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50 Cent
American rapper and actor (born )
For other uses, see 50 Cent (disambiguation).
Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, ),[3] known professionally as 50 Cent,[n 1] is an American rapper, actor, and television producer.
Born in South Jamaica, a neighborhood of Queens, Jackson began pursuing a musical career in In –, he recorded his debut album Power of the Dollar for Columbia Records; however, he was struck by nine bullets during a shooting in May , causing its release to be cancelled and Jackson to be dropped from the label.
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His 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.[5][6]
His debut studio album, Get Rich or Die Tryin' (), was released to critical acclaim and commercial success.
Peaking atop the Billboard , it spawned the Billboard Hot number one singles "In da Club" and "21 Questions" (featuring Nate Dogg), and received nonuple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). That same year, he launched the record label G-Unit Records, 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 (), 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 () and Before I Self Destruct ()—both were met with critical and commercial declines—and aimed for a return to his roots with his fifth album, Animal Ambition (), 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 (–), as well as its numerous spin-offs under his company G-Unit Films and Television Inc.[7]
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.[8] In his acting career, Jackson first starred in the semi-autobiographical film Get Rich or Die Tryin' (), which was critically panned.
He was also cast in the war film Home of the Brave (), and the crime thriller Righteous Kill (). Billboard ranked Jackson as 17th on their "50 Greatest Rappers" list in ,[9] and named him the sixth top artist of the s decade.[10]Rolling Stone ranked Get Rich or Die Tryin' and "In da Club" in its lists of the " Best Albums of the s" and " Best Songs of the s" at numbers 37 and 13, respectively.[11][12]
Early life
Jackson was born in the borough of Queens, New York City, and raised in its South Jamaica neighborhood[3] by his mother Sabrina.
Sabrina, a drug dealer, raised Jackson until she died in a fire when Jackson was eight years old.[13][14] Jackson revealed in an interview that his mother was a lesbian.[15][16] After his mother's death and his father's departure, Jackson was raised by his grandparents.[17]
He began boxing at about age 11, and when he was 14, a neighbor opened a boxing gym for local youth.
"When I wasn't killing time in school, I was sparring in the gym or selling crack on the strip," Jackson remembered.[18] He sold crack during primary school.[19] "I was competitive in the ring and hip-hop is competitive too&#; I think rappers condition themselves like boxers, so they all kind of feel like they're the champ."[20]
At age 12, Jackson began dealing narcotics when his grandparents thought he was in after-school programs,[21] and brought guns and drug money to school.
In the tenth grade, he was caught by metal detectors at Andrew Jackson High School: "I was embarrassed that I got arrested like that&#; After I got arrested I stopped hiding it. I was telling my grandmother [openly], 'I sell drugs.'"[22]
On June 29, , Jackson was arrested for selling four vials of cocaine to an undercover police officer.
He was arrested again three weeks later, when police searched his home and found heroin, ten ounces of crack cocaine, and a starting pistol. Although Jackson was sentenced to three to nine years in prison, he served six months in a boot camp and earned his GED. He has said that he did not use cocaine himself.[17][23][24] Jackson adopted the nickname "50 Cent" as a metaphor for change.[25] The name was inspired by Kelvin Martin, a s Brooklyn robber known as "50 Cent"; Jackson chose it "because it says everything I want it to say.
I'm the same kind of person 50 Cent was. I provide for myself by any means."[26]
Career
– Rise to fame, shooting, and early mixtapes
Jackson began rapping in a friend's basement, where he used turntables to record over instrumentals.[27] In , a friend introduced him to Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC, who was establishing Jam Master Jay Records.
Jay taught him how to count bars, write choruses, structure songs, and make records.[28][29] Jackson's first appearance was on "React" with Onyx, for their album Shut 'Em Down. He credited Jam Master Jay for improving his ability to write hooks,[20] and Jay produced Jackson's first (unreleased) album.[14] In , after Jackson left Jam Master Jay, the platinum-selling producers Trackmasters signed him to Columbia Records.
They sent him to an upstate New York studio, where he produced 36 songs in two weeks;[13] 18 were included on his album, Power of the Dollar.[30] Jackson founded Hollow Point Entertainment with former G-Unit member Bang 'Em Smurf.[31][32]
Jackson's popularity began to grow after the successful, controversial underground single "How to Rob", which he wrote in a half-hour car ride to a studio.[25][33] The track comically describes how he would rob famous artists.
