50 Cent
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50 Cent (also known as "Fiddy", "Fitty" or "Fifty") is an African American rap singer. He was born in Queens, New York on July 6 1975. 50 Cent is his public name, but his real name is Curtis Jackson. Growing up, he never knew his father and his mother were murdered when he was just 8 years old. He grew up mostly in a neighborhood called STP. He learned how to play basketball and football. He got shot in STP. He is planning on going back there sometime in the future, to make a new music video there.
50 Cent burst onto the rap music scene in 2001, with his debut single "Wanksta". Since then, he has sold millions of records. His debut album, "Get Rich Or Die Tryin'" broke music records and went multi-platinum. In the summer of 2005, 50 Cent had a fight (or "beef") with his fellow G-Unit rapper, The Game. This led to a long and bitter fight, with The Game splitting from G-Unit and releasing many songs against 50 Cent and G-Unit. 50 Cent answered with songs like "Mr. Potato Head" and "300 shots" featuring G-Unit. It is widely thought that The Game won the beef and that 50's image has been tarnished. 50 Cent was also the first to sign onto a joint effort between Eminem's Shady Records and Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment.
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