50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, |group="n"}} is an American rapper, actor, television producer, and businessman. Born in South Jamaica, a neighborhood of Queens, Jackson began pursuing a musical career in 1996. In early 2000, he recorded his "debut" album ''Power of the Dollar'' for Columbia Records, however he was struck by nine bullets during a shooting in May of that year, causing its release to be cancelled and Jackson to be dropped from the label. In 2002, Jackson released the mixtape ''Guess Who's Back?'', and was thereafter discovered by Eminem and signed to his label Shady Records, an imprint of Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records.His first major-label album, ''Get Rich or Die Tryin''' (2003) was released to critical acclaim and commercial success, peaking atop the ''Billboard'' 200. The album spawned the ''Billboard'' Hot 100-number one singles "In da Club" and "21 Questions" (featuring Nate Dogg), and received nonuple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). That same year, he launched his own label G-Unit Records, namesake of a hip hop group he formed two years prior; the label's initial signees were its members, fellow East Coast rappers Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo. His second album, ''The Massacre'' (2005) was met with similar success and was supported by his third number-one single, "Candy Shop" (featuring Olivia). He adopted a lighter, further commercially-oriented approach for his third and fourth albums, ''Curtis'' (2007) and ''Before I Self Destruct'' (2009)—both were met with critical and commercial declines—and aimed for a return to his roots with his fifth album, ''Animal Ambition'' (2014). He has since focused on his career in television and media, having executive-produced and starred in the television series ''Power'' (2014–2020), as well as its numerous spin-offs under his company G-Unit Films and Television Inc.
Jackson has sold over 30 million albums worldwide and won several awards, including a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, thirteen ''Billboard'' Music Awards, six World Music Awards, three American Music Awards and four BET Awards. As an actor, Jackson appeared in the semi-autobiographical film ''Get Rich or Die Tryin''' (2005), the war film ''Home of the Brave'' (2006), and the crime thriller film ''Righteous Kill'' (2008). ''Billboard'' ranked 50 Cent as the 17th best rapper of all time on their "50 Greatest Rappers" list (2023); and named him the sixth top artist of the 2000s decade. ''Rolling Stone'' ranked ''Get Rich or Die Tryin''' and "In da Club" in its lists of the "100 Best Albums of the 2000s" and "100 Best Songs of the 2000s" at numbers 37 and 13, respectively. Provided by Wikipedia
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