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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Curtis James Jackson III | |
| Born | July 6, 1975 (age 31) | |
| Origin | South Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA  |
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| Genre(s) | Hip hop | |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, entertainer, entrepreneur | |
| Years active | 1998–present | |
| Label(s) | Columbia (1999–2000) Shady / Aftermath / Interscope (2002–present) G-Unit (2003–present) |
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| Associated acts |
G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre | |
| Website | 50Cent.com | |
Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975)[1] is an American rapper commonly known by his stage name 50 Cent. He rose to fame following the success of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' and The Massacre. 50 Cent achieved multi-platinum success with both albums, selling over 21 million albums worldwide. He is known for his "gangsta" image. He currently resides in Farmington, Connecticut, in the former mansion of boxer Mike Tyson.[2] 50 Cent is planning to release two solo albums by February 2008.[3] He has a cousin, Michael Francis, who raps under the stage name "Two Five".[4][5]
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Biography
Childhood and youth
50 Cent, born Curtis James Jackson III, grew up in the South Jamaica neighborhood of Queens in New York City. He grew up without a father and was raised by his mother Sabrina Jackson, who gave birth to him at the age of 15. Sabrina, who was a cocaine dealer, raised Jackson until the age of 8, when she was murdered. At the age of 23, she became unconscious after someone drugged her alcoholic beverage. She was then was left for dead, and the house she was in set on fire.[6][7] After her death, Jackson moved into his grandparents house with his eight aunts and uncles.[8] He recalls, "My grandmother told me, 'Your mother's not coming home. She's not gonna come back to pick you up. You're gonna stay with us now.' That's when I started adjusting to the streets a little bit.[9]
Jackson began boxing around the age of 11. In the early 1980s, he competed in the Junior Olympics as an amateur fighter. He aspired to fight in the Golden Gloves boxing tournament but was too young to compete.[10] Jackson recounts, "I was competitive in the ring and hip-hop is competitive too. In so many ways they're similar. I think rappers condition themselves like boxers, so they all kind of feel like they're the champ."[10]
By the time Jackson was 12 years old, he was dealing narcotics. He later commented that selling drugs was easy since much of people he knew when he was young did so.[9] Jackson regularly hid cocaine from his grandmother and took guns and drug money to school. In the 10th grade, he was eventually caught by metal detectors at Andrew Jackson High School. He later stated, "I was embarrassed that I got arrested like that. That's the worst way to get arrested. After I got arrested I stopped hiding it. I was telling my grandmother [openly], 'I sell drugs.'"[9]
On June 29, 1994, Jackson was arrested for helping to sell four vials of cocaine to an undercover police officer. He was arrested again three weeks later when police searched his home and found heroin, 10 ounces of crack cocaine, and a starter gun. Jackson was sentenced to 3-9 years in prison but managed to serve 7 months in a "shock incarceration" boot camp,[11] where he later earned his GED.[6]
Jackson adapted the nickname "50 Cent" as a metaphor for "change".[12] The name was originally derived from Kelvin Martin, a Brooklyn criminal in the 1980s who was known as "50 Cent". Jackson said, " I took the name 50 Cent because it says everything I want it to say. I'm the same kind of person 50 Cent was. I provide for myself by any means."[13]
Jam Master Jay Records
In 1996, a friend introduced 50 Cent to Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC who was then organizing his label. It was the first time 50 Cent had ever gone into a studio. Jay began teaching him how to count bars, write choruses, structure songs, and make a record.[14][15]
In 1997, 50 Cent had a son, Marquise Jackson, with Shaniqua Tompkins.[16] He claimed that the birth of his son resulted in him pursuing music seriously, saying, "Me being an artist on the music front came from my son actually. He was motivation to go in a different direction."[17]
50 Cent's first official appearance on a song was "React" with the group Onyx on their 1998 album Shut 'Em Down. He credited Jam Master Jay as an influence who helped him improve his ability to write hooks.[10] Jay produced 50 Cent's first album, however it was never released.[6]
Columbia Records
In 1999, after leaving Jam Master Jay, the platinum selling producers Trackmasters took notice of 50 Cent and signed him to Columbia Records. They sent him to Upstate NY, where he worked continuously in a studio for 2 1/2 weeks. He produced 36 songs in this short period, 18 of which were included on his unofficially released album, Power of the Dollar in 2000.
