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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[Produced by DJ Premier]
[Intro: Reks]
Premo
Reks
Long time coming
Listen!
[Verse 1]
I think they want the new P.E. now
Ice Cube, Nigga With An Attitude now
They want a dude who's immune to the rules
Short fuse, aiming at Q, Bishop on the roof now
They want me to say; Fuck who in the game
If you the best rapper alive, then Reks insane
I think Preem's insane, best producer alive
Me up on his track is like needles to the veins
Like burners to the brain, suicide chess, playing suicide king
My aim when I came was to bring back the Gang Starr audio reign
No longer R-E-K-S, it's R-E-Cocaine
Y'all on the way out, Reks on the way in
East Coast boom bap, PM to the AM
Opinion on my rap, delivery propane
Rhythmatic, eternal king, supreme, remember the name - REKS
[Scratches: DJ Premier]
("Say goodnight")
("Drop the mic, you shouldn't be holding it
This is how it should be done")
("Dropping bows on 'em
I like to catch them while they slippin'")
("Say goodnight")
("Drop the mic, you shouldn't be holding it
This is how it should be done")
("I'm serious, man, I'm so sincere")
[Verse 2]
Rock-a-bye, pop rapper to sleep, heavenly conscious
Melodies monstrous, R's one hell of an artist
Syllable dart smith, lyrical bars pimp caution
Beware of close proximity cause conflicts
Even through all this garbage nonsense, media sponsors
I'm gonna spit the raw shit regardless
My thoughts in cockpits, steering passengers through the darkness
While nerds be writing blurbs in office
I am return of the legendary, duck through the cemetery
Soul of the GOATs in my bones, so I never worry
UHH, I think they want the new Makaveli
I can really feel the pains and the strains to my belly
Hunger gettin' deadly, ain't a killer, don't tempt me
Fill the booth 'cause the youth mental fridge on empty
Opinion on my rap, the flow's ether, the soulseeker
Born leader, R-E-K-S, remember the name
[Scratches: DJ Premier]
("Say goodnight")
("Drop the mic, you shouldn't be holding it
This is how it should be done")
("Dropping bows on 'em
I like to catch them while they slippin'")
("Say goodnight")
("Drop the mic, you shouldn't be holding it
This is how it should be done")
("I'm serious, man, I'm so sincere")
[Verse 3]
Yeah, I think I wanna kill Bill O'Reilly
187 G-Dub, peel wheels on Denalis
Mommy, I'm sorry, but when these dudes rap
I be thinkin' that I should pull a Shyne in the party
Nickel nine in the audience of weak rap shows
I never needed guns, but as my stress grows
Need that East swag back, a new West Coast
80 percent of the new South rap shit blows
Now the Midwest shinin', respect their grindin'
But turn up my face to bullshit rap whinin'
UHH, say goodnight to the industry, DJ Premier sentenced me
To prepare something lethal for the ears
Here it is for the people, compare me to no other artist
I swear no equals, I hear their public opinion
On my rap, say the future of the game
Top 10 D.O.A. - Reks, remember the name
[Scratches: DJ Premier]
("Say goodnight")
("Drop the mic, you shouldn't be holding it
This is how it should be done")
("Dropping bows on 'em
I like to catch them while they slippin'")
("Say goodnight")
("Drop the mic, you shouldn't be holding it
This is how it should be done")
("I'm serious, man, I'm so sincere")
REKS