Jackson explained the song's rationale: "There's a hundred artists on that label, you gotta separate yourself from that group and make yourself relevant."[25] Rappers Jay-Z, Kurupt, Sticky Fingaz, Big Pun, Wyclef Jean, and the Wu-Tang Clan responded to the track,[33] and Nas invited Jackson to join him on his Nastradamus tour.[34] Although "How to Rob" was intended to be released with "Thug Love" (with Destiny's Child), two days before he was scheduled to film the "Thug Love" music video, Jackson was shot and hospitalized.[35]
On May 24, , Jackson was attacked by a gunman outside his grandmother's former home in South Jamaica.
After getting into a friend's car, he was asked to return to the house to get some jewelry; his son was in the house, and his grandmother was in the front yard.[citation needed] Jackson returned to the back seat of the car, and another car pulled up nearby; an assailant walked up and fired nine shots at close range with a 9mmhandgun.
Jackson was shot in the hand, arm, hip, both legs, chest, and left cheek.[14][22][36] His facial wound resulted in a swollen tongue, the loss of a wisdom tooth and a slightly slurred voice;[22][34][37] his friend was wounded in the hand.
They were driven to a hospital, where Jackson spent 13 days. The alleged attacker, Darryl "Homicide" Baum, Mike Tyson's close friend and bodyguard,[38] was killed three weeks later.[39]
Jackson recalled the shooting: "It happens so fast that you don't even get a chance to shoot back&#; I was scared the whole time&#; I was looking in the rear-view mirror like, 'Oh shit, somebody shot me in the face!
It burns, burns, burns.'"[22] In his autobiography, From Pieces to Weight: Once upon a Time in Southside Queens, he wrote: "After I got shot nine times at close range and didn't die, I started to think that I must have a purpose in life&#; How much more damage could that shell have done?
Give me an inch in this direction or that one, and I'm gone."[17] Jackson used a walker for six weeks and fully recovered after five months. When he left the hospital, he stayed in the Poconos with his girlfriend and son, and his workout regime helped him develop a muscular physique.[14][22][40]
In the hospital, Jackson signed a publishing deal with Columbia Records before he was dropped from the label and blacklisted by the recording industry because of his song, "Ghetto Qu'ran".
Unable to work in a U.S. studio, he went to Canada.[41][42] With business partner Sha Money XL, Jackson recorded over thirty songs for mixtapes to build a reputation. In a HitQuarters interview, Marc Labelle of Shady RecordsA&R said that Jackson used the mixtape circuit to his advantage: "He took all the hottest beats from every artist and flipped them with better hooks.
They then got into all the markets on the mixtapes and all the mixtape DJs were messing with them."[43] Jackson's popularity increased, and in he released the mixtape Guess Who's Back?. He then released 50 Cent Is the Future backed by G-Unit, a mixtape revisiting material by Jay-Z and Raphael Saadiq.[30]
– Mainstream breakthrough, Get Rich or Die Tryin', and The Massacre
“One of the things that excited me about Tupac was even if he was rhymin’ the simplest words in the world, you felt like he meant it and it came from his heart.
That’s the thing with That same aura. That’s been missing since we lost Pac and Biggie.
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—Eminem about signing 50 Cent[44]
In , Eminem heard Jackson's Guess Who's Back? album, received from Jackson's attorney (who was working with Eminem's manager, Paul Rosenberg).[35] Impressed, Eminem invited Jackson to fly to Los Angeles and introduced him to Dr.
Dre.[14][28][35] After signing a $1&#;million record deal,[28] Jackson released No Mercy, No Fear. The mixtape featured one new track, "Wanksta", which appeared on Eminem's 8 Mile soundtrack.[30] Jackson was also signed by Violator Management and Sha Money XL's Money Management Group.[citation needed] 50 Cent released his debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin' (described by AllMusic as "probably the most hyped debut album by a rap artist in about a decade"), in February [45]Rolling Stone noted its "dark synth grooves, buzzy keyboards and a persistently funky bounce", with Jackson complementing the production in "an unflappable, laid-back flow".[46] It debuted at number one on the Billboard , selling , copies in its first four days.[47] The lead single, "In da Club" (noted by The Source for its "blaring horns, funky organs, guitar riffs and sparse hand claps"),[48] set a Billboard record as the most listened-to song in radio history within a week.[49]
Interscope began funding and distributing for Jackson's label, G-Unit Records, in [50] He signed Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo and Young Buck as members of G-Unit, and The Game was later signed in a joint venture with Dr.
Dre's Aftermath Entertainment. G-Unit Records replaced Jackson's previous imprint, Rotten Apple Entertainment.[51] 50 Cent executive produced Lloyd Banks's June debut studio album, The Hunger for More, which achieved Platinum status in America. 50 Cent also contributed vocals to Lloyd Banks's hit single, "On Fire".
