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Jackson's popularity began to grow after the successful, controversial underground single "[[How to Rob]]", which he wrote in a half-hour car ride to a studio.<ref name=AOL/><ref name=Part5>50 Cent. [http://www.mtv.com/bands/123/50_cent/book_excerpt/index5.jhtml From Pieces to Weight Part 5] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141123223916/http://www.mtv.com/bands/123/50_cent/book_excerpt/index5.jhtml |date=November 23, 2014 }}. MTV. Accessed May 22, 2007.</ref> The track comically describes how he would rob famous artists. Jackson explained the song's rationale: "There's a hundred artists on that label, you gotta separate yourself from that group and make yourself relevant."<ref name=AOL/> Rappers [[Jay-Z]], [[Kurupt]], [[Sticky Fingaz]], [[Big Pun]], [[DMX (rapper)|DMX]], [[Wyclef Jean]], and the [[Wu-Tang Clan]] responded to the track,<ref name=Part5/> and [[Nas]] invited Jackson to join him on his ''[[Nastradamus]]'' tour.<ref name=MTV3>{{cite web| last1=Reid|first1=Shaheem|first2=John|last2=Norris|date=November 7, 2005| url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/123/50_cent/news_feature_110705/index.jhtml |title=50 Cent: Return to Southside|publisher=[[MTV]]| access-date=May 22, 2007| archive-date=February 18, 2006| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060218041044/http://www.mtv.com/bands/123/50_cent/news_feature_110705/index.jhtml}}</ref> Although "How to Rob" was intended to be released with "[[Thug Love (song)|Thug Love]]" (with [[Destiny's Child]]), two days before he was scheduled to film the "Thug Love" music video, Jackson was shot and hospitalized.<ref name=dubcnn>Ninja (December 2002). [http://www.dubcnn.com/interviews/50cent/ 50 Cent Interview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070513011450/http://www.dubcnn.com/interviews/50cent/ |date=May 13, 2007 }}. Dubcnn. Accessed May 22, 2007.</ref>

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.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}} 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 [[9 mm caliber|9mm]] [[handgun]]. Jackson was shot in the hand, arm, hip, both legs, chest, and left cheek.<ref name=RS/><ref name=MTV/><ref name=TIME>Tyrangirl, Josh (February 17, 2003). [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1004252,00.html Rap's Newest Target] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070516101948/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1004252,00.html |date=May 16, 2007 }}. ''Time''. Accessed May 22, 2007.</ref> His facial wound resulted in a swollen tongue, the loss of a wisdom tooth and a slightly slurred voice;<ref name=MTV/><ref name=MTV3/><ref>''Get Rich or Die Tryin': The Movie'' (2003) (bonus documentary DVD). Interscope Records.</ref> his friend was wounded in the hand. They were driven to a hospital, where Jackson spent 13 days. The alleged attacker, Darryl "Homicide" Baum, [[Mike Tyson]]'s close friend and bodyguard,<ref>{{cite news |last=Cohen |first=Stefanie |url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/06132008/news/regionalnews/tyson_in_hit_bid__witness_115319.htm |title=Tyson In Hit Bid: Witness |work=[[New York Post]] |date=June 13, 2008 |access-date=September 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904171854/http://www.nypost.com/p/news/regional/item_Yb95BCCbLoi1qwParxLdbM;jsessionid=FA7071B72AA4C7ED9C564DCE346E617A |archive-date=September 4, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> was killed three weeks later.<ref name=SOHH>Chery, Carl (October 24, 2005). [http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/7723 50 Cent Shot by "Hommo" Reveals Tell-All Book]. SOHH. Accessed May 22, 2007. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051025134817/http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/7723 |date=October 25, 2005 }}</ref>

Jackson recalled the shooting: "It happens so fast that you don't even get a chance to shoot back .... I was scared the whole time ... I was looking in the rear-view mirror like, 'Oh shit, somebody shot me in the face! It burns, burns, burns.'"<ref name=MTV/> In his autobiography, ''From Pieces to Weight: Once upon a Time in Southside Queens'', he wrote: "After I got shot nine times at close range and didn't die, I started to think that I must have a purpose in life ... How much more damage could that shell have done? Give me an inch in this direction or that one, and I'm gone."<ref name=OMM/> Jackson used a [[walker (mobility)|walker]] for six weeks and fully recovered after five months. When he left the hospital, he stayed in the [[Pocono Mountains|Poconos]] with his girlfriend and son, and his workout regime helped him develop a muscular physique.<ref name=RS/><ref name=MTV/><ref>Jenkins, Sacha (July 9, 2007). [http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=115223 I Was There] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122075859/http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=115223 |date=January 22, 2009 }}. ''XXL''. Retrieved July 31, 2007.</ref>

