![]() In 2003, he founded the record label G-Unit Records, which signed several successful rappers such as Young Buck, Lloyd Banks, and Tony Yayo. ![]() Dre, who produced his first major commercial successes, Jackson became one of the world's highest selling rappers. After releasing his album Guess Who's Back? in 2002, Jackson was discovered by rapper Eminem and signed to Interscope Records. ![]() After leaving drug dealing to pursue a rap career, he was shot at and struck by nine bullets during an incident in 2000. īorn in South Jamaica, Queens, Jackson began drug dealing at the age of twelve during the 1980s crack epidemic. His album The Massacre has been certified five times platinum by the RIAA. Get Rich or Die Tryin' has been certified eight times platinum by the RIAA. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003) and The Massacre (2005). ![]() South Jamaica, Queens, New York, United StatesĬurtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. 50 Cent at the 2009 American Music Awards ![]()
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