In March , 50 Cent's second commercial album, The Massacre, sold &#;million copies in its first four days (the highest in an abbreviated sales cycle[47]) and was number one on the Billboard for six weeks.[52] He was the first solo artist with three singles in the Billboard top five in the same week with "Candy Shop", "Disco Inferno" and "How We Do".[53] According to Rolling Stone, "50's secret weapon is his singing voice&#;- the deceptively amateur-sounding tenor croon that he deploys on almost every chorus".[54] 50 Cent's video game, 50 Cent: Bulletproof was released in November 50 Cent portrays himself and provides his likeness and voice in the video game, with the video game also featuring music from his first two studio albums.
After The Game's departure Jackson signed Olivia and rap veterans Mobb Deep to G-Unit Records, with Spider Loc, M.O.P., 40 Glocc and Young Hot Rod later joining the label, who all eventually departed the label.[55][56] Jackson expressed an interest in working with rappers other than G-Unit, such as Lil' Scrappy of BME, LL Cool J of Def Jam, Mase of Bad Boy and Freeway of Roc-A-Fella, and recorded with several.[57]
– Curtis, sales battle with Kanye West, and Before I Self Destruct
In September , 50 Cent released his third album, Curtis, which was inspired by his life before Get Rich or Die Tryin'.[58] It debuted at number two on the Billboard , selling , copies during its first week.[59] It sold behind Kanye West's Graduation, released the same day; the outcome of this highly-publicized sales battle between Jackson and West has been accredited to the commercial decline of the gangsta rap and "bling era" style that previously dominated mainstream hip-hop.[60]
On the September 10, , episode of Total Request Live, Jackson said his fourth studio album, Before I Self Destruct, would be "done and released in November".
He released "Ok, You're Right", produced by Dr. Dre for Before I Self Destruct, on May 18, , and was scheduled to appear in a fall episode of VH1's Behind the Music. On September 3, , Jackson posted a video [61] for the Soundkillers' Phoenix-[62] produced track, "Flight ", introducing his mixtape and book (The 50th Law).
Best biography of stalin Retrieved September 30, Archived from the original on March 26, See more. He said that he wrote six songs for the album and did not receive proper credit, which The Game denied.The song, with lyrics inspiring speculation about tension between Jackson and Jay-Z, was a bonus track on the iTunes version of Before I Self Destruct.[63]Before I Self Destruct was released on November 9, and debuted at number 5 on the Billboard , giving 50 Cent his fourth consecutive top 5 album in the U.S.[64]
– New musical directions, new business ventures, and Animal Ambition
In a interview, Jackson said he was working on a Eurodance album, Black Magic, inspired by European nightclubs: "First they played hip-hop which suddenly changed to uptempo songs, known as Eurodance".[65] He later said he had changed his next album to The Return of the Heartless Monster after writing different material when he returned home from the Invitation Tour in , shelving Black Magic.[66][67] On September 3, Jackson supported Eminem on his and Jay-Z's The Home & Home Tour, performing "Crack A Bottle" with Eminem and Dr.
Dre amid rumors of tension between Jackson and Dre.[68][69]
He "recorded 20 songs to a whole different album concept" before putting them aside,[70] wanting his new album to have the "aggression" of Get Rich or Die Tryin'.[71][72] Jackson tweeted that the album was "80 percent done" and fans could expect it in the summer of It was ultimately delayed a year due to disagreements with Interscope Records, with Jackson saying that he would release it in November [73] with a different title than Black Magic.[73] Eminem would appear on the album, and Jackson said he was working with new producers such as Boi-1da and Alex da Kid.[74]Cardiak, who produced Lloyd Banks' "Start It Up", confirmed that he produced a song for the upcoming album.[75]
Jackson released a song, "Outlaw", from his fifth album on the Internet on June 16, [76] The single, produced by Cardiak, was released on iTunes on July 19[77] (although Jackson tweeted that it was not the album's first single).[78] The rapper planned to write a semi-autobiographical young-adult novel about bullying, different from his previous books which focused on his life and the rules of power.
According to the book's publisher, the first-person novel (about a year-old schoolyard bully "who finds redemption as he faces what he's done")[79] was scheduled for publication in January
In a series of tweets, Jackson said that the delay of his fifth album was due to disagreements with Interscope Records,[73] later suggesting that it would be released in November with his headphone line (SMS by 50).[73] He speculated to MTV News about not renewing his five-album contract with Interscope: "I don't know&#; It will all be clear in the negotiations following me turning this actual album in.
And, of course, the performance and how they actually treat the work will determine whether you still want to stay in that position or not."[80]
On June 20, , Jackson announced the release of Before I Self Destruct II after his fifth album.[81] Although he planned to shoot a music video for the fifth album's lead single, "I'm On It", on June 26[82] the video was never filmed.[83] Jackson told Shade45, "I did four songs in Detroit with Eminem.
