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50 Cent Biography |
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His mother was murdered in a drug deal. He has been shot three times(commonly mistaken as nine times, because nine bullets were fired at him), stabbed. 50 was brought up by his grandparents. He soon became immersed in the drug trade, hustling around his native neighborhood by the name of "Boo Boo" with fellow Queens native Tony Yayo.
In June of 1994, Jackson was arrested on felony drug charges. Being a second time offender, Jackson was able to plead out of significant prison time by accepting seven months in a "shock incarceration" boot camp.
He would later brag about this as his doing "seven to nine."
Jackson met up with Jam Master Jay (JMJ) of Run-DMC and was signed to his label JMJ. Once Jam Master Jay had taught him the basics, Jackson left the label in search of someone who could help him achieve his dream of rap stardom. He teamed up with the hip-hop production duo Track Masters, who had recognized his talent for hardcore lyrics. 50 was signed to Columbia Records in 1999.
Fiddy's continued success seemed guaranteed by his larget underground fanbase and the street credibility he gained by appearing on almost every major mix tape sold in New York. How to Rob", an ode to robbing a slew of industry rappers, was a hit for New York radio. His debut album "Power of the Dollar" was never released, as he was dropped from Columbia Records shortly after his shooting in 2000.
In 2000, Curtis Jackson and an associate, 22-year-old Alton Brown, were sitting in a parked car in fron of his house, when an assailant pulled up beside them and fired nine shots with a handgun.
He was shot at nine times and hit three times, once in each leg, and once in the jaw. Brown, wounded in the hand, drove himself and Jackson to a nearby hospital. This incident led to the widespread statement in the media and the pop music fanbase that 50 Cent had been "shot nine times."
In various songs, interviews and rumors it is alleged that the shooter was Darryl "Hommo" Baum, whose nickname is pronounced as in "homicide." There are rumors that the shooting was arranged by Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff, a Queens drug dealer.
Baum himself was shot and killed three weeks later. 50 has hinted that the person who shot at him was killed in retaliation for the attempt on 50 Cent's life. Others claim Baum's killing was unrelated to 50 Cent but was the result of Baum's feud with a different drug crew in Brooklyn.
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| Name |
Curtis Jackson |
| DOB: |
July 6, 1975 |
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Southside Jamaica, Queens |
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Interscope Records |
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