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50 Cent

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Also Known As:
Fiddy, Fifty Cent
Height:
5' 11"
Hometown:
Queens

Bio:
50 Cent (born Curtis James Jackson III on July 6, 1975 in Queens, New York, ) is an American rapper and actor. 50 Cent, while growing up in NYC, began selling drugs as a teenager. At age 18, 50 was arrested for selling to an undercover cop and after police raided his home, finding drugs and guns. He was sentenced to three to nine years in prison, but served six months in boot camp and earned his GED. In the late 1990’s, 50 began rapping and he made his first appearance on the Onyx jam, “React.” 50 used the rap mixtape circuit to build a buzz, eventually catching the attention of Eminem, who put a 50 Cent song on the 8 Mile soundtrack. In 2003, 50 released his debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin’. It appeared at the number 1 position on the Billboard 200, kicking off 50’s continued success. Over the next decade, 50 would become a fixture in the hip-hop world, staring G-Unit Records, named after his G-Unit rap group. He also would release four more albums. His album, Street King Immortal, was set for a summer 2012 release but problems with Interscope Records delayed its released. 50 left Interscope and released Animal Ambition in 2014. 50 planned to release the delayed Street King Immortal in 2015. However, he declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July of that year. In addition to music, 50 has acted in movies like Southpaw and Escape Plan, and has produced the drama series, Power.

Best Known For:
50 Cent is best known for being an influential rapper, and for getting shot nine times. He is also popular for his hit “In Da Club.”

Personal Life:
50 Cent used to date long term girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins. They have one son, Marquise Jackson, (born 1997). 50 and model Daphene Joy had a child, Sire Jackson, in 2012. 50’s ex-girlfriend, Lastonia Leviston, sued him in 2010 for releasing a sex tape of them without her permission. 50 was found guilty and was ordered to pay her $5 million dollars.

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50 Cent Claims Trump Campaign Offered Him $1M For Support After Alleging Lil Wayne Accepted Cash Deal

The Trump campaign was willing to pay a pretty penny for 50 Cent’s support, the rapper alleged on ‘The View’ — and claimed that Lil Wayne took the deal.

November 18, 2020
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50 Cent Trolls Lil Wayne Over Firearm Charges & Tells Him To Call Trump To Avoid Jail

50 Cent wasted no time in teasing Lil Wayne over his federal firearm charge. After learning that Weezy could be headed to jail, Fiddy suggested he call his buddy Donald Trump to bail him out.

November 17, 2020
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50 Cent Jokes That Donald Trump Is ‘Going To Jail’ As POTUS Calls For Vote Counting To Stop

50 Cent called out Donald Trump on Twitter after the president demanded states stop counting votes, joking that he would be ‘going to jail’ soon.

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Lil Nas X Claps Back At 50 Cent & Haters For Shading His Nicki Minaj Halloween Costume

Lil Nas X was perfection with his Halloween costume, where he dressed up as Nicki Minaj from her ‘Super Bass’ video. He’s now hitting back at 50 Cent and others who dissed his homage to Barbs.

November 2, 2020
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Lil Wayne Gets Torched By Former Trump Supporter 50 Cent After Endorsing Donald: ‘Oh No’

Although 50 Cent initially called out Joe Biden, the rapper insisted that he ‘would have never’ took the same picture that Lil Wayne did with Donald Trump.

October 29, 2020
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50 Cent Denounces Trump After Chelsea Handler Says She’ll Give Him Another Try If He Does

50 Cent publicly spoke out against Donald Trump, just days after announcing his support for him, when responding to a video that showed his ex Chelsea Handler saying she may ‘seal the deal’ if he does.

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50 Cent Mocks Busta Rhymes After He Shares Impressive Before & After Pics Of Body Transformation

Instead of supporting Donald Trump on social media, 50 Cent trolled Busta Rhymes on Oct. 23, after the rapper shared shirtless before and after photos of his body evolution — noting that he’s in the best shape of his life!

October 23, 2020
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