50 Cent
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.
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Top of the Pops
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The Simpsons
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America's Next Top Model
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Keeping Up with the Kardashians
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Robot Chicken
Himself/gun
Power
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Entourage
Star Academy
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CD:UK
Top of the Pops Saturday
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Making the Video
MTV Video Music Awards
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Power Book II: Ghost
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For Life
Cassius Dawkins
Top of the Pops Reloaded
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The Finder
Big Glade
Grounded for Life
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Drew "Easy Day" Farrell
Den of Thieves
Enson Levoux
Escape Plan
Hush
Southpaw
Jordan Mains
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Marcus
ECHO-Verleihung
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Spy
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Untitled Diddy Documentary
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Escape Plan 2: Hades
Hush
Boneyard
Chief Carter
Last Vegas
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Skill House
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The Defiant Ones
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The Frozen Ground
Pimp Clate Johnson
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
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Fire with Fire
Lamar
Escape Plan: The Extractors
Hush
Morning Glory
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The Prince
The Pharmacy
Righteous Kill
Spider
Freelancers
Malo
Setup
Sonny
Twelve
Lionel
Home of the Brave
Jamal Aiken
Blood Out
Detective Hardwick
Tale of the Tape
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Gun
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Street Fighter
Balrog
Dead Man Running
Thigo
Live!
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Caught in the Crossfire
Tino
All Things Fall Apart
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Tupac: Resurrection
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How to Make Money Selling Drugs
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Streets of Blood
Stan Green
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
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The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige
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Beef
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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50 Cent: Refuse 2 Die
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The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
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The Infamous Times, Volume I: The Original 50 Cent
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Letter to the President
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50 Cent | The New Breed
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Jackass: Steve-O YouTube Videos
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DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd
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How Music Got Free
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Live 8
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You're Watching Video Music Box
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Before I Self Destruct
Clarence
LA Originals
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Black and Blue: Legends of the Hip-Hop Cop
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Elvis | Viva Las Vegas
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DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas
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Beef II
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Champs
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50 Cent | Rap Star
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Jack's Law
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Conan
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Hyperfate
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Beef III
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50 Cent | The Best Music Videos On DVD
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Ridiculousness
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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50 Cent: Gangsta Unit
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Born To Ball
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Wetten, dass..?
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Money, Power, Respect: Hip Hop Billion Dollar Industry
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THE SHOW: California Love
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The Game: The Documentary
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Not Afraid: The Shady Records Story
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50 Cent & G-Unit | In Da Club: The Movie
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The View
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The View
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Missionary
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SMACK: Platinum Edition
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A Portrait of an Artist: The Making of 'Get Rich or Die Tryin'
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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The Graham Norton Show
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50 Cent | Who Dares Wins
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50 Cent | Live in Concert
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50 Cent | Shoot First
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50 Cent: Rise Above
50 Cent | X Games Barcelona 2013
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Hoodz: Big Beef
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Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
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Saturday Night Live
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Circus Halligalli
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
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Power Confidential
Lie Detector
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