50 Cent Biography

Hip-hop's stories are both criminal minded and grand, making them enthralling and unbelievable, but also making them only as interesting and convincing as the teller. That's why, despite being blackballed by the industry, without a major-label recording contract, heads still gravitated to Jamaica, Queens' realest son, now a days named '50 Cent', like the planets to the sun.

50 Cent, born Curtis Jackson 26 years ago, is the real deal, the genuine article. Though he's a man of the streets, intimately familiar with its codes and its violence, but still, 50 Cent is incredibly intelligent and deliberate man. He holds himself with a regal air as if above the pettiness which surrounds him.

Couple his true-life hardship with his knack for addictive, syrupy hooks, it's clear that 50 Cent has exactly what it takes to ride down the road to riches and diamond rings. 50 Cent is real, so he does real things. 50 Cent lost those closest to him at an early age.

But 50 Cent's desire for things would drive him to the block. Which in his case was the infamous New York Avenue, now known as Guy R. Brewer Blvd. There, 50 Cent stepped up to get his rep up, amassing a small fortune and a lengthy rap sheet. But the birth of his son put things in perspective for the post adolescent, and 50 began to pursue rap seriously.

50 Cent then signed with JMJ, the label of Run DMC DJ Jam Master Jay and began learning his trade. JMJ would teach the young buck to count bars and structure songs. Unfortunately, caught up in industry limbo, there wasn't much JMJ could do for 50.

The clever businessman, 50 Cent didn't let the opportunity escape him and quickly released another bootleg of borrowed beats, 'No Mercy, No Fear.' The CD featured only one new track, 'Wanksta,' which was certainly not intended for radio, but the streets couldn't wait for the official single and within weeks 'Wanksta' became New York's one of the most requested record.

The stellar cut has found a home on the multi-platinum soundtrack to Eminem's smash movie, '8 Mile.' With several huge hits already under his belt, 50 Cent is poised to be the artist to beat next year. He's coming with over ten incredible tracks stashed from last year and newly recorded winners courtesy of Eminem, who's really cut his production teeth of late, and hip-hop's greatest, highest-selling producer Dr. Dre..

50 has full access and advantage of the streets through mix-tapes and that is his forum because he controls it. The boxer turned singer 50 Cent is the most anticipated artist of the year 2003. It is well deserving for him because he is too been patiently waiting.