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Founder of G-Unit Records and G-Unit Clothing, Feuding with Murder Inc. and other NY rappers. Worked with glacéau to create and market a grape flavored Vitamin Water drink called Formula 50. He also launched a condom line called Magic Stick Condoms and plans to donate a part of the proceeds to HIV awareness.
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50 Cent rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003) and The Massacre (2005). Both albums achieved multi-platinum success, selling over twenty-one million records worldwide.
Born in South Jamaica, Queens, 50 Cent began drug dealing at the age of twelve during the 1980s' crack epidemic. After leaving drug dealing to pursue a rap career, he was shot nine times in 2000. After releasing his album Guess Who's Back? in 2002, 50 Cent was discovered by rapper Eminem and signed to Interscope Records. With the help of Eminem and Dr. Dre—who produced his first major commercial successes—he became one of the highest selling rappers in the world. In 2003, he founded the record label G-Unit Records, which signed successful rappers such as Young Buck, Lloyd Banks, and Tony Yayo.
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