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In January 2014, Jackson said he planned to release ''[[Animal Ambition]]'' in the first quarter of the year, followed by ''Street King Immortal''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Langhorne |first=Cyrus |url=http://www.sohh.com/2014/01/50_cent_still_has_a_desire_to_win_defend.html |title=50 Cent Still Has A Desire To Win, Defends Delaying "Street King Immortal" |publisher=Sohh.Com |date=January 12, 2014 |access-date=February 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140215045119/http://www.sohh.com/2014/01/50_cent_still_has_a_desire_to_win_defend.html |archive-date=February 15, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Balfour |first=Jay |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.26968/title.50-cent-details-animal-ambition-release-plans |title=50 Cent Details "Animal Ambition" Release Plans |publisher=HipHop DX |date=January 9, 2014 |access-date=February 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150310174216/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.26968/title.50-cent-details-animal-ambition-release-plans |archive-date=March 10, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> On February 20, he left Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, and Interscope, signing with [[Caroline Distribution|Caroline]] and [[Capitol Music Group]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Caroline |url=http://www.sacbee.com/2014/02/20/6173669/50-cent-and-g-unit-records-sign.html |title=50 Cent And G-Unit Records Sign Exclusive Worldwide Distribution Agreement |work=The Sacramento Bee |date=July 28, 2010 |access-date=December 17, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303222117/http://www.sacbee.com/2014/02/20/6173669/50-cent-and-g-unit-records-sign.html |archive-date=March 3, 2014 }}</ref> According to Jackson, although he owed Interscope another album, he was released from his contract because of his friendship with Eminem and Dr. Dre: "I'm a special case and situation. It's also because of the leverage of having the strong relationships with Eminem and Dr. Dre. They don't want me to be uncomfortable. They value our friendship to the point that they would never want [to jeopardize] it over that little bit of money."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allhiphop.com/2014/02/22/50-cent-compares-his-new-deal-to-birdmans-cash-money-records-deal/|title=50 Cent Compares His New Deal To Birdman's Cash Money Records Deal|work=AllHipHop|date=February 22, 2014|access-date=February 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226162103/http://allhiphop.com/2014/02/22/50-cent-compares-his-new-deal-to-birdmans-cash-money-records-deal/|archive-date=February 26, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

That day, he announced that ''Animal Ambition'' would be released on June 3<ref>{{cite web |last=Tardio |first=Andres |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.27593/title.50-cent-animal-ambition-release-date/ |title=50 Cent Animal Ambition Release Date |publisher=HipHop DX |access-date=February 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428191133/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.27593/title.50-cent-animal-ambition-release-date/ |archive-date=April 28, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> and released its first track. The song, "Funeral", was released with a video on Forbes.com. Produced by Jake One, it is a continuation of "50 Bars" from a previous album; two more tracks were scheduled for release on March 18.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisis50.com/profiles/blogs/50-cent-the-funeral-official-music-video|title=50 Cent – The Funeral (Official Music Video) – TI50|date=February 21, 2014|access-date=February 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222191141/http://www.thisis50.com/profiles/blogs/50-cent-the-funeral-official-music-video|archive-date=February 22, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> At [[South by Southwest]] in Austin, Texas, Jackson performed "[[Hold On (50 Cent song)|Hold On]]" from the new album.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/14/50-cent-hold-on_n_4965876.html |work=[[Huffington Post]] |first=Ryan |last=Kristobak |title=50 Cent Goes Real Smooth On New Song |date=March 14, 2014 |access-date=March 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320151621/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/14/50-cent-hold-on_n_4965876.html |archive-date=March 20, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> That song and "Don't Worry 'Bout It" were released with accompanying videos on March 18.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hitfix.com/news/50-cent-drops-two-new-videos-dont-worry-bout-it-and-hold-on|title=50 Cent drops two new videos: 'Don't Worry 'Bout It' and 'Hold On'|author=Whitney Phaneuf|work=HitFix|access-date=March 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321160508/http://www.hitfix.com/news/50-cent-drops-two-new-videos-dont-worry-bout-it-and-hold-on|archive-date=March 21, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> According to Jackson, prosperity would be a theme of the album: "This project, I had to search for a concept, a really good concept, in my perspective, and that was prosperity. I outlined all the things that would be a part of prosperity, positive and negative [for ''Animal Ambition'']."<ref>{{cite web |first=Andres |last=Tardio |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.28016/title.50-cent-says-street-king-immortal-will-be-way-more-personal-than-animal-ambition-/ |title=50 Cent Says 'Street King Immortal' Will Be 'Way More Personal' Than 'Animal Ambition' |publisher=HipHop DX |date=March 22, 2014 |access-date=December 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210081513/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.28016/title.50-cent-says-street-king-immortal-will-be-way-more-personal-than-animal-ambition-/ |archive-date=December 10, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