50 Cent's career took off after the release of the successful but controversial underground single How to Rob, which he wrote in a car on the way to a studio. The track playfully portrayed him as a deliriously hungry up–and–comer daydreaming of robbing famous rappers. He explains the reasoning behind song's content as, "There’s a hundred artists on that label, you gotta separate yourself from that group and make yourself relevant."[12] Offended by the record, Jay-Z, Big Pun, DMX, and the Wu-Tang Clan later replied to the song.[18] The track was originally intended to be released with "Thug Love" featuring Destiny's Child but two days before he was scheduled to film the "Thug Love" video, 50 Cent was shot and had to be confined to a hospital due to his injuries.[19]
The next single, "Ghetto Qu'ran" dealt with the history of the drug trade in Queens, mentioning the names of many who had been in the business during the 1980s, and many of whom were currently in jail.
Shooting
On May 24, 2000, 50 Cent was attacked by a gunman outside his grandmother's house. He went into a friend's car to go to a tattoo parlor and studio but was asked to return to the house to get some jewellery. His son was in the house while his grandmother was in the front yard.[7] Upon returning to the back seat of the car, a blue General Motors car pulled up close by. An assailant then walked up to 50 Cent's left side with a 9MM handgun and fired nine shots at close range. He was shot in the hand (a shell hit his right thumb and came out of his pinky), hip, legs, chest, and left cheek.[6][9] The latter wound shaved a chunk off his gums, left a hole between the top and bottom rows of his teeth, and resulted in a small but permanent slur in his voice. His friend also sustained a gunshot wound to the hand.[20] They were driven to a hospital where he spent 13 days in recovery. The alleged shooter was killed three weeks later.[20]
50 Cent recalled the incident saying, "It happens so fast that you don't even get a chance to shoot back... I was scared the whole time... I was looking in the rear-view mirror like, 'Oh shit, somebody shot me in the face! It burns, burns, burns.'"[9] Also, "you don't actually feel each one hit you. The adrenaline is pumping. You movin' and tryin' to get out of the way. I was bouncing around the back seat. We pulled off."[6] The recovery process took 5 months, and he used a walker for the first 6 weeks. His physical workout regimen helped attain his muscular physique.[6][9]
Following the shooting, 50 Cent was "blacklisted" in the recording industry and dropped from Columbia Records. Unable to find a studio to work with in the US, he travelled to Canada.[21] Along with his new business partner and friend Sha Money XL, they recorded over 30 songs, strictly for mix tapes, with the sole purpose of building a reputation. 50 Cent's popularity rose[citation needed] and by the end of spring 2001 he released the new material independently on the makeshift LP, Guess Who's Back?. Beginning to attract interest, and now backed by G-Unit, 50 Cent continued to make songs. But rather than create new songs, he decided to showcase his hit-making ability by retouching beats which had already been used.[citation needed] They released the bootleg, 50 Cent Is the Future, revisiting material by Jay-Z and even Raphael Saadiq.[22]
Shady/Aftermath
In 2002, Eminem listened to a copy of 50 Cent's Guess Who's Back? CD. He received the CD through 50 Cent's attorney, who was working with Eminem's manager Paul Rosenberg.[19] Impressed with the album, Eminem invited 50 Cent to fly to Los Angeles, where the two of them and Dr. Dre met.[19][14][6] "One of the things that excited me about Tupac," Eminem said, "was even if he was rhymin' the simplest words in the world, you felt like he meant it and it came from his heart. That's the thing with 50. That same aura. That's been missing since we lost Pac and Biggie."[6] After being signed to a reported US $1 million record deal,[14][23] 50 Cent quickly released another bootleg of borrowed beats, No Mercy, No Fear. The CD featured one new track "Wanksta", which was put on Eminem's 8 Mile soundtrack.
Popularity of G-Unit
In its first week of release, his commercial debut album Get Rich Or Die Tryin' sold 872,000 copies.[24] The album was certified gold in its first week and platinum the following week. The album was eventually certified six times platinum by the RIAA.
