50 Cent
Overview
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). Get Rich or Die Tryin'
has been certified eight times platinum by the RIAA. His album The Massacre
has been certified five times platinum by the RIAA.
Born in South Jamaica, Queens
, Jackson began drug dealing at the age of twelve during the 1980s crack epidemic.
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
, entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
, investor
Investor
An investor is a party that makes an investment into one or more categories of assets --- equity, debt securities, real estate, currency, commodity, derivatives such as put and call options, etc...
, record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (album)
Get Rich or Die Tryin is the debut studio album of American rapper 50 Cent, released February 4, 2003, on Aftermath Entertainment under a joint venture with Shady Records and distribution by Interscope Records. Its initially planned release was pushed seven days ahead due to heavy bootlegging and...
(2003) and The Massacre
The Massacre
The Massacre is the second studio album by American rapper 50 Cent, released March 3, 2005 on Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records in the United States. Its initially planned release was pushed five days ahead to avoid Internet leakage. The album debuted at number 1 on the U.S. Billboard...
(2005). Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (album)
Get Rich or Die Tryin is the debut studio album of American rapper 50 Cent, released February 4, 2003, on Aftermath Entertainment under a joint venture with Shady Records and distribution by Interscope Records. Its initially planned release was pushed seven days ahead due to heavy bootlegging and...
has been certified eight times platinum by the RIAA. His album The Massacre
The Massacre
The Massacre is the second studio album by American rapper 50 Cent, released March 3, 2005 on Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records in the United States. Its initially planned release was pushed five days ahead to avoid Internet leakage. The album debuted at number 1 on the U.S. Billboard...
has been certified five times platinum by the RIAA.
Born in South Jamaica, Queens
South Jamaica, Queens
South Jamaica, known colloquially as Southside & Southside Jamaica Queens, is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens, located south of downtown Jamaica, the Long Island Rail Road tracks Jamaica Avenue and Liberty Avenue. The western border is the Van Wyck Expressway, and it...
, Jackson began drug dealing at the age of twelve during the 1980s crack epidemic.
Quotations
Sammy is a fat bitch, but I'ma tighten his ass up when I bust a cap in the cupcake eatin' muthafucka.
Talking about his 'beef' with the DUP's Sammy Wilson
I came from the bottom of the bottom. It’s hard for a lot of people to comprehend my story – a lot of people just don’t get me because they haven’t experienced it. I came from the bottom and I have risen up and I have changed but I have never forgotten.
From his interview with Louis Gannon for Live magazine, The Mail on Sunday (UK) newspaper, 25th October 2009