Biography Of 50 CENT

Biography of 50 Cent

At twelve years was selling crack on the streets of Queens, nearly died at twenty shot dead in his car and the twenty-six is ​​a star of hip-hop. We talked about 50 Cent, the new king of rap, the master of the street ...

Born with the name Curtis Jackson, 50 Cent grew up in the troubled neighborhood of Queens, in New York. His mother, a drug dealer, he was single at age 15 because his father did not want or know. Curtis died when she was 8. From there 50 had to raise between grandparents and street.

From an early age he began to fiddle with coca and at fifteen and was arrested for possession of crack. At that time also began to flirt with underground boxing and although he was arrested several times stood at 18 with enough money to buy a Mercedes.

But between drugs and violence Curtis found a passion: hip hop. In 1996 he was introduced to Jam Master Jay, legendary DJ in the area, who teaches him the "mysteries" of rap. With it recorded "Your Life's On The Line" and then is signed by Columbia Records. They prepared an LP, "The Power Of Dollar", whose publication is continually postponed (and eventually canceled) for two reasons: the dissemination of music pirate and armed assault to 50 Cent suffered in May 2000.

Eight bullets pierced his car and was embedded in the leg and another hit him in the face. Curtis underwent emergency surgery and at 13 days, miraculously, the rebellious rapper he was again at home. It is said that the attack was motivated by the single "How To Rob", in which 50 Cent insulted several rap kingpins. Since then 50 drives an armored car.

That shooting stopped distributing "The Power Of Dollar" and caused the "divorce" with the producer. Curtis then began to self-produce many "mixtapes" that distributed clandestinely with his people (the G-Unit) on the streets of New York. And success was resounding. With the money he earned his first LP was "legal", "Guess Who's Back", released in 2002 by Full Clip Records.

Things were going but there was still the best. While record companies scrambled to hire you Eminem appeared on the scene. The record of 50 had haunted her ear and offered to enter his signature, Shady Records, in exchange for $ 1 million. And 50 did not think twice.

Under the supervision of Eminem and Dr. Dre recorded "Get Rich Or Die Trying", an experiment that could not fail. The direct and honest style of 50 Cent then congealed. "Get Rich Or Die Trying" was released in February 2003 and, although he was widely unauthorized internet, sold a whopping 872,000 copies in its first week. He was born a new king, 50 Cent, the new king of hip hop.