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50 Cent

Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6 1975)[1] is an American rapper commonly known by his stage name 50 Cent. He rose to fame following the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' and The Massacre. 50 Cent achieved multi-platinum success with both albums, selling over twenty-one million records worldwide.

Born in South Jamaica, Queens in New York, 50 Cent began drug dealing at the age of twelve during the 1980s' crack epidemic.[2] After leaving drug dealing in favor of pursuing a rap career, he was shot nine times in 2000. After the release of his mixtape compilation Guess 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 highest selling rap artists in the world. He founded the record label G-Unit Records in 2003, which has signed several successful rappers such as Young Buck, Lloyd Banks, and Tony Yayo and he has engaged in numerous feuds with other rappers including Ja Rule, The Game, and Cam'ron.

50 Cent has also pursued an acting career, appearing in the semi-autobiographical film Get Rich or Die Tryin' in 2005 and the Iraq War film Home of the Brave in 2006. He is planning to release two solo albums by February 2008.[3]

Biography

Early life

50 Cent, born Curtis James Jackson III,[4] grew up in the South Jamaica neighborhood of Queens in New York City. He grew up without a father and was raised by his mother Sabrina Jackson, who gave birth to him at the age of fifteen.[5] Sabrina, who was a cocaine dealer, raised Jackson until the age of eight, when she was murdered. At the age of twenty-three, she became unconscious after someone drugged her drink. She was then left for dead after the gas in her apartment was turned on and the windows shut closed.[5][6] After her death, Jackson moved into his grandparents house with his eight aunts and uncles.[4][7][8] He recalls, "My grandmother told me, 'Your mother's not coming home. She's not gonna come back to pick you up. You're gonna stay with us now.' That's when I started adjusting to the streets a little bit."[9] Jackson grew up with his younger cousin, Michael Francis, who earned the nickname "25 Cent" in reference to being his younger counterpart. Francis currently raps under the stage name "Two Five".[10]

Jackson began boxing around the age of eleven. In the mid 1980s, he competed in the Junior Olympics as an amateur boxer. He aspired to fight in the Golden Gloves boxing tournament, but was too young to compete.[11] He recounts, "I was competitive in the ring and hip-hop is competitive too... I think rappers condition themselves like boxers, so they all kind of feel like they're the champ."[11] Jackson began dealing narcotics at the age of twelve. He sold drugs "between the hours of 3-6 pm" when his grandparents thought he was at after school programs.[12] He also took guns and drug money to school. In the tenth grade, he was caught by metal detectors at Andrew Jackson High School. He later stated, "I was embarrassed that I got arrested like that... After I got arrested I stopped hiding it. I was telling my grandmother [openly], 'I sell drugs.'"[9]

On June 29 1994, Jackson was arrested for helping to sell four vials of cocaine to an undercover police officer. He was arrested again three weeks later when police searched his home and found heroin, ten ounces of crack cocaine, and a starter gun. He was sentenced to three to nine years in prison, but managed to serve six months in a Shock Incarceration boot camp,[4][13] where he earned his GED.[14] Jackson said that he did not use cocaine himself, he only sold it.[14] He adopted the nickname "50 Cent" as a metaphor for "change".[15] The name was derived from Kelvin Martin, a Brooklyn robber in the 1980s who was known as "50 Cent". Jackson said: "I took the name 50 Cent because it says everything I want it to say. I'm the same kind of person 50 Cent was. I provide for myself by any means."[16]

Early career

In 1996, a friend introduced 50 Cent to Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC who was organizing his label. It was the first time 50 Cent had entered a studio. Jay taught him how to count bars, write choruses, structure songs, and make a record.[17][18] 50 Cent's first official appearance was on a song titled "React" with the group Onyx on their 1998 album Shut 'Em Down. He credited Jam Master Jay as an influence who helped him improve his ability to write hooks.[11] He produced 50 Cent's first album, however it was never released.[5] In 1999, after leaving Jam Master Jay, the platinum selling producers Trackmasters took notice of 50 Cent and signed him to Columbia Records. They sent him to a studio in Upstate New York, where he produced thirty-six songs in two and a half weeks.[6] Eighteen were included on his unofficially released album, Power of the Dollar in 2000.[19]

