{"id":2145,"date":"2019-09-15T10:22:01","date_gmt":"2019-09-15T10:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playersstats.com\/?p=2145"},"modified":"2019-09-15T10:22:01","modified_gmt":"2019-09-15T10:22:01","slug":"50-cent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playersstats.com\/50-cent\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Cent’s Net Worth and How He Makes His Money"},"content":{"rendered":"
Name<\/th> | Curtis James Jackson III<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
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Net Worth<\/td> | $30M<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
Date of Birth<\/td> | July 6, 1975<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
Place of Birth<\/td> | Queens, New York City, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
Residence<\/td> | Farmington, Connecticut<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
Nationality \n<\/td> | American<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
Occupation<\/td> | Rapping, Acting, Business<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
Famous For<\/td> | Get Rich or Die Tryin\u2019, How to Rob, South Side, Grew Up<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
Relatives<\/td> | Marquise Jackson (son); Sire Jakcson (son)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
Spouse(s)<\/td> | None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
Catchphrases<\/td> | Get the strap! \nI Ain\u2019t Got It<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n Introduction<\/h2>\n50 Cent, known for his confrontational style in rapping, was considered as one of the richest rappers in the world from 2005 until 2018.<\/p>\n However, due to various lawsuits filed against him in 2016 and 2017, his net worth dropped from $150M to $30M at present. Venturing in businesses, rapping and acting, he has won 3 BET Awards, 1 American Music Awards, 1 Grammy and 1 BRIT Awards for acting.<\/p>\n 50 Cent\u2019s Life<\/h2>\nGrowing up in a violent environment has deeply affected 50 Cent\u2019s music. He was exposed to drug dealing at an early age as it was his mother\u2019s primary occupation.<\/p>\n When he was eight years old, his mother was murdered and since then, it was his grandmother who raised him along with other eight cousins. At twelve, he was already considered as a drug kingpin in South Jamaica, dealing drugs and selling guns because he did not want to see his grandmother suffering just to keep them all alive.<\/p>\n He dropped out of high school to his grandmother\u2019s disappointment. At fifteen, he was already in and out of jail. In between drug dealing and detainment, he was hooked with the music of rapper Rakim and Run-DMC.<\/p>\n He worked on his lyrics and rhyme and was already motivated to join the rap industry. The birth of his eldest son according to him, was his turning point. He wanted to give him a better life and so he stopped selling drugs and focused on his music.<\/p>\n He started as a rapper in New York\u2019s underground hip-hop industry for many years before his shot to fame. He chose the name 50 Cent after the 1980s notorious thief from Brooklyn Kelvin Martin who called himself 50 Cent. He used 50 Cent to symbolize change and rebirth.<\/p>\n 50 Cent’s Family<\/h2>\n
50 Cent was born Curtis James Jackson III to Sabrina Jackson. His mother was only 15 years old at the time. He never met his biological father. He grew up in what he calls as a chaotic environment of drugs, crime and violence, in a neighbourhood called South Jamaica in Queens, New York. His family was struggling financially so his mother resorted dealt drugs for them to survive.<\/p>\n He was never married although he has two children. In his relationship with Shaniqua Tompkins, he had his eldest son named Marquise in 1996. His relationship with Daphne Joy produced Sire Jackson.<\/p>\n 50 Cent generally did not have good relationships with his children\u2019s mother. Although he established a relationship with his sons when they were younger, telling the media that he did not want to be like his father, it did not fare well for them particularly for his eldest son.<\/p>\n Career<\/h2>\nAfter his release from the boot camp he was sent to instead of being imprisoned for nine years, 50 Cent channelled all his energy into music.<\/p>\n He met a man named Jam Master Jay from Run-DMC who taught him how to structure his lyrics and how to make catchy choruses and composing styles. He would write and practice in his home\u2019s basement. For a couple of years, he would compete in underground hip-hop rap duels in New York. In 1998, 50 Cent got his first feature with Onyx\u2019s album Shut \u2018Em Down.<\/p>\n In 1999, he signed under Columbia Records and recorded an album called Power of the Dollar that was shelved for a year before it was released.<\/p>\n |