""Lonely at the top"? I didn't even know who this clown was until I google'd him. Dude doesn't even have his own wikipedia page. Skee-Lo has his own for f**** sake"
XXL Takes A Look At the Rise of 50 Cent [Click Inside]
Photo:Abby Ross
XXL writes:
A big happy born day is in order for hip-hop’s self-proclaimed bad guy, 50 Cent. The music mogul, business entrepreneur and humanitarian celebrates his 37th birthday today (July 6).
Since entering the game with his contentious stickup-kid single in 1999′s “How to Rob,” the South Jamaica, Queens native has fought—and bullied—his way to the top spot thus leaving an impressionable mark on the game.
Before signing his life-changing deal with Shady/Aftermath/Interscope in 2002, a deal that was reported a whopping $1 million, ‘Fif was busy occupying the streets with an imposing mixtape catalog alongside his G-Unit comrades. From Guess Who’s Back?, which sparked Eminem’s attention, to the game-changing 50 Cent is the Future, that found him j****** for beats and remaking his own songs over them, Sabrina’s baby boy took the mixtape game to a new level.
Soon after inking his major deal, the G-Unit boss would release his crowning achievement in February 2003, Get Rich Or Die Tryin’—his major label debut. Fueled by his Dr. Dre breakout hit “In Da Club,” which remained on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for an astonishing nine weeks, the debut sold approximately 872,000 in the first four days of release beating Snoop Dogg’s previous record with Doggystyle (803,000 copies its first week in 1993). Soon after, 50 would be granted his own imprint under the Interscope umbrella for G-Unit Records, signing his crew members Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo and Young Buck to record deals. When his sophomore album The Massacre arrived in 2005, 50 took it up another notch and went platinum in week selling 1.14 million copies in the first four days and remained on the top of the Billboard 200 for six weeks.
It doesn’t stop there however as Fif has come to be no slouch on the business tip as well. In 2004, after purchasing stock in Glacéau (makers of Vitamin Water) the company was then bought by Coca-Cola in 2007 for a stunning $4.1 billion. According to Forbes, 50 made about $100 million from the deal and topped the esteemed Forbes List in 2008. Fast forward past a long list of ventures including the $200 million deal he received in 2010 with Lions Gate Entertainment for his Cheetah Vision Films production company—which has provided films like Gun, with Val Kilmer, and Things Fall Apart, with Ray Liotta—his new label G-Note Records, SMS Audio and his latest Street King charity campaign dedicated to feeding impoverished kids in Africa and it’s clear that there’s no stopping Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson.
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Comment by Natasha The Real Deal on July 12, 2012 at 3:25am -
Love the pictures!Well deserved its crazy to come from basically having nothin to doin big things everywhere you go now!Your fam has to B mad proud of you.Keep doin ya ting as alwayz and you go boi!lol =)
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Comment by teresa brow on July 10, 2012 at 10:10am -
I like the pics. Get Rich or Die Tryin has inspired me to stack that paper, and it feels good. Money, Power and Respect. I love it. Proud of you Fif keep making that paper. Gods Blessings forever and always. GVEGAS up in this place. Love your songs from your new album. I am getting it as soon as I have a chance to get to Best Buy. Love ya Fif!
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Comment by Dameon George on July 10, 2012 at 1:07am -
Happy belated birthday Fif the Lord God has blessed you real good!
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Comment by Takyla (Tiki) Robinson on July 9, 2012 at 8:32pm -
Lol.... nice pics too.
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Comment by Takyla (Tiki) Robinson on July 9, 2012 at 8:23pm
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You're a very smart man 50. Wishing you continued success because you not only deserve it but you honestly earned it. You're a very hard worker, very ambitious and motivated person. You definitely motivate and inspire me. Stay positive and keep doing everything you love to do. Love Always.
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Comment by Mookie on July 8, 2012 at 12:35pm -
XXL Love's 50
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Comment by rusu gabi on July 7, 2012 at 3:27pm -
Happy Birthday Curtis Jackson ...god bless you forever :)
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Comment by WilliamGenuine on July 7, 2012 at 8:26am -
He has 1 or two hits on 5MBN and he definitely has street bangers on the album thats another masterpiece he has to add to his vast catalog
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Comment by chris on July 7, 2012 at 7:40am -
fif i love u no homo .. cant resist ur voice ,,, some abt ur voice ..
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Comment by bittersweet on July 7, 2012 at 7:01am
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Nice empire. And the best part is showing how to give back: to care. THAT'S what artists did in my day. Glad to see he's carrying on the tradition.
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