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50 Cent’s Biography, Net Worth & Investments

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Curtis James Jackson III, popularly known as 50 Cent, happens to be one of the dopest and illest rappers of the Twenty-first century. Aside music, he aslo is a huge black actor with major blockbuster movies attached to him. Here’s a run down of his biography, net worth and investmensts.

50 Cent's Biography, Net Worth & Investments
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  • Biography

Born in 1975 at Queens, 50 Cent began his rapping career in 2000, after producing his album Power of the Dollar for Colombia Records, however he was shot and the album did not get released. However, when he released his next album, it caught the attention of Eminem, who signed him to Shady Records. With the help of Dr. Dre and Eminem, 50 Cent produced his first major-label album Get Rich or die tryin’ which helped put him in the spotlight.

Since then, he has gone on to win several awards including a Grammy Award, BET awards, World Music Awards, BillBoard Music Awards, and so on. In January 2020, he got his Nollywood Star, being a form of recognition for his acting prowess.

  • Net Worth & Investments

As at 2019, 50 Cent is worth $30 million. His net worth goes to show how much money he has made both as a rapper, a producer, a boss of the defunct labe group, G-Unit, an enterpreneur, and an actor.

As for his investments, 50 Cent has various investments where he puts in the money from his net worth, one of them being the Vitamin Water Deal. According to financial sources, 50 Cent made 2.5% of the deal gotten from the purchase of the company by Coca Cola, who made 50 Cent the ambassador of the company. His stake was estimated to be between $100-$150 million.

Also, another investment where 50 Cent puts the money from his Net Worth is sale of his shares in Effen Vodka in 2017, which was valued at $60 million. Though 50 Cent confirmed the deal took place, he has however remained silent on the amount of money involved.

Finally, 50 Cent is the executive producer and also one of the stars iun the TV series Power, which is aired by Starz. He also announced that he is bringing up another TV series.

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