Curtis Jackson
Curtis Jackson
Curtis James Jackson III, known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, entrepreneur, investor, record, film, and television producer. Born in the South Jamaica neighborhood of the borough of Queens, Jackson began selling drugs at age twelve during the 1980s crack epidemic. Although he left drug-dealing to pursue a musical career, he was struck by nine bullets in a 2000 shooting. After Jackson released the compilation album Guess Who's Back? in 2002, he was discovered by Eminem and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth6 July 1975
CountryUnited States of America
When I have conversations with people, for some strange reason they think I'm gonna die and they're not. But you know what? Death means nothing to me.
It was great to watch her spin out of control because it makes the average person feel better.
Eating well was something I learned as I started to be successful and had to travel and perform concerts, which are an intense cardio workout.
Ambition is a tunnel that you run through that doesn't end.
When I reached the top in business, I adjusted to my new position – I became bolder and crazier than before. And I listened even less to people who tried to slow me down.
My son is the reason why I write music. He's the reason why everything is different for me. Because when he came into the picture, my priorities changed. I can risk possibly being incarcerated because the only person pays for it is me. I know that if I'm not physically available to take care of him, nobody else will. I want to have the relationship with him that me and my father never had.
When you work for others, you are at their mercy. They own your work; they own you. Your creative spirit is squashed. What keeps you in such positions is a fear of having to sink or swim on your own. Instead you should have a greater fear of what will happen to you if you remain dependent on others for power. Your goal in every maneuver in life must be ownership, working the corner for yourself. When it is yours, it is yours to lose - you are more motivated, more creative, more alive. The ultimate power in life is to be completely self-reliant, completely yourself.
I done been to the pearly gates, they sent me back said the good die young I ain't eligible for that
Stay to yourself, just listen. Do more listening than talking. The more you speak the higher the chances you sayin the wrong thing.
Money definitely changes your lifestyle. But the things you go through makes who you are. Your experiences, they travel with you.
When my son came into my life, my priorities changed, because I wanted to have the relationship with him, that I didn't have with my father.
I was surrounded by too many people who felt that they had a strong sense of entitlement. That I owed them something.
People often say I have so much energy, that I never stop; but that's what it takes to accomplish your goals.
Love your enemies and hate your friends, your enemies remain the same your friends always change