BIOGRAPHY 50 CENT

Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975) better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, shareholder, entrepreneur and Grammy-winning American actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin '(2003) and The Massacre (2005), both of which achieved multi-platinum success, Get Rich or Die Tryin managed to be more than 10 times platinum The Massacre more 14 times platinum worldwide which are among the top 50 best albums of the decade of the 2000s according to Billboard. After leaving drug dealing to pursue a career as a rapper, was the victim of a shooting in which he was hit by nine bullets during an incident in 2000. After releasing his album Guess Who's Back? in 2002, Jackson was discovered by rapper Eminem and signed to Interscope Records. With the help of Eminem and Dr. Dre, he produced his first major commercial success, Jackson became one of the world's strongest rappers in sales. In 2003, he founded the record label G-Unit Records, which signed several successful rappers worldwide as Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo.

Jackson has also been released by disputes with other rappers like Ja Rule, Nas, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Cam'ron, Diddy, Rick Ross, and former G-Unit members: Game and Young Buck. He also developed an acting career, appearing in the semi-autobiographical film Get Rich or Die Tryin 'in 2005, Home Of The Brave film about the Iraq war in 2006, and Righteous Kill in 2008. 50 Cent was ranked as the sixth best artist of the 2000s by Billboard magazine. The magazine also ranked him as the fourth top male artist and as the third best of the decade rapper behind Eminem and Nelly. Billboard magazine also ranked him as the sixth best and most successful Hot 100 Artist of the 2000s and the number one rap artist of the 2000s. Billboard ranked his album Get Rich or Die Tryin at number 12 as the best album of the 2000s and his album The Massacre at number 37. Since September 2011, 50 Cent is working on his fifth studio album Street King Immortal, whose release date in January 2013.