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In Da Club.mid - 50 Cent
50 Cent
50 Cent, his name coming from a local Brooklyn Robber, was born Curtis
Jackson on July 6, 1976 in Queens, New York. Never knowing who his
father was, Curtis was raised by his grandparents after his mother's
murder. Early on, he became involved in the street life which meant
primarily the drug trade. It wasn't until his son was born that he began
to target a straighter path for himself, and in the late 1990s, he began
to pursue rap seriously. He soon encountered Jam Master Jay from
Run-DMC, who signed Curtis to his label, JMJ. Jam Master gave him basic
training, but 50 Cent left the label in search of stardom. He was found
and discovered by Track Masters who recognized his innate lyrical
potential and by 1999, he had signed with Columbia Records. The result
was his breakthrough album, "Power of the Dollar," but bad luck struck.
When 50 Cent was shot 9 times but survived in year 2000, Columbia
Records execs were afraid of the negative publicity, so they decided to
let him go. In spite of not getting commercial radio airplay, "Power of
a Dollar" became an underground hit along with his earlier single, "Thug
Love." In fact, it was his underground fan base that was largely
responsible for his ultimate success.
It was 50 Cent's first official album in 2003, "Get Rich or Die Tryin"
that became a top seller in its own right, with hit song "In Da Club,"
and promotional support from Dr. Dre and Eminem. The album sold 870,000
units in its first week and was platinum by the second week, breaking
the record for the first week sales of any major label debut. Within a
year it had become platinum seven times. His second album, "The
Massacre" (2005) competed with the public feud 50 Cent was having with a
fellow rapper. Two hit singles came out of the album, "Candy Shop," and
"Just A Lil' Bit." That same year, he published his autobiography,
"From Pieces to Weight." He has also encouraged promotions for his
group, G-Unit, including a deal with Reebok for his G-Unit sneakers. He
made it to the animated home screen with a guest starring spot on The
Simpsons in February of 2005, and there is even a video game starring 50
Cent, called "Bulletproof," to be released in the fall of 2005.
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