Interscope then granted 50 Cent his own label, G-Unit Records.[25] 50 Cent appointed his manager Sha Money XL as the president. The label signed on Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo, and Young Buck as the established members of G-Unit. Dr. Dre and 50 Cent had signed The Game under a joint venture. After the departure of The Game, 50 Cent signed singer Olivia and rap veterans Mobb Deep to G-Unit Records. Spider Loc, M.O.P., and Young Hot Rod joined G-Unit after the signing of Mobb Deep.[26][27] 50 Cent has expressed interest in working with other rappers outside of G-Unit, such as Lil' Scrappy of BME, LL Cool J from Def Jam, Mase from Bad Boy, and Freeway of Roc-A-Fella Records, some of whom he has now recorded with.[28]
Endorsements and projects
Merchandise
Since releasing Beg for Mercy with G-Unit, the rapper teamed up with Reebok to release his own G-Unit Sneakers. He also released his own clothing line called G-Unit Heavy Weight Clothing and he also started The G-Unit Clothing Company with G-Unit. A video game starring himself, called 50 Cent: Bulletproof, is available on the PlayStation 2, the Xbox, and the PlayStation Portable. 50 Cent has recently teamed up with glacéau to create and market a new flavour of low-calorie, natural drinks called Formula 50. He also launched a condom line and plans to donate a part of the proceeds to HIV awareness.[29]
Television and films
In 2005, 50 Cent made a cameo appearance as himself on The Simpsons episode Pranksta Rap. In 2006, he starred in the semi-autobiographical film Get Rich or Die Tryin' directed by Jim Sheridan, and co-starring Joy Bryant and Terrence Howard. He has also just released a film called Home of the Brave, co-starring Samuel L. Jackson, and Jessica Biel. Currently, he is working on a role in the movie The Dance alongside Nicholas Cage, and is set to star opposite Robert De Niro in 2008's New Orleans, a movie regarding a police death. 50 Cent has started a production company called G-Unit Films.[30]
Books
In 2005, 50 Cent released a memoir about his life leading up to his success titled From Pieces to Weight: Once Upon a Time in Southside Queens. On January 4, 2007, he launched his G-Unit Books imprint at Borders-Columbus Circle in the Time Warner Building in New York.[31] He also co-wrote The Ski Mask Way, which is expected to be turned into a film before the end of 2007.[32] 50 Cent said he was reading The 33 Strategies of War by Robert Greene and is currently working with the author on a book titled The 50th Law, an urban take of the popular 48 Laws of Power.[29][33]
Controversy
Ja Rule and Murder Inc.
Even before signing with Interscope, 50 Cent was engaged in a well-publicized dispute with rival rapper Ja Rule and his label Murder Inc. Records. The rappers engaged in numerous mix tape "disses". The conflict stemmed from 50's good friend allegedly robbing Ja Rule of his jewelry, which led to an altercation, with 50 Cent getting a very minor stab wound on his upper back outside the Hit Factory in New York.
An affidavit on The Smoking Gun[34] suggested that the label had ties to Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff, who was possibly involved in the murder of Jam Master Jay and the attempted murder of 50 Cent. An excerpt of the affidavit read:
- "The investigation has uncovered a conspiracy involving McGriff and others to murder a rap artist who has released songs containing lyrics regarding McGriff's criminal activities. The rap artist was shot in 2000, survived and thereafter refused to cooperate with law enforcement regarding the shooting. Messages transmitted over the Murder Inc. Pager indicate that McGriff is involved in an ongoing plot to kill this rap artist, and that he communicates with Murder Inc. employees concerning the target."
Other New York rappers
50 Cent has begun feuds with rappers Nas, Joe Budden, Fat Joe, Shyne, Jadakiss and D-Block.
50 Cent has also spoken negatively about Bad Boy Entertainment mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, and recorded a song revealing the reasons behind his negative feelings: primarily, a contract dispute over Mase. In this song, he implied that Diddy knew about The Notorious B.I.G.'s murder and threatened to expose him through several former associates. The feud has since been resolved, with Diddy and 50 Cent appearing on MTV's TRL and Sucker Free, respectively, stating that there are no longer problems between the two.[35] 50 Cent has recently began feuding openly with Cam'ron, stemming from a phone conversation where Cam'ron taunted G-Unit's album sales. 50 Cent released a song and video, Funeral Music, dissing Cam'ron.
