Curtis Jackson, known as 50 Cent, is a hip hop artist and businessman who became famous for his streetwise raps and rags-to-riches life story. After an early life of crime, drugs and violence, he turned to rap, rocketing to stardom with the album Get Rich or Die Tryin' in 2003.
50 Cent, aka Curtis Jackson, is widely regarded as one of the most influential and successful rappers of all time. Forbes and other financial periodicals put his net worth at $50 million or more.
50 Cent was already a cultural phenomenon, ruling the Billboard charts and selling millions of singles annually before he even set foot in Hollywood, where he quickly established his authority behind the camera despite early skepticism from filmmakers.
50 Cent once revealed that he shed more than 24 kg in just six weeks for a film role in Things Fall Apart, despite the film's complete failure. Photos below
