Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, and television producer. Born in Queens, a borough of New York City, Jackson began pursuing a musical career in 1996. In 1999–2000, he recorded his debut album Power of the Dollar for Columbia Records; however, he was struck by nine bullets during a shooting in May 2000, causing its release to be cancelled. Jackson is to be dropped from the label. His 2002 mixtape, Guess Who's Back?, was discovered by Detroit rapper Eminem, who signed Jackson to his label Shady Records, an imprint of Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records that same year.
His debut studio album, Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003), was released to critical acclaim and commercial success. Peaking atop the Billboard200, it spawned the Billboard Hot 100-number singles "In da Club" and "21 Questions" (featuring Nate Dogg). It received nonuple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). That same year, he launched the record label G-Unit Records, the namesake of a hip-hop group he formed two years prior; the label's initial signees were its members, fellow East Coast rappers Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo. His second album, The Massacre (2005), was met with similar success and supported by his third number-one single, "Candy Shop" (featuring Olivia). He adopted a lighter, further commercially oriented approach for his third and fourth albums, Curtis (2007) and Before I Self Destruct (2009)—both were met with critical and commercial declines—and aimed for a return to his roots with his fifth album, Animal Ambition (2014), which was met with mixed reviews. He has since focused on his career in television and media, having executive-produced and starred in the television series Power (2014–2020), as well as its numerous spin-offs under his company G-Unit Films and Television Inc.
Jackson has sold over 30 million albums worldwide and earned several accolades, including a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, thirteen Billboard Music Awards, six World Music Awards, three American Music Awards and four BET Awards. In his acting career, Jackson first starred in the semi-autobiographical film Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005), which received critical panning. He was also cast in the war film Home of the Brave (2006) and the crime thriller Righteous Kill (2008). Billboard ranked Jackson as 17th on their "50 Greatest Rappers" list in 2023. and named him the sixth top artist of the 2000s decade. Rolling Stone ranked Get Rich or Die Tryin' and "In da Club" in its lists of the "100 Best Albums of the 2000s" and "100 Best Songs of the 2000s" at numbers 37 and 13, respectively.
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| 1 | Street Fighter (2026) | Balrog | - | - |
| 2 | TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy (2024) | Self (archive footage) | 3 | |
| 3 | Boneyard (2024) | Chief Carter | 6.5 | |
| 4 | The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump (2023) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | - | - |
| 5 | Expend4bles (2023) | Drew "Easy Day" Farrell | 6 | |
| 6 | LA Originals (2020) | Self | 6 | |
| 7 | Escape Plan: The Extractors (2019) | Hush | 5.8 | |
| 8 | Den of Thieves (2018) | Enson Levoux | 7.2 | |
| 9 | Escape Plan 2: Hades (2018) | Hush | 5.2 | |
| 10 | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016) | 50 Cent | 7.4 | |
| 11 | Spy (2015) | 50 Cent | 7.3 | |
| 12 | Champs (2015) | Self | - | - |
| 13 | Not Afraid: The Shady Records Story (2015) | Self | - | - |
| 14 | Southpaw (2015) | Jordan Mains | 7.2 | |
| 15 | The Prince (2014) | The Pharmacy | 5.3 | |
| 16 | Last Vegas (2013) | 50 Cent | 6.9 | |
| 17 | Escape Plan (2013) | Hush | 6.9 | |
| 18 | The Frozen Ground (2013) | Pimp Clate Johnson | 6.5 | |
| 19 | Freelancers (2012) | Malo | 4.5 | |
| 20 | Fire with Fire (2012) | Lamar | 6.1 | |
| 21 | How to Make Money Selling Drugs (2012) | Self | 9 | |
| 22 | Blood Out (2011) | Detective Hardwick | - | - |
| 23 | All Things Fall Apart (2011) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 24 | Setup (2011) | Sonny | 4.9 | |
| 25 | Morning Glory (2010) | Self | 6.4 | |
| 26 | Gun (2010) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 27 | Twelve (2010) | Lionel | 6.2 | |
| 28 | 13 (2010) | Jimmy | 6.5 | |
| 29 | Dead Man Running (2009) | Thigo | 6 | |
| 30 | Before I Self Destruct (2009) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 31 | Streets of Blood (2009) | Stan Green | 6 | |
| 32 | Righteous Kill (2008) | Spider | 5.8 | |
| 33 | Live! (2007) | Self | - | - |
| 34 | Black and Blue: Legends of the Hip-Hop Cop (2006) | Self | - | - |
| 35 | Home of the Brave (2006) | Jamal Aiken | 4.5 | |
| 36 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005) | Marcus | 6.1 | |
| 37 | Live 8 (2005) | Self | - | - |
| 38 | Beef (2003) | Self | - | - |
| 39 | Tupac: Resurrection (2003) Oscars 2005 | Self | 7 |