The Game
50 Cent had an escalating feud with The Game. The Game, who was never signed to G-Unit, was bonding with the rapper before the release of his debut album The Documentary. When released, 50 Cent felt that The Game was disloyal for wanting to work with artists G-Unit was feuding with. He further claimed that he was not getting proper credit for the debut of the album.
During that dispute, a member of The Game's entourage was shot after a confrontation outside Hot 97's radio station. When the situation escalated, 50 Cent and The Game tried to hold a press conference to end their feud. Fans claimed the feud and particularly the incident at the radio station were a publicity stunt designed to boost the sales of the two albums the pair had just released. Nevertheless, the situation escalated when The Game's street credibility was criticized by 50 Cent and G-Unit. The group denounced The Game and claimed that their participation will not be featured on the rapper's albums. The Game, during a performance at the Summer Jam launched a boycott called "G-Unot".
After the performance at Summer Jam, The Game responded with the track "300 Bars And Runnin'" which directly addressed 50 Cent and G-Unit. The Game continued his attacks at G-Unit with a DVD entitled Stop Snitchin, Stop Lyin'. After numerous songs aimed at G-Unit, 50 Cent responded to the The Game's rebuttals on mixtapes. One track, "Not Rich, Still Lyin'", imitates The Game, attacks his credibility, and mentions his recent feud with his brother, Big Fase 100.
The Game had also released images depicting the rap group in many parodies on previous mixtapes. In response, G-Unit published a mixtape cover with the rapper's head on the body of an exotic dancer.[36] Although both rappers were once signed to the same label, the feud led to The Game leaving Aftermath Entertainment, in order to completely resolve the matter.
According to MTV in February 2007, Busta Rhymes has said the two artists will appear together on a track on his new album, claiming he is 'fed up' with the feud.
Also, Young Buck and The Game both talked and squashed their beef over the phone at an L.A. radio station. Young Buck then went to another radio station announcing that he and The Game made a record together. Young Buck also said 50 Cent had a conversation with The Game right after he (Young Buck) talked to 50 Cent about the track.
Cam'ron
On February 1, 2007, Cam'ron and 50 Cent were involved in a live argument on the Angie Martinez show on Hot 97 radio. 50 Cent made comments about Koch Entertainment and described artists on the label as being in the "graveyard", meaning major labels would not work with them. Cam'ron responded by insulting the recent record sales of G-Unit members Lloyd Banks and Mobb Deep, stated how Jim Jones was selling well on Koch Entertainment, and how The Diplomats had a distribution deal from several labels at the same time. 50 Cent released a track called "Funeral Music" along with a video[1] in which he disses Cam'ron as a result of the feud on the show. Cam'ron has also released a diss track and video aimed at 50 Cent named "Curtis".[2] Cam'ron has made a second video dissing 50 Cent. The video is called "Curtis Pt. II". Young Buck and 50 Cent responded with a song called "Hold On", which comes with a video that is found on Young Buck's album Buck The World.[3]
Videos of argument
Discography
Albums
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Get Rich or Die Tryin'
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The Massacre
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Curtis
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Singles
| Year | Song | U.S. | U.S. R&B | Rap | UK | U.S. Digital | AUS | No Chart | Album |
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| 1999 | "How to Rob" | - | - | 24 | - | - | - | - | Power of the Dollar |
| 1999 | "Rowdy Rowdy" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | In Too Deep soundtrack |
| 1999 | "Thug Love" (featuring Beyoncé) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Power of the Dollar |
| 2002 | "Wanksta" | 13 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 8 Mile (soundtrack) |
| 2002 | "In da Club" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' |
| 2002 | "Work It" (remix) (Missy Elliott featuring 50 Cent) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | Under Construction |
