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.

Floyd Mayweather Responds To 50 Cent’s Reading Challenge
Floyd Mayweather Responds To 50 Cent’s Reading Challenge
Floyd Mayweather Responds To 50 Cent’s Reading Challenge
Floyd Mayweather's reading skills might not be up to par, but his literacy in getting money is undeniable. The world class boxer's ability to read has come under question in recent days since friend turned foe 50 Cent attempted to out Floyd in a ALS "Ice Bucket Challenge" where dared him to simply read one page out of a Harry Potter book for a $750,000 payout to a charity of his choice.
50 Cent’s Best Instagram Videos
50 Cent’s Best Instagram Videos
50 Cent’s Best Instagram Videos
50 Cent is a master at using Instagram videos. Something Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is experiencing right now as 50 trolls him mercilessly. A lot of his gems on Instagram have been deleted but the ones that are there are hilarious. Here's the best of them...
50 Cent Compares Bobby Shmurda To Trinidad Jame$
50 Cent Compares Bobby Shmurda To Trinidad Jame$
50 Cent Compares Bobby Shmurda To Trinidad Jame$
50 Cent and G-Unit continue to ride the wave of their reunion and land in the headlines seemingly on a weekly basis. Fif and The Unit will have their own G-Unit Reunion special on SiriusXM radio, and will touch on everything from their reunion, past beefs, and their take on emerging hip-hop artists. Wh ...
Bob Costas Disses 50 Cent
Bob Costas Disses 50 Cent
Bob Costas Disses 50 Cent
When the world got a glimpse of 50 Cent delivering the first pitch at the Mets vs. Pirates game at New York's Citi Field, laughter was only the suitable response. Sportscaster Bob Costas, who also delivered a terrible pitch at a St. Louis Cardinals game, went in on the Jamaica Queens rapper saying there's no way he deserves a redo...
50 Cent Bets 750K That Floyd Mayweather Jr. Can’t Read Very Well
50 Cent Bets 750K That Floyd Mayweather Jr. Can’t Read Very Well
50 Cent Bets 750K That Floyd Mayweather Jr. Can’t Read Very Well
UPDATE (5:45): 50 Cent just uploaded a further video to Instagram, this time saying that Jimmy Kimmel called and offered to have Floyd accept 50's challenge on Kimmel's show. But of course Fif couldn't help but toss in another dig at Floyd, saying, "We don't wanna put pressure on you; we know you can't pronounce those words in the Harry Potter book, so we're gonna let you read Cat In The Hat.
G-Unit Display Their “Come Up” With Their New Video
G-Unit Display Their “Come Up” With Their New Video
G-Unit Display Their “Come Up” With Their New Video
The reunited G-Unit is still rolling strong. Now we get the visuals for "Come Up", part of the recent wave of music from 50's team. 50, Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo, Young Buck and newest member Kidd Kidd live the lavish life in a mansion surrounded by beautiful ladies over an "Outstanding" powered soundtrack...

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