"50 cent" redirects here. For the currency amount, see 50 cents. "Curtis Jackson" redirects here. For other people with this name, see Curtis Jackson (disambiguation). 50 Cent 50 Cent outside a building in New York City in January 2006 Background information Birth name Curtis James Jackson III Born July 6, 1975 (1975-07-06) (age 33) Origin Queens, New York, U.S. Genre(s) Hip hop Occupation(s) Rapper, actor, entrepreneur, executive producer Years active 1998 – present Label(s) Jam Master Jay Columbia Violator Aftermath/Shady/G-Unit/Interscope Associated acts G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Mobb Deep, Sha Money XL, Ciara Website 50cent.com, ThisIs50.com Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975),[1] better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper. He 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 copies combined.[2]