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50 Cent, in addition to his musical career, is actively involved in business. In November 2003, he signed a five-year contract with Reebok, under which Reebok received the right to distribute some of the sneakers released under the G-Unit Clothing Company label. He then partnered with Glacéau for their Vitamin Water grape energy drink. In 2007, The Coca-Cola Company bought Glacéau for $4.1 billion. 50 Cent, who had a stake in the company, received $100 million from the deal.

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After The Game left G-Unit, 50 Cent invited singer Olivia and rap industry veterans Mobb Deep to join the team. Later, Spider Loc, 40 Glocc, M.O.P. (English) Russian and Young Hot Rod (eng.)rus.. In parallel with working with musicians within his group, he continued to collaborate with artists who were not part of G-Unit, such as Lil Scrappy from BME, LL Cool J'em from Def Jam and Mase from Bad Boy. In September 2007, Curtis' third commercial album was released, which was inspired by memories of Jackson's former life, when he was not yet famous, before the release of Get Rich or Die Tryin'. The album, which sold 691,000 copies, went straight to number two on the Billboard 200 immediately upon release. At the time, Kanye West's Graduation was number one with 957,000 copies sold. 50 Cent stated that if West's album sold better than Curtis, he would stop making music. However, 50 Cent later denied this statement, noting that outside of America, his album was more sold. In 2007, 50 Cent was ranked by Forbes magazine as the richest person in the rap industry after Jay-Z.

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In March 2005, 50 Cent released his second commercial album, The Massacre, which sold 1.14 million copies in its first four days and stayed at number one on the Billboard 200 for six weeks. Jackson became the first artist to have three singles - "Candy Shop", "Disco Inferno" and "How We Do" - simultaneously chart on the Billboard 200 for several weeks. Rolling Stone wrote that 50 Cent's secret weapon, thanks to which his songs are so popular, is his voice.
During Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Jackson supported George W. Bush, after Kanye West criticized the president for the slowness with which assistance was provided to the victims. 50 Cent said that if his criminal record hadn't prevented him from voting, he would have voted for Bush.

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The lead single "In da Club", which was recognized by The Source magazine for its originality and unique style of sound, set a record as the most listened to in the history of radio. Billboard magazine named "In da Club" the #1 song of 2003 in the US. Thus, the rapper declared himself to the whole world.
In 2003, Interscope founded a new label, G-Unit Records, especially for 50 Cent. It included the founders of the G-Unit team - Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo and Young Buck. Rapper The Game left the group due to creative differences and was already a member of Aftermath Entertainment.

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In 2002, his CD Guess Who's Back? got to Eminem through 50 Cent's lawyer, who worked with Eminem's manager. Impressed by the collection, Eminem invited Jackson to fly to Los Angeles, where he introduced him to Dr. Dre. Following a one million dollar deal, 50 Cent released the No Mercy, No Fear mixtape. It included one new track, "Wanksta", which was featured on the 8 Mile soundtrack.
In February 2003, 50 Cent released his first commercial album, Get Rich or Die Tryin'. The album was an incredible success: the popular Internet portal All Music Guide dubbed it the loudest debut of the decade. The album went straight to number one on the Billboard 200, selling 872,000 copies in its first four days.

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On July 29, 1994, Jackson was arrested for helping sell four vials of co***ne to a disguised undercover cop. Three weeks later, Jackson was detained again after a police search of his apartment found he**in, ten ounces of crack and a gun, for which he was sentenced to three years in prison, but received parole. He took his pseudonym 50 Cent as a reason for "change". The name was taken from Kelvin Martin, a 1980s Brooklyn gangster known as "50 Cent". Jackson explained the choice of the name by the fact that it says everything he wants to say, that he is the same type of person as that gangster, and provides for himself by any means.

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Jackson grew up with his younger cousin, Michael Francis, who earned the nickname 25 Cent. Francis rapped under the stage name "Two Five".
Jackson became interested in boxing at the age of eleven. When he was fourteen years old, a neighbor opened a boxing gym for local children. Subsequently, 50 Cent recalled

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When Curtis was eight, someone came home with Sabrina, put sleeping pills in her booze, closed all the windows, turned on the gas, and left her to die. She was found a few days later. She died at the age of twenty-three[5]. After her death, Curtis moved into her parents' house, with his eight uncles and aunts. 50 Cent recalled:
My grandmother used to tell me: “Your mother will not come home. She won't come back to pick you up. Now you must stay with us."

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Curtis Jackson was born on July 6, 1975 and grew up in the South Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, New York. He grew up without a father and never saw him, raised by his African-American mother, Sabrina Jackson, who gave birth to him at the age of fifteen. Sabrina was selling crack. The boy spent most of his time with his mother's parents, she tried to compensate for the lack of time spent with her son with money, as Curtis recalled:
Every time I saw her, it was something new for me. Christmas every day. Mother early dressed me in jewels.

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Curtis James Jackson III ), which translates as "Fifty cents". Fame came to him with the release of the albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' and The Massacre. 50 Cent achieved success with both albums, selling over 40 million copies worldwide[3].
Born in a poor black area of ​​South Jamaica (eng.)rus. (Queens, New York), Curtis Jackson at the age of 12 began dealing co***ne. After quitting co***ne dealing to pursue a music career, he is shot 9 times in 2000[4]. After the release of Guess Who's Back?, 50 Cent was spotted by Eminem and signed with him by Interscope Records. With the help of Eminem and Dr. Dre, who produced it, gets his first major commercial success: he becomes one of the best-selling artists in the world.

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