''Animal Ambition'' debuted at number four on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], giving 50 Cent his fifth consecutive top five album in the country, while also debuting at number one on ''Billboard's'' [[Independent Albums]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/50-cent/chart-history/ind/ | title=50 Cent | Biography, Music & News | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] }}</ref>

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Though he no longer has an equity stake in the company, Jackson continues to act as a spokesperson for VitaminWater, supporting the product including singing about it at the [[BET Awards]] and expressing his excitement over the company's continuing to allow his input on products.<ref name="USAToday">{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/adtrack/2007-07-29-vitamin-water-50-cent_N.htm |title=50 Cent, Glaceau forge unique bond |first=Theresa |last=Howard |work=[[USA Today]] |date=July 29, 2007 |access-date=January 17, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106044807/http://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/adtrack/2007-07-29-vitamin-water-50-cent_N.htm |archive-date=January 6, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>

He joined [[Right Guard]] to introduce a [[body spray]] (Pure 50 RGX) and endorsed Magic Stick condoms,<ref>[http://www.kyte.tv/channels/view.html?uri=channels/29254/90506 kyte: The Official HNIC2 Channel: 01/10/2008] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218005426/http://www.kyte.tv/channels/view.html?uri=channels%2F29254%2F90506 |date=December 18, 2008 }}. Kyte (January 10, 2008). Retrieved January 13, 2008.</ref> planning to donate part of their proceeds to increasing HIV awareness.<ref name=NYPost>Mirchandani, Raakhee (January 5, 2007). [http://www.nypost.com/seven/01052007/entertainment/the_merchant_of_menace_entertainment_raakhee_mirchandani.htm?page=0 The Merchant of Menace] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218121148/http://www.nypost.com/seven/01052007/entertainment/the_merchant_of_menace_entertainment_raakhee_mirchandani.htm?page=0 |date=December 18, 2008 }}. ''[[New York Post]]''. Accessed May 22, 2007.</ref> Jackson signed a multi-year deal with Steiner Sports to sell his memorabilia,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sixshot.com/news/11045/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506034126/http://www.sixshot.com/news/11045/ |archive-date=May 6, 2008 |title=50 Cent Inks Deal With Steiner Sports To Sell Memorabilia |url-status=dead |access-date=July 31, 2016}}</ref> and announced plans for a dietary-supplement company in conjunction with his film ''Spectacular Regret'' in August 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/news/a72960/50-cent-to-sell-dietary-supplements/ |title=50 Cent to sell dietary supplements |website=Digital Spy |date=August 21, 2007 |access-date=February 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317011817/http://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/news/a72960/50-cent-to-sell-dietary-supplements/ |archive-date=March 17, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>Jokesta (August 21, 2007). [http://www.defsounds.com/news/view/2315-5-cent-launches-new-company.html 50 Cent launches dietary supplement company]. Def Sounds. Retrieved August 21, 2007. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823095241/http://www.defsounds.com/news/view/2315-5-cent-launches-new-company.html |date=August 23, 2007}}</ref>

[http://www.nypost.com/seven/01052007/entertainment/the_merchant_of_menace_entertainment_raakhee_mirchandani.htm?page=0 The Merchant of Menace] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218121148/http://www.nypost.com/seven/01052007/entertainment/the_merchant_of_menace_entertainment_raakhee_mirchandani.htm?page=0 |date=December 18, 2008 }}. ''New York Post''. Accessed May 22, 2007.</ref> Jackson signed a multi-year deal with Steiner Sports to sell his memorabilia,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sixshot.com/news/11045/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506034126/http://www.sixshot.com/news/11045/ |archive-date=May 6, 2008 |title=50 Cent Inks Deal With Steiner Sports To Sell Memorabilia |url-status=dead |access-date=July 31, 2016}}</ref> and announced plans for a dietary-supplement company in conjunction with his film ''Spectacular Regret'' in August 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/news/a72960/50-cent-to-sell-dietary-supplements/ |title=50 Cent to sell dietary supplements |website=Digital Spy |date=August 21, 2007 |access-date=February 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317011817/http://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/news/a72960/50-cent-to-sell-dietary-supplements/ |archive-date=March 17, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>Jokesta (August 21, 2007). [http://www.defsounds.com/news/view/2315-5-cent-launches-new-company.html 50 Cent launches dietary supplement company]. Def Sounds. Retrieved August 21, 2007. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823095241/http://www.defsounds.com/news/view/2315-5-cent-launches-new-company.html |date=August 23, 2007}}</ref>

