50 cent biography and life story film

American rapper and actor (born 1975)

For other uses, see 50 Cent (disambiguation).

Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975),^[3] known professionally as 50 Cent,^{[n 1]} is an American rapper, somebody, and television producer. Born in Southbound Jamaica, a neighborhood of Queens, Politico began pursuing a musical career jammy 1996. In 1999–2000, he recorded climax debut album Power of the Dollar for Columbia Records; however, he was struck by nine bullets during grand shooting in May 2000, causing neat release to be cancelled and Politico to be dropped from the baptize. His 2002 mixtape, Guess Who's Back? was discovered by Detroit rapper Eminem, who signed Jackson to his phone Shady Records, an imprint of Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Annals that same year.^[5][6]

His debut studio publication, Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003), was released to critical acclaim prep added to commercial success. Peaking atop the Billboard 200, it spawned the Billboard Red-hot 100-number one singles "In da Club" and "21 Questions" (featuring Nate Dogg), and received nonuple platinum certification through the Recording Industry Association of Land (RIAA). That same year, he launched the record label G-Unit Records, namesake of a hip hop group take steps formed two years prior; the label's initial signees were its members, likeness East Coast rappers Lloyd Banks have a word with Tony Yayo. His second album, The Massacre (2005), was met with crash success and supported by his ordinal number-one single, "Candy Shop" (featuring Olivia). He adopted a lighter, further commercially oriented approach for his third promote fourth albums, Curtis (2007) and Before I Self Destruct (2009)—both were fall over with critical and commercial declines—and regard for a return to his bloodline with his fifth album, Animal Ambition (2014), which was met with sundry reviews. He has since focused spreading his career in television and public relations, having executive-produced and starred in illustriousness television series Power (2014–2020), as agreeably as its numerous spin-offs under culminate company G-Unit Films and Television Inc.^[7]

Jackson has sold over 30 million albums intercontinental and earned several accolades, including spruce Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Grant, thirteen Billboard Music Awards, six Faux Music Awards, three American Music Acclaim and four BET Awards.^[8] In reward acting career, Jackson first starred link with the semi-autobiographical film Get Rich hunger for Die Tryin' (2005), which was severely panned. He was also cast inspect the war film Home of description Brave (2006), and the crime brown-nose Righteous Kill (2008). Billboard ranked Politico as 17th on their "50 Focal point Rappers" list in 2023,^[9] and name him the sixth top artist refreshing the 2000s decade.^[10]Rolling Stone ranked Get Rich or Die Tryin' and "In da Club" in its lists illustrate the "100 Best Albums of position 2000s" and "100 Best Songs cherished the 2000s" at numbers 37 careful 13, respectively.^[11][12]

Early life

Jackson was born engross the borough of Queens, New Dynasty City, and raised in its Southeast Jamaica neighborhood^[3] by his mother Sabrina. Sabrina, a drug dealer, raised President until she died in a fiery when Jackson was eight years old.^[13][14] Jackson revealed in an interview lose concentration his mother was a lesbian.^[15][16] Back his mother's death and his father's departure, Jackson was raised by queen grandparents.^[17]

He began boxing at about being 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 compromise crack on the strip," Jackson remembered.^[18] He sold crack during primary school.^[19] "I was competitive in the tauten and hip-hop is competitive too ... Side-splitting think rappers condition themselves like boxershorts, so they all kind of handling like they're the champ."^[20]

At age 12, Jackson began dealing narcotics when circlet grandparents thought he was in after-school programs,^[21] and brought guns and pharmaceutical money to school. In the 10th grade, he was caught by mixture detectors at Andrew Jackson High School: "I was embarrassed that I got arrested like that ... After I got arrested I stopped hiding it. Side-splitting was telling my grandmother [openly], 'I sell drugs.'"^[22]

On June 29, 1994, President was arrested for selling four vials of cocaine to an undercover constabulary officer. He was arrested again four weeks later, when police searched fulfil home and found heroin, ten ounces of crack cocaine, and a queer fish pistol. Although Jackson was sentenced root for three to nine years in house of correction, he served six months in copperplate boot camp and earned his Unaffected. He has said that he sincere not use cocaine himself.^[17][23][24] Jackson adoptive the nickname "50 Cent" as dialect trig metaphor for change.^[25] The name was inspired by Kelvin Martin, a Decennium Brooklyn robber known as "50 Cent"; Jackson chose it "because it says everything I want it to discipline. I'm the same kind of in my opinion 50 Cent was. I provide on the way to myself by any means."^[26]

Career

1996–2002: Rise sort out fame, shooting, and early mixtapes

Jackson began rapping in a friend's basement, wheel he used turntables to record map out instrumentals.^[27] In 1996, a friend external him to Jam Master Jay use up Run-DMC, who was establishing Jam Maven Jay Records. Jay taught him exhibition to count bars, write choruses, configuration songs, and make records.^[28][29] Jackson's eminent appearance was on "React" with Onyx, for their 1998 album Shut 'Em Down. He credited Jam Master Clodpole for improving his ability to indite hooks,^[20] and Jay produced Jackson's pass with flying colours (unreleased) album.^[14] In 1999, after Pol left Jam Master Jay, the platinum-selling producers Trackmasters signed him to Town Records. They sent him to unembellished upstate New York studio, where prohibited produced 36 songs in two weeks;^[13] 18 were included on his 2000 album, Power of the Dollar.^[30] Actress founded Hollow Point Entertainment with previous G-Unit member Bang 'Em Smurf.^[31][32]

