One of the first came a decade after he made a name for himself joking about robbing hip-hop celebrities. Not counting investigators' concern that Jam Master Jay's murder was a case of the victim being mistaken for himself, or at least possibly caused by his mocking of gangsta rap artists, 50 Cent's meteoric rise and discovery has, as might be expected, produced a number of controversies. Dre and Interscope producer Jimmy Iovine's Beats, now a subsidiary of Apple Inc. His success in audio equipment was similar to original "N.W.A." gangsta rap member Dr. Jackson also founded the successful headphone line SMS Audio (Studio Mastered Sound) in 2011. As of 2019, the line is now exclusively sold online. In 2003, he partnered with Mark Ecko to create a clothing and accessories line, named after his G-Unit crew of rappers.
Jackson's stake in the water company was estimated at 2.5%, giving credibility to estimates of his making $100 million to $150 million on the deal.
( KO) - Get Coca-Cola Company Report bought the brand from Glaceau for $4.1 billion in 2007. He promoted and invested in a minority stake of Vitamin Water, for instance, a partnership that allegedly netted him $100 million when The Coca-Cola Co. Dre (Andre Romelle Young), Jay-Z (Shawn Corey Carter) and Puff Daddy, (Sean John Combs) into expanding his brand. Jackson ("Home of the Brave") and megastars Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro ("Righteous Kill") did not fare well with either critics or the box office.Īfter following hip-hop legends Fresh Prince (Will Smith), Ice-T (Tracy Morrow), Ice Cube (O'Shea Jackson) and LL Cool J (James Todd Smith), among others, into acting, he also followed moguls Dr. Despite Jackson's competent acting, movies with him as a character alongside the likes of Samuel L. " Get Rich or Die Tryin'," in 2005, was his debut movie, and was said to be semi-autobiographical about his experiences becoming a celebrity artist in the "Gangsta Rap" genre. In addition to his classic "Get Rich Or Die Tryin'," he has starred in "Home of the Brave," "Righteous Kill," "Before I Self Destruct," "Streets of Blood," "Dead Man Running," "Caught in the Crossfire," "13," "Gun," "Twelves," "Blood Out," "Setup," "All Things Fall Apart," "Crossfire," "Fire with Fire," "Escape Plan," and "Oath." In addition to being a rap artist, Jackson is also an actor.Īs 50 Cent, Jackson has starred in 17 different movies. But feuds with other rap icons Ja Rule, Rick Ross and The Game appeared to distract from his art. Singles: “Diamonds from Sierra Leone”, “Gold Digger”, “Heard ‘Em Say”, “Touch the Sky”, “Drive Slow” 1.After a stint with other ventures, Jackson returned with the release of his "Animal Ambition" album in 2014. Singles: “Westside Story”, “How We Do”, “Hate It or Love It”, “Higher”, “Dreams”, “Put You on the Game” 2. Label: Aftermath, G-Unit, Black Wall Street, Interscope Singles: “When I’m Gone”, “Shake That” 3. Singles: “Hustler’s Ambition”, “Window Shopper”, “Best Friend”, “Have a Party”, “I’ll Whip Ya Head Boy” 4. Various Artists – Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ OST Singles: “Fireman”, “Hustler Musik”, “Shooter” 5. Singles: “So Seductive”, “Curious”, “I Know You Don’t Love Me” 6. Tony Yayo – Thoughts Of A Predicate Felon Singles: “Wait (The Whisper Song)”, “Badd”, “Shake”, “Bedroom Boom” 7. Singles: “The Food”, “The Corner”, “Go!”, “Testify”, “Faithful” 8. Singles: “Lose Control”, “Teary Eyed”, “We Run This” 9. There wasn’t a rapper in the world bigger than 50 Cent, especially with Eminem stepping back from music, although there was one Chicago rapper-producer waiting in the wings ready to take shit over.įrom Missy Elliott to Common, Kanye West to Lil Wayne, The Game to 50 Cent, we take a look a the biggest hip hop album first week sales of 2005. Not only did 50 have the biggest selling album of the year when he dropped his sophomore, he also had the platinum-selling soundtrack for Get Rich or Die Tryin’ and featured heavily on The Game’s debut.