[[File:Val Kilmer and 50 Cent.jpg|thumb|alt=50 Cent, smiling during an interview|50 Cent with [[Val Kilmer]] at the 2009 [[American Music Award]]s]]

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His Farmington mansion located on 50 Poplar Hill Drive that he tried to sell for years filed for bankruptcy in Connecticut in 2015 listed an asking price for that property in 2012 at $10 million but was valued at $8.3 million in 2015. He first tried to sell the house in 2007 for $18.5 million, and dropped the price several times in the next five years, when it was on and off the market.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.courant.com/business/hc-50-cent-bankruptcy-20150713-story.html | title=Rapper 50 Cent Of Farmington Files For Bankruptcy | newspaper=Hartford Courant | access-date=February 10, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131204247/http://www.courant.com/business/hc-50-cent-bankruptcy-20150713-story.html | archive-date=January 31, 2016 | url-status=live }}</ref>

In January 2011, Jackson reportedly made $10 million after using Twitter to promote a marketing company which he was part shareholder of. His endorsements company G Unit Brands Inc. revealed through a public SEC filing controls 12.9 per cent of H&H Imports, which is a parent company of TV Goods – the firm responsible for marketing his range of headphones, Sleek by 50 Cent. Jackson bought stock in the company on November 30, 2010, a week after it offered buyers 180 million shares at 17 cents each. Jackson later made a stock recommendation on Twitter, causing its share value to rise from four cents to nearly 50 cents (32p) each, closing on Monday at 39 cents (25p). Jackson was later investigated by the [[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission|Securities and Exchange Commission]] for breaching securities laws following his tweet which may have constituted allegations of [[Insider trading]] via his [[Pump and dump]] stock investment strategy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a9212/50-cent-stock-picks-4847777/ |title=Is 50 Cent a White-Collar Criminal? |work=Esquire |date=January 13, 2011 |access-date=February 10, 2016 |author=Kamer, Foster |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215184931/http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a9212/50-cent-stock-picks-4847777/ |archive-date=February 15, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/50-cent-penny-stock-pump-dump/ |title=50 Cent: Penny Stock Pump & Dump? |publisher=CBS Money Watch |date=January 11, 2011 |access-date=February 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216103347/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/50-cent-penny-stock-pump-dump/ |archive-date=February 16, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/11/50-cent-makes-87-million-on-twitter-encourages-fans-to-invest-in-scheme_n_807327.html |title=50 Cent's Twitter Penny Stock Scheme: Makes $8.7 Million On H&H Importing By Encouraging Fans To Invest |work=[[Huffington Post]] |date=May 25, 2011 |access-date=February 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216211823/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/11/50-cent-makes-87-million-on-twitter-encourages-fans-to-invest-in-scheme_n_807327.html |archive-date=February 16, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2013, Jackson became a minority investor in Hang w/, a live video broadcasting mobile app used by dozens of celebrities to broadcast their daily activities and chat with fans. The app was downloaded more than 1 million times since its launch in March 2013 and had more than 1 million users {{as of|2015|February|lc=y}}. Other minority celebrity investors include former [[National Football League|NFL]] player [[Terrell Owens]] and record producer [[Timbaland]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thestreet.com/story/13217102/2/50-cent-offers-his-two-cents-on-investing-and-lingerie.html |title=50 Cent Offers His Two Cents on Investing and Lingerie |work=The Street |date=July 14, 2015 |access-date=February 10, 2016 |author=Amy DiPierro |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216003409/http://www.thestreet.com/story/13217102/2/50-cent-offers-his-two-cents-on-investing-and-lingerie.html |archive-date=February 16, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.webpronews.com/50-cent-invests-in-hang-w-live-streaming-app-2013-10/ |title=50 Cent Invests In Hang W/ Live Streaming App |publisher=Webpro |access-date=February 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216122744/http://www.webpronews.com/50-cent-invests-in-hang-w-live-streaming-app-2013-10/ |archive-date=February 16, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/02/06/hang-w-app-for-broadcasting-live-video-easy/23022029/ |title=1 million people now using the Hang w/ app for broadcasting live video |work=USA Today |access-date=February 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709172041/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/02/06/hang-w-app-for-broadcasting-live-video-easy/23022029/ |archive-date=July 9, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/digital-and-mobile/5923069/50-cent-teams-with-hang-w-app-for-live-streamed-sxsw |title=50 Cent Teams with Hang W/ App for Live Streamed SXSW Concert |magazine=Billboard |date=March 3, 2014 |access-date=February 10, 2016 |author=Pham, Alex |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406183842/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/digital-and-mobile/5923069/50-cent-teams-with-hang-w-app-for-live-streamed-sxsw |archive-date=April 6, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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50 Cent has said his life philosophy, following his shooting, is "When your time comes, you go. I think that comes from God."<ref>{{Cite news |date=2002-12-23 |title=50 Cent: The $1m rapper |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2591521.stm |access-date=2024-03-30 |language=en-GB}}</ref> Despite having numerous songs that reference drug and alcohol usage and his ownership of Branson Cognac, Jackson remains [[teetotal]], citing a bad experience with alcohol as his main reason.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/stay-sober-rappers-who-don-t-smoke-or-drink-news.10047.html|title=Stay Sober: Rappers Who Don't Smoke Or Drink|website=HNHH|date=April 14, 2014|access-date=September 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912204533/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/stay-sober-rappers-who-don-t-smoke-or-drink-news.10047.html|archive-date=September 12, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://rollingout.com/music/50-cent-lied-about-smoking-weed-to-sell-records/2/|title=50 Cent lied about smoking weed to sell records|website=rollingout.com|date=January 17, 2013|access-date=September 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612054559/http://rollingout.com/music/50-cent-lied-about-smoking-weed-to-sell-records/2/|archive-date=June 12, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

