Nominated for best rap album at the 2005 Grammys.
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His left cheek does not have a dimple. its a bullet wound.
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He has been stabbed and put in jail many times in 2000
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50 cent neither drinks alcohol nor smokes
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his mother died when she was 23 years old. she was a hustler.
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His Main rival is Ja Rule
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50 cent used to be a boxer.
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50 Cent's SUV is bulletproof... and is also bombproof.
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50 cent was an orphaned child
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50 cent a son name Marquise, born in 1997
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50 Cent is left handed
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50 cent's favorite song is on the "get rich or die tryin'" is called "many men"
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G-Unit clothing will soon be available. He will also have his own G-Unit shoes by Reebok.
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He is the leader of his Music group "g-unit"
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50 cent's real name is Curtis Jackson
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has his own game called "Bullet proof"
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Has been shot 9 times on one occasion
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he is featured in a new song called "i know you dont love me"
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Music Videos In Da Club: Dr.Dre, Xzibit and Eminem 21 Questions: Meagan Good , Nate Dogg and Tyson Beckford P.I.M.P: Snoop Dogg Many Men: Lloyd Banks: I'm So Fly, Karma,On Fire Young Buck: Shorty Wanna Ride, Let Me In, Look At Me Now/Bonafide Hustler
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Voted #8 on VH1's 100 Hottest Hotties
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his son is nicknamed "25 cent"
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Born on the same day though not the same year as President George W. Bush.
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His favorite actor is Charlie Sheen
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He bought former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson's Farmington, Conn., mansion for $4.1 million. The house is approximately 50,000 square feet, has 52 rooms, and was bought by Tyson for $2.7 million in 1996. The house includes five Jacuzzis, 25
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50 cent is 6' foot/1.83 m
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Was accompanied by actress Vivica A. Fox to the MTV Video Music Awards 2003
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created a dance known as "two step"
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fitty,booboo,and interscope are his nicknames.
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Named among Fade In Magazine's "100 People in Hollywood You Need to Know" in 2005.
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His debut album "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" was the highest debut ever with 900,000 copies sold in the first week
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Is currently signed to Eminem's Shady Records imprint, which is distributed by Interscope Records.
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Released a series of street mixtapes in 2002. These mixtapes became so popular that Eminem heard them and became determined to sign 50 to his record label. Even after his success, 50 still releases street mixtapes on a regular basis.
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Is currently involved in a feud with music artist, Ja Rule.
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Was discovered by Jason Mizell also known as Jam Master Jay.
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Grew up in the same area of Queens, New York as actor Dwayne Winstead's cousin Ted Witherspoon.
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His cartoon-like photo on the cover of his album "The Massacre" was meant to make him look like a Ninja Turtle, his son's favorite cartoon characters. 50 is also a fan of the cartoon, his favorite turtle is Donatello.
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Album "The Massacre" was originally titled "St. Valentine's Day Massacre" and set for a February 15 release date, but due to halted production of CD, it was set back to March 8th.
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Raised in Queens,NY(New York) by his grandparents
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50 cent was only 8 years old when his mother died.
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quote:"the only thing that im afraid is not living up the expectations of Dr. Dre and Eminem"
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50 cent weighs 230 pounds.
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Recorded an album in 1999 titled "Power of the Dollar" but it was shelved by Columbia Records due to 50's "legal problems"
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his real name is Curtis James Jackson the third.
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quote:"Right now he's desperate. He should be talking about me, not Eminem and Dre and everybody else. He'll lose, he knows that. The route that he has to take is the 'I'm a mad gangsta' hardcore route, and ain't nobody gonna believe him."
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(November 2005) Re-released "The Massacre" with an additional DVD of music videos for each song
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The album was certified gold in its first week and platinum the next, and it broke the record for first week sales of any major label debut in the entire Soundscan era. On April 12, 2004 "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" was certified six times platinum by th
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Many sources incorrectly list 50 Cent's birth year as 1976.