I did two with Just Blaze, a Boi-1da joint, and I did something with Alex da Kid. We made two that are definite singles and the other two are the kinds of records that we been making, more aimed at my core audience, more aggressive, more of a different kind of energy to it."[84] He released "Street King Energy Track #7" in September to promote Street King, his charity-based energy drink.[85] An announcement that Jackson was shooting a music video for "Girls Go Wild", the fifth-album lead single featuring Jeremih, was made on September 28, [86][87]
Jackson's fifth album, Street King Immortal, was initially scheduled for a summer release and postponed until November [88][89] Disagreements with Interscope Records about its release and promotion led to its temporary cancellation.
Its first promo single, "New Day" with Dr. Dre and Alicia Keys, was released on July The song was produced by Dr. Dre, mixed by Eminem and written by 50 Cent, Alicia Keys, Royce da 5'9" and Dr. Dre. A solo version by Keys was leaked by her husband, Swizz Beatz. "My Life", the album's second promo single (with Eminem and Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine), was released on November 26,
In January , Jackson said he planned to release Animal Ambition in the first quarter of the year, followed by Street King Immortal.[90][91] On February 20, he left Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, and Interscope, signing with Caroline and Capitol Music Group.[92] According to Jackson, although he owed Interscope another album, he was released from his contract because of his friendship with Eminem and Dr.
Dre: "I'm a special case and situation. It's also because of the leverage of having the strong relationships with Eminem and Dr. Dre. They don't want me to be uncomfortable. They value our friendship to the point that they would never want [to jeopardize] it over that little bit of money."[93]
That day, he announced that Animal Ambition would be released on June 3[94] and released its first track.
The song, "Funeral", was released with a video on Produced by Jake One, it is a continuation of "50 Bars" from a previous album; two more tracks were scheduled for release on March [95] At South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, Jackson performed "Hold On" from the new album.[96] That song and "Don't Worry 'Bout It" were released with accompanying videos on March [97] According to Jackson, prosperity would be a theme of the album: "This project, I had to search for a concept, a really good concept, in my perspective, and that was prosperity.
I outlined all the things that would be a part of prosperity, positive and negative [for Animal Ambition]."[98]
Animal Ambition debuted at number four on the U.S. Billboard , giving 50 Cent his fifth consecutive top five album in the country, while also debuting at number one on Billboard'sIndependent Albums chart.[99]
– Street King Immortal, bankruptcy, and departure from Interscope
On May 14, , Jackson revealed in an interview that the first single from Street King Immortal, would be previewed Memorial Day weekend and would likely be released in June.[] Jackson released "Get Low" on May 20, , as the intended first single from his sixth studio album, Street King Immortal.
The song, produced by Remo the Hitmaker, features vocals from fellow American rappers 2 Chainz and T.I., as well as American singer Jeremih.[] He announced bankruptcy on July 13, []
On March 31, , Interscope Records released 50 Cent's final album for the label, a greatest hits album titled Best Of.
In , Jackson led the executive-producer duties for late rapper Pop Smoke's debut album, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon, having been one of Pop Smoke's biggest inspirations. The album was released on July 3, Jackson curated the album, desiring to finish it after Pop had died. He contacted many of the artists involved, and also features on one of the album tracks, "The Woo".
The Woo also features vocals from fellow American rapper Roddy Ricch.[][]
In , it was reported that Jackson was producing two television series for Starz, an anthology about hip hop and a biographical drama about sports agent Nicole Lynn.[]
In , he became one of the headliners of the music festival Golden Sand in Riviera Maya.[]
In a July interview with The Independent, 50 Cent confirmed that he had officially decided to shelve his Street King Immortal album after it spent a decade in development hell.
He even confirmed that he plans to release a completely new project.[]
–present: Focusing on acting and media production, Super Bowl LVI halftime show performance
In May , Curtis Jackson moved to Houston. This was thought to be for lower taxes, no income tax, and for the rapper scene, as well as other ventures such as writing new screenplays.
Also, Jackson, Horizon United Group, and Houston Independent School District began a partnership on a project that would help high school students learn the business skills that define successful entrepreneurship.[] While living in Houston, Curtis Jackson was in the process of writing screenplays for new crime shows.[]
In August , he was confirmed to be starring in the upcoming Expend4bles film.[]
In September , Starz released BMF, a series based on two brothers in Detroit who ran a drug trafficking and money laundering operation from the mids until Jackson is the executive producer of the show, which is based on a true story.