''[[Forbes]]'' noted Jackson's wealth in 2007, ranking him second behind [[Jay-Z]] in the rap industry.<ref name="Hip-Hop Cash Kings">Goldman, Lea (August 16, 2007). [https://www.forbes.com/home/business/2007/08/15/hip-hop-millionaires-biz-cx_lg_0816hiphop.html Hip-Hop Cash Kings] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122073233/http://www.forbes.com/home/business/2007/08/15/hip-hop-millionaires-biz-cx_lg_0816hiphop.html |date=January 22, 2009 }}. ''Forbes''. Retrieved August 20, 2007.</ref> He lived in a [[Farmington, Connecticut]], mansion formerly owned by ex-boxer [[Mike Tyson]].<ref>Bernard, Sarah (August 22, 2005). [http://nymag.com/nymetro/shopping/columns/economy/12452/ How Would 50 Cent Spend $3.5 Million?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061128210917/http://nymag.com/nymetro/shopping/columns/economy/12452/ |date=November 28, 2006 }}. ''New York''. Accessed May 22, 2007.</ref> Jackson listed the mansion for sale in 2007 at $18.5 million to move closer to his son (who lived on [[Long Island]] at the time).<ref>Keil, Braden (May 4, 2007). [http://www.nypost.com/seven/05042007/news/regionalnews/for_sale__fitty__swanksta_crib_regionalnews_braden_keil.htm For Sale: Fitty Swanksta Crib] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011065914/http://www.nypost.com/seven/05042007/news/regionalnews/for_sale__fitty__swanksta_crib_regionalnews_braden_keil.htm |date=October 11, 2007 }}. ''[[New York Post]]''. Accessed May 27, 2007.</ref> In 2019, the mansion was sold for $2.9 million, with $1 million being donated to tax-deducted charities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flamer |first=Keith |title=See Why 50 Cent's Notorious B.I.G. Mansion Sold For Only $2.9 Million |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/keithflamer/2019/04/02/see-why-50-cents-notorious-big-mansion-only-sold-for-2-9-million/ |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Berger |first=Sarah |date=2019-04-07 |title=Inside the Connecticut mansion 50 Cent just sold for $2.9 million |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/05/photos-50-cent-sells-his-multimillion-dollar-connecticut-mansion.html |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Kane |first=Caitlin |date=2019-04-03 |title=50 Cent sells Connecticut mansion: Rapper sells massive Farmington mansion for 84% less than asking price - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rapper-50-cent-sells-massive-connecticut-mansion-at-84-percent-loss/ |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

