50 Cent — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Recipient of a Grammy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.
American rapper, actor, and television producer.
Founder of G-Unit Records and G-Unit Films and Television Inc.
Sold over 30 million albums worldwide.
Executive-produced and starred in the television series Power.

Biography

Curtis James Jackson III, professionally known as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, and television producer. Born in Queens, New York City, Jackson began his musical career in 1996. After a shooting incident in 2000 led to the cancellation of his debut album, Power of the Dollar, and his departure from Columbia Records, his 2002 mixtape Guess Who's Back?

caught the attention of Eminem. This led to Jackson signing with Shady Records, an imprint of Interscope Records.