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50 Cent outside a building in New York City in January 2006
Curtis James Jackson III
July 6, 1975 (1975-07-06) (age 34)
South Jamaica, Queens, New York, U.S.
Hip hop
Rapper, actor, entrepreneur, executive producer, singer
1998 – present
Jam Master Jay Columbia Violator Aftermath/Shady/G-Unit/Interscope, Ill Flava Records, Baby Ray Productions
G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Mobb Deep, Olivia, Sha Money XL, Ciara, Karl Hinds, Akon, Spider Loc, Young Hot Rod, Nyce Da Future, 40 Glocc, Snoop Dogg
50cent.com, ThisIs50.com

Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003) and the massacre (2005). Both albums achieved multi-platinum success, selling over twenty-one million copies combined.
Born in South Jamaica, Queens, 50 Cent began drug dealing at the age of twelve during the 1980s crack epidemic.^[3]
After leaving drug dealing to pursue a rap career, he was shot at and
struck by nine bullets during an incident in 2000. After releasing his
album who's back in 2002, 50 Cent was discovered by rapper eminem and signed to interscope records. With the help of Eminem and dr.dre—who
produced his first major commercial successes—he became one of the
world's
highest selling rappers. In 2003, he founded the record label g-units
ricords, which signed several successful rappers such as Young Buck, Lloyd Banks, and tony yayo.
50 Cent has engaged in feuds with other rappers including Ja Rule, The Game, Cam'ron, Fat Joe and most recently rick ross. He has also pursued an acting career, appearing in the semi-autobiographical film Get Rich or Die Tryin' in 2005, the iraq war film home of the brave in 2006, and righteous in 2008
album year
Get Rich or Die Tryin 2003
The Massacre 2005
Curtis 2007
Before I Self Destruct 2009
Fifth studio album 2009
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