50 Cent's popularity started to increase after the successful but controversial underground single, "How to Rob", which he wrote in half an hour while in a car on the way to a studio.[15][20] The track comically describes how he would rob many famous artists. He explains the reasoning behind song's content as, "There’s a hundred artists on that label, you gotta separate yourself from that group and make yourself relevant."[15] Offended by the record, Jay-Z, Big Pun, DMX, and the Wu-Tang Clan replied to the song.[20] Following the release of the single, Nas invited 50 Cent to travel on a promotional tour for his Nastradamus album.[8] The track was intended to be released with "Thug Love" featuring Destiny's Child, but two days before he was scheduled to film the "Thug Love" video, 50 Cent was shot and had to be confined to a hospital due to his injuries.[21] The next single, "Ghetto Qu'ran", dealt with the history of the drug trade in Queens, mentioning the names of individuals who were involved in the business during the 1980s.[22][23]

Shooting

On May 24 2000, 50 Cent was attacked by a gunman outside his grandmother's house. He went into a friend's car, but was asked to return to the house to get jewelry. His son was in the house while his grandmother was in the front yard.[6] Upon returning to the back seat of the car, a car pulled up nearby. An assailant then walked up to 50 Cent's left side with a 9 mm handgun and fired nine shots at close range. He was shot nine times—in the hand (a round hit his right thumb and came out of his pinky), arm, hip, legs, chest, and left cheek.[5][9][24] The face wound resulted in a swollen tongue, the loss of a wisdom tooth, and a small but permanent slur in his voice.[8][9][25] His friend also sustained a gunshot wound to the hand.[26] They were driven to hospital where he spent thirteen days in recovery. The alleged shooter was killed three weeks later.[26]

50 Cent recalled the incident saying, "It happens so fast that you don't even get a chance to shoot back... I was scared the whole time... I was looking in the rear-view mirror like, 'Oh shit, somebody shot me in the face! It burns, burns, burns.'"[9] In his memoir, From Pieces to Weight: Once Upon a Time in Southside Queens, he wrote, "After I got shot nine times at close range and didn't die, I started to think that I must have a purpose in life... How much more damage could that shell have done? Give me an inch in this direction or that one, and I'm gone."[4] The recovery process took five months, and he used a walker for the first six weeks. His physical workout regimen helped attain his muscular physique.[5][9]

While in hospital, 50 Cent signed a publishing deal with Columbia Records. However, he was dropped from the label and "blacklisted" in the recording industry after finding out he had been shot.[27][22] Unable to find a studio to work with in the U.S, he traveled to Canada.[22] Along with his business partner Sha Money XL, he recorded over thirty songs for mixtapes, with the purpose of building a reputation. 50 Cent's popularity rose and in early 2001, he released material independently on the mixtape, Guess Who's Back?. Beginning to attract interest, and now backed by G-Unit, 50 Cent continued to make songs. They released the mixtape, 50 Cent Is the Future, revisiting material by Jay-Z and Raphael Saadiq.[19]

Rise to fame

In 2002, Eminem listened to a copy of 50 Cent's Guess Who's Back? CD. He received the CD through 50 Cent's attorney, who was working with Eminem's manager Paul Rosenberg.[21] Impressed with the album, Eminem invited 50 Cent to fly to Los Angeles, where he was introduced to Dr. Dre.[5][17][21] After signing a one million U.S. dollar record deal,[17] 50 Cent released the mixtape, No Mercy, No Fear. It featured one new track, "Wanksta", which was put on Eminem's 8 Mile soundtrack.

On February 6 2003, 50 Cent's commercial debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin' was released. All Music Guide called it "the most hyped debut album by a rap artist in about a decade."[28] Rolling Stone noted the album for its "dark synth grooves, buzzy keyboards and a persistently funky bounce" with 50 Cent complementing the production in "an unflappable, laid-back flow."[29] 872,000 copies were sold in the first four days.[30] It was certified gold in its first week, platinum the following week, and was eventually certified six times platinum by the RIAA. The lead single, "In da Club", which The Source noted for its "blaring horns, funky organs, guitar riffs and sparse hand claps"[31] broke a Billboard record as the 'most listened-to' song in radio history within a week.[32]

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G-Unit Records Logo

Interscope then granted 50 Cent his own label, G-Unit Records in 2003.[33] He appointed his manager Sha Money XL as the president. The label signed Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo, and Young Buck as the established members of G-Unit. Dr. Dre and 50 Cent signed The Game under a joint venture. On March 3 2005, 50 Cent's second commercial album, The Massacre was released. He became the first solo artist to have three singles on the Billboard top five in the same week with "Candy Shop", "Disco Inferno", and "How We Do".[34] Rolling Stone noted that "50's secret weapon is his singing voice - the deceptively amateur-sounding tenor croon that he deploys on almost every chorus."[35]

After the departure of The Game, 50 Cent signed singer Olivia and rap veterans Mobb Deep to G-Unit Records. Spider Loc, M.O.P., and Young Hot Rod later joined the label.[36][37] 50 Cent has expressed interest in working with other rappers outside of G-Unit, such as Lil' Scrappy of BME, LL Cool J from Def Jam, Mase from Bad Boy, and Freeway of Roc-A-Fella, some of whom he has now recorded with.[38]

