Curtis James Jackson 3 (was born on July, 6th 1976), more known under the scenic pseudonym 50 Cent - the American rapper. Popularity has come to it with release of albums Get Rich or Die Trying and The Massacre . 50 Cent has achieved multiplatinum success with both albums, having sold more than 21 million copies worldwide.

Born in area Southern Jamaica, Queens in New York, 50 Cent has started to trade in drugs at the age of twelve years during crack-epidemic 1980. After he throws drug traffic to devote himself to career of the rapper, 9 times shoot at it in 2000. After its exit mixsteip Guess Who’s Back?, 50 Cent notices Eminem and signs with it the contract in Interscope Records. By means of Eminem and Dr. Dre which were a producer of its first main commercial success, it becomes one of the most sold rappers all over the world. In 2003 it bases label G-Unit Records which signed contracts with such actors, as Young Buck, Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo. 50 Cent had many skirmishes with other rappers, including Ja Rule, Game and Fat Joe.

50 Cent also developed in actor's career. The most appreciable roles - in films «Grow rich or die» and «the bravery House».
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