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 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.
People often say I have so much energy, that I never stop; but that's what it takes to accomplish your goals.
If you're not doin anything and you don't have goals and you got nothing to do then you might as well go jump off something, you just wasting the air.
People really should come because it's going to be the best experience of their lives.
Jim screamed at me. But I deserved it. Right, Jim?
She's a typical girl. She loves shoes. She loves going shoe shopping, right in mom's closet.
She's a pretty outgoing dog. We're stunned I'm dumbfounded.
She's mesmerized. She's like what's all this attention for me. She's happy I can tell.
I started hustling at 12, my mother hustled ahead of me. I was only allowed to because they knew me.
Every day, families in Africa go without food and water, never knowing when their next meal might be; but we can change that if we all work together. In order to make a difference, every purchase of my new energy shot, Street King, will provide a meal for a child in need.
It's difficult for me to trust a woman. Men are attracted to beautiful women. Women are attracted to men who offer security - financial security. And if you have money and you're famous, women find that sexy.
My grandmother, she's been the positive portion of my life the entire time.
Jay-Z is as politically correct as some of the politicians. He's safe. There's points when you're acquiring financing, you make adjustments. He's made those adjustments. It's his choice. For me, it's not a necessity.
When you've been in life-threatening situations, you become aware that life is not for ever.