G-Unit

G-Unit
50 Cent · Lloyd Banks · Tony YayoThe Game · Young Buck

Albums

Beg for Mercy · T.O.S: Terminate on Sight
Singles
"Stunt 101" · "Poppin' Them Thangs" · "My Buddy" · "Wanna Get to Know You" · "Smile" · "I Like the Way She Do It" · "Rider Pt. 2" · "Close to Me"
Related articles
Discography · Records · Films · Books · Clothing Company · Foundation · G-Unit vs. The Game

50 Cent singles discography
Power of the Dollar
"How to Rob" · "Thug Love"
In Too Deep
"How to Rob" · "Rowdy Rowdy"
8 Mile
"Wanksta"
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
"In Da Club" · "21 Questions" · "P.I.M.P." · "If I Can't
The Massacre
"Disco Inferno" · "Candy Shop" · "Just a Lil Bit" · "Outta Control"
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (soundtrack)
"Hustler's Ambition" · "Window Shopper" · "Best Friend" · "I'll Whip Ya Head Boy"
Curtis
"Straight to the Bank" · "Amusement Park" · "I Get Money" · "Ayo Technology" · "I'll Still Kill"
Before I Self Destruct
"Get Up" · "I Get It In"
Featured Singles
"React" · "Magic Stick" · "On Fire" · "Let Me In" · "Encore/Curtains Down" · "Westside Story" · "How We Do" · "Hate It or Love It" · "MJB Da MVP" · "So Seductive" · "I Know You Don't Love Me" · "Have a Party" · " Hold On" · "Hands Up" · "The Cake" · "You Don't Know" · "Jimmy Crack Corn" · "Can't Leave 'em Alone" · "Mujeres in the Club"
Other
"Life's on the Line" · "Ghetto Qu'ran (Forgive Me)" · "Piggy Bank" · "Follow My Lead" · "Crack a Bottle" · "Ok, You're Right"

Discography

Discography

Album Year

Get Rich or Die Tryin' 2003
The Massacre 2005

Curtis 2007

Before I Self Destruct 2009

Fifth studio album 2009

Soundtracks

Get Rich or Die Tryin' OST 2005

G-Unit albums

Beg For Mercy 2003

T.O.S: Terminate on Sight 2008

Lawsuit

Lawsuit

On July 21, 2007, 50 Cent filed a US$1 million lawsuit against advertising company Traffix Inc. of Pearl River, New York for using his image in a promotion which he claims threatens his safety. He became aware of the internet ad after one of his staff members saw it on a MySpace page. According to court documents, the ad features a cartoon image of the rapper and the message: "shoot the rapper and you will win $5000 or five ring tones guaranteed". Though the ad did not use his name, the image allegedly intended to resemble him, suggesting he endorsed the ad. The lawsuit calls it a "vile, tasteless and despicable" use of 50 Cent's image that "quite literally calls for violence against him". The lawsuit seeks for unspecified punitive damages and a permanent injunction against the use of his image without permission.

New York rappers

New York rappers

Before releasing The Massacre, 50 Cent recorded a song "Piggy Bank", a response to Ja Rule's song "New York", which was leaked before the album's release. The song takes aim at rappers including Fat Joe, Nas, and Jadakiss. Fat Joe responded with a song, "My Fofo", accusing 50 Cent of taking steroids, hiding in his home, and being jealous of The Game. Jadakiss also responded with a song, "Checkmate", and said that 50 Cent was trying to "create a buzz for his new album". The "Piggy Bank" music video portrays animated caricatures of Jadakiss (as a Ninja turtle), Fat Joe (as an overweight boxer who receives a knockout), Nas (as a kid chasing a "milkshake" truck in a Superman costume), and The Game (as Mr. Potato Head). Kelis, Nas's wife, responded to the song on her single "Bossy."

"Piggy Bank"
A track in which he takes aim at numerous rappers.
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50 Cent spoke negatively about Bad Boy Entertainment mogul Sean Combs and recorded a song, "Hip-Hop", revealing the reasons behind his negative feelings: primarily, a contract dispute over Mase. In the song, he implied that Diddy knew about The Notorious B.I.G.'s murder and threatened to expose him through former associates. The feud was resolved, with both rappers appearing on MTV's TRL and Sucker Free, respectively, stating that there were no longer problems.
On February 1, 2007, Cam'ron and 50 Cent had a live argument on The Angie Martinez Show on Hot 97 radio. 50 Cent commented that Koch Entertainment was a "graveyard", meaning major record labels would not work with their artists. Cam'ron then ridiculed the record sales of G-Unit members Lloyd Banks and Mobb Deep by stating that Jim Jones outsold their albums despite being signed to an independent label and that his group, The Diplomats, had a distribution deal from several labels. Both rappers released "diss" songs with videos on YouTube. 50 Cent suggested in "Funeral Music" that Cam'ron is no longer able to lead The Diplomats and that Jim Jones should take his place. Cam'ron responded with "Curtis" and "Curtis Pt. II", in which he makes fun of 50 Cent's appearance, calling him "a gorilla, with rabbit teeth". 50 Cent responded by releasing "Hold On" with Young Buck. He has recently squashed his feud with Jadakiss, but still has conflict with Fat Joe.

