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: 50 Cent]
Uh huh
Yeah
Yeah
[Verse 1: 50 Cent]
Shorty the Henny got me feelin' right (Ya heard me?)
My momma gone, you can spend the night (Ya heard me?)
I ain't playin', I'm tryna fuck tonight (Ya heard me?)
Clothes off, face down, ass up, come on
Shorty you roll with the winners, right (Ya heard me?)
You see now me, I got my money right (Ya heard me?)
I'm tryna teach you how to play, how the big boys play
When you come around my way (Ya heard me?)
Now see the Bentley got the 20 inch chrome (Ya heard me?)
You could get in but don't touch the phone (Ya heard me?)
Money come, money go, I know
But every time I flow, it's more money fo' sho (Ya heard me?)
In the street niggas sayin' I'm nice (Ya heard me?)
Watch flooded, no more room for ice (Ya heard me?)
Niggas be on TV stuntin' hard
And in the hood the same niggas they be gettin' robbed (Ya heard me?)
You might, hear I get shot but, I don't get robbed
Cause me, I be on my job (Ya heard me?)
[Chorus: 50 Cent & Scarlet]
(You like it when I back that ass up on you?)
Ooh, baby I like it, I like it
(When I work that ass, that ass)
Baby I like it, I like it when you put it on me
I got a Kool-Aid smile
(And baby I like it, I like it)
Every time we dance you make it worth my while
(And I like it, I like it)
[Bridge: 50 Cent]
Shorty, if you wanna roll with some ballers, you should call us
I'm tryna make sure you hear me (Ya heard me?)
We rap now, we rollin' and I'm holdin'
And I'ma make sure you hear me (Ya heard me?)
[Verse 2: 50 Cent]
I freak off with the video chicks (Ya heard me?)
Sweatin' tracks out in back of the 6 (Ya heard me?)
MTV, they gon' play my hits (Ya heard me?)
Even though I'm real ghetto and shit (Ya heard me?)
I got a G niggas shoot that Ace (Ya heard me?)
Your ass bettin' I'ma cut your face (Ya heard me?)
Last thing I need is to catch a new case, I don't know nothin'
'bout them high hats but I sell base (Ya heard me?)
The city boys tryna kill a kid (Ya heard me?)
They shot me up in front of my crib (Ya heard me?)
He had the drop, I couldn't run from him
Shot in the hand, tryna take the fuckin' gun from him (Ya heard me?)
Little homie sayin', "50, you tough" (Ya heard me?)
9 shots just wasn't enough (Ya heard me?)
[Chorus: 50 Cent & Scarlet]
(You like it when I back that ass up on you?)
Ooh, baby I like it, I like it
(When I work that ass, that ass)
Baby I like it, I like it when you put it on me
I got a Kool-Aid smile
(And baby I like it, I like it)
Every time we dance you make it worth my while
(And I like it, I like it)
[Verse 3: 50 Cent]
Nigga you best be comin' up with my cash (Ya heard me?)
Don't make me go and get the gat out the stash (Ya heard me?)
I'll come back and pop one in yo ass (Ya heard me?)
Don't play with the money, nah not with the money
Niggas get knocked when they start playin' games (Ya heard me?)
Stop tellin' the police my name (Ya heard me?)
I don't mind givin' chicks them tips (Ya heard me?)
They let me play with then tits and hips (Ya heard me?)
When I come through, they know I'm a thug (Ya heard me?)
Out in Atlanta in the gentlemen's club (Ya heard me?)
I rap but I'm still sellin' them O's (Ya heard me?)
My man Mike still pimpin' them hoes (Ya heard me?)
He said if the ho knew better, she'd come through better
And make a pimp more cheddar (Ya heard me?)
[Chorus: 50 Cent & Scarlet]
(You like it when I back that ass up on you?)
Ooh, baby I like it, I like it
(When I work that ass, that ass)
Baby I like it, I like it when you put it on me
I got a Kool-Aid smile
(And baby I like it, I like it)
Every time we dance you make it worth my while
(And I like it, I like it)
[Outro: 50 Cent]
50 make it crazy in the club
I'm speaking clearly so you can hear me
I come through niggas always show me love
I'm speaking clearly so y'all can hear me
Niggas want beef, y'all could see me in the street
I'm speaking clearly so you can hear me
But you better come correct cause we move around with heat
I'm speaking clearly so y'all can hear me