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In its first week of release, 50's major label debut "Get Rich Or Die Tryin'" sold 872,000 units. The album was certified gold in its first week and platinum the next, and it broke the record for first week sales of any major label debut.
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"How to Rob", an ode to robbing a slew of industry rappers, was a hit for New York radio. His debut album "Power of the Dollar" was never released, as he was dropped from Columbia Records shortly after his shooting in 2000.
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On March 3, 2005, 50 released the album "The Massacre". It was originally entitled St. Valentine's Day Massacre, but changed when the album release date was set back. He scored a hit with the album's first single "Candy Shop".
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A video game starring 50 Cent, called "50 Cent: Bulletproof," is available on the PlayStation 2 and the Xbox, and there is another version in production for the PlayStation Portable (PSP).
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After the success of 50 Cent's Get Rich Or Die Tryin', Interscope granted 50 Cent his own label. In 2003, G-Unit Records officially came into being. 50 Cent appointed his manager Sha Money XL as the president. In 2003, the label signed on Lloyd Banks
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50 Cent sued a Philadelphia car dealer for $1 million for using his vocabulary without permission. 50 Cent described himself in the lawsuit as "a hugely popular and extremely successful hip-hop music artist... known for his good looks, 'gangsta' img.
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Before starting production of his new album with Eminem and Dre, 50 quickly released another mixtape (a bootleg album of raps over other artists' instrumentals), entitled "No Mercy, No Fear". Some songs on the album, such as "Wanksta" appeared to be
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Appears in Tony Yayo's video "Curious"
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Public service announcement for The ONE Campaign [www.one.org] (2005)
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TV commercial for Reebok (2005)
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Music video for Young Buck: "Look At Me Now/Bonafide Hustler"
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appeared in Music video- Eminem's "Sing for the Moment"
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50 Cent has released a memoir (his first) about his life up to his success. The book is titled "From Pieces to Weight: Once Upon a Time in Southside Queens" and was released on August 9, 2005.
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50 Cent stars in the semi-autobiographical 2005 film "Get Rich or Die Tryin'," helmed by " My Left Foot" director Jim Sheridan and co-starring Joy Bryant and Terrence Howard.
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After the release of Beg For Mercy from his group G-Unit, he teamed up with Reebok to release his own G-Unit Sneakers. He also invested in bottled water and his own clothing line. 50 Cent appeared on an episode of The Simpsons entitled, Pranksta Rap
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a taping of The O'Reilly Factor, conservative commentator Bill O'Reilly has urged boycotts against rap music. O'Reilly named 50 Cent as a target of his crusade to prevent rappers who promote bad behavior from endorsing mainstream merchandise.
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AboutCurtis James Jackson, known commonly as 50 Cent, born on July 6, 1975 in Queens, New York is a popular African-American rapper, also known as Fiddy or Fifty, who rose to fame following the success of his 2003 debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin'.
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50 Cent also has a rivalry with Shyne, Nas, Joe Budden, Fat Joe, Jadakiss and D-Block
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While collaborating with local talent in Pittsburgh, 50 Cent is alleged to have been involved in a verbal altercation that escalated until 50 Cent threw a Stouffer's frozen dinner through the recording booth glass, injuring a person's face.
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50 Cent appeared on a J-Lo remix of "I'm Gonna Be Alright."
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His first single for Aftermath, "Wanksta," first appeared on the 8 Mile soundtrack
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G-unit Members: 50 Cent,Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks, Sha Money XL, Prov, Bang Em Surf, Ice, Bolo
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In the spring of 2000, 50 Cent was shot in the face, hand and legs by a man with a nine millimeter at close range. He survived a total of nine bullets.
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50 Cent writes comedies in his spare time and already has some film opportunities in the works, including a possible movie deal.
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50 Cent reports that he was was offered millions more to sign to other record labels, but decided on Shady because he knew he would have the freedom to say whatever he wanted on a record.
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Guerilla Unit is the short name for his group G-unit.
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