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Get Rich Or Die Tryin' (Album) by 50 Cent

Artist Biography For 50 Cent

Curtis James Jackson III Born July 6 1975 In South Jamaica Queens New York Better Known By His Stage Name 50 Cent Is A Grammy Award Nominated Rapper Actor Singer Entrepreneur Author And Founder Of The Hip Hop Group And Label G-Unit. Jackson Was Born And Raised In South Jamaica A Neighborhood In The New York City Borough Of Queens. His Mother Sabrina A Drug Dealer Died In A Fire When He Was 8. Since His Father Had Already Abandoned The Family Young Curtis Was Sent To Live With His Grandparents. Growing Up During The Crack Epidemic Of The 80s And 90s Jackson Dealt Drugs When He Wasn't "killing Time" At School Or Boxing At A Local Gym. His Grandparents Assumed He Was At After-School Programs When He Was Out Selling Crack. In Tenth Grade Jackson Was Caught With Guns And Drug Money Passing Through The Metal Detectors At Andrew Jackson High School In Queens. In 1994 Jackson Was Arrested Again For Selling Vials Of Cocaine To An Undercover Officer And Three Weeks Later He Was Arrested Yet-Again After Police Found Heroin Crack Cocaine And A Starter Pistol In His Home. Jackson Was Sentenced To 3 To 9 Years In Prison But Opted To Join A 6 Month Boot Camp Program And Get His GED. Around This Time Jackson Began Going By "50 Cent " Inspired By Deceased Brooklyn Stick-Up Man Kelvin "50 Cent" Martin. After Leaving Drug Dealing To Pursue A Rap Career He Released His Debut Album Guess Who's Back Again In 2002. He Was Discovered By Eminem And Dr. Dre And Then Signed To Interscope Records. He Has Since Released Get Rich Or Die Tryin' 2003 The Massacre 2006 Curtis 2007 And Before I Self Destruct 2009 . 50 Cent Has Engaged In Feuds With Other Rappers Including Jay-Z Ja Rule The Game Cam'ron Fat Joe And Rick Ross. He Has Also Pursued An Acting Career Appearing In The Semi-Autobiographical Film Get Rich Or Die Tryin' In 2005 The Iraq War Film Home Of The Brave In 2006 And Righteous Kill In 2008. 50 Cent Is One Of The Richest Hip-Hop Performers Having A Net Worth Estimated At US $440 Million In 2008. Before 50 Cent Ever Inked A Major Deal He Built Up A Substantial Fan Base In New York Through Underground Mixtapes. 50 Cent Met Up With Jam Master Jay Of Run-DMC And Was Signed To His Label To Write All Of Jay’s Music. After He’d Left JMJ He Signed To Columbia Records In 1996. On This Label He Released Power Of The Dollar And The Singles How To Rob And Ghetto Qua Ran. Columbia Records Released Him From The Label After Being Shot On May 24th 2000. Around This Time Eminem Had Heard One Of 50 Cent’s Demo Tapes And Expressed A Huge Interest In Him On MTV As Did Dr. Dre. Shortly After This 50 Cent Officially Signed To Interscope Records. He Was The First Rapper To Sign To The Joint Label Owned By Dr. Dre And Eminem. The First Song He Released On This Record Was Entitled Wanksta And Was Featured On The 8 Mile Soundtrack. In Its First Week Of Release His Debut ”Get Rich Or Die Tryin’” Sold 872 000 Units - Easily Reaching Gold Status. Within The Second Week It Went Platinum 1 Mil And On April 12th 2004 The RIAA Certified It Six Times Platinum. In 2005 He Followed The Success Of His Album Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ With A New Release - The Massacre Originally Called St. Valentines Day Massacre Until The Release Date Was Pushed Back . The First Single Released Off This Disco Inferno Was A Huge Hit - He Followed This Hit Up By The Release Of Candy Shop And Then Again With Just A Lil Bit. In 2003 Interscope Records Allowed 50 Cent To Have His Own Label - G-Unit Records. He First Signed Lloyd Banks Tony Yayo And Young Buck As The Established Members Of G-Unit Records. In 2004 Dr. Dre And 50 Cent Had Signed The Game Under A Joint Venture.

