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50 Cent

1975-07-06 New York City, New York, USA

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Biografia

Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, and television producer. Born in Queens, a borough of New York City, Jackson began pursuing a musical career in 1996. In 1999–2000, he recorded his debut album Power of the Dollar for Columbia Records; however, he was struck by nine bullets during a shooting in May 2000, causing its release to be cancelled. Jackson is to be dropped from the label. His 2002 mixtape, Guess Who's Back?, was discovered by Detroit rapper Eminem, who signed Jackson to his label Shady Records, an imprint of Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records that same year. His debut studio album, Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003), was released to critical acclaim and commercial success. Peaking atop the Billboard200, it spawned the Billboard Hot 100-number singles "In da Club" and "21 Questions" (featuring Nate Dogg). It received nonuple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). That same year, he launched the record label G-Unit Records, the 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 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), which was met with mixed reviews. 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 earned several accolades, including a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, thirteen Billboard Music Awards, six World Music Awards, three American Music Awards and four BET Awards. In his acting career, Jackson first starred in the semi-autobiographical film Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005), which received critical panning. He was also cast in the war film Home of the Brave (2006) and the crime thriller Righteous Kill (2008). Billboard ranked Jackson as 17th on their "50 Greatest Rappers" list in 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article 50 Cent, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Skill House 2025-07-11
Tale of the Tape Self (archive footage) 2024-04-19
Boneyard Chief Carter 2024-07-05
How Music Got Free Self 2024-03-09
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy Self (archive footage) 2024-04-28
Missionary 50 Cent 2024-12-13
Expend4bles Drew "Easy Day" Farrell 2023-09-15
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2023-05-22
Hyperfate 50 Cent 2022-06-01
THE SHOW: California Love Self 2022-12-23
You're Watching Video Music Box Self (archive footage) 2021-12-03
Jackass: Steve-O YouTube Videos Self 2020-04-30
LA Originals Self 2020-04-10
Escape Plan: The Extractors Hush 2019-06-20
Den of Thieves Enson Levoux 2018-01-18
Escape Plan 2: Hades Hush 2018-06-05
50 Cent | Rap Star Self 2016-04-26
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping 50 Cent 2016-06-03
Spy 50 Cent 2015-05-06
Not Afraid: The Shady Records Story Self 2015-03-05
Champs Self 2015-03-13
Southpaw Jordan Mains 2015-03-24
The Prince The Pharmacy 2014-08-22
The Frozen Ground Pimp Clate Johnson 2013-07-11
50 Cent | X Games Barcelona 2013 Self 2013-05-18
Escape Plan Hush 2013-10-09
Last Vegas 50 Cent 2013-10-31
Freelancers Malo 2012-08-10
Fire with Fire Lamar 2012-08-31
Money, Power, Respect: Hip Hop Billion Dollar Industry Self 2012-11-24
How to Make Money Selling Drugs Self 2012-09-07
All Things Fall Apart Deon 2011-03-05
Setup Sonny 2011-10-17
Blood Out Detective Hardwick 2011-04-25
13 Jimmy 2010-03-12
Morning Glory Self 2010-11-10
Twelve Lionel 2010-07-30
Caught in the Crossfire Tino 2010-07-13
Gun Rich 2010-07-30
50 Cent: Rise Above 2010-01-01
Streets of Blood Stan Green 2009-07-13
Before I Self Destruct Clarence 2009-11-16
DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70 Self (archive footage) 2009-07-06
DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd Self (archive footage) 2009-03-19
Dead Man Running Thigo 2009-01-29
Elvis | Viva Las Vegas Self 2008-09-16
Righteous Kill Spider 2008-09-11
Live! Self 2007-11-01
Hoodz: Big Beef Actor 2007-10-02
50 Cent | Live in Concert Self 2007-08-10
Jack's Law Black 2006-06-06
Black and Blue: Legends of the Hip-Hop Cop Self 2006-06-27
Home of the Brave Jamal Aiken 2006-12-15
50 Cent | The Best Music Videos On DVD Self (archive footage) 2005-09-18
Letter to the President Self 2005-03-29
50 Cent: Refuse 2 Die Self (archive footage) 2005-12-09
Beef III Self 2005-11-15
The Game: The Documentary Self 2005-05-03
50 Cent | Who Dares Wins Self 2005-01-01
Get Rich or Die Tryin' Marcus 2005-11-09
Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas Self 2005-07-05
Live 8 Self 2005-11-07
The Infamous Times, Volume I: The Original 50 Cent Self 2005-03-08
Beef II Self 2004-08-30
SMACK: Platinum Edition Self 2004-01-13
Tupac: Resurrection Self 2003-11-14
50 Cent | Shoot First Self 2003-04-22
Born To Ball Self 2003-07-15
Beef Self 2003-08-03
50 Cent & G-Unit | In Da Club: The Movie Self 2003-07-26
50 Cent | The New Breed Self 2003-04-15
Street Fighter Balrog
A Portrait of an Artist: The Making of 'Get Rich or Die Tryin' Self
50 Cent: Gangsta Unit 50 Cent