50 Cent

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Gender: Male
Born: 6th July 1975 (currently 36 years old)
Nationality: United States of America
TV programs: 50 Cent: The Money and the Power
Movies: Righteous Kill, Home of the Brave, Get Rich or Die Tryin', 50 Cent: The New Breed, Beef 3, Beef, Streets of Blood, 13, Morning Glory, Twelve, Caught in the Crossfire, Dead Man Running, Gun, Blood Out, Freelancers, Vengeance, Before I Self Destruct, Kill the Record Labels, The Game: Life After the Math, G-Unit: Bullets Can't Touch Us, Justo Presents: The Mixtape Documentary, Smack: Vol. 2, Hoodz: DVD Magazine: Vol. 1, Number Ones, Infamous Times: The Original 50 Cent, Drugs on Music: Cocaine City 12, Nuthin' to Lose, 50 Cent: Who Dares Wins, Hip Hop: The Collection: Vol. 5, The Game: The Documentary: The DVD, Hoodz: Street Armageddon, The Adventures of Street Dogg: Vol. 1, 50 Cent: The Massacre, Born to Ball: On the Hardwood, Ghetto Celebrities, Boot Camp: From the Front Lines: Duck Down Visuals: Vol. 4, Video Vixens, 50 Cent: Real Money, Smack: Vol. 1, Shades of Hip Hop: Resurrection, Hip Hop Story 3: Coast to Coast, The Next Level: Vol. 1, Beef II, Step Your Game Up: Part 5: The Journal Story, Shady Talez, Funkmaster Flex: Car Show Tour, Lives of the Saints, Fire with Fire, Setup, Things Fall Apart, All Things Fall Apart

Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003) and The Massacre (2005). His album Get Rich or Die Tryin' has been certified eight times platinum by the RIAA.

Born in the South Jamaica of Queens, New York City, Jackson began drug dealing at the age of twelve during the 1980s crack epidemic. 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 Guess Who's Back? in 2002, Jackson 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, Jackson became one of the world's highest selling rappers. In 2003, he founded the record label G-Unit Records, which signed several successful rappers such as Young Buck, Lloyd Banks, and Tony Yayo.

Jackson has engaged in feuds with other rappers including Ja Rule, Nas, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Cam'ron, Puff Daddy, Rick Ross, and former G-Unit members The Game and Young Buck. He has

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