before I Self Destructive, and it was scheduled to appear in a VH1's Behind the Music series in fall 2009. Jackson released a video for his Soundkillers' "Flight 187," a video introducing his mixtape and book on September 3, 2009. The album, which had lyrics that sparked rumors of friction between Jackson and Jay-Z, was a bonus track on the iTunes version of Before I Self Destruct. Before being published on November 9, 2009, I Self Destructive Disorder was present.

Jackson said in a Contactmusic.com interview, he was working on a Eurodance album, Black Magic, which was inspired by European nightclubs: "First, they performed hip-hop, then they transitioned to uptempo songs, referred to as Eurodance." He later said he had changed his next album to The Return of the Heartless Monster after he returned home from the Invitation Tour in 2010, ignoring Black Magic. In the midst of rumors of tension between Jackson and Dr. Dre, Jackson on his and Jay-Z's The Home & Home Tour supported Eminem on his and Jay-Z's The Home & Home Tour, performing "Crack A Bottle" with Eminem and Dr. Dre on September 3.

He "recorded 20 songs to a complete different album design" before throwing them aside and wishing that his new album would have the "aggression" of "Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Jackson said the album was "80% finished" and that fans would get it in the summer of 2011. It was ultimately postponed a year due to Interscope Records' differences, with Jackson announcing that it would be released in November 2011 under a different name than Black Magic. Jackson said he was working with new designers, such as Boi-1da and Alex da Kid, and that he would appear on the album. Cardiak, the founder of Lloyd Banks' "Start It Up," has revealed that he wrote a song for the forthcoming album.

On June 16, 2011, Jackson released "Outlaw," his fifth album, "Outlaw" from his fifth album on the internet. On July 19, the single, which was produced by Cardiak, was released on iTunes (although Jackson claimed that it was not the album's first single). The rapper intends to write a semi-autobiographical young adult book about bullying, which is different from his previous books, which concentrated on his life and the power rules. According to the book's publisher, the first-person novel (about a 13-year-old schoolyard bully "who finds meaning in the face of what he does") was supposed to be published in January 2012.

Jackson said in a series of tweets that the delay of his fifth album was due to differences with Interscope Records, which later hinted that his headphone line would be released in November 2011. According to MTV News, he speculated about not renewing his five-album deal with Interscope: "I don't know... he doesn't know... Following my own turn in, it would all be crystal clear in the talks. Of course, the results and how they actually do the work will determine whether you want to remain in the position or not."

After his fifth album, Jackson unveiled Before I Self Destruct II on June 20, 2011. Despite planning to shoot a music video for the fifth album's lead single, "I'm On It," on June 26, the video was never shot. "I did four songs in Detroit with Eminem," Jackson told Shade45. I did two sessions with Just Blaze, a Boi-1da joint, and Alex da Kid did something with him. We made two that are clear singles and the other two are the kinds of albums that we've been making, but they're more aimed at my core audience, more adamant, and a different kind of enthusiasm. In September 2011, he launched "Street King Energy Track #7" to promote Street King, his charity-based energy drink. Jackson's announcement that he was shooting a music video for "Girls Go Wild," the fifth-album lead single starring Jeremih, was released on September 28, 2011.

Street King Immortal, Jackson's fifth album, was scheduled for a summer 2012 release but it was postponed until November 13. Interscope Records' dissatisfaction with its initial and marketing efforts resulted in its temporary cancellation. "New Day" by Dr. Dre and Alicia Keys was the first promo song to be released on July 27. Dr. Dre, mixed by Eminem, and written by 50 Cent, Alicia Keys, Royce da 5'9" and Dr. Dre. Swizz Beatz's husband leaked a solo version of Keys. On November 26, 2012, the album's second promo single, "My Life," was released (with Eminem and Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine).

Jackson said in January 2014 that he planned to unleash Animal Ambition in the first quarter of the year, followed by Street King Immortal. On February 20, he left Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, and Interscope, joining Caroline and Capitol Music Group. Even though Jackson owes Interscope another album, he was fired from his employment due to his relationship with Eminem and Dr. Dre: "I'm a unique situation and situation." It's also because of the leverage of being in such close proximity with Eminem and Dr. Dre that it's also increased. They don't want me to be uncomfortable. Our family is sorely cherished that they will never want [to jeopardize] it for the little bit of money."

Animal Ambition would be announced on June 3 and introduced its first track on that day. With a video on Forbes.com, the song, "Funeral," was announced. It is a sequel to "50 Bars" from a previous record; two more tracks are due to be released on March 18. Jackson performed "Hold On" from the new album at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. On March 18, the song and "Don't Worry 'Bout It" were released with accompanying videos. "I had to look for a term, which was a good idea in my opinion," Jackson said. [for Animal Ambition]: I listed all of the things that could be a part of wealth, positive and negative [for Animal Ambition]."

Jackson revealed in an interview on May 14, 2015 that the first single from Street King Immortal would be released on Memorial Day weekend and will most likely be announced in June. On May 20, 2015, Jackson's intended first single from his sixth studio album, Street King Immortal, was released. Remo the Hitmaker's album features vocals from fellow American rappers 2 Chainz and T.I., as well as American singer Jeremih. On July 13, 2015, he declared bankruptcy.

Interscope Records' final album for the brand, titled Best Of, was released on March 31, 2017.

Hundreds of artists whose work was destroyed in the 2008 Universal Fire destroyed 50 Cents, including 50 Cent.

Jackson was the executive producer for late rapper Pop Smoke's debut album, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon, one of Pop Smoke's most popular inspirations in 2020. The album was released on July 3, 2020. After Pop died, Jackson curated the collection, determined to finish it. He contacted several of the musicians and appeared on "The Woo," one of the album tracks.

In 2020, Jackson was announced that he was directing two television series for Starz, an hip hop anthology, and a biographical drama about sports agent Nicole Lynn.

In 2021, he became one of the headliners of the Riviera Maya music festival Golden Sand.

Curtis Jackson, 20,21, migrated to Houston in May 2021. This was expected to be for lower taxes, no income tax, and the rapper scene, as well as other pursuits such as writing new screenplays. In addition, Jackson, Horizon United Group, and the Houston Independent School District began a joint venture that would help high school students learn the business skills that characterize successful entrepreneurship. Curtis Jackson, a Houstonite, was writing screenplays for new crime shows.

50 Cent revealed that he had officially decided to abandon his Street King Immortal album after it spent a decade in development hell in July 2021. He even said he wants to launch a new one.

He had been confirmed to appear in the forthcoming The Expendables film in August 2021.

The black mafia family, a series based on two brothers in Detroit who ran a drug trafficking and money laundering operation from the mid 1980s to 2005, was released in the fall of 2021 Starz's "Black Mafia Family," a series that was based on two brothers who ran a drug trafficking and money laundering operation from the mid 1980s to 2005. Jackson, the show's executive producer, is based on a true story.

50 Cent was a surprise performer in the Super Bowl LVI halftime show on February 13, 2022, winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) in September for his performance.

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