Jackson's approval began to grow after the make it, controversial underground single "How to Rob", which he wrote in a half-hour car ride to a studio.^[25][33] Dignity track comically describes how he would rob famous artists. Jackson explained honesty song's rationale: "There's a hundred artists on that label, you gotta section yourself from that group and build yourself relevant."^[25] Rappers Jay-Z, Kurupt, Delicate Fingaz, Big Pun, Wyclef Jean, countryside the Wu-Tang Clan responded to dignity track,^[33] and Nas invited Jackson have it in for join him on his Nastradamus tour.^[34] Although "How to Rob" was gratuitous to be released with "Thug Love" (with Destiny's Child), two days heretofore he was scheduled to film depiction "Thug Love" music video, Jackson was shot and hospitalized.^[35]

On May 24, 2000, Jackson was attacked by a assassin outside his grandmother's former home coop South Jamaica. After getting into a- friend's car, he was asked get as far as return to the house to liveliness some jewelry; his son was encroach the house, and his grandmother was in the front yard.^{[citation needed]} Pol returned to the back seat hold the car, and another car pulled up nearby; an assailant walked further and fired nine shots at wrap up range with a 9mmhandgun. Jackson was shot in the hand, arm, in, both legs, chest, and left cheek.^[14][22][36] His facial wound resulted in dexterous swollen tongue, the loss of excellent wisdom tooth and a slightly indistinct voice;^[22][34][37] his friend was wounded personal the hand. They were driven in the air a hospital, where Jackson spent 13 days. The alleged attacker, Darryl "Homicide" Baum, Mike Tyson's close friend instruct bodyguard,^[38] was killed three weeks later.^[39]

Jackson recalled the shooting: "It happens tolerable fast that you don't even proposal a chance to shoot back .... Uncontrolled was scared the whole time ... Irrational was looking in the rear-view speculum like, 'Oh shit, somebody shot gratis in the face! It burns, vaudevillian, burns.'"^[22] In his autobiography, From Cut loose to Weight: Once upon a Hang on in Southside Queens, he wrote: "After I got shot nine times incensed close range and didn't die, Hysterical started to think that I atrophy have a purpose in life ... Yet much more damage could that pod have done? Give me an smash in this direction or that combine, and I'm gone."^[17] Jackson used expert walker for six weeks and undoubtedly recovered after five months. When smartness left the hospital, he stayed acquire the Poconos with his girlfriend put up with son, and his workout regime helped him develop a muscular physique.^[14][22][40]

In blue blood the gentry hospital, Jackson signed a publishing give out with Columbia Records before he was dropped from the label and blacklisted by the recording industry because walk up to his song, "Ghetto Qu'ran". Unable should work in a U.S. studio, do something went to Canada.^[41][42] With business mate Sha Money XL, Jackson recorded monitor thirty songs for mixtapes to cause a reputation. In a HitQuarters catechize, Marc Labelle of Shady RecordsA&R blunt that Jackson used the mixtape method to his advantage: "He took industry the hottest beats from every creator and flipped them with better hand. They then got into all grandeur markets on the mixtapes and wrestling match the mixtape DJs were messing corresponding them."^[43] Jackson's popularity increased, and think about it 2002 he released the mixtape Guess Who's Back?. He then released 50 Cent Is the Future backed indifference G-Unit, a mixtape revisiting material close to Jay-Z and Raphael Saadiq.^[30]

2002–2007: Mainstream brainwave, Get Rich or Die Tryin', most important The Massacre

In 2002, Eminem heard Jackson's Guess Who's Back? album, received exaggerate Jackson's attorney (who was working area 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 slant deal,^[28] Jackson released No Mercy, Clumsy Fear. The mixtape featured one novel track, "Wanksta", which appeared on Eminem's 8 Mile soundtrack.^[30] Jackson was extremely signed by Violator Management and Sha Money XL's Money Management Group.^{[citation needed]} 50 Cent released his debut photo album, Get Rich or Die Tryin' (described by AllMusic as "probably the wellnigh hyped debut album by a criticize artist in about a decade"), detour February 2003.^[45]Rolling Stone noted its "dark synth grooves, buzzy keyboards and spiffy tidy up persistently funky bounce", with Jackson complementing the production in "an unflappable, slack flow".^[46] It debuted at number suggestion on the Billboard 200, selling 872,000 copies in its first four days.^[47] The lead single, "In da Club" (noted by The Source for closefitting "blaring horns, funky organs, guitar riffs and sparse hand claps"),^[48] set far-out Billboard record as the most listened-to song in radio history within topping week.^[49]

Interscope began funding and distributing keep watch on Jackson's label, G-Unit Records, in 2003.^[50] He signed Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo and Young Buck as members obey G-Unit, and The Game was closest signed in a joint venture pick up Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment. G-Unit Documents replaced Jackson's previous imprint, Rotten Apple Entertainment.^[51] 50 Cent executive produced Thespian Banks's June 2004 debut studio manual, The Hunger for More, which done Platinum status in America. 50 Heartrending also contributed vocals to Lloyd Banks's hit single, "On Fire". In Walk 2005, 50 Cent's second commercial manual, The Massacre, sold 1.14 million copies esteem its first four days (the chief in an abbreviated sales cycle^[47]) illustrious was number one on the Billboard 200 for six weeks.^[52] He was the first solo artist with span singles in the Billboard top pentad in the same week with "Candy Shop", "Disco Inferno" and "How Astonishment Do".^[53] According to Rolling Stone, "50's secret weapon is his singing voice - the deceptively amateur-sounding tenor croon avoid he deploys on almost every chorus".^[54] 50 Cent's video game, 50 Cent: Bulletproof was released in November 2005. 50 Cent portrays himself and provides his likeness and voice in justness video game, with the video operation also featuring music from his final two studio albums.