The mayor of [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]], declared October 12, 2007 "50 Cent Curtis Jackson Day", honoring the rapper with a proclamation and a [[Key to the City|key to the city]].<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1572042/20071016/madonna.jhtml Madonna Signs Live Nation Deal; Plus Foxy Brown, 50 Cent, Linkin Park, 'Hannah Montana' & More, in ''For the Record''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018005455/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1572042/20071016/madonna.jhtml |date=October 18, 2007 }}. MTV October 16, 2007. Retrieved October 28, 2007.</ref> One of Jackson's New York homes, purchased in January 2007 for $2.4 million and the center of a lawsuit between Jackson and Shaniqua Tompkins, caught fire on May 31, 2008, while he was filming in Louisiana.<ref name="chicagotribune.com">Chicago Tribune (May 31, 2008). [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-50_cent_firemay31,0,878756.story 'Suspicious' blaze leaves 50 Cent home gutted] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120730004058/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-50_cent_firemay31,0,878756.story |date=July 30, 2012 }}. ''Chicago Tribune''. Retrieved June 13, 2007.</ref>

In December 2008, he told the Canadian press that he had lost several million dollars in the stock market and, unable to sell his Connecticut mansion, had postponed ''Before I Self-Destruct'' because of the economic downturn.<ref>[http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.8182 HipHopDX.com – 50 Cent Admits to Losing Money Because of Failing Economy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218010412/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.8182 |date=December 18, 2008 }}. ''HipHopDX.com''. Retrieved December 1, 2008.</ref> Jackson won a lawsuit in November 2009 against [[Taco Bell]] over the fast-food chain's use of his name without permission.<ref>{{cite news |author=Ware, Holly Sanders |title=Taco you very much, 50 Cent wins suit |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/taco_you_very_much_cent_wins_lawsuit_co2OpNhz4C2Iqp1gAOtsWI |work=[[New York Post]] |date=November 24, 2009 |access-date=November 29, 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104062908/http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/taco_you_very_much_cent_wins_lawsuit_co2OpNhz4C2Iqp1gAOtsWI |archive-date=January 4, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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While walking through [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport]] in May 2016, Jackson harassed and insulted a janitor at the airport, accusing him of being [[Altered state of consciousness|under the influence]]. The janitor was a hearing-impaired, [[autistic]] teenager named Andrew Farrell. The parents of the janitor had seen the viral video as disrespect and wanted to sue Jackson for his action against their child. The lawsuit was originally over one million dollars, but the parents settled for a $100,000 donation to [[Autism Speaks]] and his apology.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dlisted.com/2016/05/05/making-fun-of-an-autistic-janitor-cost-50-cent-100000/|title=Making Fun Of An Autistic Janitor Cost 50 Cent $100,000|date=May 5, 2016|access-date=May 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508050009/http://dlisted.com/2016/05/05/making-fun-of-an-autistic-janitor-cost-50-cent-100000/|archive-date=May 8, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hot1061.com/50-cent-makes-fun-of-autistic-teen/ |title=50 CENT MAKES FUN OF AUTISTIC TEEN |website=Hot1061.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521194448/http://www.hot1061.com/50-cent-makes-fun-of-autistic-teen/ |date=May 3, 2016|archive-date=May 21, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.datalounge.com/thread/16865038-50-cent-insults-a-kid-with-autism-|title=50 Cent "insults" a kid with autism|website=Datalounge|access-date=May 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513001809/https://www.datalounge.com/thread/16865038-50-cent-insults-a-kid-with-autism-|archive-date=May 13, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/05/50-cent-autism-tweet_n_1651256.html|title=50 Cent Faces Backlash Over Offensive Autism Tweets|date=July 5, 2012|website=[[Huffington Post]]|access-date=May 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518053602/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/05/50-cent-autism-tweet_n_1651256.html|archive-date=May 18, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/50-cent-donates-100000-to-autism-speaks-after-mocking-teen-with-autism_us_572b7ddbe4b016f37894f190|title=50 Cent Donates $100,000 To Autism Speaks After Mocking Teen|first=Julia|last=Brucculieri|website=[[~~The~~ Huffington Post]]|date=May 5, 2016|access-date=June 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508232206/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/50-cent-donates-100000-to-autism-speaks-after-mocking-teen-with-autism_us_572b7ddbe4b016f37894f190|archive-date=May 8, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