| 2003 | "21 Questions" (featuring Nate Dogg) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 15 | Get Rich or Die Tryin |
| 2003 | "P.I.M.P." (remix) (featuring Snoop Dogg, Lloyd Banks and Young Buck) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | Get Rich or Die Tryin |
| 2003 | "If I Can't" | 76 | 34 | 15 | - | - | - | - | Get Rich or Die Tryin |
| 2004 | "Encore" (Eminem featuring Dr. Dre & 50 Cent) | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Encore |
| 2004 | "Westside Story" (The Game featuring 50 Cent) | 93 | 55 | - | - | - | - | - | The Documentary |
| 2004 | "How We Do" (The Game featuring 50 Cent) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - | - | 19 | The Documentary |
| 2005 | "Candy Shop" (featuring Olivia) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | The Massacre |
| 2005 | "Disco Inferno" | 3 | 4 | 3 | - | 4 | - | - | The Massacre |
| 2005 | "Just a Lil Bit" | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 13 | - | The Massacre |
| 2005 | "Hate It or Love It" (The Game featuring 50 Cent) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 19 | The Documentary |
| 2005 | "So Seductive" (Tony Yayo featuring 50 Cent) | 48 | 7 | 12 | 28 | - | - | - | Thoughts of a Predicate Felon |
| 2005 | "I Know You Don't Love Me" (Tony Yayo featuring 50 Cent, Young Buck and Lloyd Banks) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Thoughts of a Predicate Felon |
| 2005 | "Outta Control" (remix) (featuring Mobb Deep) | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 | - | The Massacre |
| 2005 | "Hustler's Ambition" | 65 | 64 | - | 13 | 31 | 23 | - | Get Rich or Die Tryin' (soundtrack) |
| 2005 | "Window Shopper" | 20 | 14 | 9 | - | 18 | - | 8 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' (soundtrack) |
| 2005 | "Best Friend" (remix) (featuring Olivia) | 35 | 22 | 10 | - | 42 | - | - | Get Rich or Die Tryin' (soundtrack) |
| 2005 | "Have a Party" (Mobb Deep featuring 50 Cent and Nate Dogg) | - | 49 | 23 | - | - | - | - | ''Get Rich or Die Tryin' (soundtrack) |
| 2006 | "The Infamous" (Mobb Deep featuring 50 Cent) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Blood Money |
| 2006 | "Cake" (Lloyd Banks featuring 50 Cent) | - | 65 | - | - | - | - | - | Rotten Apple |
| 2006 | "Hands Up" (Lloyd Banks featuring 50 Cent) | 84 | 3 | - | 43 | - | - | - | Rotten Apple |
| 2006 | "You Don't Know" (Eminem featuring 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks and Cashis) | 12 | - | - | 32 | - | - | - | Eminem Presents The Re-Up |
| 2006 | "Entourage (Remix)" (Omarion) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 |
| 2007 | "Jimmy Crack Corn" (Eminem) | 77 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Eminem Presents The Re-Up |
| 2007 | "Can't Leave 'Em Alone" (Ciara) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | The Evolution |
| 2007 | "Funeral Music" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Buck The World |
| 2007 | "Hold On" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Buck The World |
Filmography
- 2005: Get Rich or Die Tryin' — as Marcus
- 2006: Home of the Brave — as Jamal Aiken
- 2008: The Dance — announced
- 2008: The Ski Mask Way — announced
- 2008: Live Bet — announced
- 2008: New Orleans — announced
50 Cent at the Internet Movie Database
Awards and achievements
| Grammy Awards | ||||
| Year | Category | Genre | Title | Result |
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| 2004 | Best New Artist | N/A | N/A | Nominated |
| Best Male Rap Solo Performance | Rap | "In Da Club" | Nominated | |
| Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group | Rap | "Magic Stick" (with Lil' Kim) | Nominated | |
| Best Rap Song | Rap | "In Da Club" | Nominated | |
| Best Rap Album | Rap | Get Rich or Die Tryin' | Nominated | |
| 2006 | Best Male Rap Solo Performance | Rap | "Disco Inferno" | Nominated |
| Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group | Rap | "Encore" (with Eminem & Dr. Dre) | Nominated | |
| Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group | Rap | "Hate It or Love It" (with The Game) | Nominated | |
| Best Rap Song | Rap | "Candy Shop" | Nominated | |
| Best Rap Album | Rap | The Massacre | Nominated | |
References
- ^ Birth date according to the New York Department of Correctional Services (DIN: 94-R-6378).