Personal life

In 1997, 50 Cent's then-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins gave birth to a son, Marquise Jackson.[2] The birth of his son changed his outlook on life, "[w]hen my son came into my life, my priorities changed, because I wanted to have the relationship with him, that I didn’t have with my father."[39] He credits his son with inspiring his career, "[m]e being an artist on the music front came from my son actually. He was motivation to go in a different direction."[40] 50 Cent has a tattoo of "Marquise" with an axe on his right bicep. "The axe is 'cause I'm a warrior. I don't want him to be one, though,"[27] he explains. He also has "50", "Southside", and "Cold World" inscribed on his back because "I'm a product of that environment. It's on my back, though, so it's all behind me."[27]

In 2005, 50 Cent expressed support for President George W. Bush after rapper Kanye West criticized him for the slow response in assisting the victims of Hurricane Katrina.[41] If his felony convictions did not prevent him from voting, he claimed that he would have voted for Bush.[42] In 2006, 50 Cent was recognized for his wealth by Rolling Stone, placing him second behind Diddy in the rap industry.[43] He currently resides in Farmington, Connecticut, in the former mansion of ex-boxer Mike Tyson.[44] The mansion is currently for sale for $18.5 million.[45][46] His spokeswomen Keesha Johnson said "50 Cent is selling his home in order to move closer to his son, Marquise, who lives on Long Island in New York with the rapper's ex-wife".[47]

Ventures

Merchandise

In November 2003, before releasing Beg for Mercy with G-Unit, 50 Cent signed a deal with Reebok to release his G-Unit Sneakers brand.[48] He also started The G-Unit Clothing Company. A video game, in which he provides the voice-over as the protagonist, 50 Cent: Bulletproof was released for PlayStation 2, Xbox, and the PlayStation Portable. 50 Cent has worked with glacéau to create and market low-calorie, natural drinks called Formula 50. On May 25, 2007, The Coca-Cola Company agreed to buy Glaceau in a cash deal valued at $4.1 billion.[49] Tata Tea Ltd. will sell their 30% stake in Energy Brands Inc. to the Coca-Cola Co. for about $1.2 billion. Jackson who has a 10% ownership in the company, will recieve approximately $400 million dollars from the deal. Industry newsletter Beverage Digest, citing "informed sources," said Coke has asked the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice to determine whether the possible merger violates antitrust laws. Such a filing under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act can be made only when companies have at least a non-binding letter of intent to merge, Beverage Digest reported. Coke and Glaceau must wait at least 30 days from the filing to close the deal unless the companies get permission to move sooner. Beverage Digest wasn't able to say when the filing was made.[50] He also launched a condom line and plans to donate a part of the proceeds to HIV awareness.[51]

Films

In 2005, 50 Cent made a cameo appearance on The Simpsons episode Pranksta Rap, in which he makes light of his legal troubles, and starred alongside Terrence Howard in the semi-autobiographical film Get Rich or Die Tryin'. In 2006, he starred in the film Home of the Brave as a soldier returning home from the Iraq War, traumatized after killing an Iraqi woman.[52] Currently, 50 Cent is working on a role as a fighter in an Angola State Prison in The Dance alongside Nicholas Cage, and is set to star opposite Robert De Niro in 2008's New Orleans, a movie regarding a police death.[53] He has started a production company called G-Unit Films.[54]

Books

50 Cent released a memoir about his life leading up to his success titled From Pieces to Weight: Once upon a Time in Southside Queens in 2005. On January 4 2007, he launched his G-Unit Books imprint at Borders-Columbus Circle in the Time Warner Building in New York.[55] He also co-wrote The Ski Mask Way, a novel about a small-time drug dealer who attempts to rob his employers, which is expected to be turned into a film before the end of 2007.[51] 50 Cent also said he was reading The 33 Strategies of War by Robert Greene and is currently working with the author on a book titled The 50th Law, an urban take on The 48 Laws of Power.[51][56]

Feuds

Main article: G-Unit feuds
An anti-50 Cent billboard in Tribeca, New York.

Murder Inc.

