He’s been a giant in the music industry for nearly three decades, yet many of 50 Cent’s fans are only now uncovering the true meaning behind his iconic stage name. Born Curtis James Jackson III, 50 Cent’s upbringing in Queens, New York, was fraught with challenges that few children should ever face. Tragedy struck early … Read more
50 Cent is explaining just how close he came to missing out on the 2022 Super Bowl halftime show, saying his surprise performance might not have happened if it weren’t for fellow rapper Eminem. “They wanted to leave me out of it. They didn’t want me there,” he said in a Hollywood Reporter interview published … Read more
The rapper — whose real name is Curtis James Jackson III — was shot nine times and survived back in 2000, three years prior to releasing the classic hip-hop song where he touched on his close encounter with death. 50 Cent, in the hours after the Trump rally that killed one attendee, performed the song … Read more
Rapper 50 Cent raised eyebrows with a social media post about meeting far-right Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) on Wednesday. “Lauren Boebert, Colorado Republican making the white house look good,” the entertainer captioned a photo of them together on X, formerly Twitter. But the “In Da Club” rapper was actually at the Capitol, where he met … Read more
As U.S. federal agents raided several properties belonging to Sean “Diddy” Combs on Monday, rapper and longtime foe 50 Cent continued to mock Combs online by (re-)promoting a documentary about the allegations against him. 50 Cent (real name Curtis James Jackson III) first announced the upcoming documentary — produced by his company — in December … Read more
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