- ^ Sarah Bernard. How Would 50 Cent Spend $3.5 Million?. New York magazine, August 22, 2005.
- ^ Blender. 50 Cent Set To Return With Two New Albums. Blender magazine, March 2007.
- ^ http://www.vibe.com/news/2006/01/rapper_two_five_cousin_to_50_cent_to_release_debut_album/
- ^ http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=36520433
- ^ a b c d e f g h Toure. The Life of a Hunted Man. Rolling Stone magazine, April 3, 2003.
- ^ a b Allison Samuels, 2007-02-21. The Flip Side of 50 Cent. MSNBC Newsweek.
- ^ Jeff Otto, 2005-09-06. Interview: 50 Cent." IGN.
- ^ a b c d e f Shaheem Reid, 2003. 50 Cent: Money To Burn. MTV.com.
- ^ a b c Shaheem Reid, 2005. All Eyes on 50 Cent: The Sequel.
- ^ The Smoking Gun. The Smoking Gun: 50 Cent.
- ^ a b AOL Music, 2003-08-01. Interview w/ 50 Cent.
- ^ Tone Boots, 2005-08-03. Meet the original 50 Cent-the gangster who inspired the biggest name in rap Stuff Magazine.
- ^ a b c Ian Youngs, 2002-12-23. 50 Cent: The $1m rapper. BBC News.
- ^ Shams Tarek. Jamaica’s ‘Own Bad Guy' 50 Cent Making Good In The Music Biz. Queens Press, 2003.
- ^ Patrick Huguenin and Cristina Kinon, 2007-02-27. 50 senses his ex is trying to get rich. New York Daily News.
- ^ I Like Music, 2005. 50 Cent chats to ilikemusic.com. I Like Music.
- ^ 50 Cent: From Pieces to Weight
- ^ a b c Ninja, December 2002. 50 Cent Interview. Dubcnn.com.
- ^ a b Carl Chery, 2005-10-24. 50 Cent Shot By "Hommo" Reveals Tell-All Book. Sohh.com.
- ^ The Smoking Gun, 2005-10-06. The Smoking Gun.
- ^ 50fans, 2003. 50 Cent Biography.
- ^ VHI.com, 2005. 50 Cent Biography.
- ^ Yahoo! UK & Ireland News, 2003-02-13. Rich without tryin'.
- ^ Dallas Winston, 2003-09-04. G-Unit Records Signs With Interscope. AllHipHop News.
- ^ Shaheem Reid, 2005-09-02. 50 And Mase: The Pastor Isn't Officially G-Unit Yet, But A Song Is Already Out. MTV News.
- ^ Carl Chery, 2005-05-27. Pulse Report: M.O.P. Signs To G-Unit. Sohh.com.
- ^ Bea Black, 2006-06-02. Roc-A-Fella Rapper Freeway Collaborating With G-Unit For New Album. AllHipHop News.
- ^ a b Raakhee Mirchandani, 2007-01-05. The Merchant of Menace. New York Post.
- ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1555498/20070326/nas.jhtml
- ^ Nolan Strong, 2007-02-01. 50 Cent To Launch G-Unit Books, Meet Fans. AllHipHop News.
- ^ HNNLive.com, 2007-05-01. 50 Cent "Ski Mask Way" Book Being Turned Into A Movie.
- ^ Chris Richburg, 2007-02-06. '48 Laws' Author Robert Greene Working with 50 Cent on New Book, QD3 On New Film. AllHipHop News.
- ^ The Smoking Gun. Surveilling 50 Cent. The Smoking Gun, September 6, 2005.
- ^ Nolan Strong and Alexis Jeffries, 2006-07-09. Exclusive: 50 Cent, Sean 'Diddy' Combs Declare 'Cease Fire'. AllHipHopNews.
- ^ Contact Music, 2006-07-24. 50 Cent Fuels Fire With The Game.
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