50 Cent, cuyo nombre de nacimiento es Curtis James Jackson III, nació el 6 de julio de 1975 en el barrio de South Jamaica, Queens, Nueva York. Criado por su madre, Sabrina, quien fue traficante de drogas, 50 Cent enfrentó múltiples dificultades desde una temprana edad. Su madre murió cuando él tenía apenas ocho años, dejando a Curtis bajo el cuidado de sus abuelos.
Durante su adolescencia, Jackson cayó en el tráfico de drogas y tuvo numerosos problemas con la ley. Sin embargo, desde joven mostró interés en la música, escribiendo y componiendo sus propios temas.
El camino hacia el estrellato no fue fácil. 50 Cent comenzó su carrera musical en los últimos años de la década de 1990, grabando su primer álbum Power of the Dollar en 2000 para Columbia Records. Sin embargo, el álbum nunca fue lanzado oficialmente debido a un incidente que cambió su vida: 50 Cent recibió nueve disparos en un tiroteo en mayo de 2000. Milagrosamente, sobrevivió y decidió centrarse completamente en su carrera musical.
Tras recuperarse, 50 Cent llamó la atención de Eminem, quien quedó impresionado por su mixtape Guess Who's Back?. Eminem lo presentó a Dr. Dre, y juntos decidieron firmarlo bajo sus sellos discográficos, Shady Records y Aftermath Entertainment.
En 2003, lanzó su álbum debut Get Rich or Die Tryin', el cual fue un éxito
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[Intro: Snoop Dogg]
Dogg, Pound, Gangsta, nigga
Nate Dogg, D-O-double G... ha ha, '98
Check this out y'all
For all the gangstas out there
[Verse 1: Snoop Dogg]
All I know and all I do is
D-P-G with the rest of my crew
We through with milken Milli Vanilli
Silly niggas who be rappin' but they really be actin'
I'm smackin' niggas in they face for the '9-8
My DJ Warren G and my homeboy Nate
The game won't wait, so we paper chase
And watch out for them suckas who paper hate
Try to drop some shit to keep ya straight
I keep my niggas on a mission and the suckas keep wishin'
But my success, oh yes it's fresh
Here's a toast to the Eastside, L.B. for lizie
You can call me what you wanna
Or you can catch me in the Navigator bendin' a corner
I'm representin', just like Billy Clinton
I smack a bitch and make my chips, then dip
For Dogg Pound Gangsta click
[Chorus: Nate Dogg]
Don't you wanna come with me to Dogg Pound Gangstaville?
We can give you what you need in Dogg Pound Gangstaville
Don't you wanna come with me to Dogg Pound Gangstaville?
We can give you what you need in Dogg Pound Gangstaville
[Verse 2: Nate Dogg]
Once upon a time in the land of the foolish man
There lived a man who claimed to be holdin' aces in his hand
He played wrong once and played 'em twice
And played 'em wrong again
Now it's my turn to play the game
And I guarantee I'll win
Very best I have to be and I hope you understand
I got my game from Gangstaville
Eastside of gangsta land (come with me)
[Chorus: Nate Dogg]
Don't you wanna come with me to Dogg Pound Gangstaville?
We can give you what you need in Dogg Pound Gangstaville
Don't you wanna come with me to Dogg Pound Gangstaville?
We can give you what you need in Dogg Pound Gangstaville
[Verse 3: Kurupt]
Well you can give me half your loot, nigga
Or else I'ma shoot, nigga
I do what G's do, I ride, I slides, I dips
Double for us fool, where's the clips?
You'll find I hit your spine and shake your hips with hollow tips
It's the modern day me, with the state of art modern day heat
Motherfuckin' modern day G
No good, fo' sho' good
Put this nigga on the hood
Then let me put him back the fuck off, like that
You fuckin' with the Kobe Bryant of rap
With a mack 11 cocked back ready for sure, ready for war
For real, enter if you will
In the land we call Dogg Pound Gangstaville
All we do is smoke, and just so you know -
My motto is "fuck you bitch and fuck a ho"
[Chorus: Nate Dogg]
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We can give you what you need in Dogg Pound Gangstaville
Don't you wanna come with me to Dogg Pound Gangstaville?
We can give you what you need in Dogg Pound Gangstaville
Don't you wanna come with me to Dogg Pound Gangstaville?
We can give you what you need in Dogg Pound Gangstaville
Don't you wanna come with me to Dogg Pound Gangstaville?
We can give you what you need in Dogg Pound Gangstaville