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Get Rich Or Die Tryin' Is The Debut Studio Album By American Rapper 50 Cent. It Was Released On February 6 2003 By Shady Records G-Unit Records Aftermath Entertainment And Interscope Records. After Signing With Eminem 50 Cent Also Worked Heavily With Dr. Dre With The Duo Acting As The Album's Executive Producers Who Worked To Combine The Gangsta Rap And R&B Combo Prevalent In New York Hip Hop. Additional Production Is Provided By Mike Elizondo Sha Money XL Mr. Porter Rockwilder Dirty Swift And Megahertz. The Album Also Contains Guest Appearances From Eminem Young Buck And Nate Dogg As Well As Features From G-Unit Co-Members Lloyd Banks And Tony Yayo. Prior To The Album 50 Cent Released Several Mixtapes Alongside The Trackmasters On An Unreleased Album Widely Believed To Be His Debut In 2000. However After Suffering Legal Troubles And Being Blackballed From The Music Industry 50 Cent Found Difficulty In Securing Another Major-Label Recording Contract Until He Signed With Eminem's Shady Records In 2002. Released A Week In Advance To Combat Bootlegging And Internet Leakage Get Rich Or Die Tryin' Debuted At Number One On The Billboard 200 Selling Over 872 000 Copies In Its First Week Of Sales. The Album's Singles Also Saw Commercial Success With Both "In Da Club" And "21 Questions" Reaching Number One On The Billboard Hot 100 While "P.I.M.P." Became A Number One Hit In Several Countries. The Album Was Ranked Number One On The Billboard Year-End 2003 And Received Generally Positive Reviews From Music Critics. Get Rich Or Die Tryin' Was Ranked By Several Publications As One Of The Best Albums Of The 2000s. In 2020 It Was Certified 9× Platinum By The Recording Industry Association Of America RIAA . It Was The Best-Selling Album Of 2003 In The US And Was Nominated For Best Rap Album At The 46th Grammy Awards. It Won Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album At 2003 American Music Awards And Top Billboard 200 Album At The 2003 Billboard Music Awards. Prior To The Release Of His Mix-Tape 50 Cent Was Shot Nine Times In Queens New York On May 24 2000. He Managed To Survive But Was Dropped From His Label Columbia Records And Remained Unsigned And In Need Of Producing New Music. In 2002 Eminem Listened To A Copy Of 50 Cent's Guess Who's Back? Mix-Tape Album Through Jackson's Attorney Who Was Working With Eminem's Manager Paul Rosenberg. After Being Impressed With The Mixtape Eminem Invited 50 Cent To Los Angeles Where He Was Introduced To Producer Dr. Dre. 50 Cent Signed A One Million Dollar Record Deal With Dr. Dre And Released His Next Mixtape No Mercy No Fear. It Featured The 8 Mile Single "Wanksta" Which Was Later Put On Get Rich Or Die Tryin'. Both Eminem And Dr. Dre Had Started Working-Productions On His Debut Album With Additional Help From Producers Mike Elizondo Sha Money XL Among Others. The First Single "In Da Club" Was The First Of Seven Tracks He Recorded In Five Days With Dr. Dre. Eminem Was Featured On A Couple Songs Such As "Patiently Waiting" And "Don't Push Me". His Songs Also Featured Rappers Within G-Unit Such As Lloyd Banks "Don't Push Me" Tony Yayo "Like My Style" Or Young Buck "Blood Hound" . The Next Single "21 Questions" Was Not In Line To Be On The Album To Dr. Dre He Stated That He Did Not Want The Song On The Album. According To 50 Cent "Dre Was Like 'How You Goin' To Be Gangsta This And That And Then Put This Sappy Love Song On?'" 50 Cent Responded Saying "I'm Two People. I've Always Had To Be Two People Since I Was A Kid To Get By. To Me That's Not Diversity It's Necessity." "Back Down" Was An Instrumental Originally Composed By Dr. Dre. It Was Originally Intended To Be Used On Rakim's Debut Aftermath Album Oh My God But Due To Creative Differences Was Not Released. Early Pressings Of Get Rich Or Die Tryin' Included A Limited Edition Bonus DVD. A Music Video For "Many Men Wish Death " Was Made. The Song Was Also Certified Gold By The RIAA On June 14 2006.

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