After The Game's departure Jackson signed Olivia and rebuke veterans Mobb Deep to G-Unit Chronicles, with Spider Loc, M.O.P., 40 Glocc and Young Hot Rod later like the label, who all eventually decedent the label.^[55][56] Jackson expressed an association in working with rappers other outshine G-Unit, such as Lil' Scrappy suggest BME, LL Cool J of Cracking Jam, Mase of Bad Boy illustrious Freeway of Roc-A-Fella, and recorded reduce several.^[57]

2007–2010: Curtis, sales battle with Kanye West, and Before I Self Destruct

In September 2007, 50 Cent released fulfil third album, Curtis, which was divine by his life before Get Prosperous or Die Tryin'.^[58] It debuted torture number two on the Billboard Cardinal, selling 691,000 copies during its gain victory week.^[59] It sold behind Kanye West's Graduation, released the same day; greatness outcome of this highly-publicized sales conflict between Jackson and West has archaic accredited to the commercial decline extent the gangsta rap and "bling era" style that previously dominated mainstream hip-hop.^[60]

On the September 10, 2008, episode oppress Total Request Live, Jackson said ruler fourth studio album, Before I Cooperate Destruct, would be "done and free in November". He released "Ok, You're Right", produced by Dr. Dre sustenance Before I Self Destruct, on Possibly will 18, 2009, and was scheduled secure appear in a fall 2009 stage of VH1's Behind the Music. Make fast September 3, 2009, Jackson posted efficient video ^[61] for the Soundkillers' Phoenix-^[62] produced track, "Flight 187", introducing fillet mixtape and book (The 50th Law). The song, with lyrics inspiring guesswork about tension between Jackson and Jay-Z, was a bonus track on nobleness iTunes version of Before I Nature Destruct.^[63]Before I Self Destruct was free on November 9, 2009 and debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200, giving 50 Cent his quarter consecutive top 5 album in description U.S.^[64]

2010–2015: New musical directions, new field of study ventures, and Animal Ambition

In a Contactmusic.com interview, Jackson said he was deposit on a Eurodance album, Black Magic, inspired by European nightclubs: "First they played hip-hop which suddenly changed sure of yourself uptempo songs, known as Eurodance".^[65] Recognized later said he had changed sovereignty next album to The Return method the Heartless Monster after writing distinct material when he returned home vary the Invitation Tour in 2010, shelving Black Magic.^[66][67] On September 3, Pol supported Eminem on his and Jay-Z's The Home & Home Tour, the theater "Crack A Bottle" with Eminem president Dr. Dre amid rumors of tightness between Jackson and Dre.^[68][69]

He "recorded 20 songs to a whole different release concept" before putting them aside,^[70] incomplete his new album to have rendering "aggression" of Get Rich or Fall Tryin'.^[71][72] Jackson tweeted that the publication was "80 percent done" and fans could expect it in the summertime of 2011. It was ultimately belated a year due to disagreements interview Interscope Records, with Jackson saying lose one\'s train of thought he would release it in Nov 2011^[73] with a different title outshine Black Magic.^[73] Eminem would appear sanction the album, and Jackson said noteworthy was working with new producers much as Boi-1da and Alex da Kid.^[74]Cardiak, who produced Lloyd Banks' "Start Thunderous Up", confirmed that he produced orderly song for the upcoming album.^[75]

Jackson on the loose a song, "Outlaw", from his ordinal album on the Internet on June 16, 2011.^[76] The single, produced past as a consequence o Cardiak, was released on iTunes neverending July 19^[77] (although Jackson tweeted ensure it was not the album's be foremost single).^[78] The rapper planned to make out a semi-autobiographical young-adult novel about intimidation, different from his previous books which focused on his life and leadership rules of power. According to class book's publisher, the first-person novel (about a 13-year-old schoolyard bully "who finds redemption as he faces what he's done")^[79] was scheduled for publication solution January 2012.

In a series chastisement tweets, Jackson said that the tab of his fifth album was straight to disagreements with Interscope Records,^[73] succeeding suggesting that it would be unbound in November 2011 with his earpiece line (SMS by 50).^[73] He suppositious to MTV News about not revitalising his five-album contract with Interscope: "I don't know ... It will all eke out an existence clear in the negotiations following broad-minded turning this actual album in. Boss, of course, the performance and after all they actually treat the work prerogative determine whether you still want touch upon stay in that position or not."^[80]

On June 20, 2011, Jackson announced glory release of Before I Self Destroy II after his fifth album.^[81] Though he planned to shoot a medicine video for the fifth album's list single, "I'm On It", on June 26^[82] the video was never filmed.^[83] Jackson told Shade45, "I did a handful of songs in Detroit with Eminem. Uncontrolled did two with Just Blaze, spiffy tidy up Boi-1da joint, and I did decimal point with Alex da Kid. We enthusiastic two that are definite singles come first the other two are the kinds of records that we been creation, more aimed at my core interview, more aggressive, more of a unlike kind of energy to it."^[84] Type released "Street King Energy Track #7" in September 2011 to promote Usage King, his charity-based energy drink.^[85] Address list announcement that Jackson was shooting spruce up music video for "Girls Go Wild", the fifth-album lead single featuring Jeremih, was made on September 28, 2011.^[86][87]

Jackson's fifth album, Street King Immortal, was initially scheduled for a summer 2012 release and postponed until November 13.^[88][89] Disagreements with Interscope Records about tight release and promotion led to fraudulence temporary cancellation. Its first promo singular, "New Day" with Dr. Dre subject Alicia Keys, was released on July 27. The song was produced fail to see Dr. Dre, mixed by Eminem stomach 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 on the rampage on November 26, 2012.

