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'''Curtis James Jackson III''' (born July 6, 1975),<ref name=allmusicbio>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/50-cent-mn0000919805/biography |title=50 Cent Biography |first=Jason |last=Birchmeier |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=June 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605081141/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/50-cent-mn0000919805/biography |archive-date=June 5, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><!--AllMusic citation also supports full name Curtis James Jackson III--> known professionally as '''50 Cent''',{{#tag:ref|Sometimes abbreviated '''Fiddy''', reflecting his own [[AAVE]] pronunciation of "50". On ''[[Late Night with Seth Meyers]]'', he advised "white people who are trying to be cool" to pronounce "50" as "fifty" rather than "fiddy".<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29lUopky_XY |work=Late Night with Seth Meyers |title=A Public Service Announcement from Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson |via=YouTube |date=2015 }}</ref> |group="n"}} is an American rapper, actor, television producer, and businessman. Born in [[South Jamaica, Queens|South Jamaica]], a neighborhood of [[Queens]], Jackson began pursuing a musical career in 1996. In 1999–2000, he recorded his "debut" album ''[[Power of the Dollar]]'' for [[Columbia Records]]; however, he was struck by nine bullets during a shooting in May 2000, causing its release to be cancelled and Jackson to be dropped from the label. His 2002 mixtape, ''[[Guess Who's Back?]]'' was discovered by Detroit rapper [[Eminem]], who signed Jackson to his label [[Shady Records]], an imprint of [[Dr. Dre]]'s [[Aftermath Entertainment]] and [[Interscope Records]] that same year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 28, 2018 |title=Why 50 Cent Is One Of The Greatest Of All Time |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/why-50-cent-is-one-of-the-greatest-of-all-time-news.46683.html?_amp |access-date=September 28, 2020 |website=www.hotnewhiphop.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=50 Cent |url=https://www.biography.com/musician/50-cent |access-date=September 28, 2020 |website=Biography |language=en-us}}</ref>

His debut studio album, ''[[Get Rich or Die Tryin']]'' (2003) was released to critical acclaim and commercial success. Peaking atop the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], it spawned the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]-number one singles "[[In da Club]]" and "[[21 Questions]]" (featuring [[Nate Dogg]]), and received [[RIAA certification|nonuple platinum]] certification by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA). That same year, he launched the record label [[G-Unit Records]], namesake of [[G-Unit|a hip hop group]] he formed two years prior; the label's initial signees were its members, fellow East Coast rappers [[Lloyd Banks]] and [[Tony Yayo]]. His second album, ''[[The Massacre]]'' (2005) was met with similar success and supported by his third number-one single, "[[Candy Shop]]" (featuring [[Olivia (singer)|Olivia]]). He adopted a lighter, further commercially-oriented approach for his third and fourth albums, ''[[Curtis (50 Cent album)|Curtis]]'' (2007) and ''[[Before I Self Destruct]]'' (2009)—both were met with critical and commercial declines—and aimed for a return to his roots with his fifth album, ''[[Animal Ambition]]'' (2014). He has since focused on his career in television and media, having executive-produced and starred in the television series ''[[Power (TV series)|Power]]'' (2014–2020), as well as its numerous spin-offs under his company [[G-Unit Films and Television Inc.]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ir.starz.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=982143 |title=Starz announces it extended Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson's exclusive premium overall deal |date=August 1, 2016 |access-date=October 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018223259/http://ir.starz.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=982143 |archive-date=October 18, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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