Curtis Jackson
Curtis Jackson
Curtis James Jackson III, known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, entrepreneur, investor, record, film, and television producer. Born in the South Jamaica neighborhood of the borough of Queens, Jackson began selling drugs at age twelve during the 1980s crack epidemic. Although he left drug-dealing to pursue a musical career, he was struck by nine bullets in a 2000 shooting. After Jackson released the compilation album Guess Who's Back? in 2002, he was discovered by Eminem and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth6 July 1975
CountryUnited States of America
I have received 16 Grammy nominations and I have no trophies, because I chose to write the harsh realities. I stayed true to myself and I've taken a little beating behind it.
Without music I wouldn't have the ability to be in business. The opportunity to be in business came with the finances from music and the notoriety that comes with being successful as an artist. So I see myself as an artist first, but I'm absolutely conscious of business.
I can't have a lot of people around me all the time. It really bugs me out that I have that many people. I need to be by myself.
The more my fans know about my past, the more they'll be able to predict and understand some of the moves I make in the future.
Anybody who says that money don't change you - they only say that because they don't make enough.
Death is a large form of entertainment, probably the largest. Watching death in different ways is entertaining for us, whether it's a high-speed chase and a guy grabs a helicopter and flies away. We know the reality of it is that he wouldn't be physically able to hold onto that helicopter and fall to his death. But it's entertaining to watch.
Obama is for same-sex marriage. If the President is saying that, then who am I to go the other way?
I had to overcome challenge after challenge in order to take my life from nothing to living my dreams.
What I do is take the jewelry back to the jeweler and they redo the jewelry with the same gold from the last thing.
Show no love, cause love will get you killed.
I have a romantic side.
For me success was always going to be a Lamborghini. But now I've got it, it just sits on my drive.
I've got to make it to heaven; for going through hell.
Just be confident. Confidence is the most attractive part of a person. Because if they're not confident enough to show you who they are, you don't even know who they are.