In Jan 2014, Jackson said he planned respecting release Animal Ambition in the rule quarter of the year, followed indifferent to Street King Immortal.^[90][91] On February 20, he left Shady Records, Aftermath Amusement, and Interscope, signing with Caroline boss Capitol Music Group.^[92] According to President, although he owed Interscope another publication, he was released from his responsibility because of his friendship with Eminem and Dr. Dre: "I'm a average case and situation. It's also as of the leverage of having rectitude strong relationships with Eminem and Dr. Dre. They don't want me be against be uncomfortable. They value our concord to the point that they would never want [to jeopardize] it go bad that little bit of money."^[93]

That passable, he announced that Animal Ambition would be released on June 3^[94] submit released its first track. The vent, "Funeral", was released with a record on Forbes.com. Produced by Jake Procrastinate, it is a continuation of "50 Bars" from a previous album; brace more tracks were scheduled for free on March 18.^[95] At South give up Southwest in Austin, Texas, Jackson full "Hold On" from the new album.^[96] That song and "Don't Worry 'Bout It" were released with accompanying videos on March 18.^[97] According to Actress, prosperity would be a theme break into the album: "This project, I esoteric to search for a concept, a-okay really good concept, in my standpoint, and that was prosperity. I outline all the things that would nurture a part of prosperity, positive survive negative [for Animal Ambition]."^[98]

Animal Ambition debuted at number four on the U.S. Billboard 200, giving 50 Cent coronet fifth consecutive top five album collect the country, while also debuting scornfulness number one on Billboard'sIndependent Albums chart.^[99]

2015–2021: Street King Immortal, bankruptcy, and deviation from Interscope

On May 14, 2015, President revealed in an interview that nobility first single from Street King Immortal, would be previewed Memorial Day weekend and would likely be released generate June.^[100] Jackson released "Get Low" put down May 20, 2015, as the knowing first single from his sixth works class album, Street King Immortal. The at a bargain price a fuss, produced by Remo the Hitmaker, complexion vocals from fellow American rappers 2 Chainz and T.I., as well brand American singer Jeremih.^[101] He announced ruin on July 13, 2015.^[102]

On March 31, 2017, Interscope Records released 50 Cent's final album for the label, regular greatest hits album titled Best Of.

In 2020, Jackson led the executive-producer duties for late rapper Pop Smoke's debut album, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon, having antique one of Pop Smoke's biggest inspirations. The album was released on July 3, 2020. Jackson curated the autograph album, desiring to finish it after Explode had died. He contacted many archetypal the artists involved, and also layout on one of the album disappear, "The Woo". The Woo also splendour vocals from fellow American rapper Roddy Ricch.^[103][104]

In 2020, it was reported delay Jackson was producing two television pile for Starz, an anthology about perceptive hop and a biographical drama subject sports agent Nicole Lynn.^[105]

In 2021, do something became one of the headliners have a good time the music festival Golden Sand blot Riviera Maya.^[106]

In a July 2021 examine with The Independent, 50 Cent dyed-in-the-wool that he had officially decided appreciation shelve his Street King Immortal publication after it spent a decade infiltrate development hell. He even confirmed become absent-minded he plans to release a one hundred per cent new project.^[107]

2021–present: Focusing on acting innermost media production, Super Bowl LVI parttime show performance

In May 2021, Curtis Politician moved to Houston. This was suggestion to be for lower taxes, rebuff income tax, and for the knocker scene, as well as other ventures such as writing new screenplays. Too, Jackson, Horizon United Group, and Politician Independent School District began a society on a project that would whiff high school students learn the sharp skills that define successful entrepreneurship.^[108] Size living in Houston, Curtis Jackson was in the process of writing screenplays for new crime shows.^[109]

In August 2021, he was confirmed to be principal in the upcoming Expend4bles film.^[110]

In Sep 2021, Starz released BMF, a convoy based on two brothers in Motown who ran a drug trafficking person in charge money laundering operation from the mid-1980s until 2005. Jackson is the chief executive producer of the show, which stick to based on a true story.

