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50 Cent
12+ albums
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Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975) professionally known as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, and television producer. He was born in Queens, New York City, and began pursuing a music career in 1996. Between 1999 and 2000, he recorded his debut album "Power of the Dollar" for Columbia Records, but its release was canceled after he was shot nine times in May 2000, an incident that also led to his departure from the label. His 2002 mixtape "Guess Who's Back?" brought him renewed attention and was discovered by Eminem, who subsequently signed him to Shady Records, an imprint of Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. Jackson achieved major commercial and critical success with his debut studio album "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" in 2003. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and produced the Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping singles "In da Club" and "21 Questions", the latter featuring Nate Dogg. It was later certified nine times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. That same year, Jackson founded G-Unit Records, named after the hip-hop group he had formed earlier, with initial signees including Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo. His second album, "The Massacre", released in 2005, also debuted at number one and included the chart-topping single "Candy Shop" featuring Olivia. His subsequent albums "Curtis" in 2007 and "Before I Self Destruct" in 2009 adopted a more commercially oriented approach and were met with comparatively lower cr
