Jackson was sentenced to three to nine years in prison but only served 6 months at a bootcamp. He also received his GED at that time. Curtis was very interested and involved in hip-hop and took on the name 50 Cent and began making a name for himself in the rap community in Queens. In , 50 Cent worked with producing team Trackmasters and was signed to Columbia Records. Under their guidance, he wrote 36 songs in just two weeks and created his album Power of the Dollar.
Unfortunately, around this time he was seriously injured. The injury to his tongue left a slightly slurred speech after recovery. Still, it took the rapper being shot at close range nine times for him to begin taking his music career seriously. Then in , rapper Eminem heard his mixtape, Guess Whose Back? I made a lot of mistakes I was already in juvie, I remember my Nana coming to see me,she is my angel she love me unconditionally.
When it came to his stage name, 50 Cent drew his inspiration from the streets. His name is a metaphor for change. Just days after it debuted, it sold almost one million copies and made it to number-one on the Billboard charts. Get Rich or Die Tryin' sounded like an anthem for 50 Cent's life. Diddy" Combs — , and he included dance cuts, like "In Da Club," which became an immediate hit single.
Almost all the songs talked about drugs, guns, and death, and all of them were definitely R-rated. Fifty Cent, however, was not apologetic about his lyrics. As he told Ebony magazine, "I curse to express how I feel In one song, he shares that he has "been patiently waiting for a track to explode.
By the end of , Get Rich or Die Tryin' had sold more than 6. It was also recognized as the biggest number-one debut by a new artist on a major record label. Fifty Cent was nominated for five Grammy Awards one of the highest achievements in the music industry and won five World Music Awards. The secret to the CD's success, according to reviewer Ted Kessler, was that behind the clubby dance tunes there was a "cold-blooded seriousness to [50 Cent's] stories Following the triumph of Get Rich or Die Tryin', 50 Cent became a full-fledged member of the hip-hop club, and started to live the Hollywood lifestyle that goes with it.
In addition, since his "bad boy" days were not yet behind him, 50 Cent also purchased a fleet of SUVs, all of which were bulletproof. As he explained to Ebony, "No matter how successful you are, you've Fifty Cent's fears are not unfounded. In his longtime friend and mentor Jam Master Jay was shot and killed in his recording studio in Queens, New York. Fifty Cent does not seem to want to shake his gangster image, but he does intend to channel it into his music and into other projects: "50 Cent is a metaphor for change," 50 Cent explained to Zondra Hughes.
At the same time, the rapper announced plans to write his autobiography. He was also considering some movie offers. As for the future, 50 Cent was realistic, but hopeful. As he told Serpick, "Trouble seems to find me, so I'm kinda anticipating not everything being beautiful, or going my way. But it feels like it is right now. So far, so good. Browne, David. Brunner, Rob. Drumming, Neil. Hughes, Zondra. Kessler, Ted. Serpick, Evan. Tyrangiel, Josh. Toggle navigation.
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A fan in Slim Shady In , 50 Cent wrote "Wanksta," the song that would be his ticket to the big time. Member of Da Club Following the triumph of Get Rich or Die Tryin', 50 Cent became a full-fledged member of the hip-hop club, and started to live the Hollywood lifestyle that goes with it.
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