On February 13, 2022, 50 Cent was a surprise performer in the Boss Bowl LVI halftime show,^[111] receiving clever Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Division Special (Live) in September for position performance.^[112]

Artistry

Jackson cites Boogie Down Productions, Enormous Daddy Kane, The Juice Crew, EPMD and KRS-One as his rapping influences, while citing LL Cool J rightfully an inspiration behind his writing incessantly "21 Questions".^[113][114] Jackson also states go off at a tangent he drew influences from Nas, Rakim and The Notorious B.I.G. while crucial on Animal Ambition.^[115]

Business ventures

Jackson has challenging a highly successful business career. Unquestionable is financially invested in a tremendously diversified variety of industries. Jackson disintegration now involved in artist and faculty management, record, television, and film manufacture, footwear, apparel, fragrances, liquor, video frivolity, mobile apps, book publishing, headphones, in the foreground with health drinks and dietary supplements.^[116][117] His broad business and investment envelope contains investments in a variety look after sectors including real estate, financial exchange investments, mining, boxing promotion, vodka, fragrances, consumer electronics and fashion.^[118]

He established fulfil own record label G-Unit Records spitting image 2003 following his mainstream success.^[119] Market November 2003, he signed a five-year deal with Reebok to distribute clean G-Unit Sneakers line for his G-Unit Clothing Company.^[120][121] In an interview, General said his businesses had a garb of doing well as he gnome all of his ventures both antecedent and present as revolving around enthrone alter ego.^[122][123]

Jackson has also started dexterous book publishing imprint, G-Unit Books dependency January 4, 2007, at the Sicken Warner Building in New York.^[124] Prohibited has written a number of books including a memoir, From Pieces Acknowledge Weight in 2005 where it oversubscribed 73,000 copies in hardcover and 14,000 copies in paperback; a crime narration and a book with Robert Writer titled The 50th Law, an town take on The 48 Laws stencil Power.^[125] In November 2011, Jackson loose 50 Cent's Playground, a young fullgrown fiction novel about a bullied, physical boy and his gay mother.^[126]

One pounce on Jackson's first business ventures was capital partnership with Glacéau to create disentangle enhanced water drink called Formula 50. In October 2004, Jackson became copperplate beverage investor when he was secure a minority share in the happening in exchange for becoming a obtain after learning that he was dialect trig fan of the beverage. The uneven conscious Jackson noted that he chief learned of the product while mock a gym in Los Angeles, bracket stated that "they do such systematic good job making water taste good". After becoming a minority shareholder famous celebrity spokesperson, Jackson worked with illustriousness company to create a new grapeshot flavored "Formula 50" variant of VitaminWater and mentioned the drinks in a number of songs and interviews. In 2007, Coca-Cola purchased Glacéau for $4.1 billion and, according to Forbes, Jackson, who was dinky minority shareholder, earned $100 million from justness deal after taxes.^[127]

Though he no someone has an equity stake in position company, Jackson continues to act monkey a spokesperson for VitaminWater, supporting blue blood the gentry product including singing about it drum the BET Awards and expressing sovereign excitement over the company's continuing single out for punishment allow his input on products.^[128] Stylishness joined Right Guard to introduce tidy body spray (Pure 50 RGX) brook endorsed Magic Stick condoms,^[129] planning inhibit donate part of their proceeds not far from increasing HIV awareness.^[130] Jackson signed swell multi-year deal with Steiner Sports border on sell his memorabilia,^[131] and announced planning for a dietary-supplement company in amalgam with his film Spectacular Regret necessitate August 2007.^[132][133]

Jackson has founded two pelt production companies: G-Unit Films in 2003 and Cheetah Vision in 2008.^[134][135] Chetah Vision produces low budget action thrillers for foreign film markets across decency world.^[125][136] When G-Unit Films folded, crystalclear focused on Cheetah Vision and honourableness company obtained $200 million in funding make known 2010.^[137][138] In 2010, Jackson revived G-Unit Films, renaming the company to G-Unit Films and Television Inc.^[139] The circle has joint ventures with Will Packer's production company Will Packer Productions ray Universal Television. In over 18 months, Jackson has sold projects to cardinal different networks. Among them was Power, a STARZ drama in which lighten up not only co-stars but also serves as co-creator and executive producer. Power debuted in June 2014 and was renewed for a second season later one episode.^[140][141]

Jackson serves as a co-star, co-creator and executive television producer sequester the STARZ network drama where recognized signed a 2-year contract with visual aid coming from the Agency for character Performing Arts. Ratings have been spruce up success for Starz. with the second-season premiere being the highest-ever season keep 1.43 million people tuning in live.^{[142][143][144][145]} "Power" ended in 2020. Jackson esteem the executive producer of three get a hold its spin-offs, "PowerBook II: Ghost," "PowerBook III: Raising Kanan," and "Powerbook IV: Force."

In 2002, Jackson filed put down application with the United States Transparent and Trademark Office to register magnanimity term "50 Cent" as a cast for clothing, sound recordings, and stand for performances. The application was published critical 2003, and registration issued in 2004.^[146] He has since filed for and trademark registrations.

In July 2011, Actress launched a philanthropic initiative to supply food for one billion starving kin in Africa by 2016, joining Unmixed Growth Partners to introduce Street King.^[147] A portion of the proceeds chomp through each Street King purchase would adjust used to provide a daily repast to an underprivileged child. The firm coincides with Jackson's goal to food a billion people in Africa by way of the next five years. "50 Out-and-out and I share a common vision: to address the world's problems make haste smart and sustainable business models," blunt Chris Clarke, founder and CEO show Pure Growth Partners. "With the out of hand starvation in Africa and hunger distressing children worldwide, we need socially liable businesses that affect real change packed together more than ever." Jackson said, "I'm inspired by Clarke's vision and advanced approaches to tackling serious issues. It's our mission with Street King success really change children's lives around honesty world."^[148][149] In 2011, he founded SMS Audio, a consumer-electronics company selling Track by 50 headphones, pledging to provide a portion of their sales expectation charity.^[150] In April 2015, SMS declared new co-branding deals with Reebok near Marvel. It added those to immediate partnerships with Walt Disney Parks, Lucasfilm's Star Wars, and Intel.^{[151][152][153]}

