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Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6 1975),<ref name=OMM>[http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/story/0,13887,1550804,00.html From the cradle to the grave (nearly)]. ''The Observer'' (August 21 2005). Accessed May 22 2007.</ref> better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an United States|American rapper. He rose to fame with the release of his albums ''Get Rich or Die Tryin' (album)|Get Rich or Die Tryin (2003) and ''The Massacre'' (2005). Both albums achieved multi-RIAA certification|platinum success, selling over twenty-one million records worldwide.<ref>Thornburgh, Nathan (September 10 2007). [http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1660635,00.html 10 Questions for 50 Cent]. ''Time''. Accessed September 13 2007.</ref>
After being orphaned at an early age, Jackson began selling drugs at the age of twelve during the 1980s' crack epidemic.<ref name=OMM2>Campion, Chris (August 21 2005). [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/story/0,,1550801,00.html Right on the money]. ''The Observer''. Accessed May 22 2007.</ref> After leaving drug dealing to pursue a rap career, he was shot nine times in 2000. After releasing his album ''Guess Who's Back?'' in 2002, 50 Cent was discovered by rapper Eminem and signed to Interscope Records. With the help of Eminem and Dr. Dre—who produced his first major commercial successes—he became one of the highest s... read all