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    • Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, 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 1999–2000, he recorded his "debut" album Power of the Dollar for Columbia Records; however, he was struck b… See more

    BornCurtis James Jackson III · July 6, 1975 · Queens, New York City, U.S.
    Children2
    LabelsCaroline · Capitol · G-Unit · Shady · Aftermath · Interscope · Universal · Columbia · Trackmasters · JMJ
    Formerly ofG-Unit
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    Early life

    Jackson was born in the borough of Queens, New York City, and raised in its South Jamaica neighborhood by his mother Sabrina. Sabrina, a drug dealer, raised Jackson until she died in a fire when Jackson w… See more

    Career

    Jackson began rapping in a friend's basement, where he used turntables to record over instrumentals. In 1996, a friend introduced him to Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC, who was establishing Jam Master Jay Records. … See more

    Artistry

    Jackson cites Boogie Down Productions, Big Daddy Kane, The Juice Crew, EPMD and KRS-One as his rapping influences, while citing LL Cool J as an inspiration behind his writing of "21 Questions". Jackson also states that … See more

    Business ventures

    Jackson has had a highly successful business career. He is financially invested in a highly diversified variety of industries. Jackson is now involved in artist and talent management, record, television, and film production… See more

    Personal life

    50 Cent has said his life philosophy, following his shooting, is "When your time comes, you go. I think that comes from God." Despite having numerous songs that reference drug and alcohol usage and his ownership … See more

    Feuds

    Before he signed with Interscope Records, Jackson engaged in a public dispute with rapper Ja Rule and his label, Murder Inc. Records, saying that a friend robbed jewelry from Ja Rule and the latter accused him of orch… See more

    Discography

    Studio albums
    • Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003)
    • The Massacre (2005)
    • Curtis (2007)
    • Before I Self Destruct (2009)… See more

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