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Birth name Curtis James Jackson III
Born July 6, 1975 (age 31)
Origin Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA
Genre(s) Hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper
Entertainer
Entrepreneur
Years active 1998 - present

Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975) is an American East Coast rapper commonly known by his stage name 50 Cent. He rose to fame following the success of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' and The Massacre. 50 Cent achieved multi-platinum success with both albums, selling over 21 million albums worldwide. He is known for his "gangsta" image. He currently resides in Farmington, Connecticut, in the former mansion of boxing star Mike Tyson.[1] 50 Cent is planning to release two solo albums by February 2008.[2]

Childhood and youth
Curtis James Jackson III grew up in the South Jamaica neighborhood of Queens in New York City. He grew up without a father and was raised by his mother Sabrina Jackson, who gave birth to him at the age of 15. She was a cocaine dealer and raised Jackson until he was 8 years old before she was murdered. At the age of 23, she became unconscious after someone put something in her drink, and then was left for dead after the house was set on fire.[3][4] After her death, Jackson moved in with his grandparents in a crowded house with his eight aunts and uncles.[5] He recalls, "My grandmother told me, 'Your mother's not coming home. She's not gonna come back to pick you up. You're gonna stay with us now.' That's when I started adjusting to the streets a little bit."[6]

Jackson began boxing around the age of 11. In the early 1980s, he competed in the Junior Olympics as an amateur fighter. He aspired to fight in the Golden Gloves boxing tournament but was too young to compete.[7] Jackson recounts, "I was competitive in the ring and hip-hop is competitive too. In so many ways they're similar. I think rappers condition themselves like boxers, so they all kind of feel like they're the champ."[7]

When young Curtis was 12, he was already dealing narcotics. He said getting involved with selling drugs was easy since all of the people he met when he was young sold drugs.[6] Jackson regularly hid cocaine from his grandmother and would bring guns and money made from the drugs to school. At the 10th grade, he was eventually caught by metal detectors at Andrew Jackson High School. He later stated, "I was embarrassed that I got arrested like that. That's the worst way to get arrested. After I got arrested I stopped hiding it. I was telling my grandmother [openly], 'I sell drugs.'"[6]

On June 29, 1994, Jackson was arrested for helping to sell 4 vials of cocaine to an undercover police officer. He was arrested again in three weeks after cops came to his home with a search warrant and discovered heroin, 10 ounces of crack cocaine, and a starter gun. Jackson was sentenced to 3-9 years in prison but managed to serve 7 months in a "shock incarceration" boot camp,[8] where he later earned his GED

Grammy Awards
Year Category Genre Title Result
2004 Best New Artist N/A N/A Nominated
Best Male Rap Solo Performance Rap "In Da Club" Nominated
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Rap "Magic Stick" (with Lil' Kim) Nominated
Best Rap Song Rap "In Da Club" Nominated
Best Rap Album Rap Get Rich or Die Tryin' Nominated
2006 Best Male Rap Solo Performance Rap "Disco Inferno" Nominated
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Rap "Encore" (with Eminem & Dr. Dre) Nominated
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Rap "Hate It or Love It" (with The Game) Nominated
Best Rap Song Rap "Candy Shop" Nominated
Best Rap Album Rap The Massacre Nominated

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