Rapper 50 Cent was born Curtis Jackson III on July 6, 1975 in South Jamaica, Queens. He grew up without a father and his mother was murdered when he was eight years old. At the age of 12, 50 Cent began dealing drugs in order to get by in a tough neighborhood.
His rapping career began in a friend's basement in 1996. In 2000, he was shot nine times ...
















Alicia Keys has been getting a lot of heat for making negative about rap during an interview with Blender Magazine. She said, "Gangsta rap was a ploy to convince black people to kill each other." She spent an entire week trying to explain herself and the comments saying she was misunderstood, but one person who isn't buying it is rapper 50 CENT.
50 Cent gave Alicia a little piece of his mind. This is what he had to say ...
If you're having financial issues right now, you might as well skip this story because it can be depressing.
Parade magazine put together their annual list of big money earners and Teen queen Miley Cyrus made more money in one day (about $50k a day) than the rest of the population makes in one year. She's not even 18 yet! I don't know if that’s inspirational or depressing. Anyway, here is the full list:
• Oprah Winfrey: $...
Rapper 50 Cent has finally settled a case in which he beat some photographers ass back in 2003. 50 was ordered to pay an undisclosed sum to the photog, who suffered neck and jaw injuries from the incident. I guess he should have known better than to mess with 50 Cent.
Jim Alcorn, a NY based photog, filed a lawsuit claiming he was assaulted after taking a photograph of the star as he left a jewelry shop. Alcorn's lawyer ...
Everyone from Oprah to Will Smith to Robert DeNiro are backing Democratic hopeful Obama for the 2008 elections but rapper 50 Cent has decided to support his rival Hillary Clinton instead.
50 told MTV that he doesn't think America is ready for an African-American leader so he's going to back Clinton instead, mostly because, "I think they might kill him (Obama)."
Clinton won at home in New York as well as in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oklahoma, ...
Hollyscoop is in Scottsdale, Arizona where Super Bowl madness has taken over the city. Last night we hit the 944 bash where Wyclef Jean took the stage to perform. 50 Cent was the performer the night before and to get the crowd going, Wyclef screamed, “They said 50 cent was here yesterday, they had a blast, I guess they’ve saved the best for last.”
Wyclef was definitely in the mood to get the party started and was upset when ...
Sing with me….It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want toooooo.
944 magazine is throwing the hottest parties in Arizona this Super Bowl weekend. Paris Hilton was hosting the pre-Super Bowl party for the magazine last night when things got a bit teary for her.
After the Sundance Film Festival we’ve learned that Paris Hilton is a really BIG 50 cent fan. She actually looks sorta like a groupie when you see her at ...
Rapper 50 Cent insists he enjoys hanging out with celebrities because they make him feel more normal.
50, who just announced his new production company said, "I get a chance to feel normal when they're (other celebrities) around. I watch people get intimidated by their celebrity opposed to mine at some points, and that's fun for me."
Funny thing is "real" celebrities are easier to approach or interview than these young Hollywood 'stars' sometimes. These young stars get ...









