INFORMATION
Born In : | New York City, U.S. |
Occupation(s) : | rapper, songwriter, actor, television producer, record executive, businessman |
Genres : | hip-hop |
Web Site : | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Cent |
Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, television producer, and businessman. Born in the South Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, Jackson began pursuing a musical career in 2000, when he produced Power of the Dollar for Columbia Records; however, days before the planned release, he was shot, and the album was never released. In 2002, after 50 Cent released the mixtape Guess Who’s Back? he was discovered by Eminem and signed to Shady Records, under the aegis of Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records.