Curtis Jackson, also known as 50cent is a Rapper and actor in the entertainment field. He is fairly new to the hip-hop world but is known very well by many. He has been rapping for five years now, and has won various awards and has also topped the music charts. When his first CD was released, it was rated number one on the billboard music charts. It was the number one CD for a long time and it also great for having the best singles. He’s a well-known gangster rapper known for his gangster attitude and background.
Curtis Jackson was born in south Jamaica Queens on July 6, 1975, and as he was growing up he was not always a good child. He was always in trouble and doing something that he was not supposed to be doing. When he was a teenager he was exposed to drugs and alcohol, therefore he did those things. Curtis would get sent to boot camp or detention hall for drugs or for doing something wrong in school or in the neighborhood, but after he served his time in boot camp he would always do something to go right back there. In 50cents raps he sometimes talk about living a gangster life of drugs and violence the same way he grew up. "I got X, Meth and slabs of cocaine" "gotta shotgun like Elmer Fudd" those are some examples of his gangster lyrics.
50cent’s music is different from most artists in his lyrics he talks about his past and the tragedy of it. Most of his lyrics have feeling and the beats that he uses will have you moving. 50cent has a mixed type of music its not all gangster, he has many love songs that has been rated number one on the music charts. In his lyrics he mainly talks about money, clothes, cars, girls, and love. "I love your smile, I don’t wanna see you cry." He also includes in his music about the put down that he’s had to deal with while growing up and that now he’s on top he’s now looking down on them, as I’m making more money than anyone would have ever thought. 50cent also has a group that he raps with called g-unit it stands for Guerilla unit, they act somewhat like a gang stating in there lyrics that you cant beat them because there g-g-g-g-g-unit.
The way 50cent dresses is not common among rappers he wears a bullet proof vest, he use to wear it for protection but now he has made it into a fashionable piece of clothing. They have made tank top t-shirts in the design of a bulletproof vest but its not of the same weight and many people wear it to dress somewhat like 50cent. 50cent also have his own shoe line called G-unit that he has signed through Reebok. They are tennis shoes that can be worn with any kind of clothing whether its street clothes or dress clothes.
50cent have also acted in movies about his life. The name of the movie that he has played in was called "Get rich or Die Trying" he played the role of himself, acting out his childhood and the life that he lived. The movie he played in was basically telling about his life before he became famous, the tragedy of him getting shot nine times because of drugs and his money, drugs and his life as a gangster. The movie drew plenty of controversy from critics and movie goers because after they would see the movie somebody would go outside the movie theater and fight and on one occasion a man shot another after watching "Get Rich or Die Trying."
Many people look up to 50cent because he’s been through trials in his life and now he’s selling CD’s and has some good music and especially after getting shot nine times he has a story behind his music and that’s what people like about him. They like that even though he’s had a rough life as a child and adult he’s able to express himself and tell his story through his music. He ‘s also able to tell his story through movies as well.
Curtis Jackson was born in south Jamaica Queens on July 6, 1975, and as he was growing up he was not always a good child. He was always in trouble and doing something that he was not supposed to be doing. When he was a teenager he was exposed to drugs and alcohol, therefore he did those things. Curtis would get sent to boot camp or detention hall for drugs or for doing something wrong in school or in the neighborhood, but after he served his time in boot camp he would always do something to go right back there. In 50cents raps he sometimes talk about living a gangster life of drugs and violence the same way he grew up. "I got X, Meth and slabs of cocaine" "gotta shotgun like Elmer Fudd" those are some examples of his gangster lyrics.
50cent’s music is different from most artists in his lyrics he talks about his past and the tragedy of it. Most of his lyrics have feeling and the beats that he uses will have you moving. 50cent has a mixed type of music its not all gangster, he has many love songs that has been rated number one on the music charts. In his lyrics he mainly talks about money, clothes, cars, girls, and love. "I love your smile, I don’t wanna see you cry." He also includes in his music about the put down that he’s had to deal with while growing up and that now he’s on top he’s now looking down on them, as I’m making more money than anyone would have ever thought. 50cent also has a group that he raps with called g-unit it stands for Guerilla unit, they act somewhat like a gang stating in there lyrics that you cant beat them because there g-g-g-g-g-unit.
The way 50cent dresses is not common among rappers he wears a bullet proof vest, he use to wear it for protection but now he has made it into a fashionable piece of clothing. They have made tank top t-shirts in the design of a bulletproof vest but its not of the same weight and many people wear it to dress somewhat like 50cent. 50cent also have his own shoe line called G-unit that he has signed through Reebok. They are tennis shoes that can be worn with any kind of clothing whether its street clothes or dress clothes.
50cent have also acted in movies about his life. The name of the movie that he has played in was called "Get rich or Die Trying" he played the role of himself, acting out his childhood and the life that he lived. The movie he played in was basically telling about his life before he became famous, the tragedy of him getting shot nine times because of drugs and his money, drugs and his life as a gangster. The movie drew plenty of controversy from critics and movie goers because after they would see the movie somebody would go outside the movie theater and fight and on one occasion a man shot another after watching "Get Rich or Die Trying."
Many people look up to 50cent because he’s been through trials in his life and now he’s selling CD’s and has some good music and especially after getting shot nine times he has a story behind his music and that’s what people like about him. They like that even though he’s had a rough life as a child and adult he’s able to express himself and tell his story through his music. He ‘s also able to tell his story through movies as well.
