FULL NAME: Curtis Jackson
BIRTHDAY: July 6, 1976
BIRTHPLACE: South Side Jamaica, Queens -NY-
PARENTS: Sabrina Jackson (died when he was 8, so he moved in w/his grandparents) -50 never knew his father
SCHOOL/ED: Attended Andrew Jackson High School, but got kicked out in 10th grade for posession of crack *Later got his GED in jail
SON: Marquise Jackson (6 years old)
FORMER JOB: Hustling-started at 12 years old, selling crack
INSPIRATION: Jam Master Jay taught him how to format songs and told him to keep rappin
NEARLY SHOT TO DEATH: May 24, 2000-Shot 9 times in a drive-by near his grandma's house
Injuries included: Hand, hip, calf, chest, and his face (bullet went through his left cheek and knocked out a tooth and a piece of his gum)
50'S RAP GROUP: *The G- Unit (Guerilla Unit)* Including: Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks, Sha Money XL, Prov, Bang Em Surf, Ice, Bolo
LABEL BEFORE SIGNING TO SHADY RECORDS: JMJ, then Columbia Records...but 50 says they were wack. They never released his Power of a Dollar album cuz of his "dangerous reputation".
50 Cent Did U Know??
~50 Cent, like EM, is left-handed.
~50 says his name is a metaphor for change and also the name of the gangsta in Fort Greene.
~50's favorite song on Get Rich Or Die Tryin is "Many Men."
~50 says he doesn't know where he'd be today without Jay-Z. After 50 dissed Jay-Z on "Problem Child" and Jay responded to it on "It's Hot (Some Like It Hot)," it gave him the street cred that led to his present day fame.
~50 has never had a real blue/white collar job.
~When 50 was signed to Columbia, he appeared on J-Lo's remix to "I'm Gonna Be Alright."
~EM 1st listened to 50 as a fan. He used to bump 50's Guess Who's Back album and the 1st G-Unit CD, so he introduced it to Dre. They arranged a meeting in Hollywood and decided to add 50 to the Shady Records family.
~50 was offered millions more to sign to other labels, but decided on Shady because he knew he would have the freedom to say whatever he wanted on a record.
~The most important thing to 50 is fitting in w/Dre an EM.
~Before signing 50 to his label, EM battled him to make sure he was worthy enough. EM won, but 50 says it's only cuz he "cheated" by making 50 go 1st.
~A video for "Places To Go," the song 50 had on the 8 Mile soundtrack, was planned before "Wanksta"'s success on the radio.
~Ebony is the name of the model who appears in 50's "Wanksta" and "21 Questions" videos. Marquise, his son, appears at the beginning of the "Wanksta" video.
~50 wants autobiography of himself published called #1 With 9 Bullets, for $1,000,000.
~50 writes comedies in his spare time and already has some film opportunities in the works. He will be making an 8 Mile type movie soon.
~The 1st album dropping off of 50's G-Unit Records is going to be Lloyd Banks' LP coming in August.
~G-Unit clothing will soon be available...along with EM's Shady Clothing. He will also have his own G-Unit shoes by Reebok.