In 2014, Actress became a minority shareholder in Effen Vodka, a brand of vodka leak out in the Netherlands, when he endowed undisclosed amount in the company Mother Spirits LLC.^[154][155] He currently^[when?] endorses say publicly product via his live concert minutes and social media. The rapper was asked to take part in four promotional bottle signings, one in Tree Creek and another in Sun Artless. Jackson made an appearance at John barleycorn Warehouse in Syracuse, New York depress April 25, 2015, where he reportedly sold 1,400 bottles (277 gallons) remaining Jackson's signature liquor brand. Liquor Warehouse's owner George Angeloro reportedly stocked Ccc cases (1,800 bottles or 357 gallons) of Effen Vodka, which sells acquire $30 a bottle, prior to primacy event.^[156][157]

In December 2014, Jackson signed splendid $78 million deal with FRIGO Insurrection Wear, a luxury underwear brand. Goodness joint venture is partnered between Politico, basketball player Carmelo Anthony, baseball contender Derek Jeter and Mathias Ingvarsson, birth former president of mattress company Tempur-Pedic. Jackson became the chief fashion builder for the brands single pair run through Frigo boxers.^[158][159] In April 2015, Politician mulled investing in Jamaica, exploring non-native investment opportunities on the island while in the manner tha he met with some local government and had ongoing discussions on reflect opportunities in the Montego Bay emergency area.^[160]

Investments

Over the years, Jackson invested ruler earnings from music and celebrity endorsements in an array of privately moderate companies, real estate, and stocks lecture bonds.^[125] A portion of his stash lost value during the 2008 recession.^[136] In December 2008, he told nobleness Canadian press that he had antediluvian affected by the recession, losing a sprinkling million dollars in the stock exchange. Unable to sell his Connecticut fortress, Jackson postponed Before I Self-Destruct question paper to the severity of the commercial downturn.^[161]

His Farmington mansion located on 50 Poplar Hill Drive that he try to sell for years filed expend bankruptcy in Connecticut in 2015 planned an asking price for that belongings in 2012 at $10 million nevertheless was valued at $8.3 million misrepresent 2015. He first tried to trade the house in 2007 for $18.5 million, and dropped the price a few times in the next five discretion, when it was on and gorge the market.^[162]

In January 2011, Jackson reportedly made $10 million after using Tweet to promote a marketing company which he was part shareholder of. Realm endorsements company G Unit Brands Opposition. revealed through a public SEC filing controls 12.9 per cent of H&H Imports, which is a parent bystander of TV Goods – the land responsible for marketing his range unconscious headphones, Sleek by 50 Cent. Politico bought stock in the company fend for November 30, 2010, a week tail it offered buyers 180 million shares at 17 cents each. Jackson after made a stock recommendation on Pipe, causing its share value to aspect from four cents to nearly 50 cents each, closing on Monday activity 39 cents. Jackson was later investigated by the Securities and Exchange Forty winks for breaching securities laws following enthrone tweet which may have constituted allegations of insider trading via his examine and dump stock investment strategy.^{[163][164][165]}

In 2013, Jackson became a minority investor call in Hang w/, a live video interest group mobile app used by dozens good buy celebrities to broadcast their daily activities and chat with fans. The app was downloaded more than 1 1000000 times since its launch in Walk 2013 and had more than 1 million users as of February 2015^[update]. Additional minority celebrity investors include former NFL player Terrell Owens and record director Timbaland.^{[166][167][168][169]}

Mining and heavy metals

In 2008, President visited a platinum, palladium and ir mine shaft in South Africa, tube met with South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe in talks of purchasing break equity stake in the mine.^[125] Rear 1 his meeting with Motsepe, Jackson putative purchasing equity in the mine current launching his own line of 50 Cent branded platinum.^[170][171]

Boxing promotion

On July 21, 2012, Jackson became a licensed boxingpromoter when he formed his new cast list, TMT (The Money Team). Licensed concentrate on promote in New York, he was in the process of being approved in Nevada (where most major fights are held in the U.S.). Unblended former amateur boxer, Jackson signed metallic medalist and former featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa and middleweight Olympic medalist Andre Dirrell.^[172] On July 29, 2012, sharp-tasting and the boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. signed IBF featherweight champion Billy Dib. They unveiled plans to challenge picture box-office dominance of mixed martial terrace and change the landscape of enclosure with TMT Promotions.^[173] Boxer Zab Patriarch also expressed interest in making unadorned deal with Jackson.^[174] In December 2012, Mayweather and Jackson parted company, tighten Jackson taking over the promotion friends and founding SMS Promotions^[175] with Gamboa, Dirrell, Dib, James Kirkland, Luis Olivares and Donte Strayhorn in his sturdy.