Before signing with Interscope, 50 Cent was engaged in a well-publicized dispute with rival rapper Ja Rule and his label Murder Inc. Records. The rappers engaged in numerous mixtape "disses". The conflict stemmed from 50 Cent's friend allegedly robbing Ja Rule of his jewelry.[24] In March 2000, 50 Cent was punched by brothers Christopher and Irving Lorenzo (head of Murder Inc. Records) and then stabbed in the chest by rapper Black Child outside The Hit Factory studio in New York. He was treated for a laceration to the chest and a partially collapsed lung.[57]

An affidavit by an IRS agent suggested that the label had ties to Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff, a New York drug lord who was suspected of being involved in the murder of Jam Master Jay and the shooting of 50 Cent. An excerpt of the affidavit read:[22]

The investigation has uncovered a conspiracy involving McGriff and others to murder a rap artist who has released songs containing lyrics regarding McGriff's criminal activities. The rap artist was shot in 2000, survived and thereafter refused to cooperate with law enforcement regarding the shooting. Messages transmitted over the Murder Inc. pager indicate that McGriff is involved in an ongoing plot to kill this rap artist, and that he communicates with Murder Inc. employees concerning the target.

New York rappers

Prior to releasing The Massacre, 50 Cent recorded a song, "Piggy Bank", which was leaked before the album's release. The song "disses" several rappers including Fat Joe, Nas, and Jadakiss.[58] Fat Joe responded with a song, "My Fo, Fo", accussing 50 Cent of taking steroids, hiding in his home, and being jealous of The Game. Jadakiss also responded with a song, "Checkmate", and said that 50 Cent was trying to "create a buzz for his new album".[59] The music video for "Piggy Bank" portrays animated caricatures of Jadakiss (as a Ninja turtle), Nas (as a kid chasing a "milkshake" truck in a Superman costume), Fat Joe (as an overweight boxer who receives a knockout), and also The Game (as Mr. Potato Head).[60]

50 Cent spoke negatively about Bad Boy Entertainment mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, and recorded a song revealing the reasons behind his negative feelings: primarily, a contract dispute over Mase. In this song, he implied that Diddy knew about The Notorious B.I.G.'s murder and threatened to expose him through several former associates. The feud has since been resolved, with Diddy and 50 Cent appearing on MTV's TRL and Sucker Free, respectively, stating that there are no longer problems between the two.[61]

On February 1 2007, Cam'ron and 50 Cent had a live argument on The Angie Martinez Show on Hot 97 radio. 50 Cent commented that Koch Entertainment was a "graveyard",[62] meaning major record labels would not work their artists. Cam'ron then ridiculed the record sales of G-Unit members Lloyd Banks and Mobb Deep by stating that Jim Jones had outsold their albums despite being signed to an independent label and that his group, The Diplomats, had a distribution deal from several labels.[62] Both rappers released "diss" songs with accompanying videos on YouTube. 50 Cent suggested in "Funeral Music" that Cam'ron is no longer able to lead The Diplomats and that Jim Jones should take his place. Cam'ron responded with "Curtis" and "Curtis Pt. II", in which he makes fun of 50 Cent's appearance, calling him "a gorilla, with rabbit teeth".[63] 50 Cent responded by releasing "Hold On" with Young Buck.[64]

The Game

Main article: G-Unit vs. The Game feud

In 2005, 50 Cent had an escalating feud with The Game. The Game, who was never signed to G-Unit, was close to 50 Cent before the release of his debut album The Documentary. When the album was released, 50 Cent felt The Game was disloyal for wanting to work with artists G-Unit were feuding with. He also claimed that he was not getting proper credit for his work on The Game's debut album.[65]

During the dispute, a member of The Game's entourage was shot after a confrontation outside Hot 97's radio station. When the situation escalated, 50 Cent and The Game held a press conference to end their feud.[66] Fans claimed the feud, and particularly the incident at the radio station, were a publicity stunt designed to boost sales of the albums the pair released. Nevertheless, the situation escalated when The Game's street credibility was criticized by 50 Cent and G-Unit. The group denounced The Game and announced that they will not be featured on his albums. During a performance at Summer Jam, The Game launched a boycott of G-Unit called "G-Unot".[67]

After the Summer Jam performance, The Game released the track, "300 Bars And Runnin'", which addresses 50 Cent and G-Unit. He continued his attacks with a DVD titled Stop Snitchin, Stop Lyin'. After numerous songs aimed at G-Unit, 50 Cent responded to the The Game's rebuttals on mix tapes. One track, "Not Rich, Still Lyin'", imitates The Game, attacks his credibility, and mentions his recent feud with his brother, Big Fase 100.

The Game also released images depicting the rap group in many parodies on previous mixtapes. In response, G-Unit published a mixtape cover with the rapper's head on the body of a male stripper.[68] Although they were signed to Aftermath Entertainment, The Game left the label in order to terminate his contractual obligations with G-Unit.

Discography

Main article: 50 Cent discography

Awards

Main article: List of 50 Cent awards and nominations

Filmography

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