He went on to release a collection of projects and produce Power, a television series in its sixth season. In 2005, he starred in a biopic named for the album. The album included “In Da Club” and “Back Down,” a diss toward Ja Rule, with whom he’d beefed throughout his career. He continued his mixtape run, releasing a series of projects alongside Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo, the original members of G-Unit, before dropping his studio debut, Get Rich or Die Tryin’, on February 6, 2003. Two years later, he reemerged with Guess Who’s Back?, a project that caught the attention of Eminem and that would help 50 sign with Shady/Aftermath. Claim Involving Eminem, Says Jay-Zs Trying to Look Like a Gay Painter. On May 24, 2000, 50 was shot nine times in South Jamaica, Queens. 50 Cent Uses DaBaby Resurfacing Tyrese Meme as New Opportunity to Troll Actor. In 1999, he released “How to Rob,” a song that jokingly described how he would relieve an array of A-list rappers of their prized possessions.
Selling drugs from age 12, 50 led a rough life as he entered the rap game with a co-sign from Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC. Curtis Jackson-rapper, entrepreneur, TV producer-adopted the moniker 50 Cent from Kelvin Martin, an infamous Brooklyn stick-up kid who used the same name.
