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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Yeah, yeah
I'm a hustler, baby, I'm a hustler, baby (yeah)
I know heartbreaks, setbacks
Bitch, if I crap out, I'm sure I'ma get back
I been through the ups and downs, you know I get around
So to me, it's all a part of the game (ah, ah, yeah)
If I ain't the coke man, or the dope man
I'm almost for sure man, I gotta take it
Don't need to say shit, I'm gon' take it (yeah, yeah)
Robberies turned homicide, it's nothin' to play with
Make money, make-make, make money
When shit hit the fan, we'll take money, south sidе
Be with the best of 'еm, gun shot at the rest of 'em (yeah)
Checks, I'm collectin' 'em, check, boy, I'm finessin' em (haha, oh, oh)
Bag supreme, boy you fuck around, put a big bag on your head
'Fore the weather break you're dead
Let's get to it, they don't do it like we do it (nah)
Cop it, whip it (oh, oh), bag it, flip it
Re-up, we up, g'd up, whaddup? (yeah)
Money 'round this bitch, still not givin' a fuck (ayy)
When it come to that paper there'll be no complications (haha, that's right)
Put a hole in a nigga right in front of you, your heartbeat pacin'
And it's alright, that's how we do it on this side
Niggas get to it on this side (yeah, yeah)
I know heartbreaks, setbacks
Bitch, if I crap out, I'm sure I'ma get back
I been through the ups and downs, you know I get around
So to me, it's all a part of the game (ah, ah, yeah)
If I ain't the coke man, or the dope man
I'm almost for sure man, I gotta take it
Don't need to say shit, I'm gon' take it (yeah, yeah)
Robberies turned homicide (NLE, the top shotta)
It's nothin' to play with (ayy)
It's all a part of the game, you gotta play your cards right
Don't get caught without the pipe all night, lurkin' on sight
Never go without a fight, win or lose, or wrong or right
Protect your life 'cause I'll [?] you like you was just a bite
Two Cuban links just like I'm tity boi, ridin' 'round your city, boy
Two-tone boogers up in my face look like a chip ahoy
More money, more problems, got me feelin' like I'm diddy, boy (yeah, yeah)
Biggie, boy, now you see why these hoes get jiggy for me (oh, oh)
Try to post up on his block, I bet we won't allow 'em
Might grab that nigga off the lot, we pull 'em in the alley (yeah, yeah)
We need some silence, suppress 'em when he start rattlin' (yeah, yeah)
As you drivin', there'll be hell when you done did a robbery (yeah, yeah)
Not your hoe man, I'm the boss man
Not the dope man but I bring the propane
He had a scope on it but he hit 'em close range
Stormy days but you know we bringin' more rains
I know heartbreaks, setbacks (hey, NLE, top shotta, nigga)
Bitch, if I crap out, I'm sure I'ma get back
I been through the ups and downs, you know I get around (yeah)
So to me, it's all a part of the game (brrt, brrt)
If I ain't the coke man, or the dope man (hey)
I'm almost for sure man, I gotta take it
Don't need to say shit, I'm gon' take it (hey, hey)
Robberies turned homicide, it's nothin' to play with (hey, hey)
Oh, oh
Welcome to the south side
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