50 Cent net worth, age, height, wiki, wife, biography

50 Cent net worth, age, height, wiki, wife, biography.

Curtis Jackson, better known as 50 Cent, is a hip-hop artist and entrepreneur noted for his streetwise raps and rags-to-riches life story. He went to rap after a life of crime, drugs, and violence and rose to fame with the album Get Rich or Die Tryin’ in 2003.

50 Cent: Profile summary

Real Name	Curtis James Jackson III
Nick Name	50 Cent
Famous As	Singer, Social Media Star
Age	47-years old
Birthday	July 6, 1975
Birthplace	New York City, NY
Birth Sign	Cancer
Nationality	American
Ethnicity	Mixed
Religion	Christianity
Height	approx. 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)
Weight	approx. 69 Kg (139 lbs)
Body Measurements	approx. 44-32-42 inches
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Black
Shoe Size	10 (US)
Girlfriend	1. Shaniqua Tompkins 2. Daphne Joy
Children	Marquise Jackson
Net Worth	approx. $250 m (USD)

50 Cent: Early life & Biography

Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975) is an American celebrity who is one of the top personalities in the entertainment industry. He is known professionally by the moniker 50 Cent. 

He is a rapper, songwriter, actor, TV producer, film director, and entrepreneur. As a musician, he has collaborated with leading labels like Interscope, Columbia, and Universal Records. 

50 Cent has sold over 30 million albums globally and has won thirteen Billboard Awards and four BET Awards.

50 Cent was born to Sabrina Jackson (mother) and Curtis James Jackson Jr. (father). He arrived in the world on the 6th of July 1975. He was born and raised in the South Jamaica neighbourhood of Queens, New York City. 

He was the only child of his parents. His mother, Sabrina Jackson, died in a fire accident when he was eight years old. After the death of his mother, he was raised by his grandmother.

From the age of eleven, he had begun boxing, and by the time he turned fourteen, he began to frequent a boxing gym for local youth in his community. He adopted the nickname 50 Cent as a metaphor for change.

50 Cent: Height & Weight

How tall is 50 Cent? He stands at a height of 1.86 m i.e. 6 feet and 1 inch tall. He has an athletic body build. His weight is around 69 Kg or 139 lbs. His eye colour is dark brown, and his hair colour is black. His sexual orientation is straight.

50 Cent: Career

After selling drugs in the ’80s, 50 Cent decided to pursue his passion for music. In 2000, he produced Power of the Dollar for Columbia Records but was shot days before release. 

The shooting happened on the 24th of May 2000, two days before he planned on shooting the music video for Thug Love. Despite having eighteen songs on the album, the project was never released. 

On recovering from the injuries he suffered from the gunshots, he worked on and released the mixtape, Guess Who’s Back? in 2002. The mixtape brought him to the attention of Eminem, and he was signed to Shady Records and began collaborating with Aftermath Entertainment (owned by Dr. Dre) and Interscope Records. 

50 Cent received support from Eminem and Dr Dre in recording the songs on his debut studio album. The album titled Get Rich or Die Tryin’ catapulted 50 Cent into the limelight and helped him become one of the world’s best-selling rap artists. 

His desire to help other artists grow made him found G-Unit Records in 2003. He signed G-Unit associates Young Buck, Lloyd Banks, and Tony Yayo to the label. 

His sophomore album, The Massacre, was released in 2005. His third studio album is titled Curtis, which he dropped in 2007. 50 Cent‘s fourth and fifth studio albums are Before I Self Destruct and Animal Ambition. They were released in 2009 and 2014, respectively.

50 Cent is one of the leading filmmakers in the United States. He starred in and served as an executive producer of Power‘s TV series. He has also starred in movies such as Home of the Brave, Get Rich or Die Tryin’, Righteous Kill, Escape Plan, Before I Self Destruct, Streets Of Blood, Dead Man Walking, 13, and Caught in the Crossfire. 

The rapper 50 Cent has won scores of awards and earned numerous nominations. Notable mentioned are thirteen Billboard Awards, a Grammy Award, six World Music Awards, three American Music Awards, and four BET Awards. So far, he has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. 

50 Cent: Girlfriend

Who is the girlfriend of 50 Cent? Jackson’s girlfriend, Shaniqua Tompkins, gave birth to her son Marquise Jackson in 1996. He credited his son for inspiring his career and being the “motivation to go in a different direction”. Moreover, he also had a son named Sire Jackson with model Daphne Joy.

50 Cent: Facts

1. What is the net worth of 50 Cent? His net worth is estimated at over $250 million (USD).
2. Singing is his primary source of income.
3. He supported President George W. Bush in 2005.
4. Marquise’s birth changed Jackson’s outlook on life: “When my son came into my life, my priorities changed because I wanted to have the relationship with him that I didn’t have with my father”.
5. He endorsed Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
6. He endorsed Donald Trump in 2020 due to his dislike of Joe Biden’s tax plans.
7. A week later, he retracted his endorsement, saying on Twitter, “F–k Donald Trump, I never liked him”.
8. He signed a $78 million deal with FRIGO Revolution Wear, a luxury underwear brand, in 2014.
9. He began boxing at about age 11.
10. He was arrested for selling four vials of cocaine to an undercover police officer.
11. At age 12, Jackson began dealing with narcotics and brought guns and drug money to school.
12. Jackson adopted the nickname “50 Cent” as a metaphor for change.

50 Cent: Net Worth

50 Cent has made money not just from music but his business investments. 

He has an estimated net worth of US$550 million.