Controversy Of Rapper 50cent

Controversy

Murder Inc.
Before signing with Interscope, 50 Cent engaged in a well-publicized dispute with rapper Ja Rule and his label Murder Inc. (now The Inc.). The rappers engaged in mixtape "disses". 50 Cent claims that a friend robbed Ja Rule of his jewelry and that Ja Rule accused him of setting it up. However, Ja Rule claimed the conflict stemmed from a video shoot in Queens because 50 Cent did not like seeing him "getting so much love" from the neighborhood. In March 2000, while at The Hit Factory studio in New York, 50 Cent had an altercation with Murder Inc. associates. He was treated for three stitches after receiving a stab wound. Rapper Black Child claimed responsibility for the stabbing, saying he acted in self-defense because he thought someone reached for a gun.

An anti-50 Cent billboard in Tribeca, New York.
An affidavit by an IRS agent suggested that the label had ties to Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff, a New York drug lord who was suspected of being involved in the murder of Jam Master Jay and the shooting of 50 Cent. An excerpt of the affidavit read:
The investigation has uncovered a conspiracy involving McGriff and others to murder a rap artist who has released songs containing lyrics regarding McGriff's criminal activities. The rap artist was shot in 2000, survived and thereafter refused to cooperate with law enforcement regarding the shooting. Messages transmitted over the Murder Inc. pager indicate that McGriff is involved in an ongoing plot to kill this rap artist, and that he communicates with Murder Inc. employees concerning the target.

Non-musical projects

Non-musical projects

50 Cent has established himself in a variety of fields. In November 2003, he signed a five year deal with Reebok to distribute a "G-Unit Sneakers" line as part of his G-Unit Clothing Company. He provided the voice-over as the protagonist in the video game, 50 Cent: Bulletproof, which was released for PlayStation 2, Xbox, and the PlayStation Portable. Its sequel, 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, was released in early 2009. He worked with Glacéau to create a Vitamin Water drink called Formula 50. In 2007, Coca-Cola purchased Glacéau for US$4.1 billion. Forbes estimated 50 Cent, who owns a stake in the company, to have earned $100 million after taxes. He has teamed up with Right Guard to launched a body spray called Pure 50 RGX Body Spray and a condom line called Magic Stick Condoms, in which he planned to donate part of the proceeds to HIV awareness. 50 Cent has signed a multi-year deal with Steiner Sports to sell his memorabilia.
In 2005, 50 Cent made a cameo appearance on The Simpsons episode "Pranksta Rap", in which he makes light of his legal troubles. The same year, he starred alongside Terrence Howard in the semi-autobiographical film Get Rich or Die Tryin'. He starred in the 2006 film, Home of the Brave, as a soldier returning home from the Iraq War, traumatized after killing an Iraqi woman. 50 Cent is working on a role as a fighter in an Angola State Prison in Spectacular Regret alongside Nicolas Cage, and starred opposite Al Pacino and Robert De Niro in 2008's Righteous Kill, a movie regarding a police death. He also started the film production companies G-Unit Films in 2007 and Cheetah Vision in 2008. In August 2007, 50 Cent announced plans to launch a dietary supplement company in conjunction with his movie Spectacular Regret.
Shortly before appearing in Get Rich or Die Tryin', 50 Cent released a memoir about his life and how he became successful titled From Pieces to Weight: Once upon a Time in Southside Queens. On January 4, 2007, he launched his G-Unit Books imprint at the Time Warner Building. He also co-wrote The Ski Mask Way, a novel about a small-time drug dealer who attempts to rob his employers, which is to be turned into a film. 50 Cent said he read Robert Greene's The 33 Strategies of War and worked with the author on a book titled The 50th Law, an urban take on The 48 Laws of Power. In May 2008, Jackson met billionaire Patrice Motsepe to forge a joint venture selling 50 Cent-branded platinum.
Jackson started a reality television show on MTV titled 50 Cent: The Money and the Power; the winning contestant won a $100,000 investment from Jackson. The Winners name is Ryan Mayberry.

Background information Of Rapper 50cent

Background information Of Rapper 50cent

Birth name: Curtis James Jackson III

Born:July 6, 1975 (1975-07-06) (age 33)

Origin:South Jamaica, Queens, New York, U.S.

Genre :Hip hop

Occupation :Rapper, actor, entrepreneur, executive producer, singer

Years active:1998– present
Label(s):Jam Master JayColumbiaViolatorAftermath/Shady/G-Unit/Interscope, Ill Flava Records, Baby Ray Productions

Associated acts :G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Mobb Deep, Olivia, Sha Money XL, Ciara, Karl Hinds,Akon