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50 Cent (born July 6, 1976) is a New York City rapper who rose to great prominence within the hip hop community in early 2003. He was born in the neighborhood of south Jamaica in Queens, New York with the name Curtis Jackson.
A former protege of Run-DMC DJ Jam Master Jay, 50 Cent released his debut album "Get Rich Or Die Tryin" in 2003; it featured the singles "In Da Club", "P.I.M.P.", "Magicstick" and "Wanksta". This was produced by Eminem and Dr. Dre.
50 Cent had previously released underground albums, but did not gain exposure to a mainstream audience until he was discovered by Eminem, who was impressed by his talents and signed him to a joint deal between Shady and Aftermath Records.
Later that year, he performed at the MTV 2003 Movie Awards. He toured with Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, and Sean Paul for the "Roc The Mic Tour." He has also been featured in magazines, MTV, and BET.
50 Cent's Arrest Record:
DIN (Dept. Identif. Number) 94R6378 Inmate Name: JACKSON, CURTIS Sex: MALE Date of Birth: 07/06/1975 Race/Ethnicity: BLACK Custody Status: RELEASED Housing/Releasing Facility: MONTEREY Date Received (Original): 08/23/1994 Date Received (Current): 08/23/1994 Admission Type: County of Commitment: QUEENS Latest Release Date/Type: (Released Inmates Only) 03/30/95 PAROLE DIV OF PAROLE Crime 1, Description: CRIM POSS CONTR SUBSTANCE 3RD Crime 1, Crime Class: B Crime 2, Description: Crime 2, Crime Class: Crime 3, Description: Crime 3, Crime Class: Crime 4, Description: Crime 4, Crime Class: If all 4 crime fields contain data, there may be additional crimes not shown here. In this case, the crimes shown here are those with the longest sentences. Aggregate Minimum Sentence: 003 Years, 00 Months, 00 Days Aggregate Maximum Sentence: 009 Years, 00 Months, 00 Days Earliest Release Date: Under certain circumstances, an inmate may be released prior to serving his or her minimum term and before the earliest release date shown for the inmate. Earliest Release Type: Parole Hearing Date: 09/1995 Parole Hearing Type: APPROVED OPEN DATE/6 MO AFT INIT APPEAR Parole Eligibility Date: 07/16/1997 Conditional Release Date: 07/16/2000 Maximum Expiration Date: 07/16/2003 Maximum Expiration Date for Parole Supervision: Post Release Supervision Maximum Expiration Date: Parole Board Discharge Date: 01/22/2001
50 Cent grew up in Southside Jamaica Queens until his mother was killed when he was 8 years old. He had to move in with his grandparents in Rochdale Village, a middle calss neighborhood. 50 did not live in the projects nor did he claim to, he lived near the South Jamaica housing projects. He attended Andrew Jackson High School but was kicked out for posessing crack cocaine in the school. He has had beef with Murder Inc, moreso with Ja Rule, which escalated when Jam Master Jay was killed and during the summer of 2003 when Murder Inc member D.O. Cannon was killed as well as 2 members of the G Unit street gang and another member of the Murder Inc street gang all in Jamaica Queens.