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50 Cent is the artistic name of Curtis James Jackson III, born in 1975. 50 cent is an American rapper who has gained massive popularity in the U.S. and all over the world and was introduced to the music industry by Eminem.

50 Cent started writing his rap lyrics very soon, but he only took his talent seriously, after his son was born.

Jam Master Jay from Run-DMC hired 50 Cent for his label and started teaching some things about recording and production. In 2000, before starting to film the video “Thug Love” with destiny’s Child he was shot in the street 9 times, throughout the whole body (!). 50 Cent was shot on each leg, thorax, chest, jaw, arm, ankle, tummy and toe!! How he survived is absolutely amazing…talking about a superhero! Naturally, this life changing experience changed his mind and spirit. 50 Cent came back feeling stronger than ever. After showing some mixtapes to Eminem, he was introduced to Dr Dre and later signed with his label, Interscope Records which took him to a high popularity degree.

He participated in the soundtrack of “8 Mile” and even created a computer video game where he features some previously unreleased tunes. 50 cent also had some movie experiences, the most famous being the hit “Get Rich or die tryin’”, where he shows lots of the hard experiences he had over his last time in the streets.

There are a lot of rappers and hip hop musicians that criticize 50 Cent for his commercial lyrics.

They say he isn’t true to hip hop and is infatuated with an excessively money centred lifestyle. Most of his video clips are filled with huge cars, loads of bling, nasty girls and money.

Nevertheless, you gotta give credit to 50 Cent for how he overcame such a tough situation like taking 9 shots and building a successful career full of hits.

50 Cent’s work includes: Get Rich or Die Tryin’ (2003), The Massacre (2005), Curtis (2007), Before I Self Destruct (2008).

Artists like 50 Cent are a great and clear example that it takes hard work, talent and perseverance to have success in the music industry. You gotta now the right people but you also gotta have something to tell, or some good beat to show the world.

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