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In 2017, 50 Cent described Jay-Z's thirteenth [[Album|studio album]] ''[[4:44]]'' as "golf course music" in a [[Instagram]] post, elaborating: "I listened to Jay sh*t, that ''4:44''. [...] [It] was too smart. I felt like I was supposed to be wearing like glasses and shit and like a tie, a fucking sweater around my waist. It was like Ivy League. They don't wanna hear that shit. [...] They just wanna have a good time. You know what I'm saying? You can't be the best rapper at 47 because the new n****s is here. They coming with new [music] going on."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trendell |first=Andrew |date=July 6, 2017 |title=50 Cent slams Jay Z's new album '4:44' as 'golf course music' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/50-cent-slams-jay-zs-new-album-444-golf-course-music-2099233 |access-date=July 25, 2023 |website=[[NME]] |language=en}}</ref> In an interview on the [[Conan (talk show)|''Conan Show'']], 50 Cent spoke about the album, saying: "Hip-hop culture's connected to youth culture. The kids gonna bring new innovative stuff. He just had the maturity bleed off into the material. [...] But the kids, I don't see them actually listening to it".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Maher |first=Natalie |date=January 17, 2018 |title=50 Cent Says Listening to JAY-Z's '4:44' Makes Him Feel Like Carlton Banks |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/50-cent-jay-z-444-carlton-banks-8094765/ |access-date=July 25, 2023 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Berry |first=Peter |date=January 17, 2018 |title=50 Cent on Why Jay-Z's '4:44' Album Is Carlton Banks Music – XXL |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/50-cent-jay-z-444-carlton-banks-album/ |access-date=July 25, 2023 |website=[[XXL Mag]] |language=en}}</ref>

In an interview in 2022, 50 Cent reported that in a meeting between him and the couple in [[Los Angeles]], the two rappers were having a heated argument. Beyoncé, seeing them, jumped from a ledge to come to her husband's defense. 50 Cent compared the singer to her sister [[Solange Knowles|Solange]] when she hit Jay-Z in the elevator, describing them as "two gangstas".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shakhnazarova |first=Nika |date=August 15, 2022 |title=50 Cent says Beyoncé 'was ready' to fight him over Jay-Z feud |url=https://nypost.com/2022/08/15/50-cent-says-beyonce-was-ready-to-fight-him-over-jay-z-feud/ |access-date=July 25, 2023 |~~website~~work=[[~~The~~ New York Post]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bustard |first=Andy |date=August 12, 2022 |title=Beyoncé Was Ready To Fight 50 Cent During JAY-Z Beef: 'I Didn't Know How To Respond' |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.72520/title.beyonce-50-cent-fight-jay-z-beef |access-date=July 25, 2023 |website=[[HipHopDX]] |language=en}}</ref>

In an interview for [[XXL (magazine)|''XXL Mag'']] in 2023, 50 Cent claimed that Jay-Z's [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]] wins were due to his marriage to Beyoncé: "Even Jay-Z's career, you can look at that and say the association to Beyoncé is when he started to receive the 16, 17 Grammys, since he's been with Beyoncé. And you go, prior to that [he had] one. That came with the association."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ech |first=Joey |date=July 19, 2023 |title=50 Cent Interview – Get Rich or Die Tryin' Album 20th Anniversary, The Final Lap Tour, Friendship With Eminem and More |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/50-cent-interview-final-lap-tour/ |access-date=July 25, 2023 |website=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL Mag]] |language=en}}</ref> 50 Cent also pointed out that the couple's eldest child [[Blue Ivy Carter]] won a Grammy even though she does not sing or rap, accusing award ceremonies of giving accolades to the couple just to ensure their attendance during the show.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Callas |first=Brad |date=July 22, 2023 |title=50 Cent Suggests Jay-Z Started Winning Grammys Once He Began Relationship With Beyoncé |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/brad-callas/50-cent-jay-z-win-grammys-beyonce-relationship |access-date=July 25, 2023 |website=[[Complex Networks|Complex]] |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hawkins |first=Ruth |date=July 22, 2023 |title=50 Cent Implies Majority Of JAY-Z's Grammys Were Won Because He's Married To Beyoncé |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/50-cent-jay-z-grammys-beyonce |access-date=July 25, 2023 |website=[[HipHopDX]] |language=en}}</ref> The rapper also reported that his non-win at the Grammys was due to his music being "a little bit abrasive to conservatives; [...] It didn't matter to me in that time period. Don't give me the trophy. They didn't give me Best New Artist and I sold 13 million records", while the Carter-Knowles family is more politically agreeable to the music industry.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bras Nevares |first=Gabriel |date=July 23, 2023 |title=50 Cent Hints At Belief That Jay-Z's Many Grammys Are Due To Beyonce Relationship |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/697562-50-cent-jay-z-grammys-beyonce |access-date=July 25, 2023 |website=[[HotNewHipHop]] |language=en}}</ref>

