50 Cent
- January 5, 2024
- Rapper
Quick Facts
Full Name | 50 Cent |
Occupation | Rapper |
Date Of Birth | Jul 6, 1975(1975-07-06) |
Age | 49 |
Birthplace | New York City |
Country | United States |
Birth City | New York State |
Horoscope | Cancer |
50 Cent Biography
Name | 50 Cent |
Birthday | Jul 6 |
Birth Year | 1975 |
Place Of Birth | New York City |
Home Town | New York State |
Birth Country | United States |
Birth Sign | Cancer |
Children(s) | Marquise Jackson, Sire Jackson |
50 Cent is one of the most popular and richest Rapper who was born on July 6, 1975 in New York City, New York State, United States. Rap sensation who is also a member of the East Coast group G-Unit and was ranked the sixth-best artist of the 2000s by Billboard magazine. His first hit, “In da Club,” became a sensation in 2003. His Get Rich or die Tryin’ album also went 6x platinum.
He has been in feuds with Sean Combs, G-Unit, The Game, and Nas.
On June 29, 1994, 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. 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.
On June 29, 1994, 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. Jackson adopted the nickname “50 Cent” as a metaphor for change. The name was inspired by Kelvin Martin, a 1980s 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.”
His parents named him Curtis Jackson, and he had a son named Marquise Jackson (nicknamed 25 Cent) on October 13, 1997 with his girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins. He also had a son named Sire Jackson with model Daphne Joy.
50 Cent Net Worth
Net Worth | $30 Million |
Source Of Income | Rapper |
House | Living in own house. |
50 Cent is one of the richest Rapper from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, 50 Cent 's net worth $30 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
After his mother died, he moved in with his grandparent’s and his eight aunts and uncles. He competed in the Junior Olympics as a boxer.
He is notorious for surviving nine gunshot wounds in 2000 and released Guess Who’s Back? in 2002. Eminem discovered him and connected him with Dr. Dre that same year.
Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, producer, and entrepreneur. Born in the South Jamaica neighborhood of the borough of Queens, Jackson began selling drugs at age twelve during the 1980s crack epidemic. He later began pursuing a musical career and in 2000 he produced Power of the Dollar for Columbia Records, but days before the planned release he was shot and the album was never released. In 2002, after Jackson released the compilation album 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.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Height | 6 feet 0 inches |
50 Cent height 6 feet 0 inches 50 weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is 50 Cent Dating?
According to our records, 50 Cent is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, 50 Cent’s is not dating anyone.
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On May 24, 2000, 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. 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 9mm handgun. Jackson was shot in the hand, arm, hip, both legs, chest, and left cheek. His facial wound resulted in a swollen tongue, the loss of a wisdom tooth and a slightly slurred voice; his friend was wounded in the hand. They were driven to a hospital, where Jackson spent thirteen days. The alleged attacker, Darryl Baum, Mike Tyson’s close friend and bodyguard, was killed three weeks later.
Facts & Trivia
50 Ranked on the list of most popular Rapper. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. 50 Cent celebrates birthday on July 6 of every year.
In 2002, 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 2003, and registration issued in 2004. He has since filed for additional trademark registrations.
What was 50 Cent shot with?
On May 24, 2000, 50 Cent was attacked by a gunman outside his grandmother’s home in Queens with a 9mm handgun and was shot in his hands, legs, hips, arms, chest, and left cheek.
How much is 50 Cent worth right now?
Net Worth:$52 Million
Name:| 50 Cent
Salary:| $5 Million +
Monthly Income:| $0.5 Million +
Date of Birth:| July 6, 1975
How many times has 50 Cent been married?
As of the time of publishing this article (April 2022), 50 Cent is unmarried and does not have a wife. Despite not being married, 50 Cent has been romantically linked with several women, many of them from the American entertainment industry.
What did 50 Cent son do to him?
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