On February 13, , 50 Cent was a surprise performer in the Super Bowl LVI halftime show,[] receiving a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) in September for the performance.[]
Artistry
Jackson cites Boogie Down Productions, Big Daddy Kane, The Juice Crew, EPMD and KRS-One as his rapping influences, while citing LL Cool J as an inspiration behind his writing of "21 Questions".[][] Jackson also states that he drew influences from Nas, Rakim and The Notorious B.I.G.
while working on Animal Ambition.[]
Business ventures
Jackson has had a highly successful business career. He is financially invested in a highly diversified variety of industries. Jackson is now involved in artist and talent management, record, television, and film production, footwear, apparel, fragrances, liquor, video games, mobile apps, book publishing, headphones, along with health drinks and dietary supplements.[][] His broad business and investment portfolio contains investments in a variety of sectors including real estate, financial market investments, mining, boxing promotion, vodka, fragrances, consumer electronics and fashion.[]
He established his own record label G-Unit Records in following his mainstream success.[] In November , he signed a five-year deal with Reebok to distribute a G-Unit Sneakers line for his G-Unit Clothing Company.[][] In an interview, Jackson said his businesses had a habit of doing well as he saw all of his ventures both past and present as revolving around his alter ego.[][]
Jackson has also started a book publishing imprint, G-Unit Books on January 4, , at the Time Warner Building in New York.[] He has written a number of books including a memoir, From Pieces To Weight in where it sold 73, copies in hardcover and 14, copies in paperback; a crime novel and a book with Robert Greene titled The 50th Law, an urban take on The 48 Laws of Power.[] In November , Jackson released 50 Cent's Playground, a young adult fiction novel about a bullied, violent boy and his gay mother.[]
One of Jackson's first business ventures was a partnership with Glacéau to create an enhanced water drink called Formula In October , Jackson became a beverage investor when he was given a minority share in the company in exchange for becoming a spokesperson after learning that he was a fan of the beverage.
The health conscious Jackson noted that he first learned of the product while at a gym in Los Angeles, and stated that "they do such a good job making water taste good". After becoming a minority shareholder and celebrity spokesperson, Jackson worked with the company to create a new grape flavored "Formula 50" variant of VitaminWater and mentioned the drinks in various songs and interviews.
In , Coca-Cola purchased Glacéau for $&#;billion and, according to Forbes, Jackson, who was a minority shareholder, earned $&#;million from the deal after taxes.[]
Though he no longer has an equity stake in the company, Jackson continues to act as a spokesperson for VitaminWater, supporting the product including singing about it at the BET Awards and expressing his excitement over the company's continuing to allow his input on products.[] He joined Right Guard to introduce a body spray (Pure 50 RGX) and endorsed Magic Stick condoms,[] planning to donate part of their proceeds to increasing HIV awareness.[] Jackson signed a multi-year deal with Steiner Sports to sell his memorabilia,[] and announced plans for a dietary-supplement company in conjunction with his film Spectacular Regret in August [][]
Jackson has founded two film production companies: G-Unit Films in and Cheetah Vision in [][] Cheetah Vision produces low budget action thrillers for foreign film markets across the world.[][] When G-Unit Films folded, he focused on Cheetah Vision and the company obtained $&#;million in funding in [][] In , Jackson revived G-Unit Films, renaming the company to G-Unit Films and Television Inc.[] The company has joint ventures with Will Packer's production company Will Packer Productions and Universal Television.
In over 18 months, Jackson has sold projects to six different networks. Among them was Power, a STARZ drama in which he not only co-stars but also serves as co-creator and executive producer. Power debuted in June and was renewed for a second season after one episode.[][]
Jackson serves as a co-star, co-creator and executive television producer of the STARZ network drama where he signed a 2-year contract with representation coming from the Agency for the Performing Arts.
Ratings have been a success for Starz. with the second-season premiere being the highest-ever season with million people tuning in live.[][][][] "Power" ended in Jackson is the executive producer of three of its spin-offs, "PowerBook II: Ghost," "PowerBook III: Raising Kanan," and "Powerbook IV: Force."
In , Jackson filed an application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to register the term "50 Cent" as a trademark for clothing, sound recordings, and live performances.
The application was published in , and registration issued in [] He has since filed for additional trademark registrations.
In July , Jackson launched a philanthropic initiative to provide food for one billion starving people in Africa by , joining Pure Growth Partners to introduce Street King.[] A portion of the proceeds from each Street King purchase would be used to provide a daily meal to an underprivileged child.
The partnership coincides with Jackson's goal to feed a billion people in Africa during the next five years. "50 Cent and I share a common vision: to address the world's problems through smart and sustainable business models," said Chris Clarke, founder and CEO of Pure Growth Partners. "With the rampant starvation in Africa and hunger afflicting children worldwide, we need socially responsible businesses that affect real change now more than ever." Jackson said, "I'm inspired by Clarke's vision and innovative approaches to tackling serious issues.