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Before leaving for Venezuela, Jackson uploaded a video ("Warning Shot") and the first of a series of "Officer Ricky" cartoons. In early February he uploaded a YouTube video in which he interviewed "Tia", the mother of one of Ross' children; according to her, Ross is in reality a [[Prison officer|correctional officer]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/videos/id.2138 |title=– 50 Cent – Interviews Rick Ross' Baby Mama |publisher=Hiphopdx.com |date=February 2, 2009 |access-date=December 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001091702/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/videos/id.2138 |archive-date=October 1, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> On February 5, 2009, The Game phoned Seattle radio station [[KUBE (FM)|KUBE]]. Asked about the dispute between Jackson and Ross, he sided with Jackson and offered to mediate: "Rick Ross, holla at your boy, man" and "50 eating you, boy."<ref>{{cite web |last=Roberts |first=Steven |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604407/20090205/ross__rick__rap_.jhtml |title=Game Takes Sides In 50 Cent/ Rick Ross Beef |publisher=MTV News |date=February 5, 2009 |access-date=May 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090823024332/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604407/20090205/ross__rick__rap_.jhtml |archive-date=August 23, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On his album ''[[Deeper Than Rap]]'', Ross refers to Jackson in "In Cold Blood" and Jackson's mock funeral is part of the song's video. When the song was released, Ross said that he ended Jackson's career.<ref>{{cite web |last=Reid |first=Shaheem |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1609554/20090420/ross__rick__rap_.jhtml |title=Rick Ross Buries 50 Cent In 'Cold Blood' Video |publisher=MTV News |date=April 20, 2009 |access-date=May 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090721093932/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1609554/20090420/ross__rick__rap_.jhtml |archive-date=July 21, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> "Rick Ross is Albert From [[CB4]]. You ever seen the movie? He's Albert," Jackson replied in an interview. "It never gets worse than this. You get a guy that was a correctional officer come out and base his entire career on writing material from a drug dealer's perspective such as [["Freeway" Rick Ross|"Freeway" Ricky Ross]]."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/03/03/50-cent-says-rick-ross-is-gusto-from-cb4-laughs-off-ross-sales-predictions/ |title=50 Cent Says Rick Ross Is 'Gusto From CB4', Laughs Off Ross' Sales Predictions |date=March 3, 2009 |publisher=BallerStatus.com |access-date=May 12, 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20100619085851/http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/03/03/50-cent-says-rick-ross-is-gusto-from-cb4-laughs-off-ross-sales-predictions/|archive-date=June 19, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> Their feud rekindled at the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards, where Jackson and G-Unit members Kidd Kidd, Mike Knox, Tony Yayo were seen on video attacking [[Gunplay (rapper)|Gunplay]] (a member of Ross' Maybach Music Group). Gunplay's Maybach Music diamond necklace was stolen during the brawl, and several days later Jackson appeared at a Washington, D.C. bowling alley wearing Gunplay's chain.<ref>{{cite web |last=Langhorne |first=Cyrus |url=http://www.sohh.com/2012/10/50_cent_flaunts_gunplays_maybach_music_g.html |title=50 Cent Flaunts Gunplay's Maybach Music Group Chain [Video] |publisher=Sohh.Com |date=October 10, 2012 |access-date=December 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121205115522/http://www.sohh.com/2012/10/50_cent_flaunts_gunplays_maybach_music_g.html |archive-date=December 5, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> On January 30, 2013, Jackson tweeted that Ross' attempted drive-by shooting on his birthday three days earlier was "staged".<ref>{{cite news|last=Sieczkowski|first=Cavan|title=50 Cent Claims Rick Ross Shooting Was 'Staged'|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/30/50-cent-rick-ross-shooting-staged_n_2581245.html|~~newspaper~~work=[[Huffington Post]]|date=January 30, 2013|access-date=March 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130209200009/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/30/50-cent-rick-ross-shooting-staged_n_2581245.html|archive-date=February 9, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==