Curtis Jackson: Celebrity Biographies

By Matt Green

Ever wondered how 50 Cent rose to stardom?

Looking at 50 Cent’s career, one would hardly expect that the rapper’s impressive rise to stardom could have been cut short by an early life of crime and violence.
As a musician, an actor, and a businessman, 50 Cent has consistently proven his instincts for choosing successful projects in which to involve himself.
However, 50 Cent was actually born into an environment full of poverty and bloodshed and had to fight his way out of a deadly cycle of incarceration and physical confrontation before he truly realized his full potential.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Matt Green
• Release date: Sep 4, 2016
• ISBN: 9781370861217

Matt Green

Matt Green is an international best-selling author who writes about celebrity figures and their real stories. Matt's goal is to make celebrity biographies more accessible and enjoyable by the readers. His books are easy-to-read, short to the point and with very interesting facts about how normal people rose to stardom. He lives with his wife Kate in Surbiton, London, United Kingdom.

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Curtis Jackson – Celebrity Books

Matt Green

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TABLE OF CONTENT

Early Life of Crime

Early Rap Career

Shooting and Recovery

Mainstream Rap Success

Later Albums and Business Deals

Looking at 50 Cent’s career, one would hardly expect that the rapper’s impressive rise to stardom could have been cut short by an early life of crime and violence. As a musician, an actor, and a businessman, 50 Cent has consistently proven his instincts for choosing successful projects in which to involve himself. However, 50 Cent was actually born into an environment full of poverty and bloodshed and had to fight his way out of a deadly cycle of incarceration and physical confrontation before he truly realized his full potential.

Whereas many rap artists have often been critiqued for rapping about harsh subjects of which they possess little knowledge, 50 Cent lived the dangerous escapades he would later put into song. Although a rise into the higher echelons of Hollywood mellowed out his confrontational behavior somewhat, 50 Cent’s early life began with a whirlwind of tragedy and treachery.

Early Life of Crime

Curtis James Jackson III was born in 1975 in the heart of Queens, New York City. Although he began his life in a center bustling with business and entertainment opportunities, Jackson’s