It's our mission with Street King to really change children's lives around the world."[][] In , he founded SMS Audio, a consumer-electronics company selling Street by 50 headphones, pledging to donate a portion of their sales to charity.[] In April , SMS announced new co-branding deals with Reebok and Marvel.
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In , Jackson became a minority shareholder in Effen Vodka, a brand of vodka produced in the Netherlands, when he invested undisclosed amount in the company Sire Spirits LLC.[][] He currently[when?] endorses the product via his live concert performances and social media.
The rapper was asked to take part in two promotional bottle signings, one in Oak Creek and another in Sun Prairie. Jackson made an appearance at Liquor Warehouse in Syracuse, New York on April 25, , where he reportedly sold 1, bottles ( gallons) of Jackson's signature liquor brand. Liquor Warehouse's owner George Angeloro reportedly stocked cases (1, bottles or gallons) of Effen Vodka, which sells for $30 a bottle, prior to the event.[][]
In December , Jackson signed a $78 million deal with FRIGO Revolution Wear, a luxury underwear brand.
The joint venture is partnered between Jackson, basketball player Carmelo Anthony, baseball player Derek Jeter and Mathias Ingvarsson, the former president of mattress company Tempur-Pedic.
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Investments
Over the years, Jackson invested his earnings from music and celebrity endorsements in an array of privately controlled companies, real estate, and stocks and bonds.[] A portion of his investments lost value during the recession.[] In December , he told the Canadian press that he had been affected by the recession, losing several million dollars in the stock market.
Unable to sell his Connecticut mansion, Jackson postponed Before I Self-Destruct due to the severity of the economic downturn.[]
His Farmington mansion located on 50 Poplar Hill Drive that he tried to sell for years filed for bankruptcy in Connecticut in listed an asking price for that property in at $10 million but was valued at $ million in He first tried to sell the house in for $ million, and dropped the price several times in the next five years, when it was on and off the market.[]
In January , Jackson reportedly made $10 million after using Twitter to promote a marketing company which he was part shareholder of.
His endorsements company G Unit Brands Inc. revealed through a public SEC filing controls per cent of H&H Imports, which is a parent company of TV Goods – the firm responsible for marketing his range of headphones, Sleek by 50 Cent. Jackson bought stock in the company on November 30, , a week after it offered buyers million shares at 17 cents each.
Jackson later made a stock recommendation on Twitter, causing its share value to rise from four cents to nearly 50 cents each, closing on Monday at 39 cents. Jackson was later investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission for breaching securities laws following his tweet which may have constituted allegations of insider trading via his pump and dump stock investment strategy.[][][]
In , Jackson became a minority investor in Hang w/, a live video broadcasting mobile app used by dozens of celebrities to broadcast their daily activities and chat with fans.
The app was downloaded more than 1 million times since its launch in March and had more than 1 million users as of February&#;[update]. Other minority celebrity investors include former NFL player Terrell Owens and record producer Timbaland.[][][][]
Mining and heavy metals
In , Jackson visited a platinum, palladium and iridium mine shaft in South Africa, and met with South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe in talks of purchasing an equity stake in the mine.[] After his meeting with Motsepe, Jackson considered purchasing equity in the mine and launching his own line of 50 Cent branded platinum.[][]
Boxing promotion
On July 21, , Jackson became a licensed boxingpromoter when he formed his new company, TMT (The Money Team).
Licensed to promote in New York, he was in the process of being licensed in Nevada (where most major fights are held in the U.S.). A former amateur boxer, Jackson signed gold medalist and former featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa and middleweight Olympic medalist Andre Dirrell.[] On July 29, , he and the boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.
signed IBF featherweight champion Billy Dib. They unveiled plans to challenge the box-office dominance of mixed martial arts and change the landscape of boxing with TMT Promotions.[] Boxer Zab Judah also expressed interest in making a deal with Jackson.[] In December , Mayweather and Jackson parted company, with Jackson taking over the promotion company and founding SMS Promotions[] with Gamboa, Dirrell, Dib, James Kirkland, Luis Olivares and Donte Strayhorn in his stable.
Bankruptcy
On July 13, , Jackson filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut with a debt of $32,,[][][] On July 17, , the Court issued an order allowing a creditor to proceed with the punitive damages phase of a trial against Jackson in a New York state court, in connection with the alleged release of a private video.[] His assets were listed as between $10 million and $50 million in his bankruptcy petition, though he testified under oath that he is worth $ million.[] He said that he had between $10 million and $50 million in debt, and the same amount in assets.
