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50 Cent

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Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, and television producer. Born in Queens, a borough of New York City, Jackson began pursuing a musical career in 1996. In 1999–2000, he recorded his debut album Power of the Dollar for Columbia Records; however, he was struck by nine bullets during a shooting in May 2000, causing its release to be cancelled and Jackson to be dropped from the label. His 2002 mixtape, Guess Who's Back?, was discovered by Detroit rapper Eminem, who signed Jackson to his label Shady Records, an imprint of Dr. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. 50 Cent is the 63rd most popular singer (down from 44th in 2019), the 435th most popular biography from United States (down from 267th in 2019) and the 25th most popular American Singer.

50 Cent is most famous for being a rapper, actor, entrepreneur, and investor. He has sold over 30 million albums worldwide and won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Won't Back Down" from the movie "8 Mile."

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, 50 Cent ranks 63 out of 4,381. Before him are Sade, Shakira, Kate Bush, Sinéad O'Connor, James Brown, and Amanda Lear. After him are Nina Simone, George Michael, Rod Stewart, Joe Cocker, Joe Dassin, and Klaus Meine.

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Among people born in 1975, 50 Cent ranks 2. Before him is Satoshi Nakamoto. After him are Angelina Jolie, Liz Truss, David Beckham, Sia, Richard Hughes, Enrique Iglesias, Kate Winslet, Bradley Cooper, Hernán Crespo, and Asma al-Assad.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, 50 Cent ranks 435 out of 20,380. Before him are Martin Sheen (1940), Jack Lemmon (1925), Adlai Stevenson II (1900), Frank Zappa (1940), Mary Cassatt (1844), and Bette Davis (1908). After him are Bruce Springsteen (1949), Robert F. Kennedy (1925), Coen brothers (null), Robert Coleman Richardson (1937), Robert S. Mulliken (1896), and Fiorello H. La Guardia (1882).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, 50 Cent ranks 25. Before him are Beyoncé (1981), Barbra Streisand (1942), Axl Rose (1962), Jay-Z (1969), Sammy Davis Jr. (1925), and James Brown (1933). After him are Nina Simone (1933), Joe Dassin (1938), Kurt Cobain (1967), Ella Fitzgerald (1917), Eminem (1972), and Harry Nilsson (1941).

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