Curtis James Jackson III 50 Cent Everything You Need to Know

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50 cents known by his stage name 50 Cent is an American rapper an actor. He was born on 6th July 1975 in South Jamaica, Queens, New York. His mother Sabrina gave birth to him when she was only 15. He grew up with his mother who was a Cocaine dealer until he was 12 and then she was murdered in 1988. After her death his grand parents took him in their house. He wanted to become a boxer and also completed in the Junior Olympics as an amateur boxer. He eventually took to drug dealing and got arrested repeatedly in 1988. That's when he met Run-DMC's Jam master Jay who asked him to wrap over a tape of beats. He was impressed by 50's work; Jay signed him to his JMJ records label. 50 cent Bio adopted the name 50 Cent as a metaphor for change.

After leaving Jam Master Jay he was signed with "Track masters". His first unofficially released album was "Power of the Dollar in 2000". He gained popularity with the success of his Controversial single "How to Rob". He was invited by NAS on a promotional tour for his "Nostradamus album" Jackson was shot and confined to hospital.

Later he was unable to find a studio to work within the US so he travelled to Canada and recorded over 30songs for mix tapes. He was becoming quite popular by 2002 "Guess who's Back" and 50 Cents is the future where released. With "Guess who is back's" fame he signed a deal with Eminem's Dr.Dre. He also signed up with violator management group and money management group.

In 2003 he released his commercial debut album "Get Rich or Die Try in"- It was the most listened to the album.

In 2005 his second commercial album "Massacre" was released which was a huge success.

In 2007 his third album Curtis was released. His fourth album is "Before I self Destruct", "The return of heartless monster". He has established himself in variety of fields. He signed a deal with Reebok to distribute a "G-Unit Sneakers". He worked with Glaceau to create a vitamin water drink called "Formula 50". From 2005 he has been doing roles in films also. He has a son who has changed his outlook on life.

He is the true example of an American success story. He literally came from nothing and turned it into a lot of something.