Later in the week, Jackson's bankruptcy lawyers elucidated through the court documents that legal fees and judgments exceeding $20 million over the past year were the primary cause of the filing.[]
His filings listed 32 entities that he had a stake in. The bankruptcy came days after a jury ordered him to pay $5 million to rapper Rick Ross's ex-girlfriend Lastonia Leviston for invading her privacy by posting online a sex tape of her and another man.[] In addition, Jackson lost a dispute over a failed business deal involving his Sleek headphones, where Jackson invested more than $2 million.[] An ex-partner accused Jackson of later stealing the design of the "Sleek by 50" headphones, prompting a judge to award the partner more than $ million.[][] His Connecticut bankruptcy filing stated that he owned seven cars valued at more than $,, including a Rolls-Royce and a Chevrolet Coupe.[] His expenses of $, a month included $5, for gardening.
He reported a monthly income of $,, mainly from royalties and income from his external businesses and investments. The court filing said he also owed money to his stylist, his barber, and his fitness coach.[][]
Other details in the bankruptcy documents included information about two deals that sold the right to collect royalties of on-air play of his music.
Half the rights to his portfolio were sold to the British independent music publishing company Kobalt Music Group for $3 million and the other half for another $3 million with the sales of his albums allowing Jackson to own percent of the rights to the master recordings while paying only for distribution.[] Zeisler & Zeisler, a Bridgeport law firm, represented 50 Cent in the bankruptcy, which later resulted in Jackson filing a $75 million lawsuit against his own lawyers.[] He stated that his lawyers did a terrible job of representing him, specifically citing the fallout of his failed venture with Sleek Audio headphones.
He accused Garvey Schubert Barer, a Wall Street law firm, of failing to "employ the requisite knowledge and skill necessary to confront the circumstances of the case".[][][][][][][]
Corporate positions
Personal life
50 Cent has said his life philosophy, following his shooting, is "When your time comes, you go.
I think that comes from God."[] Despite having numerous songs that reference drug and alcohol usage and his ownership of Branson Cognac, Jackson remains a teetotaler, citing a bad experience with alcohol as his main reason.[][]
Forbes noted Jackson's wealth in , ranking him second behind Jay-Z in the rap industry.[] He lived in a Farmington, Connecticut, mansion formerly owned by ex-boxer Mike Tyson.[] Jackson listed the mansion for sale in at $ million to move closer to his son (who lived on Long Island at the time).[] In , the mansion was sold for $ million, with $1 million being donated to tax-deducted charities.[][][]
The mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut, declared October 12, "50 Cent Curtis Jackson Day", honoring the rapper with a proclamation and a key to the city.[] One of Jackson's New York homes, purchased in January for $&#;million and the center of a lawsuit between Jackson and Shaniqua Tompkins, caught fire on May 31, , while he was filming in Louisiana.[]
In December , he told the Canadian press that he had lost several million dollars in the stock market and, unable to sell his Connecticut mansion, had postponed Before I Self-Destruct because of the economic downturn.[] Jackson won a lawsuit in November against Taco Bell over the fast-food chain's use of his name without permission.[]
Family and relationships
On October 13, , Jackson's girlfriend, Shaniqua Tompkins, gave birth to son Marquise.[] Tompkins later sued Jackson for $50&#;million in , saying he promised to take care of her for life.
The suit, with 15 causes of action, was dismissed by a judge who called it "an unfortunate tale of a love relationship gone sour".[][] The two have bickered for years, and have even taken their feud to social media many times.[][]
Marquise's birth changed Jackson's outlook on life: "When my son came into my life, my priorities changed, because I wanted to have the relationship with him that I didn't have with my father."[] He credited his son for inspiring his career and being the "motivation to go in a different direction".[] Despite this, the two have endured a fractured relationship that began when Jackson and Tompkins separated in [] Their feud has been taken to social media numerous times, including in when Jackson disclosed that he "used to" love his son.[] Jackson has a tattoo "Marquise" with an axe on his right biceps ("The axe is 'cause I'm a warrior.
I don't want him to be one, though"),[42] and has "50", "Southside" and "Cold World" on his back: "I'm a product of that environment. It's on my back, though, so it's all behind me".[42]
In , Jackson briefly dated actress Vivica A. Fox. He broke up with her only eight months later on the radio.[]
Jackson dated model Daphne Joy and had his second son, Sire Jackson, with her, on September 1, [][][] At the age of two years, Sire modeled for Kidz Safe, a headphone brand for kids, earning $, through his contract.[]
In , on a post on Instagram to promote his Cognac brand, Jackson stated that he had been practicing celibacy.
Jackson stated: "My new idea is so big, I don’t have time to be distracted I’m practicing abstinence, I have been meditating and focusing on my goals."[] Jackson further clarified his stance during an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, stating, "Listen, when you calm down you can focusI’ve been good to me."[] In the same interview, Jackson also opened up about his decision to not marry, stating that, "I'm safe.
