Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1976) better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin’ (2003) and The Massacre (2005). Both albums achieved multi-platinum success, selling more than twenty-one million copies combined.
Born in South Jamaica, Queens, Jackson began drug dealing at the age of twelve during the 1980s crack epidemic. After leaving drug dealing to pursue a rap career, he was shot at and struck by nine bullets during an incident in 2000. After releasing his album Guess Who’s Back? in 2002, Jackson 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, Jackson became one of the world’s highest selling rappers. In 2003, he founded the record label G-Unit Records, which signed several successful rappers such as Young Buck, Lloyd Banks, and Tony Yayo.
Jackson has engaged in feuds with other rappers including Ja Rule, Young Buck, The Game, Cam’ron, Fat Joe, and Rick Ross. He has also pursued an acting career, appearing in the semi-autobiographical film Get Rich or Die Tryin’ in 2005, the Iraq War film Home of the Brave in 2006, and Righteous Kill in 2008. Jackson is one of the richest hip-hop performers, having a net worth estimated at US $440 million in 2008.
On October 13, 1997, Jackson’s then-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins gave birth to a son, Marquise Jackson. Tompkins later sued Jackson for $50 million dollars, claiming that he said that he would take care of her for life; the suit, which includes 15 claims was later dismissed by a judge, calling it “an unfortunate tale of a love relationship gone sour.” As of February 2009, Tompkins’ and her lawyer are considering an appeal.
The birth of his son 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”. He credited his son for inspiring his career and being “motivation to go in a different direction”.
Jackson has a tattoo of “Marquise” with an axe on his right biceps. “The axe is ’cause I’m a warrior. I don’t want him to be one, though”, he explains. He also has “50″, “Southside”, and “Cold World” inscribed on his back because “I’m a product of that environment. It’s on my back, though, so it’s all behind me”. Jackson dated actress Vivica A. Fox in 2003. After a few months, he announced their split up on the The Howard Stern Show when pictures from a photo shoot they did ended up on the cover of Today’s Black Woman magazine without his knowledge.
In 2005, Jackson expressed support for President George W. Bush after rapper Kanye West criticized him for the slow response in assisting the Hurricane Katrina victims. If his felony convictions did not prevent him from voting, he claimed he would have voted for Bush. He later stated that Bush “has less compassion than the average human. By all means, I don’t aspire to be like George Bush”.
In 2007, Forbes recognized Jackson for his wealth, placing him second behind Jay-Z in the rap industry. He resides in Farmington, Connecticut, in the former mansion of ex-boxer Mike Tyson. He put the mansion for sale at $18.5 million to move closer to his son who lives in Long Island with his ex-girlfriend. On October 12, 2007, the Mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut declared it “50 Cent Curtis Jackson Day”. He was honored with a key to the city and an official proclamation. One of his homes in New York purchased for 2.4 million dollars in January 2007 and at the center of a lawsuit between Jackson and ex-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins caught fire on May 31, 2008 while he was out of town filming for a movie in Louisiana.
In December 2008 50 told the Canadian press that he had already been hit by the recession, losing several million dollars on the stock market. He also went on to say that he had been unable to sell his Connecticut mansion and pushed Before I Self-Destruct back because of the recent economic downturn.
In November 2009, 50 Cent won the lawsuit he had with Taco Bell over the fast food chain using his name to promote the brand without his permission.
50 Cent has announced details of a three-date UK arena tour. The jaunt, in support of new album ‘Before I Self Destruct’, begins at Birmingham’s LG Arena on March 19. Other dates take place at Wembley Arena in London on March 20 and Manchester’s MEN Arena on March 25.’Before I Self Destruct’, the follow-up to 2007’s ‘Curtis’, was released last month.
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How much do you believe a ticket for the Super Bowl should cost?The price for a Super Bowl ticket is very expensive, even if you were to sit in the upper deck in the way back. On e-bay, I see ticket for Super Bowl XLI being sold at $5000 for two tickets (at $2500 each).
How much do you believe a ticket for the Super Bowl should cost for someone who is interested in attending the Super Bowl?
I think that purchasing tickets for the Super Bowl should cost no more than $500 per ticket. Tickets should start off around $100 for upper deck seats and should increase by how close you are to the field.
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why afroamerican people so serious / Russian up in id sht ..
Many of them secure tickets with presales or insider connections.
I think its approximatley 26.8%, i just checked ona website
Well… it seems you should have your day in court to face your accuser… I wonder how they bring a camera to court! Was the camera working within tolerances at the time? Ask an attorney regarding this situation.
Boston doesn't have that sort of transfer system. I've take the T for 30 years and never figured out the transfer system.
These days, you buy a Charlie card (get the hard plastic one, not the paper ticket, each ride is cheaper) with a stored value on it, and the machines figure out the transfers. Transfers are bus to subway and bus to bus, which you are unlikely to do if you are a tourist. Most of the tourist destinations are along the subway lines. Transfer from line to line is free. Once you come out of the subway, your fare expires.
You can also buy a daily or weekly pass for unlimited travel.
Ignoring the cost to print the tickets the Q goes to opportunity cost. So, was the game a likely sell-out? If the answer is no then the marginal revenue given up to offer "free" tickets is zero. If the tickets were reserved, the game sold out and the tickets could have been sold for $ 5,000 then the lost revenue is $5,000.
It 'should' cost around $500, but that's just a dream.
About $340.
You should pay the ticket and request traffic school, which will keep it off your record.
You can contact the agency that issued the ticket. A real ticket will have the agencies name and address. It will also have a unique number and give you instructions on how to take care of it.
Every parking ticket I've seen is in the shape of an envelope, so you can submit a payment. If it is an envelope, it is almost certainly valid, as I doubt someone would go through the extra expense of printing an envelope.