50 Cent

50 Cent’s legacy as an entertainment icon was launched through the art form of rap. Growing up, the Queens, New York native started to experiment with music outside of regular hobbies. Around 1996, he aligned himself in Run-D.M.C.’s Jam Master Jay, who essentially taught 50 how to structure a record and more specifically, lace hooks. He eventually landed a deal with Columbia Records and went on to create his debut album, Power of the Dollar, in 2000. On the effort is a record called “How To Rob,” which tells a fictional story about then-popular rappers getting their pockets run. The track came out and bolted 50 into popularity, though the album didn’t.

Around that time, 50 Cent was ambushed outside of his grandmother’s house, where he was shot nine times. He was dropped by Columbia, but continued to work with his G-Unit collective cooking up music. He infiltrated the mixtape market with efforts like Guess Who’s Back? (2002), releasing his own iterations of popular rap songs at the moment. Soon after that, Eminem was put onto 50 as an artist and signed him to Shady Records through Dr. Dre’s Aftermath label. Fif’s label debut, Get Rich or Die Tryin’, a project led by singles like “In Da Club,” "Many Men (Wish Death)" and "21 Questions." The chart-topping project nearly went platinum in the first week, solidifying Fif as a superstar. A respective movie and video game proved that as well.

He continued to grind through the 2000s, releasing multiplatinum-selling projects like The Massacre, which spent over a month at the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s 200 chart, radio dominant singles like “Candy Shop” and “How We Do” and stretching his solo and G-Unit brand’s reach to video game, fashion and TV spaces. Moving onto the 2010s, his music releases slowed down, but his business ventures shot up with minted endeavors with Branson Cognac, Le Chemin du Roi, Effen Vodka (previously) and of course his television takeover through his production company Green Light that aligned him with networks like Starz.

These days, Fif is rising the ranks as an entertainment role by overseeing some of the most popular shows on TV with BMF and Power, plus he has everything from movies to cartoons coming out in the near future. His music career was more than successful, as he’s accumulated a room full of plaques that are near diamond, and made rap history for dropping some of the most successful and respected rap songs/albums to date. His track record in the TV space should be just as interesting when it’s all said and done.

Best Hip-Hop Instagrams Of The Day
Best Hip-Hop Instagrams Of The Day
Best Hip-Hop Instagrams Of The Day
Today, (Feb. 5), Instagram was pretty slow, partly due to the fact that just about every hot rapper is on a flight to LA for Grammy weekend. The most popular upload on the social site happened to come from Dame Dash. The hip-hop veteran uploaded a picture standing beside Kanye West and Q-tip...
50 Cent’s First Pitch Gets Made Into A Baseball Card
50 Cent’s First Pitch Gets Made Into A Baseball Card
50 Cent’s First Pitch Gets Made Into A Baseball Card
Topps, the leading producer of sports and non-sports themed trading cards., made a baseball card of 50 Cent's first pitch at the New York Mets's Citi Field. The throw that was made fun of by Bob Costas and Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords will now be commemorated as a special edition first pitch baseball card (see below). You just can't make this stu...
‘The Beast Is G-Unit’ EP Comes Out March 3
‘The Beast Is G-Unit’ EP Comes Out March 3
‘The Beast Is G-Unit’ EP Comes Out March 3
G-Unit is back and, hopefully, bulletproof as ever. 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Young Buck, Tony Yayo and Kidd Kidd have announced their return for Mar. 3, when they'll let loose their new EP, The Beast Is G-Unit. The project will include "Bring My Bottles...
50 Cent’s Horrible First Pitch Won Him An Award
50 Cent’s Horrible First Pitch Won Him An Award
50 Cent’s Horrible First Pitch Won Him An Award
50 Cent's first pitch at New York’s Citi Field last May was so bad that the MLB gave him the 2014 MLB Network Social Media "Most Memorable First Pitch."Fif posted the award on Instagram today. These people sent me,the most f*cked up pitch award. Ain'... Read More ...
Best Hip-Hop Instagrams Of The Day
Best Hip-Hop Instagrams Of The Day
Best Hip-Hop Instagrams Of The Day
Today, (Jan. 23), the most popular occurrence witnessed on Instagram was the exclusive reveal of the album artwork for Chris Brown and Tyga's Fan Of A Fan LP. The cover depicts the two artists impersonating 1990’s duo, Kris Kross, amidst an array of vibrant colors. Tyga...
Best Hip-Hop Instagrams Of The Day
Best Hip-Hop Instagrams Of The Day
Best Hip-Hop Instagrams Of The Day
Today, (Jan. 22) marked the 50th birthday of the legendary hip-hop icon, DJ Jazzy Jeff. While many threw up vintage photos of the winner of the first rap Grammy ever, Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg had an extra special message for Jeff. "Force me to say the greatest DJ on earth and I'm saying this man," Rosenberg said of the "Summertime" ambassador on Instagram...
Watch The Trailer For Season 2 Of Power
Watch The Trailer For Season 2 Of Power
Watch The Trailer For Season 2 Of Power
The second season of 50 Cent's 'Power' is just around the corner and to solidify the approaching arrival, Starz  released the official trailer for season 2. The clip features Omari Hardwick, Naturi Naughton, Lela Loren, Joseph Sikora, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Andy Bean, Sinqua Walls along with new addition, Rotimi Akinosho. Picking up right where...
Action Bronson Hates Listening To White Rappers
Action Bronson Hates Listening To White Rappers
Action Bronson Hates Listening To White Rappers
"I did a lot of bad things to that Cormega album." Action Bronson is Queens through and through, from his nasally voice to the gut his doctor has insisted he reduce. Dropping by The Breakfast Club this morning (Jan. 21), Bronson discussed his new juicing regimen, working with Raekwon, and what it actually means to bring New York back...
Best Hip-Hop Instagrams Of The Day
Best Hip-Hop Instagrams Of The Day
Best Hip-Hop Instagrams Of The Day
Want to know what went down today on Instagram? XXL’s got it for you. Scroll down! I can't begin to articulate our connection but we speak daily trust me her birthday represents true love from one soul to another #priceless happy birthday I know in the short time we were on this planet together we laughed more then most couples did in a lifetime probably a couple of lifetimes...that's ... Read
Metta World Peace Ranks His Top Five New York Rappers
Metta World Peace Ranks His Top Five New York Rappers
Metta World Peace Ranks His Top Five New York Rappers
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Best Hip-Hop Instagrams Of The Day
Best Hip-Hop Instagrams Of The Day
Best Hip-Hop Instagrams Of The Day
Want to know what went down today on Instagram? XXL’s got it for you. Scroll down! LONELY FLIGHT! #DREAMSdoComeTRUE #keepDreaming A photo posted by Sean Diddy Combs (@iamdiddy) on Jan 14, 2015 at 1:38pm PST Buying some old jaunts

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