Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975 in South Jamaica, Queens, New Y… Read Full Bio ↴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.
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.
Get Ya Boy
50 Cent Lyrics
I'll whip ya head boy, you know I will
I'll whip ya head boy
With the back of the steel
I'll whip ya head boy
Your cap could get peeled
I'll whip ya head boy
Your ass could get killed
I'll whip ya head boy, you know I will
I'll whip ya head boy
With the back of the steel
I'll whip ya head boy
Your cap could get peeled
I'll whip ya head boy
Your ass could get killed
Two niggas in the front
Two niggas in the back
That's four niggas riding strapped
In grandpa's Cadillac
The voice in my head say
Fuck all these niggas then I start thinking
I should rob all these niggas
Man my homies they want do whatever I want do
I say I want eat this and
Shit we want eat too
Let's ride around find a nigga
Stunting on first street
With the shine's on niggas be
Looking like lunch meat
I run up on a nigga, pop one on the floor
Tell um come up off that shit
'fore we start popping some more
Fuck a ski mask, man niggas know who I is
I got a full clip and niggas know I get biz
I'll whip ya head boy, you know I will
I'll whip ya head boy
With the back of the steel
I'll whip ya head boy
Your cap could get peeled
I'll whip ya head boy
Your ass could get killed
I'll whip ya head boy, you know I will
I'll whip ya head boy
With the back of the steel
I'll whip ya head boy
Your cap could get peeled
I'll whip ya head boy
Your ass could get killed
I'm up early in the morning
Tryna make a move
You coming in here with me shorty
Take your lil' one to school
Even though she cause the drama
You love your baby momma
I hit her with the lama to get this cake
Give us the coke, the cash
The combo to the safe
Oh, she don't know it, damn, okay we'll wait
I play with your kid on the couch
While your bitch on the phone
With a gun to her head saying
"Daddy come home"
You was rolling, popping bubbly
Didn't think it get ugly
In the hood shit is lovely until it go bad
Now you can pray for a miracle
And God might be hearing you
And the nine will jam, right in my hand
I'll whip ya head boy, you know I will
I'll whip ya head boy
With the back of the steel
I'll whip ya head boy
Your cap could get peeled
I'll whip ya head boy
Your ass could get killed
I'll whip ya head boy, you know I will
I'll whip ya head boy
With the back of the steel
I'll whip ya head boy
Your cap could get peeled
I'll whip ya head boy
Your ass could get killed
I got his homies screaming buck
You need to calm down
Niggas be getting killed every
Time you come around
We ran up in his crib made
His momma kiss the ground
She asking God, what my baby dunn did now?
I'm taking every thang, jewelry I want it all
Duck tape him up
Rip the phone cords out the wall
Fuck waiting we can starting
Waiting on tomorrow so ask Satan if he got a
Car that I can borrow
I'm impatient like a money hungry rap star
I jack him for his chain and
I can get a new jaguar
The mack I have his brains
All over the fucking sidewalk
And I'ma be on CNN again it ain't my fault
March nigga step, right nigga lef'
G-Unit soldier I'm thugging till
My death mothafuckas
I'll whip ya head boy, you know I will
I'll whip ya head boy
With the back of the steel
I'll whip ya head boy
Your cap could get peeled
I'll whip ya head boy
Your ass could get killed
I'll whip ya head boy, you know I will
I'll whip ya head boy
With the back of the steel
I'll whip ya head boy
Your cap could get peeled
I'll whip ya head boy
Your ass could get killed
I'll whip ya head boy
With the back of the steel
I'll whip ya head boy
Your cap could get peeled
I'll whip ya head boy
Your ass could get killed
I'll whip ya head boy, you know I will
I'll whip ya head boy
With the back of the steel
Your cap could get peeled
I'll whip ya head boy
Your ass could get killed
Two niggas in the front
Two niggas in the back
That's four niggas riding strapped
In grandpa's Cadillac
The voice in my head say
Fuck all these niggas then I start thinking
I should rob all these niggas
Man my homies they want do whatever I want do
I say I want eat this and
Shit we want eat too
Let's ride around find a nigga
Stunting on first street
With the shine's on niggas be
Looking like lunch meat
I run up on a nigga, pop one on the floor
Tell um come up off that shit
'fore we start popping some more
Fuck a ski mask, man niggas know who I is
I got a full clip and niggas know I get biz
I'll whip ya head boy, you know I will
I'll whip ya head boy
With the back of the steel
I'll whip ya head boy
Your cap could get peeled
I'll whip ya head boy
Your ass could get killed
I'll whip ya head boy, you know I will
I'll whip ya head boy
With the back of the steel
I'll whip ya head boy
Your cap could get peeled
I'll whip ya head boy
Your ass could get killed
I'm up early in the morning
Tryna make a move
You coming in here with me shorty
Take your lil' one to school
Even though she cause the drama
You love your baby momma
I hit her with the lama to get this cake
Give us the coke, the cash
The combo to the safe
Oh, she don't know it, damn, okay we'll wait
I play with your kid on the couch
While your bitch on the phone
With a gun to her head saying
"Daddy come home"
You was rolling, popping bubbly
Didn't think it get ugly
In the hood shit is lovely until it go bad
Now you can pray for a miracle
And God might be hearing you
And the nine will jam, right in my hand
I'll whip ya head boy, you know I will
I'll whip ya head boy
With the back of the steel
I'll whip ya head boy
Your cap could get peeled
I'll whip ya head boy
Your ass could get killed
I'll whip ya head boy, you know I will
I'll whip ya head boy
With the back of the steel
I'll whip ya head boy
Your cap could get peeled
I'll whip ya head boy
Your ass could get killed
I got his homies screaming buck
You need to calm down
Niggas be getting killed every
Time you come around
We ran up in his crib made
His momma kiss the ground
She asking God, what my baby dunn did now?
I'm taking every thang, jewelry I want it all
Duck tape him up
Rip the phone cords out the wall
Fuck waiting we can starting
Waiting on tomorrow so ask Satan if he got a
Car that I can borrow
I'm impatient like a money hungry rap star
I jack him for his chain and
I can get a new jaguar
The mack I have his brains
All over the fucking sidewalk
And I'ma be on CNN again it ain't my fault
March nigga step, right nigga lef'
G-Unit soldier I'm thugging till
My death mothafuckas
I'll whip ya head boy, you know I will
I'll whip ya head boy
With the back of the steel
I'll whip ya head boy
Your cap could get peeled
I'll whip ya head boy
Your ass could get killed
I'll whip ya head boy, you know I will
I'll whip ya head boy
With the back of the steel
I'll whip ya head boy
Your cap could get peeled
I'll whip ya head boy
Your ass could get killed
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Backbonedray
Nothing could stop 50 in this time period, I knew this even as a 13 year old when I heard him!
Christiaan Hollander
Yea tony could stop writing songs for 50 that could stop 50 , mather of fact he wrote all lyrics for g unit even as 15 year old in 2005 i could see that 🤔😉👍
Booney Bambada
Same Brother.
Tosin Yusuff
2020 anyone!!! This 50 was a menace!!!
MEDĒIO
2023 this still slaps. 50 was a hard worker with crazy momentum.
jay rigg
50 and wayne the only 2 rappers who sound better on everybody elses beat lol
Royalty Poetry
50 started this first tho
TK Alphonzo
Jadakiss & Styles P too‼
Pierre McClardy
Sometimes gucci
Vadexo
G-unit 4 Life.
Masterpiece after Masterpiece!
I didn`t expect anything else. King 50