50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, and television producer. Born in Queens, a borough of New York City, Jackson began pursuing a musical career in 1996. In 1999–2000, he recorded his debut album Power of the Dollar for Columbia Records; however, he was struck by nine bullets during a shooting in May 2000, causing its release to be cancelled. Jackson is to be dropped from the label. His 2002 mixtape, Guess Who's Back?, was discovered by Detroit rapper Eminem, who signed Jackson to his label Shady Records, an imprint of Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records that same year. His debut studio album, Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003), was released to critical acclaim and commercial success. Peaking atop the Billboard200, it spawned the Billboard Hot 100-number singles "In da Club" and "21 Questions" (featuring Nate Dogg). It received nonuple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). That same year, he launched the record label G-Unit Records, the namesake of a hip-hop group he formed two years prior; the label's initial signees were its members, fellow East Coast rappers Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo. His second album, The Massacre (2005), was met with similar success and supported by his third number-one single, "Candy Shop" (featuring Olivia). He adopted a lighter, further commercially oriented approach for his third and fourth albums, Curtis (2007) and Before I Self Destruct (2009)—both were met with critical and commercial declines—and aimed for a return to his roots with his fifth album, Animal Ambition (2014), which was met with mixed reviews. He has since focused on his career in television and media, having executive-produced and starred in the television series Power (2014–2020), as well as its numerous spin-offs under his company G-Unit Films and Television Inc. Jackson has sold over 30 million albums worldwide and earned several accolades, including a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, thirteen Billboard Music Awards, six World Music Awards, three American Music Awards and four BET Awards. In his acting career, Jackson first starred in the semi-autobiographical film Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005), which received critical panning. He was also cast in the war film Home of the Brave (2006) and the crime thriller Righteous Kill (2008). Billboard ranked Jackson as 17th on their "50 Greatest Rappers" list in 2023. and named him the sixth top artist of the 2000s decade. Rolling Stone ranked Get Rich or Die Tryin' and "In da Club" in its lists of the "100 Best Albums of the 2000s" and "100 Best Songs of the 2000s" at numbers 37 and 13, respectively. Description above from the Wikipedia article 50 Cent, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
(Marcus)
Before I Self Destruct
(Clarence)
Dead Man Running
(Thigo)
Righteous Kill
(Spider)
50 Cent | X Games Barcelona 2013
(Self)
Caught in the Crossfire
(Tino)
Twelve
(Lionel)
Jack's Law
(Black)
Home of the Brave
(Jamal Aiken)
The Infamous Times, Volume I: The Original 50 Cent
(Self)
All Things Fall Apart
(Deon)
Morning Glory
(Self)
13
(Jimmy)
Boneyard
(Chief Carter)
You're Watching Video Music Box
(Self (archive footage))
Beef
(Self)
Beef II
(Self)
Beef III
(Self)
Setup
(Sonny)
Gun
(Rich)
Streets of Blood
(Stan Green)
Blood Out
(Detective Hardwick)
Live!
