One among the top ten Entertainers in the world, Curtis James Jackson III is a rapper commonly known by his rap name 50 Cent and recognized by the nicknames Fifty Cent and Fiddy Cent. He rose to fame following the success of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' and The Massacre.

50 Cent managed to achieve tremendously the multi-platinum success with both albums, selling around 22 million albums internationally. He is known for his gangster image, and prides himself on having been shot nine times and surviving the ordeal. Growing up, the Queens rapper originally wanted to be a heavyweight boxer, but eventually fell back on rapping.

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