50 Cent

At 48 years old, 50 Cent has this physical status:

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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