With serious skill and the business acumen to stay relevant, 50 may have started as a villain, but he became a hero. He used his competitive edge to produce the TV show Power, which was a cultural phenomenon until its sixth and final season in 2020. His cocky, laidback flow on singles like “Wanksta”, “In Da Club” and “P.I.M.P.” gave rap a jolt and made 50 a star. Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment, Get Rich or Die Tryin’ was released. A year later, through a joint deal with Interscope and Dr. Featuring beats by Trackmasters, True Master and Nottz, 50 dropped Guess Who’s Back?, a compilation that caught the attention of Eminem, who signed him to Shady Records. After healing from his injuries, he vowed to create music and bounce back from a failed deal (his 2000 album, Power To The Dollar, was shelved by Columbia after the shooting). This didn’t always work in his favour: in 2000, 50 was shot nine times in a parked car. No one was safe, and he governed his career with the same bravado. Case in point, his first single was “How To Rob”, a controversial track about stealing money from R&B singers, rappers and Hollywood A-listers. The Queens-born rapper entered as hip-hop’s newest villain: a fearless, battle-ready MC who wanted to make a mark through unconventional methods. The icons who built the genre in the 1980s and ‘90s had moved on or-in the cases of The Notorious B.I.G. Hate It or Love It (G-Unit Remix) Lyrics: Yeah, let's take 'em back / Uh-huh / Comin up I was confused, my mommy kissin a girl / Confusion occurs comin up in the cold world / Daddy ain't around.

In 2003, hip-hop was in transition it had become glossy and needed an antagonist-that's where Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson came in.

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