I’m not a happy hostage. I’m here. I’m free. I made some mistakes, just not that oneI want someone I can love in my life too, just not right now, I'm fine."[]
Political views
In , Jackson supported President George W. Bush after rapper Kanye West criticized Bush for a slow response to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.[] If his felony convictions did not prevent him from voting, he said that he would have voted for the president.[] Jackson later said that Bush "has less compassion than the average human.
By all means, I don't aspire to be like George Bush."[] In September , he told Time that although he would not endorse a candidate in , he "liked Hillary [Clinton]".[]
Six months later, the rapper told MTV News that he had switched his support to Barack Obama after hearing him speak, but had lost interest in politics.[][] Asked his opinion of President Obama's May 9, , endorsement of gay marriage, Jackson said, "I'm for it&#; I've encouraged same-sex activities.
I've engaged in fetish areas a couple times."[] He had been criticized for anti-gay comments in the past.[][][]
Jackson endorsed Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the run-up for the U.S. presidential election.[] He rejected an offer of $, from the Trump campaign to make an appearance on the candidate's behalf.[] However, he endorsed Donald Trump in , due to his dislike of Joe Biden's tax plans.[] A week later, he retracted his endorsement, saying on Twitter "Fuck Donald Trump, I never liked him",[] and endorsed Biden.[]
Legal issues
On June 29, , Jackson was arrested for selling four vials of cocaine to an undercover police officer.
He was arrested again three weeks later, when police searched his home and found heroin, ten ounces of crack cocaine and a starter's pistol.
50 cent mini biography of stalin ISSN Archived from the original on October 17, Retrieved February 20, On June 29, , Jackson was arrested for selling four vials of cocaine to an undercover police officer.Although Jackson was sentenced to three to nine years in prison, he served six months in a boot camp (where he earned his high-school equivalency diploma). According to him, he did not use cocaine.[17][24][]
Jackson and four members of his entourage were arrested shortly before 2&#;a.m.
on December 31, , when police found a caliber handgun and a caliber pistol in a parked car (which they searched due to its tinted windows) outside a Manhattan nightclub. The rapper was charged with two counts of criminal possession of a weapon.[]
Jackson was sentenced to two years' probation on July 22, , for a May incident, when he was charged with three counts of assault and battery after jumping into an audience when he was hit by a water bottle.
Lawsuits
Use of image
Jackson filed a lawsuit against an advertising company, Traffix of Pearl River, New York, on July 21, , for using his image in a promotion he said threatened his safety. He was alerted by a staff member to an Internet advertisement on a Myspace page. According to court documents, the advertisement had a cartoon image of the rapper with "Shoot the rapper and you will win $ or five ring tones guaranteed".
Although the ad did not use his name, the image allegedly resembled him and suggested that he endorsed the product. The lawsuit, calling the ad a "vile, tasteless and despicable" use of Jackson's image which "quite literally call[ed] for violence against him", sought unspecified punitive damages and a permanent injunction against the use of his image without permission.[][]
Use of name
In , Jackson sued Taco Bell over an ad campaign in which it invited him to change his name for one day from 50 Cent to 79 Cent, 89 Cent, or 99 Cent, in line with pricing for some of its items, and they would donate $10, to the charity of his choice.
The case was settled out of court.[][]
Janitor incident
While walking through Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in May , Jackson harassed and insulted a janitor at the airport, accusing him of being under the influence. The janitor was a hearing-impaired, autistic teenager named Andrew Farrell.
The parents of the janitor had seen the viral video as disrespect and wanted to sue Jackson for his action against their child. The lawsuit was originally over one million dollars, but the parents settled for a $, donation to Autism Speaks and his apology.[][][][][]
Bamba sample
In , a judge declared that Brandon Parrott gave Dr.
Dre and 50 Cent the rights to "Bamba" for the song "P.I.M.P."[]
Other civil and criminal matters
One of his New York homes, purchased for $&#;million in January and the center of a lawsuit between Jackson and Shaniqua Tompkins, caught fire on May 30, , while he was filming in Louisiana.[] On August 5, , Jackson pleaded not guilty to one count of domestic violence and four counts of vandalism in a Los Angeles County court.
If convicted of all charges, he faced up to five years in prison and a $46, fine. Model-actress Daphne Joy accused Jackson of kicking her and ransacking her bedroom during an argument at her condominium in the Toluca Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles on June He allegedly caused $7, in property damage, leaving the scene before police arrived.[]
Judge Ann Nevins has ordered Jackson back to court because of Instagram messages he made over several months.[]