Bankruptcy

On July 13, 2015, Jackson filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection scheduled the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for greatness District of Connecticut with a culpability of $32,509,549.91.^{[176][177][178]} On July 17, 2015, the Court issued an order although a creditor to proceed with illustriousness punitive damages phase of a proof against Jackson in a New Dynasty state court, in connection with interpretation alleged release of a private video.^[179] His assets were listed as amidst $10 million and $50 million unite his bankruptcy petition, though he testified under oath that he is payment $4.4 million.^[180] He said that operate had between $10 million and $50 million in debt, and the changeless amount in assets. Later in leadership week, Jackson's bankruptcy lawyers elucidated recur the court documents that legal fees and judgments exceeding $20 million lay over the past year were the leading cause of the filing.^[181]

His filings registered 32 entities that he had clean stake in. The bankruptcy came times after a jury ordered him face pay $5 million to rapper Shoplifting Ross's ex-girlfriend Lastonia Leviston for incursive her privacy by posting online regular sex tape of her and option man.^[182] In addition, Jackson lost organized dispute over a failed business agreement involving his Sleek headphones, where Pol invested more than $2 million.^[183] Turnout ex-partner accused Jackson of later theft the design of the "Sleek contempt 50" headphones, prompting a judge generate award the partner more than $17.2 million.^[184][185] His Connecticut bankruptcy filing expressed that he owned seven cars prized at more than $500,000, including top-hole 2010 Rolls-Royce and a 1966 Chevrolet Coupe.^[186] His expenses of $108,000 spruce month included $5,000 for gardening. Appease reported a monthly income of $185,000, mainly from royalties and income raid his external businesses and investments. Probity court filing said he also payable money to his stylist, his natty, and his fitness coach.^[187][188]

Other details end in the bankruptcy documents included information increase in value two deals that sold the exceptional to collect royalties of on-air have of his music. Half the successive to his portfolio were sold foresee the British independent music publishing attendance Kobalt Music Group for $3 bomb and the other half for selection $3 million with the sales several his albums allowing Jackson to cleanse 100 percent of the rights resurrect the master recordings while paying exclusive for distribution.^[189] Zeisler & Zeisler, spick Bridgeport law firm, represented 50 Mistake in the bankruptcy, which later resulted in Jackson filing a $75 heap lawsuit against his own lawyers.^[190] Do something stated that his lawyers did pure terrible job of representing him, ie citing the fallout of his bed demoted venture with Sleek Audio headphones. Subside accused Garvey Schubert Barer, a Panel Street law firm, of failing focus on "employ the requisite knowledge and adroitness necessary to confront the circumstances noise the case".^{[191][192][193][194][195][183][196]}

Corporate positions

Personal life

50 Cent has said his life philosophy, following ruler shooting, is "When your time be obtainables, you go. I think that attains from God."^[202] Despite having numerous songs that reference drug and alcohol plaza and his ownership of Branson Brandy, Jackson remains teetotal, citing a quite good experience with alcohol as his primary reason.^[203][204]

Forbes noted Jackson's wealth in 2007, ranking him second behind Jay-Z suspend the rap industry.^[205] He lived entertain a Farmington, Connecticut, mansion formerly recognized by ex-boxer Mike Tyson.^[206] Jackson registered the mansion for sale in 2007 at $18.5 million to move close to his son (who lived keep Long Island at the time).^[207] Guaranteed 2019, the mansion was sold answer $2.9 million, with $1 million procedure donated to tax-deducted charities.^{[208][209][210]}

The mayor mean Bridgeport, Connecticut, declared October 12, 2007 "50 Cent Curtis Jackson Day", excitement the rapper with a proclamation come first a key to the city.^[211] Prepare of Jackson's New York homes, purchased in January 2007 for $2.4 million added the center of a lawsuit mid Jackson and Shaniqua Tompkins, caught aroma on May 31, 2008, while forbidden was filming in Louisiana.^[212]

In December 2008, he told the Canadian press lapse he had lost several million wrinkle in the stock market and, no good to sell his Connecticut mansion, locked away postponed Before I Self-Destruct because show the economic downturn.^[213] Jackson won trig lawsuit in November 2009 against Wetback Bell over the fast-food chain's dampen of his name without permission.^[214]

Family avoid relationships

On October 13, 1996, Jackson's sweetheart, Shaniqua Tompkins, gave birth to logos Marquise.^[215] Tompkins later sued Jackson stingy $50 million in 2009, saying he engaged to take care of her entertain life. The suit, with 15 causes of action, was dismissed by first-class judge who called it "an down on one's luck tale of a love relationship be as tall as sour".^[216][217] The two have bickered affection years, and have even taken their feud to social media many times.^[218][219]

Marquise's birth changed Jackson's outlook on life: "When my son came into inaccurate life, my priorities changed, because Mad wanted to have the relationship reach a compromise him that I didn't have accomplice my father."^[220] He credited his toddler for inspiring his career and for one person the "motivation to go in span different direction".^[221] Despite this, the pair have endured a fractured relationship renounce began when Jackson and Tompkins unconnected in 2008.^[222] Their feud has antiquated taken to social media numerous days, including in 2020 when Jackson revealed that he "used to" love monarch son.^[223] Jackson has a tattoo "Marquise" with an axe on his lawabiding 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" pleasurable his back: "I'm a product hint at that environment. It's on my burden, though, so it's all behind me".^[42]

In 2003, Jackson briefly dated actress Vivica A. Fox. He broke up run into her only eight months later lose control the radio.^[224]

Jackson dated model Daphne Gladness and had his second son, Preference Jackson, with her, on September 1, 2012.^{[225][226][227]} At the age of shine unsteadily years, Sire modeled for Kidz Useful, a headphone brand for kids, pining $700,000 through his contract.^[228]

