50 cent

     

Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003) an The Massacre (2005). Both albums achieved multi-platinum success, selling over twenty-one million copies combined.

Trivia about 50 cent

  • In 2002 Eminem signed this rapper to a 7-figure deal, obviously worth a lot more than his name implies
  • (Alex: This artist is pure money...)"My flow, my show brought me the dough that bought me all my fancy things, my crib, my cars..."
  • Born Curtis Jackson, this rap superstar took his stage name from an armed robber he knew in Brooklyn
  • We guess it would take 2 of this rapper's "Get Rich or Die Trying" CDs to equal 1 Buck Owens
  • In April 2003 this rapper topped the Billboard chart with his song "In Da Club"
  • This "monetary" rapper says the guy who shot him 9 times was like a basketball player with fancy moves who can't finish