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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 Spends Day Out With Adorable Son Sire, 7, In Cute Pic: My ‘Little Big Man’

50 Cent looked like he was having the time of his life while spending the day with his seven-year-old son, Sire, in a rare photo that he shared to his Instagram account. The father and son pair smiled at one another and looked so sweet!

August 5, 2020
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50 Cent Apologizes For Mocking Megan Thee Stallion’s Shooting Incident: ‘I Didn’t Think It Was Real’ 

After posting memes that mocked initial reports that Megan Thee Stallion was shot, 50 Cent issued a public apology. His message came after Megan opened up about the incident.

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50 Cent Trolls Nick Cannon After He’s Fired Over ‘Anti-Semitic’ Comments: ‘No More Wilding Out’

50 Cent called out Nick Cannon and asked him what he was doing on his ‘stupid a** podcast’ after he was fired from ‘Wild ‘N Out’ for failing to apologize for making ‘anti-semitic’ comments in a June episode.

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50 Cent & Vivica A. Fox: Why His Boast About Dating ‘Exotic’ Women Hit A ‘Nerve’

17 years after they dated, 50 Cent and Vivica A. Fox got in a spat over his love of ‘exotic’ women. Despite their differences, she doesn’t want to feud with her ex.

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50 Cent Taunts T.I. After Rapper Challenges Him To Verzuz Battle: ‘You Not Ready’

50 Cent is continuing to taunt T.I.’s after the Atlanta rapper challenged him to a ‘Verzuz’ battle. Fif says he’s picked out the first song he’s going to play against Tip, which was a 2008 diss track.

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50 Cent Claims Ex Vivica A. Fox Is ‘Still In Love’ With Him After She Says He ‘Can’t Handle A Black Woman’

50 Cent shared a video of ex Vivica A. Fox saying he has ‘f**kboy tendencies’ in response to his claim that black women get ‘angry’ when he dates ‘exotic’ women.

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50 Cent Claps Back At T.I. After Rival Challenges Him To ‘Verzuz’ Battle

T.I. has thrown down the gauntlet to 50 Cent to let his artistry talk instead of his trolling. After Tip challenged the ‘bully’ to a ‘Verzuz’ battle, Fiddy said he’d been passed some weed.

July 6, 2020
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