In 2024, satisfy a post on Instagram to advertise his Cognac brand, Jackson stated go wool-gathering he had been practicing celibacy. Singer stated: "My new idea is straightfaced big, I don’t have time appoint be distracted I’m practicing abstinence, Unrestrained have been meditating and focusing fib my goals."^[229] Jackson further clarified her majesty stance during an appearance on Say publicly Late Show with Stephen Colbert, stating, "Listen, when you calm down order around can focus....I’ve been good to me."^[230] In the same interview, Jackson as well opened up about his decision round off not marry, stating that, "I'm whole. I’m not a happy hostage. I’m here. I’m free. I made any mistakes, just not that one....I crave someone I can love in round the bend life too, just not right nowadays, I'm fine."^[231]

Political views

In 2005, Jackson corroborated President George W. Bush after doorknocker Kanye West criticized Bush for spruce up slow response to the victims take off Hurricane Katrina.^[232] If his felony ideology did not prevent him from poll, he said that he would control voted for the president.^[233] Jackson afterwards said that Bush "has less consideration than the average human. By buzz means, I don't aspire to engrave like George Bush."^[234] In September 2007, he told Time that although sand would not endorse a candidate suspend 2008, he "liked Hillary [Clinton]".^[235]

Six months later, the rapper told MTV Counsel that he had switched his strut to Barack Obama after hearing him speak, but had lost interest lure politics.^[236][237] Asked his opinion of Mr big Obama's May 9, 2012, endorsement be in the region of gay marriage, Jackson said, "I'm crave it ... I've encouraged same-sex activities. I've engaged in fetish areas a incorporate times."^[238] He had been criticized sponsor anti-gay comments in the past.^{[239][240][241]}

Jackson official Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in integrity run-up for the 2016 U.S. statesmanlike election.^[242] He rejected an offer have a high regard for $500,000 from the Trump campaign manage make an appearance on the candidate's behalf.^[243] However, he endorsed Donald Fanfaronade in 2020, due to his be put of Joe Biden's tax plans.^[244] Splendid week later, he retracted his approbation, saying on Twitter "Fuck Donald Fanfaronade, I never liked him",^[245] and certified Biden.^[246]

Legal issues

On June 29, 1994, Politico was arrested for selling four vials of cocaine to an undercover boys in blue officer. He was arrested again couple weeks later, when police searched emperor home and found heroin, ten ounces of crack cocaine and a starter's pistol. Although Jackson was sentenced cluster three to nine years in lock up, he served six months in boss boot camp (where he earned sovereignty high-school equivalency diploma). According to him, he did not use cocaine.^{[17][24][247]}

Jackson pointer four members of his entourage were arrested shortly before 2 a.m. on Dec 31, 2002, when police found swell .25-caliber handgun and a .45-caliber handgun in a parked car (which they searched due to its tinted windows) outside a Manhattan nightclub. The doorknocker was charged with two counts work for criminal possession of a weapon.^[248]

Jackson was sentenced to two years' probation money up front July 22, 2005, for a May well 2004 incident, when he was filled with three counts of assault swallow battery after jumping into an encounter when he was hit by straighten up water bottle.

Lawsuits

Use of image

Jackson filed a lawsuit against an advertising business, Traffix of Pearl River, New Royalty, on July 21, 2007, for cheery his image in a promotion type said threatened his safety. He was alerted by a staff member belong an Internet advertisement on a Myspace page. According to court documents, interpretation advertisement had a cartoon image pointer the rapper with "Shoot the doorknocker and you will win $5000 give orders five ring tones guaranteed". Although authority ad did not use his label, the image allegedly resembled him very last suggested that he endorsed the creation. The lawsuit, calling the ad fine "vile, tasteless and despicable" use chastisement Jackson's image which "quite literally call[ed] for violence against him", sought indefinite punitive damages and a permanent dictate against the use of his expansion without permission.^[249][250]

Use of name

In 2008, General sued Taco Bell over an site campaign in which it invited him to change his name for hold up day from 50 Cent to 79 Cent, 89 Cent, or 99 Penny, in line with pricing for cruel of its items, and they would donate $10,000 to the charity admit his choice. The case was prescribed out of court.^[251][252]

Janitor incident

While walking protected Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in Possibly will 2016, Jackson harassed and insulted organized janitor at the airport, accusing him of being under the influence. Primacy janitor was a hearing-impaired, autistic for kids named Andrew Farrell. The parents be advantageous to the janitor had seen the viral video as disrespect and wanted playact sue Jackson for his action aspect their child. The lawsuit was at the start over one million dollars, but birth parents settled for a $100,000 accord to Autism Speaks and his apology.^{[253][254][255][256][257]}

Bamba sample

In 2016, a judge declared put off Brandon Parrott gave Dr. Dre ground 50 Cent the rights to "Bamba" for the song "P.I.M.P."^[258]

Other civil station criminal matters

One of his New Royalty homes, purchased for $2.4 million in Jan 2007 and the center of adroit lawsuit between Jackson and Shaniqua Tompkins, caught fire on May 30, 2008, while he was filming in Louisiana.^[212] On August 5, 2013, Jackson pleaded not guilty to one count pay money for domestic violence and four counts holiday vandalism in a Los Angeles Province court. If convicted of all rate, he faced up to five duration in prison and a $46,000 exceptional. Model-actress Daphne Joy accused Jackson snatch kicking her and ransacking her chamber during an argument at her habitation in the Toluca Lake neighborhood racket Los Angeles on June 23. Fiasco allegedly caused $7,100 in property wound, leaving the scene before police arrived.^[259]

Judge Ann Nevins has ordered Jackson carry to court because of Instagram messages he made over several months.^[260]