50 Cent

Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975) known by his professional name 50 Cent is an American rapper, actor, and businessman.

 Early life 
He was born in the South Jamaica neighborhood of the borough of Queens, New York City on July 6, 1975. Growing up, he never knew his father and his mother was murdered when he was just 8 years old. He grew up in a neighborhood called STP. He learned how to play basketball and football. In 2000, he got shot nine times by an attacker. Before becoming a rapper he was a drug dealer. His stage name is a tribute to New York City criminal Kelvin Martin (also known as 50 Cent).

 Career 
50 Cent first appeared on Onyx's 1998 single "React". In 1999, he recorded the single "How to Rob" for the soundtrack of In Too Deep. Power of the Dollar was supposed to be 50 Cent's first album which included "How to Rob". He became successful in rap music in 2002. He was helped by his fellow gang boss Rijaan D. M. (the same person who helped him release track "Wanksta"). Since then, he has sold millions of records. His first album, "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" broke music records and went multi-platinum. It was number one right away on the Billboard 200. It sold 872,000 copies in the first four days.Gundersen, Edna (September 3, 2005). 'Massacre' sales top one million. USA Today. Accessed May 22, 2007. 50 and the album both won an American Music Award. He won the first Sound of... award by the BBC for new artists. He also won the BET Award for Best New Artist.

In the summer of 2005, 50 Cent had a fight (or "beef") with The Game, a rapper in his G-Unit group. After this, The Game left G-Unit, and made some diss songs about 50 Cent. 50 Cent answered with songs like "Mr. Potato Head" and "300 shots" featuring G-Unit. 50 Cent was also the first to sign onto a joint effort between Eminem's Shady Records and Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment. 50 Cent also mentions Rijaan D.M. in many of his tracks e.g. Candy Shop, 'Down On Me FT Jeremih' etc. As a teen. 50 Cent's role model was Tupac Shakur so, from the start his ambition was to be a gangster rapper. 50 Cent rapped on Michael Jackson's 2010 single "Monster" from Jackson's album Michael.

 Albums 
 2003: Get Rich or Die Tryin'
 2005: The Massacre
 2007: Curtis
 2009: Before I Self Destruct
 2014: Animal Ambition
 2017: Street King Immortal (scrapped)

 Collaborative albums 
 Beg for Mercy (with G-Unit) (2003)
 T·O·S (Terminate on Sight) (with G-Unit) (2008)

 Awards 
Grammy Awards
50 Cent has been nominated 14 times and won once.46th Grammy Awards - 2004. Rock on the Net. Accessed on June 16, 2007.48th Grammy Awards - 2006. Rock on the Net. Accessed on June 16, 2007.50th Annual Grammy Awards Nominations List . Grammy.com. Accessed December 13, 2007.

YearNominated workAwardResult200450 CentBest New Artist"In da Club"Best Male Rap Solo PerformanceBest Rap Song"Magic Stick" (with Lil' Kim)Best Rap Performance by a Duo or GroupGet Rich or Die Tryin'''
|Best Rap Album
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|rowspan="6"|2006
|"Disco Inferno"
|Best Male Rap Solo Performance
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|"Encore" (with Eminem & Dr. Dre)
|Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
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|"Hate It or Love It" (with The Game)
|Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
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|"Candy Shop"
|Best Rap Song
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|"Hate It or Love It"
|Best Rap Song
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|The Massacre''Best Rap Album2008"I Get Money"Best Rap Solo Performance"Ayo Technology" (with Justin Timberlake & Timbaland)Best Rap Song2010"Crack A Bottle"(with Eminem & Dr. Dre)Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

World Music Awards
50 Cent has won six awards.Lews, Earl (October 13, 2003). . AllHipHop. Accessed on June 16, 2007.Winslow, Mike (November 6, 2007). 50 Cent Named Best Selling Hip-Hop Artist in the World . AllHipHop. Accessed on November 12, 2007.

YearNominated workAwardResult200350 CentBest Artist of the Year50 CentBest New Artist50 CentBest R&B Act50 CentBest Hip-Hop Act50 CentBest Pop Act200750 CentBest-Selling Hip-Hop Artist

Filmography
 Year Title Role Notes 2005 Get Rich or Die Tryin' Marcus "Young Caesar" Greer Main role 2006 Home of the Brave Spc. Jamal Aiken 2008 Righteous Kill Marcus "Spider" Smith 2008 Before I Self Destruct Clarence Jenkins Writer/director 2009 Streets of Blood Det. Stan Johnson 2009 Dead Man Running Thigo 2010 Caught in the Crossfire Tino Executive producer 2010 13 Jimmy 2010 Gun Rich Writer 2010 Twelve Lionel 2010 Morning Glory Himself 2011 Blood Out Hardwick Executive producer 2011 Setup Sonny Producer 2011 All Things Fall Apart Deon Barnes Writer 2012 Freelancers Det. Jonas "Malo" Maldonado Producer 2012 Fire with Fire Lamar Producer 2013 Escape Plan Hush 2013 Last Vegas Himself 2013 The Frozen Ground Pimp Clate Johnson Producer 2014 Vengeance Black 2014 The Prince The Pharmacy 2015 Spy Himself 2015 Southpaw Jordan Mains 2016 Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Himself 2017 The Pursuit Filming/producer 2018 Den of ThievesLevi Enson Levoux 2018 Escape Plan 2: Hades Hush 2019 Escape Plan: The Extractors Hush

Television 
Appearances
 Year Title Role Notes 2003–04 The Howard Stern Show Himself 3 episodes 2003–2014 Jimmy Kimmel Live! Himself 10 episodes 2005 The Simpsons Himself Episode: "Pranksta Rap" 2005–07 Late Show with David Letterman Himself 2 episodes 2005–08 Late Night with Conan O'Brien Himself 3 episodes 2005–2010 The View Himself 2 episodes 2006 Flavor of Love Himself Famous Friends and Strangeness 2006 Last Call with Carson Daly Himself 2 episodes 2007 Diary Himself MTVs Diary of 50 Cent 2007 America's Next Top Model Himself Episode: "The Girl Who Gets Thrown in the Pool" 2007–2010 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Himself 2 episodes 2007–2013 MTV Cribs Himself 2 episodes 2008–09 50 Cent: The Money and the Power Himself Episode: "Choose Your Crew Wisely" 2008–09 The Tyra Banks Show Himself 2 episodes 2009 Entourage Himself Episode: "One Car, Two Car, Red Car, Blue Car" 2009 The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien Himself Season 1: Episode 105 2009 Party Monsters Cabo Himself Episode 6 2009 The Graham Norton Show Himself Season 6, Episode 10 2009–2010 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Himself 2 episodes 2009–2013 Rachael Ray Himself 3 episodes 2009–2014 Chelsea Lately Himself 2 episodes 2011 George Lopez Himself 1 episode 2011-2016 Conan Himself 2 episodes  2011 The X Factor Himself Live season finale, part 2 of 2 2012 The Finder Big Glade Episode: "Life After Death" 2012 Dream Machines Himself 2 episodes 2013 Robot Chicken Gun/Himself Episode: "Eaten by Cats" 2013 Katie Himself Episode 1.79 2014 Dream School Himself Producer 2014–2020 Power Kanan Stark Main role 2014 The Today Show Himself Episode 2.56 2015 Ridiculousness Himself 1 episode 2017 50 Central Himself 2 episodes 2020 For Life Cassius Dawkins Recurring role

 Video games 
 Year Title Role Notes 2005 50 Cent: Bulletproof Himself Voice and likeness 2009 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand Himself Voice and likeness 2009 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2Navy SEAL Voice only

References

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