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50 Cent Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1 975),[2] known professionally as
50 Cent, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, television producer,
businessman, and investor. Born in the South Jamaica neighborhood of the
borough of Queens, Jackson began selling drugs at age twelve during the 1 980s
crack epidemic. He later began pursuing a musical career and in 2000 he
produced Power of the Dollar for Columbia Records, but days before the planned
release he was shot and the album was never released. In 2002, after Jackson
released the compilation album Guess Who's Back?, he was discovered by
Eminem and signed to Shady Records, under the aegis of Dr. Dre's Aftermath
Entertainment and Interscope Records.
With the aid of Eminem and Dr. Dre (who produced his first major-label album, Get
Rich or Die Tryin'), Jackson became one of the world's best selling rappers and
rose to prominence with East Coast hip hop group G-Unit (which he leads de
facto). In 2003, he founded G-Unit Records, signing his G-Unit associates Young
Buck, Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo. Jackson had similar commercial and critical
success with his second album, The Massacre, which was released in 2005. He
released his fifth studio album, Animal Ambition, in 201 4 and is working on his
sixth studio album, Street King Immortal. He executive produces and stars in the
show Power, which airs on Starz.[3]
During his career Jackson has sold over 30 million albums worldwide and won
several awards, including a Grammy Award, thirteen Billboard Music Awards, six
World Music Awards, three American Music Awards and four BET Awards.[4] He
has pursued an acting career, appearing in the semi-autobiographical film Get
Rich or Die Tryin' (2005), the Iraq War film Home of the Brave (2006) and
Righteous Kill (2008). 50 Cent was ranked the sixth ... [it continues on the website]