(Self)
DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70
(Self (archive footage))
DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd
(Self (archive footage))
Black and Blue: Legends of the Hip-Hop Cop
(Self)
Freelancers
(Malo)
Escape Plan
(Hush)
How to Make Money Selling Drugs
(Self)
Fire with Fire
(Lamar)
Hoodz: Big Beef
(Actor)
The Frozen Ground
(Pimp Clate Johnson)
The Prince
(The Pharmacy)
Hyperfate
(50 Cent)
Spy
(50 Cent)
Born To Ball
(Self)
50 Cent | Shoot First
(Self)
50 Cent | Who Dares Wins
(Self)
50 Cent | The New Breed
(Self)
Southpaw
(Jordan Mains)
Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas
(Self)
Not Afraid: The Shady Records Story
(Self)
Live 8
(Self)
THE SHOW: California Love
(Self)
Champs
(Self)
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
Skillhouse
(50 Cent)
Tale of the Tape
(Self (archive footage))
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
(Self (archive footage))
How Music Got Free
(Self)
50 Cent | Rap Star
(Self)
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
(50 Cent)
Money, Power, Respect: Hip Hop Billion Dollar Industry
(Self)
Last Vegas
(50 Cent)
Escape Plan 2: Hades
(Hush)
Den of Thieves
(Enson Levoux)
Elvis | Viva Las Vegas
(Self)
Escape Plan: The Extractors
(Hush)
50 Cent | Live in Concert
(Self)
50 Cent: Refuse 2 Die
(Self (archive footage))
50 Cent: Gangsta Unit
(50 Cent)
LA Originals
(Self)
Jackass: Steve-O YouTube Videos
(Self)
Letter to the President
(Self)
A Portrait of an Artist: The Making of 'Get Rich or Die Tryin'
(Self)
50 Cent | The Best Music Videos On DVD
(Self (archive footage))
50 Cent & G-Unit | In Da Club: The Movie
(Self)
Expend4bles
(Drew "Easy Day" Farrell)
Missionary
(50 Cent)
Tupac: Resurrection
(Self)
The Game: The Documentary
(Self)
50 Cent: Rise Above
SMACK: Platinum Edition
(Self)
Street Fighter
(Balrog)
The Simpsons
(50 Cent (voice))
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(Self)
The View
(Self)
Top of the Pops
(Self)
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
(Self)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(Self)
Entourage
(50 Cent)
CD:UK
Top of the Pops Reloaded
(Self)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(Self - Guest)
Making the Video
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(Self - Guest)
The View
(Self - Guest)
Top of the Pops Saturday
(Self)
The Finder
(Big Glade)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Musical Guest)
Power
(Kanan)
Circus Halligalli
Wetten, dass..?
(Self)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
Power Book II: Ghost
(Kanan)
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
(Self)
Ridiculousness
(Self)
MTV Video Music Awards
(Self)
America's Next Top Model
(Guest)
The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige
(Self)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(Self - Guest)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
(Self - Guest)
ECHO-Verleihung
(Self)
Robot Chicken
(50 Cent / Gun (voice))
Power Confidential
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
(Self)
The Defiant Ones
(Self (archive footage))
Grounded for Life
Star Academy
(Self)
For Life
(Cassius Dawkins)
Conan
(Self)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(Self)
Lie Detector
(Self)
50 Ways to Catch a Killer
(Host)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Before I Self Destruct
(Director)
Before I Self Destruct
(Screenplay)
Caught in the Crossfire
(Executive Producer)
All Things Fall Apart
(Writer)
Freelancers
(Producer)
Fire with Fire
(Producer)
The Frozen Ground
(Producer)
Gun
(Writer)
Gun
(Producer)
Setup
(Producer)
50 Cent | The New Breed
(Executive Producer)
All Things Fall Apart
(Producer)
Creature House
(Executive Producer)
Trackmaster
(Executive Producer)
The Gun
(Executive Producer)
TikTok Star Murders
(Executive Producer)
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
(Producer)
Blood Out
(Executive Producer)
Tapia
(Executive Producer)
The Game: The Documentary
(Executive Producer)
Moses the Black
(Executive Producer)
Power
(Director)
Trill League
(Creator)
For Life
(Executive Producer)
Power Book II: Ghost
(Executive Producer)
Power Book II: Ghost
(Main Title Theme Composer)
Power Book III: Raising Kanan
(Executive Producer)
Power Book IV: Force
(Executive Producer)
BMF
(Executive Producer)
The BMF Documentary: Blowing Money Fast
(Executive Producer)
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
(Executive Producer)
The Gilgo Beach Killer: House of Secrets
(Executive Producer)
Power: Origins
(Executive Producer)
50 Ways to Catch a Killer
(Executive Producer)
Power Book III: Raising Kanan
(Creator)
Power: Origins
(Creator)
50 Ways to Catch a Killer
(Creator)